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Packaging - "Place your bets" - a wave of changes on the horizon
For decades, the packaging industry has operated behind the scenes, driven by the things we encounter every day, some of which rely on machinery and...
Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the...
Mondi expands production of paper-based EcoWicketBags
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper is expanding production of its innovative range of paper-based EcoWicketBags. This comes in...
Five-year sole supplier deal agreed DS Smith with Mondelez International
DS Smith announced that it has recently signed our second consecutive five-year contract with Mondelēz International. As one of the world's largest...
drupa in Düsseldorf: The prime-time event for the global printing industry from 28 May to 07 June 2024
Over a period of eleven days, 1,427 exhibitors from 50 countries will present innovative technologies, solutions and topics that affect the industry...
For the fourth quarter, Arctic Paper’s consolidated sales decreased to PLN 825.9 million (1,085.1 million), although it is worth noting that the comparative quarter was one of the best in the Group’s history.
Q4 sales revenue amounted to PLN 825,9mn (EUR1 181,8mn). EBITDA Q4 was PLN 96,3mn (EUR1 21,2mn) and the EBITDA margin 11,7 percent. FY 2023 sales...
Paper and Board sector impacted by lower level of demand in Europe, destocking and high production costs
Suffering from an adverse macro-economic context, production of pulp and paper in Europe has experienced a decline in 2023. It was due to several...
Digitization of Packaging – a great opportunity at drupa!
At last. drupa is back, with less than a year to go the anticipation is building. Trying to work out what the theme of the show will be tricky, after...
Upfield launches world's first plastic-free, recyclable tub for its plant butters and spreads
Upfield, global leader in plant-based foods, today announces the world's first plastic-free, recyclable tub for its plant butters and spreads....
Home compostability certification for Metsä Board paperboards
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved home compostability certification for all its white kraftliners and folding boxboards (excluding PE-...
Valmet introduces new calender roll covers for maximal performance and robustness
Valmet is launching two new calender roll covers to extend its roll cover selection. In the new Valmet Calender Roll Covers CL-W and CL-S, the...
Metsä Board’s ultralight pizza box concept awarded in 2024 WorldStar packaging competition
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been selected as one of the winners of 2024 WorldStar awards for their ultralight pizza box concept developed...
Stora Enso commits to net-zero carbon emissions
Stora Enso commits to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040 by becoming a signatory of The Climate Pledge.
New resource saving and recyclable micro-flute solution as alternative to traditional rigid boxes
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has designed a lighter gift package that has strength features close to those of the rigid box solutions currently...
Metsä Board Husum folding boxboard capacity expansion starts up
The project to expand folding boxboard production capacity has been completed at the Husum integrated pulp and paperboard mill in Sweden. With the...
Reduction of strategic investment and increase in share of renewable energy at MM Kwidzyn, Poland
Due to uncompetitive wood prices from the Polish State Forests’ monopoly and low market demand across paper and board products, the company decided...
Out with plastic, in with paperboard – a circular solution for doughnut packaging
For tasty snacks like doughnuts, plastic has typically been used to keep the product intact and safe – and help keep our fingers clean. But with...
Luxury will always be in the eye of the beholder
Lyte Packaging suggests the bells-and-whistles approach to luxury packaging has seen better days.   Packaging without sustainability was always...
Consumers are open to reusable packaging, but are they ready to adopt it?
Reusable packaging is here, and it is already observed in everyday applications like takeaway coffee and refillable home cleaning products....
Legislating on packaging and waste, the EU Parliament still needs to take into account what has already been achieved in the paper and board sector
Voting on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee endorsed definitions of ‘recyclability’ and ‘high quality...
Valmet has completed the acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue
Valmet has completed the acquisition of Körber’s Business Area Tissue, the provider of innovative process technologies and related services for...
The softest holiday gift is a soft packet of Lambi and Tento
This year once again, consumers can find Metsä Tissue´s Lambi and Tento brands’ winter-themed seasonal products on the shelves in their favourite...
FESPA 2024 set to uncover new opportunities in Print, Signage, Personalisation and Sportswear
FESPA Global Print Expo, European Sign Expo, Personalisation Experience and the inaugural Sportswear Pro will take place from 19 to 22 March 2024 at...
Releaf Paper Unveils a Sustainable Marvel: The Fallen Leaf Collection and Natural Kraft Collection Eco-Friendly Packaging
Releaf Paper, a pioneering producer of eco-friendly paper products and packaging from fallen leaves, is thrilled to announce its latest offerings:...
How do we reach new heights with digital print in corrugated packaging?
Digital print has been promising broad transformation in corrugated for a long time. Significant progress has been made, but digital print today...
Using innovative design to get a bottle inside a block
1000 Lakes is a small brewery and distillery located in the idyllic countryside of Jyväskylä, Finland. Their goal is to use pure and clean...
Global print industry shows increasing confidence across
The 9th drupa Global Trends Report, to be published in November 2023, is a clear statement of increasing confidence across almost all regions and...
Metsä Tissue Kreuzau mill reduces CO2 emissions by two third of the annual mill emissions
According to the goal of Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, to develop its Future Mill-concept, the company will aim to have fossil free mill fleet...
ANDRITZ to rebuild Holmen paper machine for flexible production of book and packaging paper
International technology group ANDRITZ will rebuild a paper machine at Holmen Paper’s Braviken mill in Sweden to provide maximum production...
Valmet has signed a EUR 175 million loan with European Investment Bank linked to company’s Research and Development activities
Valmet has signed a EUR 175 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loan will support Valmet’s Research and Development (...
Metsä Board's Kemi mill development programme completed
The development programme for Metsä Board's white kraftliner mill in Kemi has been completed in parallel with Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill....
Hans Sohlström appointed new President and CEO of Stora Enso
The Board of Directors of Stora Enso Oyj has appointed Hans Sohlström (58), M.Sc. (tech.) and M.Sc. (econ.), as the new President and CEO of Stora...
Lessebo Paper signs new agreement with Swedish company Addbrand
Lessebo Paper, one of the world’s most environmentally friendly boutique paper mills, has inked a new wholesale contract with the Swedish firm...
In Print and Packaging, Sustainability Matters more than You Think
I am sure you will agree with me that for anyone who listens to the word 'Sustainability', a very special kind of sympathetic emotion gets evoked,...
CCE International 2025: Europe's specialised industry hub for growth acceleration and significant expansion
From 11 to 13 March 2025, the international corrugated and carton industry will gather at Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany for the 7th edition of...
Stora Enso progresses with restructuring actions to improve long-term competitiveness and profitability
Stora Enso has progressed with its restructuring actions, announced on 15 June 2023, aimed at strengthening the Group’s long-term competitiveness and...
Arctic Paper moves to Warsaw Stock Exchange mWIG40 index
Arctic Paper S.A. announces that from September 1, 2023, the company's shares will be traded on Warsaw Stock Exchange mWIG40 index. mWIG40 index is...
Durst Group's exciting presence at Labelexpo
Durst Group, manufacturer of digital printing and production technologies, will be using its stand C45 in Hall 7 at Labelexpo in Brussels, Belgium,...
Metsä Board Husum prepares to start up expanded BM1 this autumn
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is reaching the final phases of its folding...
The need for clear definitions for paper & board based single use products
Over recent years, we have seen an increase in potentially false plastic free claims being made for items which fall within the scope of the Single...
Amendments to EU regulation risk doubling the amount of plastic by 2040
Smurfit Kappa, global leader in sustainable packaging, has warned that proposed amendments submitted to the recent European Commission’s regulation...
Mondi invests in FunctionalBarrier Paper Ultimate, an ultra-high barrier paper-based packaging solution
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing €16 million in new technology to produce a new packaging range called FunctionalBarrier...
Valmet strengthens its Process Technologies and Services segments by acquiring Körber’s Business Area Tissue
Valmet has on July 7, 2023, entered into an agreement to acquire Körber Group’s Business Area Tissue. The Business Area Tissue specializes in...
Projecting ethical branding through packaging
First impressions are everything. It’s a phrase that’s well-worn to the point of cliché, but for good reason – it’s true. And, in today’s always-...
One of Europe’s main recycling hubs for beverage cartons starts operations, backed by Stora Enso and Tetra Pak
With a joint investment of approximately EUR 29 million by Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, a new recycling line for post-consumer beverage cartons is...
Pulp and paper sector more impacted by record-high energy prices and economic slowdown in 2022 than previously thought
Highly dependent on the economic context, the European pulp and paper sector has experienced a slowdown in 2022, particularly in the last quarters of...
Stora Enso expands the De Lier site with a new high-tech factory
Stora Enso opens a new corrugated packaging production factory at De Lier, the Netherlands. The site is part of the recently acquired De Jong...
Sappi Gratkorn’s next step to increase the share of renewable energy
As part of Sappi Europe's full scale decarbonisation roadmap, Gratkorn mill is expanding the share of biomass to be used as an energy source, further...
Stora Enso plans restructuring actions to improve long-term competitiveness and profitability
Stora Enso is planning restructuring actions to strengthen the Group’s long-term competitiveness, improve profitability and focus capital allocation...
New solution for high-quality gift packaging uses considerably less material
With tougher legislation upon packaging and increasingly well-informed consumers, brand owners and converters have a tough crowd to please. Making...
Food paper packaging with recycled content created by Mondi and Syntegon
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has partnered with Syntegon, a manufacturer of process and packaging machinery, to develop a...
The changing definition of good packaging design
Parisa Maleki, Community & Content Manager at Easyfairs, discusses how packaging design needs to adapt to its new responsibilities, what this...
 A.Celli starts up the paper rewinder supplied to Arctic Paper Kostrzyn
Thanks to the exceptional collaboration between the two companies, the E-WIND® P80 rewinder was successfully started up in record time in the...
Brand new fibre-based Muoto® gift packaging
Metsä Group is cooperating with Fiskars Group on a brand new fibre-based gift packaging. The innovative Muoto 3D inner packaging and a box made of...
Metsä Tissue joins to the "Modellfabrik Papier in Düren" research network
As of July 01, 2023, Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, will become a shareholder of “Modellfabrik Papier in Düren”, Germany. Founded in 2020,...
Stora Enso completes negotiations at Anjalankoski production unit concerning the closure of one paper line
Stora Enso has completed the negotiations concerning the consolidation of its book paper production and the permanent closure of one of the two paper...
Silbo upgrades all its pallet wrapping to paper with Mondi
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Silbo to upgrade its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film...
Pulp and paper producers take stock of their investments in climate action
Since 2005, the CO2 emissions of the pulp and paper sector have been reduced by 36% and by substituting fossil-based products, the European forest-...
Mondi to modernise its Dynäs kraft paper mill in Sweden
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is upgrading its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The modernisation programme will...
New packaging papers from Mitsubishi HiTec Paper at Interpack 2023
At Interpack 2023, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will be presenting its full range of barricote® barrier papers for flexible food and non-food packaging, as...
Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Hylte paper site to Sweden Timber
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden announced on 27 January 2023, and all related assets to Sweden...
EU associations launch coalition for a more competitive, and ambitious, EU bioeconomy
A new group of 14 EU trade associations including the providers of high-quality wood-based products, fibre-based paper and board products and...
A.Celli provides DCS system update for ABC Tissue’s PM1
The longtime Australian customer relied on A.Celli to modernize their DCS system during the planned downtime of the PM1 in the Wetherill Park, Sydney...
Valmet to supply a new container board making line to DS Smith in Italy
Valmet will supply a new container board machine with extensive packages of automation, services, and industrial internet applications to DS Smith...
UPM plans capacity reduction in Schongau and accelerates its exit plan in Steyrermühl
UPM plans to adapt its uncoated publication paper capacity to a long-term profitable customer demand. The capacity reductions are planned to take...
Pasaban in India | The importance of a great customer service
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unforeseen event for everyone, and later on the unfortunate situation in Ukraine was too. The adaptation of companies...
Toscotec to install 250ᵗʰ TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at WEPA France
WEPA France has selected Toscotec to install a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer on PM11 at its Bousbecque plant near Lille. The new Yankee will replace an...
Metsä Board updates its strategic 2030 sustainability targets
Metsä Board, a leading supplier of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has updated its strategic 2030 sustainability targets. The new...
ANDRITZ completes major rebuild of high-performance board machine for MM Board & Paper
MM Board & Paper, Austria, has successfully re-started its KM3 board machine at the Frohnleiten mill after ANDRITZ completed a major rebuild. The...
Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Maxau paper site to Schwarz Produktion
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its Maxau paper production site in Germany, and all related assets to Schwarz Produktion, part of Schwarz...
Metsä Board presents solutions for reducing the carbon footprint of packaging at Interpack
At Interpack 2023, Metsä Board, a leading supplier of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, will be presenting its range of lightweight...
Paper industry impacted by high energy prices and eroding economic growth in 2022
Preliminary statistics for 2022 released by Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, show the impact of high energy prices and of an...
Non-wood fibre is a new innovation frontier for Europe’s paper and board sector, shows nova-Institute study
There is an increasing interest in paper and paper products made out of non-wood fibre, sourced from the agricultural and textile sectors. A study...
Lessebo Paper, together with Bonnier Books and Livonia Print, is launching a green paper quality for printing - Livonia Zero Offset by Lessebo Paper
Lessebo Paper is partnering with Bonnier Books and Livonia Print and is now launching the paper quality Livonia Zero Offset by Lessebo Paper. This is...
Zeus commences 2023 acquisition strategy in Poland with Polpack acquisition
Zeus, the Irish-owned global packaging supply chain solutions company, has today announced the acquisition of Polpack, a leader in packaging...
A collaboration between the paper industry & heat pump producers could halve its energy needs & help decarbonise the sector
A recent collaboration between associations representing the paper manufacturing and heat pump sectors, Cepi and EHPA, has resulted in innovation...
Stora Enso signs an agreement to divest its Hylte paper site and will discontinue the Anjala site divestment process
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden and all its related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based...
Toscotec to supply a complete press section rebuild to Cartiera Pirinoli in Italy
Italian carton board manufacturer Cartiera Pirinoli selected Toscotec for the rebuild of the entire press section of PM1 at its Roccavione site in...
Ukrainian Startup Releaf Paper Raises €2.5 million from the European Commission
The European Commission announced the official results of its EIC Accelerator 2022 program, which supports startups and innovative high-risk small...
Learn about the total solution that Pasaban offered to Mondi Neusiedler
It has been 5 years since Pasaban installed the last converting machine at Mondi Neusiedler. The Austrian company trusted Pasaban to carry out a...
