Nordic Paper Boosts Quality with QCS Replacement
A new Metso PaperIQ Select system gives the mill more consistent quality, less in-mill waste and satisfied customers. Revamped caliper control strategy reduced sheeting waste by 60%....
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When synthetic fabrics had almost replaced bronze wires, there was a need of proper cleaning, as earlier, all cleaning systems were being imported. Most of the complaints in fabrics were related to improper cleaning or quality of water. So the need of a specialist in this field was felt and Kingsley came into being, with the experience of their close...
Stora Enso to Install New Containerboard Machine in Poland
Stora Enso said that it will invest EUR 285 million to install a new containerboard machine at its Ostroleka Mill in Poland. The new machine will have a production capacity of 455,000 tonnes per annum of lightweight containerboard and use recycled fiber as a raw material....
Sodra, Angara Paper Plan 1.1 million Pulp Mill in Russia
Sodra Cell said that it has signed a letter of intent with Angara Paper and the Russian bank VEB to participate in a feasibility study regarding a pulp mill project in Russia. Sodra said that its role in the project would be as an industrial partner, responsible for sales and marketing of future pulp production....
Elof Hansson Creates New Group Structure
The board of directors of Elof Hansson AB has decided to reorganize the company with a clearer group structure that better meets current and future market conditions. The new organization will take effect January 1, 2011. Under a new holding company, Elof Hansson Holding, Elof Hansson will be split into three new business areas: Elof Hansson Trade, Elof Hansson Industry...
SCA starts 60,000 TPA Tissue Machine in Mexico
The Metso-supplied tissue making line of SCA in Mexico came successfully on stream on November 15, 2010, at SCA's greenfield mill site in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo State, close to Mexico City. The new PM 1 line has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tonnes of high-quality facial, toilet and towel grades....
HengAn, China starts up tissue machine
A Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 200 tissue production line came successfully on stream on November 9, 2010 at Shandong HengAn Paper Co.,Ltd, in Weifang City, Shandong Province, China. The HengAn PM 10 started up smoothly on schedule producing good-quality saleable product from the very beginning....
Munksjo to form world leading specialty paper company following Arjowiggins acquisition
Munksjo intends to acquire the decor, abrasives, thin papers and fine arts businesses of ArjoWiggins including the mills in Arches (France) and Dettingen (Germany). With the acquisition Munksjo would form a world leading specialty paper company....
Green Packaging Demand in US to Reach USD 41.7 Billion in 2014
Demand for green packaging - comprised of recycled content, reusable and degradable packaging – is projected to increase 3.9 percent yearly to USD 41.7 billion in 2014, consuming 58 billion pounds of material, says The Freedonia Group, a market research firm. According to Freedonia's new study, Green Packaging, growth will outpace overall packaging demand but will remain relatively moderate due...
M-real to rebuild board machines at Simpele and Kemiart Liners mills in Finland
Metso will rebuild two board machines for M-real in Finland to increase capacity and improve quality: the BM 3 cartonboard machine at the Simpele mill and the BM 1 kraftliner machine at the Kemiart Liners mill in Kemi. The start-up of the rebuilt Simpele BM 3 machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011 and that of the rebuilt...