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Acquisition of UPM's packaging paper operations approved by the requisite regulatory authorities

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May 22, 2012 The requisite regulatory authorities have approved Billerud Finland Oy’s acquisition of UPM’s packaging paper operations at Pietarsaari and Tervasaari. Billerud Finland Oy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Billerud AB. The purchase price is around EUR 130 million. “The acquisition strengthens our offering in packaging paper and......

Nestle looks for new recycled paper grades

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April 10, 2012 Nestle said it is collaborating with paper manufacturers to evaluate different approaches for developing “new grades of recycled paper” in light of concerns about migration oil leakage into foods from packaging using newspaper based recycled board. One promising approach is a better selection of waste material to......

China is eager to use Finnish know-how to upgrade its paper plants

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April 16, 2012 China is renewing its pulp and paper manufacturing and will increase production by 30% over the next five years. Finpro is cooperating with the Federation of Finnish Technology Industries on a project to bring Finnish pulp and paper expertise together and take it to the Chinese market.......

SCA's disposal of packaging operations approved by EU

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May 25, 2012 The European Commission has approved DS Smith’s acquisition of SCA’s packaging operations, excluding the two kraftliner mills in Sweden. The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.7bn on a debt free basis. The operations have approximately 12,000 employees. Jan Johansson, President and CEO of SCA, comments: “The most......
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Cotton linters: a valuable raw material for paper industry

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BIVIS process: a continuous pulping process from cotton linters for high quality writing & printing papers and special grades. Cotton fibres and cotton-based papers have a long story, which is still continuing today. Papers from cotton fibers For a long, paper was formerly made from non-wood fibres such as flax......