Stora Enso completes the acquisition of De Jong Packaging Group
Stora Enso has completed the acquisition of the Netherland-based company De Jong Packaging Group, one of the largest corrugated packaging producers...
Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Nymölla paper site to Sylvamo
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its Nymölla paper production site in Sweden, and all related assets to Sylvamo, a US-based global producer...
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Mondi and FRESH!PACKING reinvent the cooler bag with recyclable kraft paper alternative
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has worked with FRESH!PACKING, to design an innovative cooler bag, to protect and...
WEPA Group doubles production capacity in UK
The WEPA Group has started up a new paper machine at its Welsh site in Bridgend, thus doubling its production capacity for the British market. The...
Stora Enso plans to divest its consumer board production site and forestry operations in China
Stora Enso has initiated a sales process for a possible divestment of its consumer board production site in Beihai, China. The divestment would also...
Mondi lands a catch with Krissia surimi sticks and its switch to recyclable, paper-based packaging
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has supported Angulas Aguinaga® on its journey to switch to a recyclable paper-based...
Stora Enso invests to strengthen focus on specialised pulp grades
Stora Enso strengthens its focus on specialised pulp grades by investing EUR 38 million in unbleached kraft pulp (UKP) production at its Enocell site...
Valmet to supply automation and quality control systems to Schumacher Packaging Myszków Sp. z o.o. in Poland
Valmet will supply Valmet DNA Automation System (DCS) and Valmet IQ Quality Control System (QCS) to Schumacher Packaging’s Myszków plant in Poland ...
Lessebo Paper is launching Lessebo Colours to grow in luxury packaging
Lessebo Paper is launching their new series Lessebo Colours™ to meet the expanding demand for high-quality coloured papers in the luxury packaging...
Ahlstrom Advances Base Paper Technology to Develop Replacement Solutions for Plastic and Film Packaging
Through continued innovation and collaboration with brand owners, Ahlstrom has identified specific technology enabling highly developed base papers...
New study shows paper industry could increase on-site renewable electricity and heat generation by 2030
A new study commissioned by Cepi to AFRY, a Scandinavian firm supplying engineering and advisory services, shows the untapped further potential for...
CCE International: Europe’s corrugated & carton calibre returns in 2023
The 6th International Exhibition for the Corrugated and Folding Carton Industry will be back from 14 - 16 March 2023 in Munich, Germany. As Europe’s...
Toscotec to supply second tissue line to Saudi Paper Group on a turnkey basis
Saudi Paper Group selected Toscotec for a second tissue line to be installed at its Dammam facility in Saudi Arabia. The new AHEAD 2.2L machine (PM5...
Voith's XcelLine paper machine nominated for German Sustainability Award
For the 16th time, the jury of the German Sustainability Award (DNP) has nominated outstanding innovations in the field of sustainability. Out of...
Fazer's chocolate Christmas calendar reduces plastic use
Fazer is launching a chocolate Christmas calendar made from lightweight and recyclable dispersion coated paperboard from Metsä Board, part of Metsä...
Toscotec strengthens leadership of tissue machine rebuilds with over 25 projects in 2022
In 2022 Toscotec has managed more than 25 tissue machine rebuilds for leading manufacturers that remain confidential. The projects are located at...
Valmet to rebuild Koehler Paper’s power boilers in Oberkirch and Kehl, Germany
Valmet will rebuild Koehler Paper’s power boilers at its Oberkirch and Kehl paper mill sites in Germany to increase the production of sustainable...
Mondi and Reckitt launch paper-based packaging for Finish dishwasher tabs with 75% less plastic
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has helped Reckitt on its sustainability journey by designing new paper-based packaging...
Better with Less – Design Challenge’s jury strive for circularity
The focus of this year’s ‘Better with Less – Design Challenge’ competition is creating easily recyclable and resource-efficient packaging solutions...
Lessebo Paper is now a member of Paper Profile, a product declaration format that was developed by leading European pulp, paper and paperboard manufacturers in co-operation with distributors and industry associations.
Lessebo Paper is now a member of Paper Profile, a product declaration format that was developed by leading European pulp, paper and paperboard...
Stora Enso invests in conversion to accelerate growth in renewable packaging
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately EUR 1 billion to convert the remaining idle paper machine at the Group’s Oulu site in Finland into a...
Mondi approves €400 million investment in new kraft paper machine at Štětí mill
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has announced the approval of a €400 million investment in a new paper machine at its...
Development partnership between Voith and Koehler Paper in the field of decarbonization
Voith and Koehler Paper have built a successful business relationship over many years. As family-owned companies, both companies pursue long-term...
Metsä Tissue's renewed tissue paper machine in Mänttä goes into continuous production
Metsä Tissue's, part of Metsä Group, renewed tissue paper machine at the Mänttä mill has moved from the trial run phase to continuous production. The...
Mondi partners with Heiber & Schröder to launch the new high-performance machine eComPack for automated packaging of its EnvelopeMailer for eCommerce
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has worked on an innovative collaboration with German machine producer Heiber + Schröder to create a...
Cartones Ponderosa once again relies on Pasaban for a new sheeter machine adquisition
Pasaban has once again supplied Cartones Ponderosa with a new high-end, modern sheeter machine to cut the highest quality board. The group has been a...
UPM Specialty Papers introduces heat sealable and recyclable UPM Confidio and UPM Confidio Pro barrier papers designed
UPM Specialty Papers presents the latest innovative additions to its extensive selection of sustainable and recyclable packaging papers. UPM Confidio...
New sustainable packaging papers at Fachpack 2022
At this year's Fachpack, the speciality paper manufacturer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper will be presenting several sustainable innovations in the field of...
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Maxau paper site to Schwarz Produktion
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Maxau paper production site in Germany, and all related assets to Schwarz Produktion, part of...
Stora Enso acquires Dutch company De Jong Packaging Group to accelerate growth in renewable corrugated packaging
Stora Enso acquires De Jong Packaging Group, based in the Netherlands, for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1,020 million. This acquisition...
Metsä Board presents circular economy solutions at the autumn packaging trade fairs
Fresh fibre paperboard is an excellent material for the circular economy. Metsä Board is the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre...
Toscotec to rebuild PM1 at KMK Paper in Turkey
Turkish cardboard manufacturer KMK Paper selected Toscotec for the complete rebuild of PM1 at its Kahramanmaraş paper mill in Turkey. Scheduled for...
€16 million in increased electricity cost forces Lessebo Paper to halt production
The electricity cost for Lessebo Paper has unprecedently increased from €3 million to €19 million per year. The drastically increased electricity...
Mondi opens laboratory that tests paper product recyclability
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, opened the Group’s first recycling laboratory at its Frantschach mill in Austria to test the...
The groundwood line in Rottneros Mill to be closed down, CTMP production planned to increase significantly
Following an extensive and long-term strategic analysis, Rottneros' Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the production of groundwood pulp...
UPM receives all-time high EcoVadis score thanks to its renewed social responsibility agenda
EcoVadis has recognised UPM on a Platinum level based on the company’s sustainability performance in the following four categories: Environment,...
Business units of the WEPA Group under new management
The Management Board of the WEPA Group, headed by CEO Martin Krengel, has defined new leadership for the business units.   Menno Oosterhoff has...
Interview with Davide Ventre: Cartularia, an important Italian converting group, has installed 2 new Pasaban Sheeters
Pasaban has supplied Cartularia with two new sheeter machines for premium FBB cardboard. This project has been highly demanding and it rewards a high...
Away from Gas, Feldmuehle is switching steam generation
The Feldmuehle is switching steam generation in Q4/22 to an alternative fuel, light heating oil, at short notice. This will ensure the continued...
EU Commission proposals on mandatory reductions risk causing greater uncertainty for industry in case of gas supply disruptions
The European Commission released the Winter Preparedness Package. The measures outlined in the package respond to the intertwined needs of European...
Mondi and Fiorini International team up to develop new fully recyclable paper packaging for premium pasta
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, in partnership with Fiorini International, a world leading converter and packaging producer based in...
Södra delivers robust result in uncertain times
Södra posted a robust result for the second quarter of 2022. The result reflects the sustained strong market for Södra’s core products in pulp and...
Lower corrugated industry CO2 footprint announced
FEFCO is proud to announce that the new CO2 footprint for corrugated board is 491 kgCO2e/t showing significant improvement compared to 531 kg CO2e/t...
Toscotec’s turnkey tissue line starts up at Vajda-Papír in Hungary
Vajda-Papír started up a double-width AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine supplied by Toscotec (PM2) at its Dunaföldvár facility in Hungary. The supply was ...
Cepi’s annual statistics for the European pulp and paper industry
Cepi’s annual statistics for the European pulp and paper industry published today offer a unique view of the current state of the market for pulp and...
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak study a possible solution for beverage carton recycling in Benelu
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are jointly examining a shared beverage carton recycling solution to meet the growing recycling need in Benelux, responding...
FOLBB starts multi-year modernisation and sustainability investment program
As a first step the folding boxboard mill will replace the current press by a new shoe press. The infrared installation used to dry the cartonboard...
Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, announces day-long temporary production stops in the week commencing 11 July in its Kreuzau mill in Germany and Zilina mill in Slovakia due to extremely high energy prices.
Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, announces day-long temporary production stops in the week commencing 11 July in its Kreuzau mill in Germany and...
FACHPACK 2022: the No. 1 gathering for the European packaging industry
From 27 to 29 September 2022, the European packaging sector will once again gather at FACHPACK, the trade fair for packaging, technology and...
The Paper value chain is ready to take circularity to a new level with 2030 recycling rate target
Representatives of the European paper value chain gathered in Brussels have pledged to recycle 76% of all paper consumed by 2030. The commitment was...
Mayr-Melnhof Group acquires Essentra Packaging
Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has agreed to acquire Essentra Packaging (100% of the shares in ESNT Packaging & Securing Solutions Limited (UK) and its...
Mondi expands its sustainable packaging offer with ‘Grow&Go’, protecting fresh produce from farm-to-shelf
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has created a range of fit-for-purpose packaging solutions to protect and transport fresh produce from...
HEINZEL GROUP signs agreement for acquisition of Steyrermühl paper mill from UPM
HEINZEL GROUP announces today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with UPM to acquire UPM Kymmene Austria GmbH and its subsidiaries...
New and improved quality of Tento Complex household paper awarded in Slovakia and Czech republic
At Metsä Tissue, we make sure that we take care of the quality of our tissue products and continuously work to improve them. One important quality...
3rd Better with Less – Design Challenge open for submissions with a jury of renowned packaging design experts
The Better with Less – Design Challenge 2022 is now open for submissions. The competition invites designers around the world to create the zero-waste...
Walki introduces a broad portfolio of recyclable materials for the growing frozen food segment
Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials.   The global market for frozen food is...
Metsä Board among the best of the best in EcoVadis 2022 rating
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has, once again, been awarded the Platinum...
Mondi teams up with EW Technology to launch new machine for paper pallet wrapping
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has collaborated with Austrian mechanical engineering company EW Technology to launch a new...
Sustainability of Voith´s own activities
Since the beginning of fiscal year 2022, the Voith Group has left no carbon footprint at any of its worldwide locations. The company’s net zero...
Stora Enso assesses growth opportunities in recycled packaging materials with a conversion in Langerbrugge
Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its paper production site in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of the two paper lines...
Sumapel, part of the Comart group, has once again trusted Pasaban for the supply of a new sheeter machine
Pasaban has supplied a sheeter machine with the most elevated technology to Sumapel in Toledo. The sheeter will cut coated cardboard of the highest...
An accident at the production plant of Metsä Tissue Krapkowice
On May 25, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., an accident took place at the production plant of Metsä Tissue Krapkowice sp. z o.o. The accident happened in the...
Mondi and beck packautomaten launch FunctionalBarrier Paper solution dedicated to automated eCommerce packaging
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with German machine supplier beck packautomaten to create a ...
MM Kotkamills invests EUR 30 million in the sheet cutting of cartonboard
MM Kotkamills is investing about €30 million in two state-of-the-art cross cutters with automated core and waste handling. The investment is aimed at...
RDM Group Announces GD Board Production Capicity Expansion
RDM Group has decided to expand its GD production capacity by up to 200 kt over the next 3 years in order to support the growth of its customers,...
Stora Enso divests its packaging operations in Russia
Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia. The Company’s Lukhovitsy, Arzamas and Balabanovo packaging plants have been...
ANDRITZ upgrades tissue machines at Sofidel, Sweden, to use bio-syngas in drying – a first in the tissue industry
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement with the Sofidel Group to upgrade hood technology at its Kisa tissue mill in Sweden...
A.Celli reaches the milestone of 100 paper rewinders sold in the Chinese market
This commercial success was achieved thanks to the third E-WIND® P100 ordered by Maanshan Huawang New Materials Technology in three years. A.Celli is...
Capacity expansion project at the Husum folding boxboard mill progresses
To meet the growing demand for sustainably produced packaging materials, Metsä Board announced last year an investment to increase the annual folding...
Smurfit Kappa acquires Atlas Packaging
Smurfit Kappa UK Limited (SKUK), an integrated manufacturer of paper-based packaging products, has announced the acquisition of Atlas Packaging.   ...
Cornerstone laid at Kuopio mill, progressing Mondi’s €125 million investment programme in Finland
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, continues to make progress on its previously announced €125 million investment to expand...
Pasaban is about to complete the installation of 2 sheeting machines for an important Italian cardboard converting group
Pasaban has supplied an important Italian group with two sheeter machines for premium FBB cardboard. This project has been highly demanding and it...
ANDRITZ to rebuild bleach plant at Stora Enso’s Skutskär Mill, Sweden
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso to rebuild bleach plant no. 4 at its Skutskär Mill in Sweden. Start-up...
ANDRITZ to upgrade wet section of special paper machines at Papierfabriek Doetinchem, Netherlands
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Papierfabriek Doetinchem, Netherlands, to upgrade the wet sections of its PM1 and...
Voith and Trützschler Nonwovens supply another carded/pulp (CP) system for EcoWipes’ Tricell nonwoven
To further drive the company's growth, the Polish nonwovens manufacturer EcoWipes has commissioned Voith and Trützschler Nonwovens with the delivery...
Strike ends at UPM mills in Finland
UPM and the Paperworkers’ Union have agreed on first-ever business-specific collective labour agreements for five UPM businesses. The strike at UPM...
Successful conversion and start-up of PM 5 at Spanish paper manufacturer Papresa
In March 2021, Papresa, the leading southern European manufacturer of newsprint, commissioned Voith with the resource-efficient grade conversion of...
