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Arctic Paper Starts Up A. Celli’s E-WIND® P80 Rewinder in Record Time in Poland Plant

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The E-WIND® P80 rewinder was successfully started up by Arctic Papers in a record time of 22 days in the Kostrzyn plant, Poland. The rewinder has since then been used to produce uncoated wood-free paper reels with basis weight from 38 to 170 gsm and width of 1800 mm, with......
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Stora Enso to Close Multiple Sites, Restructure to Improve Long-Term Profitability

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Stora Enso is planning restructuring actions to strengthen the group’s long-term competitiveness, which would decrease Stora Enso’s annual sales by approximately EUR 380 million, based on the 2022 figures. As part of the restructuring plans, the company is closing the Sunila site in Finland, both production lines at the De......
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Stora Enso-backed Major European Recycling Line Begins Operations in Poland

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One of Europe’s major recycling hubs for beverage cartons, backed by Stora Enso and Tetra Pak through a joint investment of EUR 29 million, has started operations in Poland. The new line has the potential to triple the annual recycling capacity of beverage cartons in the country from 25,000 to......
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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......