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Toscotec, Fortissue To Launch World’s First Fully Electric Tissue Machine

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Toscotec will upgrade its AHEAD line started in 2015 (PM1) at the facility of Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue in Viana do Castelo, to make it the first tissue machine in the world to operate at 2,000 m/min entirely on electricity. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end......
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West Fraser Completes Sale of Pulp Mills

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West Fraser Timber Company Limited has completed the sale of its two pulp mills – Quesnel River and Slave Lake. The mills will now be operated by Millar Western Forest Products, which joined the global Atlas family of manufacturing and distribution businesses in 2017. May 15, 2024 West Fraser Timber......
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Ahlstrom Refines Strategy, Simplifies Divisional Structure to Increase Business Growth

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In order to achieve a GDP organic growth, healthy margins and strong cash conversion in the coming years, Ahlstrom has launched a new purpose and strategy by implementing a new operating model and reorganizing key parts of the business, including simplification of its five divisions to three. May 16, 2024......
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US Packaging Paper Capacity Increased by 4.8 Percent in 2023: AF&PA

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As per the 64th Paper Industry Annual Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey released by the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), containerboard share of total paper and paperboard capacity has exceeded by 50 percent since 2021.  May 21, 2024 The packaging paper capacity in the American pulp and paper industry......
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Billerud to Transform Production in US Towards Packaging Materials

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As per Billerud, the long-term market outlook for paper and packaging material in North America is promising. With better-than-expected machine flexibility, the company sees great potential to diversify its product portfolio towards packaging grades – fully in line with its strategy. Jun 6, 2024 Billerud’s Board of Directors has decided......
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Progroup Takes Over Sappi Plant to Create New Circular Economy Site 

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Progroup plans to establish a state-of-the-art plant for sustainable production of containerboard using only recovered paper as raw material. Jun 6, 2024 One of the leading manufacturers of containerboard and corrugated board in Europe, Progroup AG, has taken over the site of Sappi Stockstadt GMBH. This is the company’s first......
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HEINZEL GROUP Successfully Starts Paper Machine Converted by ANDRITZ at Steyrermühl

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The machine is now producing kraft papers for packaging, marketed under Heinzel Group’s well-established Starkraft brand. This strategic investment allows Heinzel’s Starkraft division to produce a total of up to 350,000 tons of kraft paper per year. Jun 6, 2024 International technology group ANDRITZ has completed the conversion of a......
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Norske Skog Plans to Enter Pulp Market

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Norske Skog plans to build a bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) plant at Saugbrugs in Halden, which will produce approximately 300,000 tons of competitive pulp. The company will invest anything between EUR 140 million to EUR 180 million on this project, which will be its first significant investment at Saugbrugs outside......
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UPM to Reduce Graphic Paper Capacity in Germany

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UPM Communication Papers plans to permanently close its Hürth newsprint mill and shut down one fine paper machine at Nordland Papier (PM 3) at Dörpen. It will reduce the company’s annual newsprint paper capacity by 330,000 tonnes and uncoated fine paper capacity by 280,000 tonnes in Germany.  Jun 6, 2024......