Greycon Provide Significant Performance Improvements and Productivity Gains For a Leading Paper Manufacturer
Incorporated in 1996, Bahl Paper Mills has emerged as one of the leading manufacturers of industrial packing papers, producing an extensive range of...
Toscotec to supply a wet end rebuild to Cartonificio Sandreschi in Italy
Toscotec will rebuild the forming and press sections of PM1 at Cartonificio Sandreschi’s paper mill in Villa Basilica, Italy. Cartonificio Sandreschi...
New bakery packaging concept reduces CO2 emissions by a third
Viipurilainen Kotileipomo is a nearly 100-year-old company that produces pastries and artisan breads from local ingredients using traditional methods...
Toscotec to install TT SteelDryers in North America
Toscotec will supply several TT SteelDryer cylinders for two paper machines at the facilities of two confidential manufacturers in North America. The...
Five questions for Phillip Blass, Director FACHPACK
It’s only around six months until FACHPACK, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technology, opens its doors at Exhibition Centre...
Pasaban to Upgrade Foil Stamping Line for Crane Currency
Pasaban will upgrade the foil stamping line for FS1 in Tumba, Sweden. It will be an electrical refurbishment and will take place by the end of the...
Paperworkers’ Union announces extension to the strike at several UPM mills in Finland
The Paperworkers’ Union announced today that the strike at most UPM’s Finnish mills will continue until 30 April 2022, unless new collective labour...
Solenis Is Creating New Packaging Centers of Excellence To Serve Global Consumer Paper Packaging Market
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is developing two new international centers of excellence for advancing sustainable...
No FSC material from Russia and Belarus until the invasion ends
FSC remains deeply concerned about Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and stands in solidarity with all victims of this violence. With full...
Stora Enso plans to divest four paper sites to focus on strategic growth areas
Stora Enso has initiated a sales process for a possible divestment of four paper production sites. In line with Stora Enso’s strategy, paper is not a...
Solenis Achieves Platinum Status in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
After two consecutive years achieving a Gold Level evaluation status, Solenis has earned the Platinum Recognition Level for Corporate Social...
Toscotec continues expansion at Lucca headquarters in Italy
Toscotec continues the expansion of its covered production area with the inauguration of a new building - Workshop 9 - at its headquarters in Lucca,...
Further expansion of Voith's OnPerfomance.Lab service activities in the Asia-Pacific region
The number of paper manufacturers using the digital remote services of Voith's OnPerformance.Lab is growing continuously. After setting the...
Mondi accelerates sustainable growth plans with €280 million investment in Corrugated Packaging
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is investing €280 million in Corrugated Packaging operations across four countries to boost production...
Stora Enso introduces renewable high-strength material for shopping and takeaway bags
To support the shift to renewable and recyclable materials in shopping and takeaway bags, Stora Enso launches CarrEco Brown™. Made from 100% fresh...
ANDRITZ paper technology sets new standards in containerboard production
The PM10 at Laakirchen Papier AG, part of the Heinzel Group, Austria, that was rebuilt by ANDRITZ has become the world’s fastest converted...
World-first 3-in-1 BOBST MASTERCUT 1.65 now available to market
BOBST has announced that its flagship flatbed die-cutter, MASTERCUT 1.65, is now commercially available to folding carton and corrugated box...
Shortage of paper causes chaos among printers and their customers
Intergraf warns that the current paper crisis will be further aggravated with severe repercussions in the supply of print products for all economic...
Humanitarian aid to Ukraine - Stop of cartonboard deliveries to Russia
MM provides a comprehensive support program, financially and in kind, for its employees in the Ukraine and their families. MM donates EUR 150,000 to...
High energy prices necessitate temporary downtime at the Bruck paper mill
Due to unaffordability of operations in the current energy environment, temporary downtime has been initiated at the Bruck paper mill in Austria. The...
Toscotec to supply a press section rebuild to ETAP in Egypt.
Toscotec will supply to linerboard manufacturer ETAP a technological rebuild of PM2’s press section at their Borg Elarab paper mill, near Alexandria...
UPM will cease deliveries to Russia
As a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine, the geopolitical situation in Europe has permanently changed. This has wide-reaching human,...
Stora Enso stops all production and sales in Russia
Stora Enso announced that they will stop all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine. Stora Enso...
Kemira discontinues deliveries to Russia
Kemira has decided to discontinue deliveries to Russia and Belarus starting March 1, 2022 until further notice due to the ongoing situation in the...
Klabin trusts PASABAN to supply 2 new sheeting machines with the latest technology updates
Klabin is a reference with more than 120 years of history behind it, being the largest producer and exporter of packaging paper in Brazil. It is a...
Metsä Board on the 2021 CDP Supplier Engagement Leaderboard
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been recognised by CDP for their work to engage with suppliers to jointly tackle climate change. Only the top 8...
Stora Enso and Picadeli join forces to reduce single-use plastic in salad packaging
Stora Enso and Picadeli, Europe’s leading take-away salad bar company, are introducing renewable formed fiber lids to replace single-use plastics in...
Mondi to divest its Personal Care Components business
Mondi plc (‘Mondi’ or the ‘Group’) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Personal Care Components business (‘PCC...
Arctic Paper S.A. Q4, 2021 - preliminary results
Q4 sales revenue amounted to PLN 953,5mn (EUR1 208,8mn). EBITDA Q4 was PLN 69,2mn (EUR1 15,2mn) and the EBITDA marginal 7,3 percent FY 2021 sales...
Mondi’s 100% recyclable corrugated packaging for Warmhaus boilers and radiators
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has created a fully recyclable packaging solution for Warmhaus, a Turkish producer of radiators and...
Global paper and packaging producer Sonoco chooses A.Celli Paper for its new investment
Sonoco continues its investment plan to strengthen uncoated recycled paperboard mill system in U.S. and Canada. Sonoco, one of the largest...
Arctic Paper and Rottneros will invest in a fiber tray factory
The boards of Arctic Paper and Rottneros have decided to invest 15 million euro in a moulded fiber tray factory at Arctic Papers premises in Kostrzyn...
Metsä Board’s co-creation workshop results in an innovative insect hotel
Finnish Golf Coat Oy is launching a new golf ball packaging that, when empty, takes on a second life as an insect hotel. The innovative packaging is...
ANDRITZ to supply a new wood handling plant to RK-Grand, Karelia region, Russia
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from RK-Grand OOO, Russia, to deliver a new wood handling plant for its Pitkyaranta...
Pasaban, a global benchmark for paper & board converting quality
Pasaban offers high quality, robust, and precise converting machinery for the paper and board converting industry. It has been supplying to the Pulp...
Paperworkers’ Union continues strike at several UPM mills until March and invites competitors to UPM negotiations
The Finnish Paperworkers’ Union has today informed UPM that their strike at UPM’s Finnish mills will be extended by three weeks until 12 March 2022,...
Körber Business Area Tissue: double-digit growth, continued market leadership in Europe and North America and development of its core business in China, Latin America, and Africa
Its evolved ecosystem approach leaves Körber Business Area Tissue with a growth of 10% in 2021, a turnover in constant growth and important...
Working Together to Deliver Automation and Digitisation, Creating More Efficient Ways of Working While Minimising Environmental Impact
Satia Industries Limited (SIL) has grown to become one of the biggest wood and agro-based paper plants in India, producing wide range of paper from...
Metsä Tissue Germany receives the Top Employer award
Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, has received the Top Employer award for the second time in a row. Once again, the Top Employer Institute has...
Mondi helps industrial customers switch to heavy-duty corrugated packaging
“All big things should come in smart packages” is the slogan of Mondi’s new marketing campaign for its heavy-duty (HD) corrugated solutions....
Smurfit Kappa takes home 13 WorldStar Awards for its sustainable and innovative packaging
Smurfit Kappa has continued to demonstrate its leadership in innovative and sustainable packaging solutions by winning 13 WorldStar 2022 Awards....
Lessebo Kaskad now available in South Korea via Doosung Paper
Lessebo Paper announces today the launch of Lessebo Kaskad at Doosung Paper, which makes one of the most environmentally friendly, high quality...
ANDRITZ tissue production line at MG TEC Industry in Romania delivers top quality – repeat order placed
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed all the performance test runs for the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line...
Frankfurt consumer goods fairs in January and February 2022 to be cancelled
In view of the exponential worsening of the pandemic situation worldwide and the accompanying tightened travel and contact regulations, the consumer...
ANDRITZ improves pulp mill performance at Mondi Frantschach, Austria
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully improved performance of the pulp mill at Mondi Frantschach by implementing new advanced...
Norske Skog appoints Paperboard as containerboard agent in Poland
For the Polish market Norske Skog has appointed Paperboard, based in Warsaw, as their exclusive representative for sales of containerboard in this...
New survey signals recovery in printing paper, with quality and carbon neutrality becoming more important
During 2020 and early 2021, the pandemic-driven shift to stay-at-home work, where people print less, brought a dip in demand for office paper. Now...
Toscotec TT SteelDryers started up at Omnia Advanced Materials in Italy
Toscotec participated in the dryer section rebuild of PM2 at Omnia Advanced Materials Alife mill in Italy with the supply of 16 TT SteelDryers. PM2...
Mondi bags nine WorldStar Packaging awards
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, received nine awards in six categories at this year’s WorldStar Packaging awards. Open to packaging...
Metsä Board scores triple A in CDP rating achieved
Metsä Board recognised with an outstanding triple CDP ‘A’ score for its environmental leadership in climate change, water security and forests.
Luxury potatoes packaged responsibly
A plastic-reducing alternative to potato packaging has been introduced by Finnish Tuorekartano Oy when it recently launched its special potatoes in...
A.Celli Nonwovens appoints Francesco Vergentini as new General Manager
A.Celli Nonwovens – a leading manufacturer of high-performance master roll winders, slitter rewinders and intralogistics solutions featuring state-of...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up new COMPACT PRESS at BillerudKorsnäs’ Gruvön mill in Sweden
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the first ANDRITZ COMPACT PRESS wash press at BillerudKorsnäs’ Gruvön mill...
Paperworld 2022
In the coming year, Paperworld will once again be the international trade fair with the world's largest assortment for commercial office supplies (...
 Over 300 global installations of digital solutions confirm the success of Voith's Papermaking 4.0 portfolio
With its digitalization and automation portfolio Papermaking 4.0, Voith Paper is an international pioneer and innovation driver in paper production....
Easy to recycle plastic-free chocolate calendar
Ifolor, an international photo service company, has launched a completely plastic-free and experiential chocolate calendar that can be personalised...
Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group is the new Chairman of Cepi
As of January 2022, Ilkka Hämälä takes over from his predecessor Ignazio Capuano as Chairman of Cepi, one of the leading and most influential trade...
Countdown the festive season with Sothys’ stunning advent calendar
The French cosmetics company Sothys has chosen Metsä Board’s paperboard for its 2021 advent calendar. The impressive, folded calendar is made of the...
Jetscript GS 1062 - new inkjet paper for sophisticated, personalized labels
With jetscript® GS 1062, the German specialty paper manufacturer Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is now offering a new coated premium inkjet paper as face-...
Arctic Paper S.A., Q3 2021: Strong demand and growing revenues
Q3 consolidated sales revenue was PLN 889.7mn (EUR1 195.6mn).  EBITDA Q3 was PLN 102.1mn (EUR1 22.4mn). EBIT Q3 was PLN 72.8mn (EUR1 16.0mn) and net...
Paper Is an Effective – and Cost-Effective – Cold Chain Packing Solution
During the pandemic, use of ecommerce spiked, including online purchasing of food products that require thermal protection during the shipping...
Metsä Board Kyro mill’s new modernised finishing area starts up
The modernisation of the Metsä Board Kyro mill’s finishing area has now been completed and the finishing line with new advanced equipment has started...
Caldwell Provides Beam for Balancing Rolls
The Caldwell Group has provided a 1,500-lb. capacity roll lifting beam and leveling system for a company that manufactures various types of hygienic...
HEINZEL GROUP develops Laakirchen paper mill into one of the largest production sites for recycled packaging paper in Europe
The supervisory boards of Laakirchen Papier AG and Heinzel Holding GmbH have decided to make extensive investments in the sustainable development of...
Kemira introduces advanced polymer technology to solve stickies challenges in recycled paper and board
Kemira’s new quick inversion polymer technology helps address one of the key concerns of recycled paper and board producers: stickies originating...
Schumacher Packaging commissions Voith to rebuild PM 2 in Myszków to double its production capacity
Schumacher Packaging, a corrugated board producer and full-range supplier of paper-based packaging solutions, has commissioned Voith to rebuild PM 2...
 A.Celli Paper to supply four E-WIND® P100 Paper Rewinders to Century Sunshine Paper Group
The paper rewinders will be installed downstream of the PM4 and PM5 dedicated to the production of special decorative paper, both located in Weifang...
Stora Enso invests in expansion of board production at Skoghall and starts pre-feasibility study to convert the second line in
Stora Enso is investing EUR 97 million to expand the board production at the Skoghall site in Sweden.  At the same time, Stora Enso is initiating a...
Metsä Board’s professional magazine wins gold in 2021 Folio Awards
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, was awarded a prestigious Ozzie Award for the...
Arctic Paper and Rottneros are collaborating on sustainable fiber trays in Poland
Arctic Paper and Rottneros have signed a Letter of Intent regarding a 50/50 joint venture in Kostrzyn, Poland with the aim of building a molded...
50 years from the start-up of Metsä Board’s paperboard production line in Kemi
Fifty years ago, on 16 October 1971, the Kemi mill launched its liner production. The mill, which originally produced brown kraftliner, has developed...
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Announces Receipt of All Required Regulatory Approvals for Pending Acquisition with AR Packaging
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), ("Graphic Packaging"), a leading provider of sustainable fiber-based packaging solutions for a wide...
Improving the OEE of your paper & board sheeter or winder: Availability increase
As we reviewed in our last OEE post “Would you like to improve the OEE of your paper and board sheeting or winding machine?”, OEE means Overall...
WEPA Group starts up new paper machine in Poland
The WEPA Group, headquartered in Arnsberg/Westphalia, has commissioned a new paper machine at its Piechowice site in Poland, as planned for the 3rd...
Surface N° 2: putting hyperrealism into the spotlight
Arctic Paper presents Surface N° 2 – a second edition featuring a specially curated selection of images created by an international group of 15 well-...
GREYCON’S CHARITY WALK FROM LONDON TO ATHENS!
On Friday 1st October, members of the Greycon team started a collective walk covering the distance between their London office and their office...
