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Glatfelter Corporation Announces Closure of its German Facility

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Glatfelter Corporation has announced the closing of its Ober-Schmitten, Germany facility, which is part of its composite fibers segment. May 31, 2023  Glatfelter Corporation has announced the closing of its Ober-Schmitten, Germany, facility due to the ongoing financial underperformance of the electrical and glassine specialty papers manufactured at the site.......
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UNIPAKHELLAS Central Starts Paper Machine 5, Slitter Winder Delivered by Toscotec

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UNIPAKHELLAS Central has recently started operations of a paper machine and a slitter winder, supplied by Toscotec. The new PM5 line, set up at their Pelasgia mill in Greece, has a wire width of 3000 mm, a maximum operating speed of 800m per min and produces corrugated paper ranging from......
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UPM Permanently Closes Paper Machines at Germany’s Schongau & Austria’s Steyrermühl Mills

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UPM has shut down 485,000 tonnes of graphic paper capacity after permanently closing paper machines 6 and 4 at the UPM Schongau mill in Germany and UPM Steyrermühl in Austria, respectively. The Schongau PM closing has affected 136 employees, while the Steyrermühl PM closing has no impact on its employees. ......
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Mpact Appoints ANDRITZ for Pulping Line Upgradation at Mkhondo Paper Mill in South Africa

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Mpact Operations Proprietary Limited (Mpact) is set to upgrade its pulping line at its Mkhondo Paper Mill in Mpumalanga, South Africa, after giving order to ANDRITZ for improvements to the paper machine and upgrades to the pulping section which will increase the wood pulping capacity by approximately 55,000 tons per......
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Norske Skog Skogn Appoints ANDRITZ for Thermomechanical Pulping Line Supply in Norway Newsprint Mill

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Norske Skog Skogn has ordered ANDRITZ for the supply of a thermomechanical pulping line for its newsprint mill in Levanger, Norway. With a capacity to produce 100,000 tons of thermomechanical pulp per year, this new line will allow the company to change its raw material mix and reduce environmental impact......
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Levent Kagit’s PM2 Receives RunEco Vacuum System Rebuild Delivered by Runtech Systems in Turkey

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Levent Kagit received a RunEco vacuum system rebuild in its PM2, delivered by Runtech Systems, in Kemalpasa, Izmir, Turkey. The delivery included a RunEco EP650 Turbo Blower with EcoDrop water separator and EcoFlow multi dewatering measurement for forming section and save-alls. Jul 5, 2023 Levent Kagit San. ve Tic. A.S’......
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Progroup Starts Construction of New Waste-to-Energy Power Plant at Sandersdorf-Brehna Site

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Progroup has laid the foundation for its new waste-to-energy plant at the Sandersdorf-Brehna site. The new power plant, in combination with the PM3 paper mill nearby, will deliver an additional saving of around 80,000t of CO2 each year. The power plant is expected to start operating at the end of......
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Huawon Begins Decor Base Paper Production with Voith’s Newly Commissioned XcelLine PM 16

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Huawon has started production with the new XcelLine PM 16 at the Ma’anshan site in Anhui Province, commissioned by Voith. PM 16 is equipped with highly efficient Voith solutions and produces high-quality décor paper for premium customers at home and abroad.  Jun 28, 2023 Chinese paper manufacturer Huawon has successfully......
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DS Smith Places Order for Stock Preparation Line & Innovative Reject Treatment System Supply with ANDRITZ

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DS Smith has ordered ANDRITZ to supply a complete stock preparation line, including Europe’s largest FibreFlow drum pulper, and an innovative reject treatment system for the Porcari mill in Italy. The new stock preparation line will have a design capacity of 1,650 bdmt per day and process various types of......
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Hyogo Pulp Industries Orders ANDRITZ for New Black Liquor Evaporation Plant Supply

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Hyogo Pulp Industries Limited recently ordered the supply of a new black liquor evaporation plant from ANDRITZ. The new plant, which will replace the mill’s two existing evaporation lines, will evaporate water from the black liquor, a by-product of the kraft process, to be burned efficiently in the mill’s recovery......