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European paper & board production & consumption decrease due to economic slowdown

adminSeptember 17, 2013April 13, 2021

September 17, 2013April 13, 2021

July 3, 2013 CEPI just released the latest European pulp and paper industry statistics, which give a clear picture of the performance of the industry in 2012. These key statistics include data about production, consumption and the trade of pulp, paper and raw materials, as well as data concerning energy,......

Corrugated from Cradle to Grave

Corrugated from Cradle to Grave

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

Corrugated cathedrals, Corrugated bicycles, Corrugated racing cars – just a few of the many innovative creations that are transforming the image of the world’s favourite form of packaging, proving its trademark recyclability and versatility provides superb opportunities for a wide variety of industries, says Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI). Recently......

India printer, copier market dips 9% in Q1 2013

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

June 18, 2013 The combined serial inkjet and page printer, copier and multifunction product (MFP) market in India totaled 690,344 units in the first quarter of 2013, a 8.9 percent decrease from the first quarter of 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. Total end user spending remained almost flat witnessing a......

Clariant launches environmentally focused optical brighteners

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

June 3, 2013 Clariant launched the world’s most highly concentrated, urea-free liquid optical brightening agent (OBA) for printing and writing papers. New disulphonated Leucophor® ACK contains no environmentally harmful additives, decreases OBA requirements for papermakers, and lowers transport costs and carbon footprint. Leucophor ACK is an ultra-concentrated aqueous solution specially......

Himachal to ban potato chips, candies packaged in polythene

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

July 1, 2013 Himachal Pradesh will impose a ban on using polythene for packaging non-essential eatables, especially potato chips and candies, from July 1. The ban, first of its kind in the country, comes in the wake of a Himachal Pradesh High Court order in January, imposing a blanket ban......

Emami Paper moves to fund packaging board project

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

June 20, 2013 Emami Paper has announced a share issue to fund its cartonboard expansion project at a site adjacent to its existing mill in Balasore, Odisha. Emami Paper is putting up a 100,000 tons board machine that will be able to produce virgin fiber-based cartonboard as well as whiteback......

Zhejiang Jingxing Paper

Zhejiang Jingxing Paper to install containerboard line in China

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

June 27, 2013 Metso will supply Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co., Ltd. with an OptiConcept M containerboard production line for their Pinghu site in Zhejiang Province in China. The new production line is targeted to produce high-quality containerboard grades out of 100 percent recycled raw materials. The start-up of......

Stora Enso invests in biorefinery in Finland

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

July 19, 2013 Stora Enso has decided to invest Euro 32 million in building a world-class biorefinery at Sunila Mill in Finland, which will reduce the CO2 emissions of the mill by replacing up to 90% of natural gas by lignin extracted from the black liquor. This will be the......

Cham Paper to Sell Italian Paper Mills to Delfort Group

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

July 15, 2013 The Cham Paper Group said that it has sold its Italian paper mills located in Carmignano and Condino to Delfort Group. The enterprise value of the deal amounts to approx. EUR 86 million and includes financial liabilities of approx. EUR 45 million, which will be assumed by......

Stora Enso will launch its integrated mill project in Guangxi, China in two phases

adminSeptember 16, 2013April 13, 2021

September 16, 2013April 13, 2021

July 19, 2013 Stora Enso has received the requisite project approval for the integrated pulp and board project in Guangxi, southern China, from the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). In order to benefit from the growing consumer demand for hygienic and high quality consumer board more rapidly, Stora......