Recycled raw material shortages result in production curtailments at Metsä Tissue's Mariestad mill
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the availability and quality challenges in recycled raw material for tissue production. This has resulted in...
A.Celli among the 100 most sustainable Italian excellences
The inclusion in the prestigious list, published by Forbes Italia and drawn up by Kon Group and Credit Suisse, is a further confirmation of the...
Metsä Tissue is planning a significant investment in a tissue mill in the UK
Metsä Tissue, the tissue paper business of the forest industry group Metsä Group, is planning to invest in a new tissue mill in the UK. The plan...
Dunapack Packaging heads for second stage of plant extension in Greece
Since the second half of 2019, Dunapack Packaging Hellas S.A. boosts its expansion plans in Greece with a further plant enlargement of 6.960m². The...
ANDRITZ to present innovative technologies for sustainable paper production at MIAC
International technology group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative technologies for sustainable paper production at MIAC 2021, booth #71, in...
ANDRITZ receives order for a major disc filter rebuild from SCA Pulp, Sweden
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) to rebuild a disc filter at their pulp mill...
A.Celli Nonwovens and Oerlikon Nonwoven set up technological partnership
Oerlikon Nonwoven and A.Celli Nonwovens announced today the signing of an official agreement that will kick off a strategic collaboration for the...
The Paper Lid Company and Metsä Board introduce 100% recyclable paperboard lid for takeaway beverage cups
A long-term collaboration between Finnish startup The Paper Lid Company and Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has led to the development of a 100%...
Toscotec to showcase advanced energy-efficient technology at MIAC 2021
Toscotec will be at MIAC 2021 Booth 109 to showcase world-class energy-efficient technology including customized solutions for turnkey tissue...
A.Celli announces the launch of the brand new A.Celli  iDEAL® Evo-Lock® Yankee Dryer
A.Celli Paper launched, with an exclusive online presentation, their new A.Celli iDEAL® Evo-Lock®, the next evolution of the Yankee Dryers with...
Körber presents Casmatic Zephyrus, a flexible and modular solution to help develop the e-commerce business and transition to sustainable packaging
Helping clients develop or grow their e-commerce business, through a modular and flexible solution that is easy to install and able to offer the...
Toscotec starts up new turnkey tissue line at Cartiera Confalone in Italy
The AHEAD 2.2 tissue line supplied by Toscotec to Cartiera Confalone on a turnkey basis has come online at their new mill in Montoro, Italy, and...
ANDRITZ to convert paper machine from newsprint to packaging paper production for Volga Pulp and Paper Mill, Russia
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Volga Pulp and Paper Mill in Balakhna, Nizhnij Novgorod Region, Russia, to supply...
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper comments on the SUPD
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper produces recyclable barrier papers with water-based coatings for food and non-food packaging under the brand name barricote®....
Voith sets course for development of sustainable packaging papers with world's most modern pilot coater
Environmental waste due to plastic pollution is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based packaging...
2021 Carton Excellence Awards Public Award and Platinum Award winners on Metsä Board paperboard
The winners of the Public Award and the General Packaging Platinum Award at the 2021 European Carton Excellence Awards were produced with paperboard...
Voith among the top 3 in sustainability according to ISS ESG
Voith was awarded a B- rating for the first time by the independent rating agency ISS ESG and, together with SKF Group and Johnson Controls, is one...
Lessebo Paper announces appointment of new CEO
Lessebo Paper AB is pleased to announce the appointment of Jens Olson as the new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 September 2021. Olson...
ANDRITZ to supply tissue plant to Astrabel, Croatia
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Astrabel d.o.o. to supply a tissue plant for cost-efficient production of high-...
Innovative corrugated face mask bin wins a ScanStar 2021
An innovative corrugated bin for face masks by Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded a ScanStar in a Nordic packaging design competition...
hubergroup launches water-based ink mixing system
More sustainability and flexibility for printers and packaging manufacturers – that is the promise of HYDRO-X Green Line Premium, the new water-based...
Burgos' range of uncoated woodfree papers for highspeed inkjet printing now includes two products with ColorPRO Technology. EVO bright silk and EVO cosmo, developed in cooperation with HP.
Burgos' range of uncoated woodfree papers for highspeed inkjet printing now includes two products with ColorPRO Technology. EVO bright silk and EVO...
Full-line supplier Voith receives order from Shandong Huatai Paper to rebuild PM 11 for production of woodfree uncoated paper
In response to changing market demand, Shandong Huatai Paper decided to rebuild and modernize PM 11 in order to progressively convert newsprint...
Scandinavia win the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for magazine packaging concept
Stora Enso and Vogue Scandinavia have won the Red Dot Design Award for the renewable eco-package concept created to replace plastics in magazine...
Baumer hhs focuses on solutions for sustainable packaging production at FachPack 2021
Baumer hhs’s gluing equipment gives the packaging industry a variety of unique options for minimising glue and energy consumption, but also the...
Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has completed the acquisition of the Kwidzyn mill
The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has completed the acquisition of the Kwidzyn mill, Poland, which was agreed in mid-February 2021, after receiving...
Koehler Paper relies on Voith for the second expansion stage of paper machine 5 in Oberkirch, Germany
After a successful first rebuild stage of PM 5 in Oberkirch – with the installation of the Voith SpeedSizer film press and contactless qDryPro...
Kotkamills now part of MM Group
The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has completed the acquisition of Kotkamills, Finland, which was agreed in December 2020, after receiving approval from...
Mondi rolls out its range of sustainable corrugated packaging solutions for growing online grocery delivery services across Central Europe
Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, is rolling out a comprehensive portfolio of corrugated packaging solutions for the online...
New solutions from Baumer hhs give e-commerce box producers a unique degree of flexibility
The COVID 19 pandemic has driven up demand around the globe for e-commerce boxes and other delivery packaging sealed with pressure-sensitive adhesive...
BillerudKorsnäs aims to divest the Beetham mill
BillerudKorsnäs is in a process with the aim of divesting the paper mill in Beetham, UK. The process is ongoing and no binding agreement to divest...
A.Celli rebuilds and starts up Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier’s PM3
A.Celli Paper, together with the Smurfit Kappa Roermond Papier team, has successfully rebuilt and started up the PM3 of the Roermond plant dedicated...
Voith creates visionary design study for the paper production line of the future
With a visionary design study, technology group Voith is creating the paper production line of the future. The design particularly focuses on...
Smurfit Kappa agrees to acquire state of the art 600,000 tonne recycled containerboard mill
Smurfit Kappa Group plc (“SKG” or the “Group”) agrees to acquire Verzuolo, a containerboard business in Northern Italy, for a cash consideration of €...
ANDRITZ introduces CircleToZero® – paving the way towards pulp production with zero emissions and zero waste
International technology Group ANDRITZ has launched CircleToZero®, a holistic program for the pulp-producing industry with the goal of providing...
Metsä Board increases annual folding boxboard production capacity by 200,000 tonnes in Husum
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, invests EUR 210 million in increasing folding boxboard capacity at its Husum mill in Sweden. The company is...
 Voith wins AI Champions Award 2021 for its OnView.DigitalEye innovation in the ‘large enterprise’ category
Voith wins this year’s AI Champions Award in the ‘large enterprise’ category for its newly developed AI application OnView.DigitalEye. For the first...
Sappi taps Toscotec for TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer
Toscotec has received an order from Sappi to supply a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to their mill in Stanger, South Africa. The TT SYD was delivered in...
Price adjustment of 20% for the entire range
Due to the continued sharp rise in energy costs and due to significant cost increases in the areas of logistics and raw materials, Mitsubishi HiTec...
Secrets of making decorative paper
The history of paper production is many hundreds of years old. According to Chinese chronicles, it was invented around 105 AD. However, its...
Lucart chooses Kӧrber integrated solutions to guarantee quality and performance even in packaging
Efficiency and performance also in the creation of packaging: this is what Lucart is looking for. Lucart is one of the leading companies in the...
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak join forces to triple the recycling capacity of beverage cartons in Poland
The two companies will partner to provide circular solutions to the market. The investment in a complete recycling solution is set to significantly...
Solenis Collaborates with Pulpex to Scale Eco-friendly, PET-free Paper Bottle
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is joining forces with Pulpex Limited and its global consortium partners to collaborate...
European paper industry delivers on emission reduction and recycling commitments
With the slowing down of the European economy and the sanitary restrictions, European paper and board consumption decreased by 5.3% in 2020 compared...
Acquisition of De Hoop paper mill by De Jong Packaging Group
De Jong Packaging Group is pleased to announce the proposed acquisition of the De Hoop paper mill in The Netherlands from DS Smith plc. The mill...
Toscotec to supply an AHEAD 2.2L tissue line to GrandBay Papelera Internacional
GrandBay Group placed an order with Toscotec for one AHEAD 2.2L complete tissue line to be installed at its subsidiary Papelera Internacional in Rio...
Södra posts strong result – bolstered by market conditions
Södra posted a strong result for the first half of 2021. The result is due to a robust market for Södra’s core products, combined with high levels of...
ANDRITZ completes Multi Motor Drive upgrade at Hamburger Containerboard, Austria, in shortest time
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully installed a new Multi Motor Drive (MMD) and drive control system for paper machine 3 at...
Koehler Paper sets new production speed record with Voith paper machine
Designed as one of the most efficient specialty paper machines in the world, Koehler Paper commissioned Voith's production line 8 at its Kehl mill at...
Toscotec to supply a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to Mirae Paper
Toscotec will supply a third-generation design TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to the South Korean tissue manufacturer Mirae Paper at their Jeonju paper...
Syassky PPM expands its business in the Fold sector thanks to the production lines for interfolded products and Kӧrber’s Customer Service
In Russia, the demand for innovative, high-quality tissue products, including disposable items following the pandemic, has increased significantly in...
Voith wins order to rebuild Golbey PM 1 for future production of packaging paper
In June, one of Europe's leading producers of publication papers, Norske Skog, commissioned the technology group Voith to rebuild the PM 1...
A.Celli starts up the E-WIND® T100 rewinder supplied to Berli Jucker Cellox Co., Ltd.
Thanks to the collaboration between the teams of the two companies, the start-up of the Tissue rewinder installed in the Prachinburi plant in...
Successful start-up of paper production line 2 supplied by Voith to Kipaş Kağıt in Söke
On July 7th, Kipaş Kağıt successfully started up the first production line for board and packaging papers at its Söke site in western Turkey. As a...
The importance of cooperating with the customer to build a relationship of trust
The sales process can sometimes be long and tedious, most of the time customer service is performed in a superficial manner and the customer's...
Veracel Celulose S.A. commissions Voith to completely rebuild and upgrade the QCS Scanner at PDM 1 in Eunapólis, Brazil
Veracel Celulose S.A., one of the biggest pulp producers in Brazil and part of Europe’s second largest paper producer Stora Enso, has commissioned...
ANDRITZ acquires parts of Air Quality Control System (AQCS) business from GE Steam Power
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement with GE Steam Power to acquire parts of their Air Quality Control System (AQCS)...
ANDRITZ launches educational cooperation with Graz University of Technology
International technology Group ANDRITZ and Graz University of Technology’s Institute for Biobased Products and Paper Technology have agreed on...
Voith to supply Quality Control System (QCS) OnQuality to Paraibuna Embalagens in Brazil
Paraibuna Embalagens has commissioned Voith to supply its Quality Control System (QCS) OnQuality of scanners and sensors to the company’s new paper...
Arctic Paper launches G-Flexmatt
Arctic Paper launches the new G-Flexmatt, a versatile complement to the existing Arctic Paper packaging range - Munken Kraft. G-Flexmatt, is a one-...
Seeking new sources of raw materials for paper and cardboard
The Covid-19 pandemic has shown how fragile global raw material supply chains for packaging really are. But there are a few opportunities to become a...
Voith joins sustainability alliance 4evergreen
Voith recently joined the 4evergreen alliance, an association of more than 60 companies along the entire value chain of fiber-based packaging with...
Metsä Board achieves again the highest sustainability rating from EcoVadis
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is proud to have been awarded again the...
Mondi to upgrade and expand Kuopio mill in Finland
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has approved a €125 million capital investment project at its semi-chemical fluting mill...
New compact and powerful DuoShake 800 DG optimizes cross dimensional strength as well as formation of all paper grades
The shaking unit DuoShake, already established on the market for decades, is now available with an 800 nM drive motor and the latest control and...
Mondi’s new Advantage StretchWrap paper offers a more sustainable choice for pallet wrapping
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, collaborated with the Italian machine producer ACMI to create a new wrapping system for pallets that...
ANDRITZ to rebuild board machine at  Mayr-Melnhof Karton in Frohnleiten, Austria
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mayr-Melnhof Karton, Austria, to rebuild its KM3 at the mill in Frohnleiten. The...
Metsä Board Husum progressing to a fossil free future
Metsä Board’s Husum pulp mill renewal is ongoing, with the construction of the new modern recovery boiler and turbine in full swing. Metsä Board has...
Mondi’s paper-based EcoWicketBag wins gold in 2021 EUROSAC Grand Prix
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has once again won the prestigious EUROSAC Grand Prix Sack of the Year award, this year for its...
Sustainability Unfolded - Metsä Board’s new editorial platform provides straight talk about sustainability
The need for easily understandable information regarding sustainability issues is constantly increasing. By creating the ‘Sustainability Unfolded’...
Metsä Board launches 360 Service approach to help create the perfect packaging
Consumer concerns and tightening regulations have intensified the drive for more sustainable and safe packaging. At the same time, improving...
Körber presents the first Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solution developed specifically for tissue converters
Digitization is a worldwide trend that everyone is catching up to: the goal of manufacturers is to create their own smart factory solution that,...
White baking paper is hygienic and environmentally friendly choice
You have most likely seen and even used both white and brown baking papers. But have you ever wondered what is the difference between these two? Is...
Metsä Board’s simulation and testing services help develop secure pharma packaging
Ensuring that vaccine vials and their potentially life-changing contents remain safe, sterile and identifiable throughout their tightly controlled...
Toscotec introduces new shoe press generation design for tissue
Toscotec has launched the new generation design of its shoe press TT NextPress, featuring superior drying performances and energy savings, resulting...
Mondi completes acquisition of Olmuksan
Further to the announcement made on 5 January 2021, Mondi confirms that all conditions have been satisfied and it has completed the acquisition of 90...
ANDRITZ to supply two complete OCC lines to Nine Dragons, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply two complete OCC lines with a capacity of...
Progroup’s corrugated sheetfeeder plant PW02 is 25 years old
On 28 May 1996, Progroup’s corrugated sheetfeeder plant PW02 in Douvrin near Lille started operating. Progroup founder and Chief Executive Officer...
Stora Enso divests its Sachsen Mill in Germany
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Sachsen Mill located in Eilenburg, Germany, to the Swiss-based family-owned company Model Group....
ANDRITZ to supply two P-RC APMP lines to Nine Dragons Paper Industries, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply two chemi-thermomechanical pulping...
Metsä Board launches 360 Service approach to help create the perfect packaging
Consumer concerns and tightening regulations have intensified the drive for more sustainable and safe packaging. At the same time, improving...
Voith receives order from Nine Dragons Paper to deliver three XcelLine paper machines to China
Nine Dragons Paper, the biggest manufacturer of packaging paper in China, has commissioned Voith to build and deliver three XcelLine paper machines...
Kemira adds capacity in Asia-Pacific to support the growing paper and board industry
Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries adds capacity in Asia-Pacific and announces the start-up of ...
Toscotec steps up Yankee hood efficiency with TT Drying Equilibrium
Toscotec boosts the drying efficiency of its tissue lines with TT Drying Equilibrium, a simple and reliable system that ensures an optimal and...
 Successful start-up for the A.Celli E-WIND T100 rewinder purchased by MG Tec Industry S.r.L.
The new Tissue rewinder, located in the town of Dej in Romania, was started up thanks to the field support of the A.Celli team and the precious...
Stora Enso inaugurates its renewed containerboard mill in Oulu, Finland
Stora Enso today arranged a virtual inauguration ceremony to celebrate the successful conversion of the Oulu Mill which was transformed from paper...
ANDRITZ signs industrial maintenance contract with Smurfit Kappa Nervion in Spain
ANDRITZ Ingeniería, SA, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from Smurfit Kappa Nervion to provide industrial...
Continuous decrease of CO2 emissions from Lessebo Paper
Lessebo Paper has launched their environmental declaration for year 2021, based on 2020s data, and reports a continuous decrease of CO2 emissions...
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper increases prices for coated speciality papers
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is forced to raise the prices for its coated specialty papers again. The reason for this is the recently continued rise in...
 Körber’s Spare Parts allows delivery customers within  24 hours in up to 97% of cases thanks to four logistics hubs around the world
The tissue industry is facing unprecedented challenges, and maintaining and improving production efficiency by trying to limit unscheduled downtime...
Metsä Board designs easy to recycle beverage packaging
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has designed a light but strong, easily...
Toscotec to supply a wet end rebuild to Dunn Paper in Michigan
Dunn Paper selected Toscotec for the rebuild of the wet section of PM2 at its Menominee paper mill in Michigan, USA. The paper machine produces ...
Toscotec’s new tissue line starts up at Thai C.A.S. Paper Mill
C.A.S. Paper Mill started up an AHEAD 1.5S tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its Sing Buri mill in Thailand. The new AHEAD 1.5S machine has a...
A.Celli Group among the 2021 Sustainability Leaders
Il Sole 24 Ore, in collaboration with Statista, ranked the 150 most responsible Italian companies on the basis of 3 criteria: environment, social and...
Metsä Board’s paperboard protects COVID-19 vaccinesa
Creating sustainable, safe and pure medical and pharmaceutical packaging solutions that are compliant with good manufacturing practices and quality...
Faderco records + 40% OEE thanks to Körber’s integrated solutions for converting and packaging
Increasing profitability and production of tissue products, including sustainable ones, in a rapidly growing market: this is the challenge, accepted...
Voith’s Quality Control System (QCS) OnQuality to improve production quality at Simka Kagit PM 1 in Kayseri, Turkey
Simka Kagit Sanayi VE Ticaret AS, a Turkish manufacturer of various converted paper and paperboard products, has commissioned Voith to supply its...
Arctic Paper strengthens the sales organization
Arctic Paper consolidates the sales organizations for Scandinavia and the Baltics into a joint company, Arctic Paper ScanBaltics. Leif-Arne Karlsen,...
Mike Petersen LEIPA
LEIPA Group is pleased to announce another addition to its Sales team: Mike Petersen will be joining us on May 1st, 2021, as Head of Sales Packaging...
Digital printing brings a consumer’s voice to packaging
Finland's leading ready-to-eat food company, Saarioinen, launched soup packaging just before Valentine's Day, for consumers to share their own...
Voith presents IntensaDrum Duo for production volumes of 3,000 tons of paper per day
The papermaking process starts with pulping and separation of coarse contaminants to prepare the pulp for the subsequent cleaning steps. Based on its...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up a new HERB recovery boiler at Kuantum Papers Limited, India
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new 500 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler at Kuantum Papers Limited in Saila...
Siegwerk and Kotkamills
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Kotkamills, a Finnish paper and paperboard...
 Voith rebuilds complete PM 5 of customer PAPRESA for the optimized production of packaging paper
PAPRESA, the leading southern European manufacturer of newsprint, commissioned Voith in March to completely rebuild PM 5 at the Rentería mill in...
Toscotec accomplishes a dryer section rebuild at Cartiera di Ferrara, Italy
After a complete dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec, Cartiera di Ferrara fired up PM1 at its mill in Ferrara, Italy. Toscotec modified the...
ANDRITZ signs industrial maintenance contract with LD Celulose S.A.
Sindus ANDRITZ Ltda., part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from LD Celulose S.A. to provide industrial maintenance...
Toscotec-supplied turnkey tissue line achieves top speed at Paloma
The AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine supplied by Toscotec to the Slovenian tissue producer Paloma has achieved its top speed and performance at Sladki Vrh...
Solenis to Increase Prices on Process and Water Treatment Chemicals Across EMEA
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by 7 to 15 percent on all process and water treatment product lines...
Toscotec finalizes a drying section rebuild at Cartiera San Giorgio, Italy
Cartiera San Giorgio successfully started up its PM1 after the complete rebuilt of its dryer section by Toscotec. PM1 has a trim width of 2,500 mm,...
Successful start-up of complete paper production line supplied by Voith to Green Bay Packaging in the U.S.
On March 11, 2021, Green Bay Packaging started operating its new PM4 production line. The facility located near the headquarters of the family-owned...
Arctic Paper is creating a new strategic group R&D function
In order to maintain and strengthen Arctic Paper's ability to develop new innovative products that meet customer needs, the company has decided to...
ANDRITZ presents TwinFlo Prime – a brand-new development in LC refining
International technology Group ANDRITZ has launched the latest innovation in low-consistency refining – the TwinFlo Prime refiner, combining...
Pasaban Upgrades Papel Aralar's Non-woven Paper Winder
Paper and board sheeters and winders more than 10 years old, usually need to be refurbished in order to improve their efficiency. For this reason,...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up complete LC pulping system at Papeleira Coreboard, Portugal
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a complete continuous low-consistency (LC) pulping system at Papeleira Coreboard,...
Lessebo Paper is the first paper producer in the world to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified® GOLD
Lessebo Paper is the first paper producer in the world to achieve Cradle to Cradle Certified® GOLD award for its white ranges of uncoated, premium...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up two tissue production lines delivered to Suzhou Taison Paper Mill in China
The two CrescentFormer tissue machines (TM13, TM15) of the type PrimeLineST W8 have a design speed of 1,900 m/min, a paper width of 5.6 m, and a...
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by up to 20 percent on all wet strength resins in EMEA, effective...
Feldmuehle to increase prices for wet strength label papers by 8% as of April 2021
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, will increase prices for wet strength label paper qualities by 8% as of...
Lucart validates Toscotec’s TT Defender ability to increase Yankee efficiency
Toscotec has recently introduced TT Defender, a leading-edge patented innovation that provides Yankee dryers with an effective internal protection...
Walki partner with Greycon for Global IT Solutionq
Walki begins the next phase of a group-wide business transformation which includes the modernisation of the group Global IT infrastructure, including...
How BOBST helped family-run converter Karteks reach new heights
Today, Karteks is one of the leading manufacturers of corrugated boxes in Serbia – the third largest in the country, only behind two major...
Pasaban Focuses On Upgrades Of Paper And Cardboard Sheeters And Winders
Pasaban Upgrades, the ideal solution to get the best out of your paper and cardboard converting equipment.   Upgrading sheeters and winders is...
A new era has started in Stora Enso’s Oulu Mill in Finland
Following the conversion of a paper machine into containerboard production, Oulu Mill is now ready to serve the growing packaging market. The EUR 350...
  Sino-Pack2021 Opens in Guangzhou Today Win Opportunities for Enterprises Online and Offline
The 27th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack2021) cum 2021 China (Guangzhou) International Exhibition...
+Pro: Increased productivity and sustainable production with the new Efficiency Add-On for press fabrics
With +Pro, Voith has added another product to its range of Efficiency Add-Ons for press fabrics. Through shorter start-up times, longer life cycles...
Voith launches new PU roll cover for press rolls
Problems are often encountered with conventional rolls when processing pulp. The rolls cause high specific pressures as well as a short nip. To...
  Highlights of Sino-Pack: Young, Healthy, Smart, Trendy and Fun
The 27th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack2021) cum 2021 China (Guangzhou) International Exhibition on...
Arctic Paper S.A. Q4, 2020 - preliminary results*: Good results and strengthened position in turbulent times
2020 was a turbulent year which proves the value of combining paper and pulp; two segments with different cycles that together provide a balanced...
Voith modernizes and expands stock preparation plant for Modern Karton PM 3 in Ergene, Turkey
Modern Karton, the largest manufacturer of cardboard packaging and packaging paper in Turkey, recently signed a contract with Voith for the extension...
TOSCOTEC to supply tissue machine for MEPCO’s new tissue mill in KAEC
Today MEPCO and Toscotec signed a turnkey supply contract for a high efficiency AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine. Toscotec is one of the world’s leading...
Republic Paperboard Company LLC and Voith innovate curtain coater process to launch Republic’s coated Gypsum Linerboard production
Republic Paperboard recently installed and commissioned a new curtain coater system, which was built by Voith and will allow Republic to produce...
Mauro Luna is Körber Tissue’s new Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Mauro Luna has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Körbers Business Area Tissue and will report directly to Chief Executive Officer...
Hayat Kimya leverages Kӧrber integrated converting and packaging solutions to advance premium tissue growth in Russian market
In Russia, consumer demand for innovative, premium quality tissue products has risen dramatically, driven by tissue manufacturer Hayat Kimya’s...
Roll cover technology from Voith: latest development AiroDry H for guide rolls in the dryer section
Guide rolls are used throughout the paper machine and must therefore meet a wide variety of requirements. In the dryer section the primary task is to...
Mayr-Melnhof Karton to acquire Kwidzyn (Poland) mill from International Paper
Mayr-Melnhof Karton to acquire Kwidzyn (Poland) mill from International Paper. Proposed acquisition expands MMK’s activities in virgin fiber-based...
Maashan Huawang New Material Technology Co., Ltd. signs a contract for a new E-WIND® P100 Paper Rewinder
A.Celli Paper will supply the Chinese company with an E-WIND® P100 Paper Rewinder following the order placed in 2019 for an identical machine.
 ANDRITZ to supply a Wetlace™ CP line to Lotus Teknik, Turkey
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Lotus Teknik A.Ş., Turkey, to supply a neXline wetlace CP (carded pulp) line for...
OPTIMA and Voith establish development partnership
At the end of 2020, the Optima Group entered a development partnership with the technology group Voith. The objective of the alliance is to develop...
New study shows that paper-based single-use packaging can have a better environmental impact than reusable packaging
A new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study, conducted by engineering consultancy Ramboll for the European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA) demonstrates...
Metsä Tissue invests in increasing the efficiency of its fresh fibre tissue paper production in Mänttä
Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, is investing in its fresh fibre-based tissue papers aimed at local markets by renewing the tissue paper machine of...
Folding Cartons recyclable in the waste paper stream
Folding cartons are recyclable as part of the paper stream collected from private households. This is confirmed by a recent, wide-ranging study...
Mondi to acquire Olmuksan, a leading Turkish corrugated packaging player
Mondi has agreed to acquire 90.38% of the outstanding shares in Olmuksan International Paper Ambalaj Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş (“Olmuksan” or the “...
adreas krengel wepa
The Supervisory Board of the WEPA Group has appointed Mr Andreas Krengel as a new member of the Management Board of the WEPA Group, effective from...
3M supports UN designation of Dec. 27 as International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
To mark the ongoing global fight against COVID-19 and to raise awareness of the lessons being learned during the pandemic, the United Nations has...
A new corrugated waste bin designed for the hygienic disposal of face masks
The use of face masks during the recent pandemic has justifiably grown to hundreds of millions worldwide. However, masks can easily end up littering...
Toscotec successfully completes a dryer section rebuild at Aviretta in Germany
Toscotec successfully completed a post dryer section rebuild at German containerboard producer Aviretta. The project was executed according to the...
Innovative and recyclable drink cooler made with paperboard
Showcasing a sustainable alternative for food packaging – that was the aim of the new demo project by Weilburger Graphics. The company created an...
How to reduce the energy consumption of your Tissue machine thanks to Industry 4.0 Data Management
The trend of recent years in all industrial sectors and, above all, in the manufacturing one, is to move towards green policies, whether it is eco-...
Södra to raise price of NBSK to USD 960/tonne
Södra Cell is increasing the price of its northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe to $960, effective 1 January 2021.   “Despite...
Voith realizes ropeless threading for board machines in two-tier dryer sections
In board machines, threading the paper web following shutdowns or breaks in the dryer section has until now been a complicated and time-consuming...
New generation of HydroMix stock mixing system from Voith features an automatically adjustable mixing nozzle and compact design
Voith has comprehensively optimized its HydroMix stock mixing system. The new generation of this tried and tested system features an automatically...
New corrugated berry packaging complements premium strawberries with top quality print
Corrugated board is traditionally used for packaging to protect berries and fruit throughout the production chain. However, the added value it can...
Stora Enso invests EUR 80 million in wood handling at Imatra mills
Stora Enso has decided to invest in centralising and modernising the wood handling capacity at its Imatra mills in Finland. The investment of EUR 80...
BOBST celebrates double win at this year’s EDP Awards
BOBST, the leading equipment and services supplier to the printing and converting industry, has been given two accolades by the European Digital...
Stora Enso invests in production line for granulated lignin
Stora Enso is investing EUR 14 million to build a granulation and packing plant for lignin, allowing easier packing and handling of lignin compared...
Voith shows robust development in an unprecedented year 2020 and continues growth initiatives
In the 2020 financial year (ending September 30, 2020) the Voith Group performed reasonably well given the significant adverse impacts of the global...
Mayr-Melnhof Karton to acquire Kotkamills
Mayr-Melnhof Group has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Kotkamills Group Oyj from its share holders. The transaction is...
BOBST reflects on a very special year and focuses on shaping the future of the packaging world for 2021 and beyond
2020 will be remembered as unexpected and transformational. As we reach the end of it, we take time to look back at some of the important milestones...
PankaPlex receives OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certificates
Pankaboard manufactures high-quality cartonboards for packaging, various graphical and industrial applications and food service products. All...
A perfect match made both in sustainability and looks – Metsä Board’s paperboard selected for the packaging of SensiDO hair products
SIM Finland Oy is a cosmetics manufacturer that emphasises purity, quality, and design in its products, and pays special attention to sustainability...
Surgical masks and biodegradable bamboo masks: a combination that is 99.8% effective against coronavirus
Laboratory tests have shown how the patented Körber Tissue Myfaceroll masks, worn together with surgical ones, increase the effectiveness and...
Yankee Dryer with forged shell: features and benefits
The Yankee Dryer is a key component in a tissue paper production plant. Being subjected to both the pressure and the heating of the steam from the...
Pandemic cannot mean sustainability takes a back seat warns packaging giant
Packaging giant DS Smith is warning brands and retailers that the Covid-19 pandemic does not mean they can overlook their environmental efforts after...
Lecta Reduces Energy Consumption at Its Mills by 60% with New Lighting
In keeping with its environmental objective of optimizing energy consumption. In accordance with its firm environmental commitment in carrying out...
Toscotec to supply three tissue rebuild projects
Toscotec will deliver three tissue machine rebuilds located at different mills to a confidential global producer. 
Voith launches the OnPerformance.Lab – a Remote Service Center for the digital optimization of paper production
With the OnPerformance.Lab, Voith is now offering paper manufacturers the opportunity to identify and exploit improvement potential for their...
Demand for authenticity challenges pharma packaging
Alongside growing consumption, the need for authenticity is increasing in pharma packages. Pharma companies and consumers alike want to be sure that...
Smurfit Kappa raises Climate Change ambition by targeting at least 'Net Zero' emissions by 2050
Smurfit Kappa has announced new targets to further reduce its fossil CO2 emissions, including its ambition to reach at least net zero emissions by...
Stora Enso sets new financial targets
Stora Enso has updated its strategy and certain financial targets, to support the Group’s focus on growth and value creation. The updated strategy...
A.Celli Paper & Aktül Kağit: only two weeks to start up the rewinder
Aktül Kağıt is a company that produces tissue paper from 100% virgin wood pulp, managing Private Label products for the main local and foreign...
Södra 360 Experience highlights sustainable choices with VR format
Södra has introduced the Södra 360 Experience, which takes advantage of virtual reality (VR) technology to increase knowledge about the role of the...
Energy Efficiency Network ChePap Rhein-Ruhr - Renewed Success
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and 13 other companies from the chemical and paper industry in North Rhine-Westphalia save a further 113 million kilowatt...
World Cup Levi is Kotkamills' newest partner in responsible sporting events
Kotkamills, a manufacturer of fully recyclable food service board, has signed a collaboration agreement with the organisers of the alpine skiing...
Toscotec-Rebuilt Hoods yield double-digit consumption reduction at Wepa Giershagen
Wepa Group is one of the largest tissue manufacturers in Europe, with 13 sites, 21 paper machines, a production of approx. 780,000 t/year, and a...
Lessebo Paper
Lessebo Paper can see an increasing interest in their eco-friendly papers. The company is one of the oldest paper manufacturers in Sweden and...
Valmet to supply IQ Steam Profiler and CD Moisture Control to Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Steam Profiler and associated cross-direction moisture control to the Ahlstrom-Munksjö mill in Billingsfors, Sweden....
Toscotec’s rebuild achieves production increase at Skjern Paper, Denmark
Skjern Paper is Denmark’s only paper mill. Founded in 1965, it is situated in Skjern, West Jutland. Since 2005, the ownership majority has been held...
ANDRITZ to supply evaporation plant to ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division in India
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division (ITC-PSPD) to supply a new...
Valmet to supply a fine paper making line to Asia Symbol XinHui in China
Valmet will supply a fine paper making line with stock preparation and an extensive scope of automation to Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper in XinHui,...
 ANDRITZ to supply non-condensable gases (NCG) incineration system for Bracell’s new pulp mill in Brazil
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Bracell to supply the non-condensable gases (NCG) incineration system on EPCC basis...
Voith installs MasterJet Pro headbox for Ilim Group in Russia with support from OnCall.Video
The Ilim Group in Russia had been planning for a long time to upgrade the PM 4 at its plant in Koryazhma by adding a new MasterJet Pro headbox....
 ANDRITZ to supply two tissue machines to Guangxi Sun Paper in China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Guangxi Sun Paper to supply two tissue machines for its new mill in Beihai City,...
Kotkamills’ board is a consumer packaging win for Starcke and PackageMedia
Finnish packaging manufacturers PackageMedia and Starcke have been awarded for their innovative products packaged in Kotkamills’ board material.
Metsä Board’s new demo brochure shows how to create stunning graphical print
Packaging and graphical professionals are constantly looking for new ways to attract consumers. There is often an artistic vision and haptic feeling...
Successful installation of a new eCon folio sheeter at Minskaya Tipografiya, Belarus
The installation and commissioning of a new eCon precision folio-size sheeter at the Belarus customer Minskaya Tipografiya was successfully carried...
Toscotec exceeds performance goal on wet end rebuild at Papeterie Le Bourray
In June 2020, Toscotec successfully rebuilt the approach flow and wet end of PM4 at Papeterie Le Bourray in Saint-Mars-la-Brière, France. After two...
voith blue line
In early 2017, Voith received an order for six BlueLine OCC stock preparation lines from Nine Dragons, the largest manufacturer of packaging paper in...
Xeikon introduces 7 colour label press
Xeikon has announced the addition of a high-end label press to its Panther portfolio to meet a need in the market and extend the company’s...
Kotkamills aims for the huge U.S. fast food market with its fully recyclable products
Kotkamills, a manufacturer of fully recyclable food service board, is currently exploring the possibility of establishing its own sales office in the...
reusable paper bag
There are more and more reasons to replace the plastic Bag for Life with one in paper when you go shopping. BillerudKorsnäs and AB Group Packaging...
Södra delivers stable result in current market conditions
The current market conditions had a significant impact on Södra’s operating profit in the third quarter. Despite higher year-on-year delivery volumes...
Toscotec to deliver a Steel Yankee Dryer to C. Y. P. Del R. S.A., Colombia
Toscotec will supply a second-generation TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer to the Colombian tissue manufacturer Cartones Y Papeles Del Risaralda. The new TT...
A.Celli 2-CARE®: how to prevent and reduce downtime
How to avoid unexpected interruptions of the production line and minimize scheduled downtime thanks to the services included in the A.Celli...
Toscotec to supply two major rebuilds in Africa and Western Europe on a turnkey basis
Toscotec will rebuild two tissue machines in Western Europe and Africa for a leading tissue manufacturer that remains confidential. The projects are...
Inverform – a new, sustainable paperboard alternative to plastic food trays
Iggesund Paperboard’s new InverformTM  for ready-made food packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.  Made from pure...
Pasaban Supplies A New Duplex Sheeter To Varel (PKV) And Modernizes One Of Its Board Sheeters
Varel trust Pasaban for the supply of a new high production sheeter and upgrades its old duplex sheeting machine. Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel (PKV...
Metsä Board’s paperboards receive new home compostability certificates
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that two of its...
A.Celli Paper will supply three new E-WIND ® Tissue rewinders to Guangxi Sun Paper
The supply of A.Celli tissue and paper rewinders for the Shandong Sun Holdings Group continues with the sale of another 3 top of the range tissue...
Voith successfully commissions its first virtual reality training system worldwide at LEIPA with OnCall.Video
LEIPA is the world’s first paper mill to employ virtual reality (VR) from Voith as a modern and immersive training method. At the Schwedt location,...
oswaldo cruz junior
With the strategic aim of becoming the most advanced and complete supplier in the world of technologies dedicated to tissue, Fabio Perini, Casmatic...
Metsä Board’s paperboards successful in European Carton Excellence Awards 2020
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that five cartons...
Stora Enso and Tingstad launch unique formed fiber food service bowls to replace plastics
Stora Enso is introducing its new eco-friendly take-away bowls for food service packaging, PureFiber™ by Stora Enso. The products are free from...
Toscotec starts up two AHEAD 2.0L tissue lines at Sofidel America
Two Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.0L tissue machines came online at Sofidel America’s mill in Inola, Oklahoma. Shortly after start-up, the two lines met...
An outstanding organic coffee package uses Metsä Board’s paperboard
When Dutch coffee brand Zuivere Koffie was developing its new coffee range, it wanted the packaging to be both sustainable and eye-catching. In order...
CurvedBar: Voith presents new screen plate with significantly extended service life for recovered paper pulping
Voith introduces a new screen plate design for pulpers used in recovered paper pulping. The CurvedBar screen plate extends service life in Voith's...
Inauguration of the world’s first fossil-free biomethanol plant
Sweden’s Minister for Enterprise Ibrahim Baylan today inaugurated Södra’s plant for commercial biomethanol at the pulp mill in Mönsterås. Members of...
Kotkamills to become first-ever sustainability partner of Norwich
Norwich City and Kotkamills are delighted to announce their sustainability partnership, the first ever in the club’s history. The multi-year...
Valmet strengthens its business by acquiring PMP Group, a provider of technologies and services for the paper industry
Valmet has on September 11, 2020 entered into an agreement to acquire PMP Group in Poland. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately...
Metsä Board’s professional magazine wins an Ozzie in Folio Awards
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has recently won a prestigious Ozzie Award for...
Call for entries: Recreate Packaging 2021 Design Circular
The design competition Recreate Packaging by Stora Enso invites designers globally to create renewable packaging solutions for circular economy. The...
Know Vietnam's Packaging and Printing Markets Digital Smart Packaging Helps Enterprises to Upgrade and Transform
The 27th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack2021) cum China (Guangzhou) International Exhibition on...
ANDRITZ to supply sixth P-RC APMP system to Sun Paper, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Guangxi Sun Paper Co. Ltd., part of the Sun Paper Group, to supply a chemi-...
Toscotec’s tissue line exceeds production target at EuroVast Group
Italian tissue manufacturer EuroVast fired up a new MODULO-PLUS tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its Cartiera della Basilica paper mill in...
Dell’Osso steps down as iT’s Tissue Chairman
Marco Dell’Osso has stepped down from his position as Chairman of Tissue Italy, the organization behind the iT’s Tissue events. 
Arctic Paper to develop high barrier biodegradable paper with co-financing of NCBIR
Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A., a subsidiary of the Arctic Paper S.A., has signed a contract with Poland’s National Centre for Research and Development...
A Chinese podium for A.Celli Paper Tissue Machines with Crescent Former technology
We are pleased to learn that in the 2020-2021 edition of the "Directory of Tissue Paper & Disposable Products" published by China Paper...
Gonçalves opens complex folding carton line in Latin America with BOBST equipment
A new BOBST folding carton line has been unveiled at Gráfica Gonçalves, in São Paulo, during an officially inauguration ceremony held on 11 September...
 ANDRITZ to complete and start up the folding boxboard production line at JSC Management Company of the Holding Belorusskie oboi, Dobrush, Belarus
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from JSC Management Company of the Holding Belorusskie oboi, Belarus, to complete and...
Etigraph Italia S.r.l. puts its full trust in systems from BST eltromat
As a manufacturer of premium self-adhesive labels for wines and spirits, Etigraph Italia S.r.l. requires a quality assurance system that meets the...
Shanying Group: two 8-meter A.Celli Paper Rewinders successfully started-up
Papermaking, is one of the main business of Shanying Huazhong Paper Industry Co., Ltd and enjoys certain popularity and influence in the industry...
 ANDRITZ to supply flue gas treatment systems for the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) in Singapore
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Keppel Seghers to supply flue gas treatment systems for the IWMF Phase 1 WTE (Waste...
ANDRITZ to supply innovative logyard cranes to Metsä Fibre
International technology group ANDRITZ and Metsä Fibre, part of the Metsä Group, have signed a preliminary agreement under which ANDRITZ will supply...
Stora Enso starts the production of new-generation formed fiber products free from plastic and PFAS
Stora Enso has started the production of formed fiber food service products at Hylte Mill in Sweden. The production ramp-up follows the investment...
Valmet to supply Metsä Board’s Kemi mill with Industrial Internet solutions to enhance end-product quality and the mill’s productivity
Valmet and Metsä Board have signed an agreement on data-driven optimization of paperboard quality of the board machine at Metsä Board’s Kemi mill....
Three generations of POWER REGISTER showcase 20 years of BOBST innovation mastery
It’s 20 years since BOBST launched its POWER REGISTER® system to the packaging market. The ‘no contact’ sheet feeding system was an industry-first...
Voith adds new tool for remote video support to its digital service portfolio
Voith has added a new tool for remote video support to its service portfolio, offering customers access to expert support at any time and from any...
Toscotec-supplied hoods achieve top performance at WEPA Mainz
Toscotec successfully completed a hood rebuild on PM 1 at WEPA Mainz in Germany. After a tight shutdown timeframe, PM 1 started up on schedule last...
 Platinum level for Incada
Iggesund Paperboard’s mill in Workington, England, where the leading paperboard brand Incada is made, has been awarded the Platinum level by the...
A.Celli to supply an E-WIND® T80S rewinder to Aktul Kagit
Aktül Kağıt is a company that produces one of the softest toilet paper and most absorbent paper towel in Turkey with eco-friendly production...
MIAC 2020 is postponed to April 2021 and it is called MIAC RESTART
We wish to inform you that EDIPAP S.R.L., the MIAC Organizer, has decided, after recent consultations with companies in the paper industry sector, to...
LEGO Group to invest up to US$400 million over three years to accelerate sustainability efforts
The LEGO Group announced plans to invest up to US$400 million over three years to accelerate sustainability and social responsibility initiatives....
Arctic Blue Gin package designed by Metsä Board wins a ScanStar award
The Arctic Blue Gin package, featuring images of Northern Lights, has won a ScanStar 2020 award. The Nordic competition was organised by the Finnish...
Stora Enso plans to shut down one standard newsprint paper machine in Sweden
Stora Enso will start codetermination negotiations with employees at its Hylte Mill in Sweden regarding a plan to reorganise the mill, including...
Artificial intelligence integration further improves quality consistency at Metsä Board Kemi mill
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is putting the latest artificial intelligence to...
Stora Enso invests in Forshaga to develop sustainable barrier solutions
Stora Enso is making an investment in dispersion barrier technology at its Forshaga site in Sweden, as a step in its innovation agenda. The...
With open minds and a willingness to experiment, packaging suppliers are mastering change
Packaging is one of the most effective ways of communicating with customers. Not only does it say something about the content, but increasingly it...
Obility confirms its participation at drupa 2021
The Koblenz-based software house Obility confirmed its participation in drupa 2021 (April 20 - 28 in Düsseldorf). "We announced at the beginning of...
Handling Tumultuous Times in the Tissue and Towel Market
The unfolding of the past several months has led to more unpredictability than any of us could have imagined. Stay-at-home orders, social distancing...
Valter Canelli is the new Sales Director of A.Celli Paper
A.Celli Paper Spa, a company specializing in technological solutions for the manufacturing of Tissue plants and winders but with an ever-increasing...
Toscotec launches new OPTIMA rewinders for top winding quality and efficiency
Following a complete design upgrade of its rewinder line, Toscotec launched the new OPTIMA rewinders. The new line has achieved recognition in the...
Arctic Paper receives Cradle to Cradle Certified™ certification for a wide range of paper products
The full product range of Munken papers, Amber Graphic and Munken Kraft have been awarded a Silver Level Material Health Certificate as part of the...
 ANDRITZ to supply four PrimeLineCOMPACT M 1600 tissue machines to Guangdong Hengan in China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Guangdong Hengan Paper Co., Ltd. (Hengan) to supply four tissue machines to its...
Metsä Board launches a state-of-the-art Excellence Centre
Growing consumption and demand for more sustainable packaging is boosting the need for new innovations. To develop solutions for packaging today and...
A.Celli Paper acquires PMT Italia
A.CELLI PAPER SPA, main affiliate of ITALIA TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE group, announces the acquisition of PMT ITALIA - PAPER MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY, a...
Lessebo Paper publishes all-time low CO2 figures
Lessebo Paper has launched the environmental declaration of year 2020, based on 2019-year data, and reports a drastic decrease of CO2 emissions. The...
New PMP Intelli-Reel® to be delivered for one of the leading global hygiene company, to a paper mill in France
One of the leading global hygiene companies reached an agreement with PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) for a new project execution of design,...
Metris DryQ from ANDRITZ improves performance at Montes del Plata
The new intelligent solution for pulp drying, Metris DryQ, developed by international technology group ANDRITZ, is operating successfully at the...
 #GreenSource
Cepi, the Confederation of European Paper Industries, and EPIS, the European Pulp Industry Sector Association and its members, present their #...
Successful startup of cutting-edge packaging paper machine Propapier PM 3
German paper manufacturer Progroup AG has successfully commissioned the PM 3, one of the most modern packaging paper machines in the world, at the...
The modern board mill Metsä Board Kyro is celebrating its 150th anniversary
Metsä Board's Kyro mill will be 150 years old this year, 2020. The wood grinding plant along the Kyröskoski rapids was started up in 1870. Since then...
optix solenis
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is working with a North American tissue maker to deliver continuous process improvement...
Gmund Used - the eco-friendly paper with its own history
It has always been of utmost priority for Gmund to manufacture their papers environmental-friendly. The Gmund Used collection reaffirms and...
Eero Aarnio designs an eco-playhouse made with corrugated board
Eero Aarnio, an artist worldwide famous for furniture designs, such as the iconic Ball Chair, has designed an eco-playhouse made with corrugated...
Arctic Paper S.A., Q2/H1 2020:
• Q2 consolidated sales revenue was PLN 616.0mn (EUR1 139.5mn). • EBITDA in Q2 was PLN 48.0mn (EUR1 10.9mn). • EBIT in Q2 was PLN 24.2mn (EUR1 5.5mn...
Smurfit Kappa to participate in worlds first project on hydrogen energy storage
Smurfit Kappa has announced it has been chosen to participate in an innovative energy research project on renewable energy storage. The HYFLEXPOWER...
Sofidel employees donate two ultrasound scanners to the hospital of Lucca and an ultrasound scanner and an electrocardiograph to the hospital of Gorizia, in Italy
The tissue paper manufacturer Group, particularly well-known for its Regina brand, keeps on supporting people in need in Europe and the United States...
Sun Chemical Organizes Strategic Committee to Drive Sustainability in Packaging Market
Sun Chemical has organized a Corporate Sustainability Committee to further strengthen its approach to addressing the sustainability needs of the...
Announcing the 'FA-17' iPad-controlled flexographic label machine at Essentra Lublin
A new 17-inch FA-17 flexographic machine by Nilpeter has recently been installed at the Essentra Packaging’s Lublin site. Essentra Packaging is a...
Adams Packaging has selected Essentra Tapes’ Rippatape brand
Adams Packaging, one of Poland's leading manufacturers of corrugated cardboard packaging, has selected Essentra Tapes’ Rippatape brand, to help it...
Södra strengthens its work within public affairs
Marcus Svensson has been appointed Head of Public Affairs at Södra. He will organise, coordinate and manage Södra’s work within public affairs going...
Start-up - FILAR’s Tissue Machine, in Poland
On August 8, FILAR Fijałkowscy Sp., a company located in Sadlno, in the Gmina Wierzbinek region in Poland, started using its first tissue machine for...
Paper industry’s recycling performance reaches highest level ever in 2019
In 2019, Cepi members produced close to 90 million tonnes of paper and board, of which 54.6% werebased  on  recycled  fibres-compared  to  53.1%  in...
graphic papers
If you're at all familiar with the graphic papersmarket, then you’ve been hearing for years that it’s in a decline – and that's true. On average, the...
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from AO Knauf Petroboard to install a new reeling section for the KM2 board machine at...
100 Constellation sold in 5 years all over the world
After 5 years from its launch on the market, the Constellation™ technology, patented by Fabio Perini, has reached the milestone of 100 lines sold to...
Toscotec receives forth turnkey order from WEPA
Toscotec will supply an AHEAD 2.2S tissue line on a full turnkey basis to WEPA Piechowice mill in Poland. The project is planned in a short time...
Sonoco Acquires Sustainable Paper Can Solutions Producer
Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, today announced it has acquired Can Packaging, a privately owned designer and...
Mondi acquires two paper bag lines and signs exclusive supplier agreements with leading cement producers in Egypt
Mondi Paper Bags, part of Mondi Group, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has acquired two paper bag lines from Helwan Cement Company...
Successful FSC® and PEFC™ monitoring audit
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper has successfully passed without exception the monitoring audit and the re-certification of FSC® Chain-of-Custody and PEFC™...
ANDRITZ completes the world’s largest P-RC APMP production system at Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received the Final Acceptance Certificate from Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry Co., Ltd in Yancheng, Dafeng...
Sino-Pack Business Matching Enhance Interconnection. Six Special Zones for New Exhibition
As packaging companies get rid of the impact of the new coronavirus, companies need to reorganize their direction to improve the level of competition...
Heinzel Paper and Voith launch joint flagship project to digitize paper machines
Paper manufacturer Heinzel Group demonstrated its future focus and adaptability last year by rebuilding its PM 10 from recovered magazine paper to...
Metsä Board paperboards hold industrial compostability certifications
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium lightweight paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is glad to announce that its paperboards have...
Stora Enso and Helsinki Olympic Stadium partner up to promote circular economy solutions
Stora Enso and Helsinki Olympic Stadium have signed a partnership agreement to develop low-carbon, eco-friendly operations at the stadium by...
iggesund paperboard
Iggesund Paperboard’s mill in Iggesund Sweden, where the leading paperboard brand Invercote is made, has been awarded the Platinum level by the...
Feldmuehle produces vegan paper
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, produces vegan paper. More and more consumers and manufacturers are...
From toilet paper to face masks
A technological innovation capable of producing up to 10 thousand face masks per minute, which can be adapted to all main "non-woven" materials,...
Hubergroup bundles chemical expertise in a separate division
The international printing ink manufacturer hubergroup repositions itself. Effective immediately, the production and marketing of raw materials for...
Holmen acquires Martinsons
Today Holmen signed an agreement to acquire Martinsons, one of Sweden’s leading players in sawn and processed wood products. The purchase price is...
Diageo announces creation of world's first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle
Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, has today announced that it has created the world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based...
peter karlsson - sodra
Södra’s operating profit during Q2 was stable given current market conditions. Deliveries were higher year-on-year, but prices for Södra’s core...
Toscotec-rebuilt PM1 exceeds production targets at Papertech in Spain
Core board manufacturer Papertech exceeded the targets of production increase originally set for the rebuild of its PM1 at Tudela mill, Spain.   
Flow Cosmetics chooses sustainable Metsä Board paperboards for its range of natural products
Flow Cosmetics, a Finnish natural cosmetics company, has selected paperboard from Metsä Board, part of the Metsä Group, as its packaging material of...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up OCC line at Wamat Paper, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the first of two OCC lines, each with a capacity of 1,000 bdtm/d, supplied to...
Kotkamills’ water-based dispersion coated ISLA® Duo barrier board receives industrial compostability certification
Kotkamills’ easily recyclable and biodegradable ISLA® Duo barrier board has received the Seedling and DIN-Geprüft certifications for industrial...
sustainable packaging
On 6thJuly 2020, FEFCO co-hosted a virtual panel with Politico “Unwrapping the future of sustainable packaging?” was the theme of the debate which...
ANDRITZ to supply stock preparation system to Vinda Personal Care, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Vinda Personal Care (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. to supply a stock preparation system to...
Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of PM4 at Aviretta, Germany
German containerboard manufacturer Aviretta selected Toscotec to rebuild the post dryer section of its PM4 at Ettringen mill, Bavaria. PM4 produces...
Flow Cosmetics chooses sustainable Metsä Board paperboards for its range of natural products
Flow Cosmetics, a Finnish natural cosmetics company, has selected paperboard from Metsä Board, part of the Metsä Group, as its packaging material of...
Packaging to protect the environment is a complex job
At the latest since Germany’s new Packaging Act went into force last year, many manufacturers have been focusing on package recyclability. But how do...
Pasaban Service, Helping Our Customers Worldwide
“Customer proximity and offering a high-quality service are our top priorities.” Iñigo Pagola, Service Manager of Pasaban. At Pasaban, we want to...
Toscotec shaft pullers achieve top results at Lucart and Marutomi
Toscotec’s automatic shaft pullers met their goal with great results at Lucart’s mill in Porcari, Italy, and at Marutomi Paper’s mill in Fuji, Japan...
PMP supports dynamic development of Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A.
Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A. has been continuously working on modernizing its machine fleet for last several years. The priority is, invariably, an...
Voith and PTS Heidenau set a new standard for measuring stickies and non-tacky contaminants using near-infrared measuring technology
In collaboration with the research and service institute Papiertechnische Stiftung (PTS) Heidenau in Germany, Voith is introducing a new measuring...
Solenis Joins Global Consortium to Pilot Alternatives for Plastics
Solenis, a producer of specialty chemicals, is participating in the Piloting Alternatives for Plastics project, a global initiative to help develop...
Dr. Fabian Gaus complements the LEIPA Group GmbH as managing director
Dr.-Ing. Fabian Gaus, 39, has joined the management board of LEIPA Group GmbH on 1 July 2020. He takes over the newly created function of Chief Sales...
Barrier-coated paperboard – the alternative to plastic for smart packaging
The hunt for materials that can replace plastic is intense. Innovation work is being done on a global scale to find renewable alternatives to plastic...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches sustainable “from Plastic to Purpose” campaign with launch of CelluSnack Papers
As part of its continued focus on global sustainability leadership, Ahlstrom-Munksjöhas initiated its ‘from Plastic to Purpose’ campaign,...
Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of PM1 at Cartiera di Ferrara, Italy
Cartiera di Ferrara selected Toscotec for a complete dryer section rebuild of its coreboard machine at Ferrara mill in Italy. The paper machine...
 ANDRITZ to supply pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Sun Paper’s new mill in Beihai, China
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sun Paper to supply pulp dewatering and white liquor plant technologies and key...
Pure Performance by KM7, the world’s most modern board machine
Pure Performance is one of the first products from the world´s most modern board machine KM7 at BillerudKorsnäs and has received great appreciation...
According to a recent study ecological packaging material is an increasingly important factor in consumers’ purchasing decisions
According to the LOHAS2020 study, a growing number of consumers are considering the consequences of their consumption behaviour. Up to two out of...
Sino-Pack In Guangzhou, March 4-6, 2021 Create On-Offline New Opportunities For Industry
The 27th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack2021) cum China (Guangzhou) International Exhibition on...
SYNTHRON IS ACCELERATING THE PROMOTION OF BARRIER PRODUCTS WITHOUT FLUORINATED RESINS
SYNTHRON, a French manufacturer of specialty chemicals, remains one of the few French players in paper chemistry and is accelerating the promotion of...
Andritz to supply Compact Press Washer to BillerudKorsnäs
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from BillerudKorsnäs, Sweden to supply key process equipment to complement the main...
Metsä Board and Esbottle are developing a new concept for an ecological paperboard flute cup for celebration drinks
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, and the Finnish start-up company Esbottle have...
SmartGrinder: Voith introduces new refurbishment service for screw presses
Voith’s new refurbishment service for screw presses enables the full restoration of screw performance and reduces downtimes by up to 20 percent...
Solenis to Expand Production for Next-Generation Color Developer for Thermal Paper
Solenis is expanding production at its Ankleshwar facility in India to manufacture its next-generation Pergafast™ 425 color developer for the thermal...
Dr. Toralf Haag, Voith President and CEO
The Voith Group continued to show solid results in the first six months (October 2019 through end of March 2020) of the current fiscal year 2019/20,...
In the UK new recommendations allow paperboard packaging to contain up to 15 per cent plastic and still be considered recyclable.
In the UK new recommendations allow paperboard packaging to contain up to 15 per cent plastic and still be considered recyclable. One item of such...
Record 2,200 mpm constant speed at WEPA Giershagen
WEPA Giershagen is steadily operating its Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0S tissue line (PM19) at the speed of 2,200 mpm. PM19 came online in October 2015...
The key to handling surges in e-commerce packaging demand: during COVID-19 and beyond
E-commerce was already a booming market before COVID-19, hitting sales of over 3.5 trillion US dollars in 2019 and projected to reach 6.5 trillion US...
ANDRITZ to supply a PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a complete PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine with stock preparation...
ANDRITZ uses remote support in successful start-up of TMP line at Volga Paper Mill
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received the PAC (Provisional Acceptance Certificate) from Volga Pulp and Paper Mill in Balakhna, Nizhnij...
Solenis Completes the Acquisition of the Paper Business of ChemSystems
Effective June 1, 2020, Solenis LLC closed on its previously announced acquisition of the paper business of ChemSystems, a division of AECI Ltd....
 New Iggesund thick paperboard for packaging certified for HP Indigo digital commercial presses
A new thick paperboard from Iggesund Paperboard has been certified for HP Indigo for printing high-value applications on commercial digital presses....
Latest generation of Voith dispergers: InfibraDisp sets standards with hydraulic gap adjustment
Voith is expanding its product portfolio in the BlueLine stock preparation line with the launch of a new disperger with hydraulic gap adjustment....
Arctic Blue Gin package wins AIMCAL Product of the Year award
US-based Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) presented its 2020 Product of the Year award to Hazen Paper...
Metsä Board’s Annual report 2019 chosen as the best by communication professionals in Finland
ProCom – The Finnish Association of Communication Professionals – has awarded Metsä Board’s annual report 2019 the prestigious title of ‘the best’ of...
Smooth operation and excellent product quality with ANDRITZ tissue technology at Vajda Papír, Hungary
The ANDRITZ tissue machine at Vajda Papír, Dunaföldvár, Hungary, has been in full operating mode for a few months now, and the results are...
BillerudKorsnäs introduces a new life cycle assessment tool for packaging
Many brands and retailers could reduce the climate impact of their packaging up to 50 percent and avoid thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide being...
High packaging volume due to seasonal factors: Large ripper handles up to 1,000 kg of cardboard articles per hour
According to the Federal Environment Agency, 107 kilograms of packaging waste are produced per capita per year in Germany. A large proportion of...
Metsä Board’s Express Board service expands with three new folding boxboard grades
Metsä Board is adding three new grades into its Express Board offering. The new eco-barrier paperboard MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, uncoated folding...
ANDRITZ to supply complete stock preparation line to Kookil Paper, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Kookil Paper (Zhangjiagang) Limited Corporation to supply a complete 305 bdmt/d...
Buckman board elects three new directors
Bulab Holdings, Inc., in its 75th year of business, has announced that three new members have been elected by its shareholders to join its Board of...
Kemira announces a long-term extension of its bleaching chemicals supply contract with UPM-Kymmene Corporation in Uruguay
Kemira has signed a long-term agreement with UPM-Kymmene Corporation extending and expanding its current bleaching chemicals supply contract in...
	 PMP will deliver (2) new Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headboxes to Smurfit Kappa Uberaba mill in Brazil
In February 2020, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) has signed a contract for the delivery of (2) new Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headboxes for Smurfit...
Arctic Paper S.A., Q1 2020: Strong Q1 prepare the Group for tougher times
• Q1 consolidated sales revenue was PLN 813,9 mn (EUR 188,2 mn). • EBITDA Q1 was PLN 111,8mn (EUR 25,9 mn). • EBIT Q1 was PLN 79,7mn (EUR 18,4 mn)...
Feldmuehle - VivaKraft
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, is proud to announce that the mill successfully transferred its paper...
Metsä Board to restore fish migration routes
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has started a rapids fishery restoration...
ANDRITZ to supply gasification plant and biomass handling line to Klabin’s Puma II project in Brazil
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Klabin for a complete biomass gasification plant and a new biomass handling line...
Announces a new global initiative: offers Industrial Companies in the pulp and paper industry a Free Cyber-Risk assessment amid the COVID-19 Implications
OTORIO, the provider of next-generation OT digital and cybersecurity risk management solutions, announced today a new initiative designed to raise...
How digitalization is transforming the packaging industry
Digitalization, defined as the use of digital technologies to change a business model and provide new value-producing opportunities, is transforming...
New unique system for tailor-made Shaped Paper Pods
With the TPU paper form, fill and seal machine from Syntegon Technology, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, and the BillerudKorsnäs 3D formable...
Voith Group successfully completes the acquisition of Toscotec S.p.A.
After all required regulatory approvals were received, Voith Group successfully completed on the acquisition of Toscotec S.p.A. on April 30, 2020....
Clear profile and new brand image at FACHPACK 2021
Despite all the uncertainty right now, one thing is definite: the date for FACHPACK 2021. The European trade fair for packaging, technology and...
Dr. Lutz Kühne as Head of Research, Development, Innovation and Sustainability at LEIPA Group GmbH
Dr. Lutz Kühne, 49, has taken over the newly created function of Head of Research, Development, Innovation and Sustainability at LEIPA Group GmbH...
Tetra Laval Group donates 1.5 million Polish zloty to fight towards COVID-19 releif efforts
The global COVID-19 outbreak has brought about never-before challenges in our daily lives, and we remain deeply concerned for all those affected by...
BOBST reaches milestone with sale of 300th VISIONCUT
BOBST has announced that it has sold its 300th VISIONCUT. The flat-bed die-cutting machine was purchased by ADAMS, a corrugated packaging...
Metsä Board achieves the highest sustainability rating from EcoVadis
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is proud to have been awarded a Platinum level...
Iggesund Paperboard’s Sustainability Director Johan Granås
Over the past 60 years, regulatory requirements have been the biggest driver of environmental efforts by the process industry. But now brand owners...
Metsä Tissue awarded the EcoVadis Platinum rating for its sustainability performance
Metsä Tissue, one of the leading European tissue paper producers and part of Metsä Group, has been awarded the highest Platinum level rating by...
golf ball gift pack
An attractive gift item requires an equally impressive package. Together with its partner network Metsä Board’s packaging design team helped to...
Marta Jędrzejczak, Marketing & Communications Manager, DS Smith Poland
An interview with Marta Jędrzejczak, Marketing & Communications Manager, DS Smith Poland about the challenges of the packaging industry during...
Voith’s new double unwind TwinDrive significantly boosts winding capacity
Voith strengthens its winder product portfolio with the introduction of the new TwinDrive double unwind, another solution for significantly boosting...
Fabio Perini and MTC: prompt delivery for converting and packaging machines and lines
The fear generated by the coronavirus and the closures in several countries to fight the pandemic have triggered a rush to buy, or "panic buying" as...
BST eltromat
BST eltromat is a leading driving force of Industry 4.0 technology in the field of quality assurance in web-processing industries. Some of the key...
Valmet to supply new reeling and winding technology for Metsä Board in Finland
Valmet will supply new reel and winding technology and surrounding equipment for Metsä Board Kyro mill in Finland. In the rebuild, new reel and...
Grupo Corporativo Papelera & A.Celli Paper together for the start-up of a new tissue production line
The iDEAL® mod. 2000S Tissue Machine start-up took place on March, 20th in Mexico, perfectly in line, even in advance, compared to the challenging...
Sino-Pack 2020 / PACKINNO 2020
In order to prevent and control the new coronavirus infection, and ensure the health and life safety of all exhibitors and visitors, “The 27th China...
Mr. Ghaleb Al Hadhrami, Gulf Paper Manufacturing
Established in 1978, Gulf Paper Manufacturing was the first company to start manufacturing paper in the Gulf region in 1981. Owned by two families...
Fabio Perini solutions to guarantee operational continuity in times of Coronavirus
The power of technology and human ingenuity allows solving problems thousands of kilometers away, without moving engineers nor tools, with the...
BOBST and CITO-SYSTEM announce strategic investment to boost innovation and standardization in tooling and the die-making industry
On 8 April, 2020, BOBST acquired a majority participation of 51% in CITO-SYSTEM, while the management of CITO-SYSTEM retains 49% in the Company. CITO...
Arctic Paper takes action to minimize impact of Corona
The graphical paper market is expected to be negatively affected by the restrictions imposed by authorities and customers in many European countries...
Industrial and home compostability certifications for Metsä Board’s eco-barrier paperboard
The plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard, MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, has recently achieved DIN CERTCO certificates in both industrial and home...
Creating the most recycled product on earth: Europe’s corrugated industry meets for their key trade event in Munich next year
From 9 to 11 March 2021, the international corrugated and folding carton industry will gather at the Munich Trade Fair Centre in Germany for the 5th...
Stora Enso appoints David Ekberg as Head of Packaging Solutions division
Stora Enso has appointed David Ekberg as EVP, Head of Packaging Solutions division and member of the Group Leadership Team as of 1 April 2020. David...
ANDRITZ to supply new dewatering technology for RMP process to Mayr-Melnhof Karton, Austria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mayr-Melnhof Karton to supply a Vertical Screw Thickener (VST) dewatering system...
Finnish premium fragrance brand combines responsibility and luxury into its packaging by choosing Metsä Board’s lightweight paperboard
The new Finnish luxury fragrance brand Nakuna Helsinki aims to conquer the international market with its Finnish inspired and premium quality...
Antonio Bellante appointed Managing Director (CFO) of LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH
Antonio Bellante has been appointed Managing Director (CFO) of LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH with effect from 1 April 2020 and is responsible for the...
Iggesund’s UK mill
Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill in Workington, UK, did not have a single accident that led to absence during the whole of 2019. Quite an...
The winning design of the Better with Less – Design Challenge presents an ecological alternative to single-use plastic
Metsä Board is delighted to announce the winner of its international packaging design competition the Better with Less – Design Challenge. ‘...
Billebeino's innovative e-commerce packaging is impressive and eco-friendly
The impressive e-commerce packages of the clothing brand Billebeino receive positive customer feedback and respond to the growing demands for...
 Leggero Flexographic Plate for Corrugated Board Applications
Asahi Photoproducts, a pioneer in flexographic photopolymer plate development, today announced the availability of a brand-new flexographic plate....
JSC Yarpaper, specialist in the production of paper and cardboard in Russia, signed the contract with Voith for the extension of existing recycled...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up the world’s first fossil-free biomethanol plant at Södra
International technology group ANDRITZ has recently started up the world’s first biomethanol plant using ANDRITZ’s self-developed A-Recovery+ concept...
bobst
Given the acceleration of the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, recent decisions of local authorities, and to support our customers and employees,...
AR Packaging group companies raise price in tender offer for BSC Drukarnia Opakowań
A&R Carton and Colorpack, AR Packaging group companies, have decided to increase the offer price in the tender offer for BSC Drukarnia Opakowań...
Feldmuehle - Payments from the restructuring plan fulfilled prematurely and in full
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, has successfully started the year 2020 on January 2, after completing...
OnQuality: Voith launches new generation of sensors
Voith has developed a new generation of sensors with regards to availability, reliability and maintenance handling. As the main components of the...
Corona Virus: interpack 2020 postponed
Messe Düsseldorf is postponing the leading international trade fair interpack. It will now take place from 25 February to 3 March 2021.
Metsä Board joins forces with the new European Paper Packaging Alliance
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is one of the founding members of the recently...
ANDRITZ to supply largest pressurized refining system to China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Guangxi Guoxu Group Co., Ltd. to supply a pressurized refining system for their...
Toscotec completes two drying section rebuilds for Lucart
From July 2019 to February 2020, Toscotec successfully completed two customized rebuilds at Lucart Diecimo tissue mill. The two rebuilding solutions...
ANDRITZ receives major order for paper machine rebuild from MOPAK Kağıt Karton, Turkey
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from MOPAK Kağıt Karton, Turkey, to rebuild paper machine PM3 at its mill in Dalaman,...
Metsä Board joins forces with the new European Paper Packaging Alliance
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is one of the founding members of the recently...
Metsä Board designs new Arctic Blue Gin package with holographic Northern Lights flare
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has designed the Arctic Blue Gin package with...
Fabio Perini brings the future of tissue converting to Tissue World Miami
Pete Augustine, President, Fabio Perini North America says “We’re celebrating because we reached a remarkable milestone of 100 Constellation lines...
 ANDRITZ presents an extensive product portfolio with numerous innovations for the water, wastewater, waste management, and raw materials industries at IFAT 2020
International technology group ANDRITZ will be exhibiting its broad range of proven and also new technologies, services, and automation solutions for...
Digitally printed gift cards on thicker paperboard
HP Indigo 30000 digital presses can be modified to print on substrates with a thickness of 660 microns. This is the outcome of a development project...
Solenis to Acquire the Paper Business of ChemSystems
Effective February 28, 2020, Solenis signed an agreement to acquire the paper business of ChemSystems, a division of AECI Ltd. The transaction is...
ANDRITZ launches the new tissue machine PrimeLineVRT – Vertical CrescentFormer – for dry crepe tissue
International technology Group ANDRITZ has officially launched its new PrimeLineVRT – Vertical CrescentFormer – tissue machine for the production of...
Broad range of products and a seminar at Packaging Innovations in Warsaw
The members of the PrintCity Alliance are showcasing a diverse range of products again this year at the Packaging Innovations trade fair in Warsaw....
Pasaban at Drupa 2020
Once more, Pasaban will be present at Drupa 2020, the international printing technology trade fair to be held from 16 to 26 June in Düsseldorf. Held...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up PrimeLineTM W6 tissue machine at Arkhbum Tissue Group in Russia
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeLineTM W6 tissue machine, including stock preparation, re-evaporation...
Papeterie Le Bourray selected Toscotec to rebuild its PM4 tissue machine at Saint-Mars-la-Brière, near Le Mans, France.
Papeterie Le Bourray selected Toscotec to rebuild its PM4 tissue machine at Saint-Mars-la-Brière, near Le Mans, France. The start-up is scheduled...
UpElement: Unique felt technology to quickly reach full production speed​
Voith introduces UpElement to its expanding portfolio of tissue press fabrics. The modular treatment increases efficiency by achieving significantly...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö continues focus on sustainable food packaging papers with Delicitera
Continuing to be at the forefront of sustainable product offerings, Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Food Packaging Solutions Business Unit is a leading producer...
Beardow Adams Green Team spearheading new environmental initiatives
Beardow Adams, a leading global specialist in hot-melt adhesive technology, has further strengthened its environmental credentials by not only...
Andrew King Mondi
Mondi plc (“Mondi” or “the Group”) announces that Andrew King, Group Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and a director of Mondi plc, will be appointed...
Kemira raises its climate ambition to carbon neutrality by 2045
Kemira joins the growing ranks of global companies aiming for carbon neutrality and supporting the Paris Agreement. Kemira has set a target of 30%...
Metsä Board’s emissions reduction targets by the Science Based Targets
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has had its emissions reduction targets...
Toscotec fires up its 200ᵗʰ TT SYD
Toscotec has successfully started up its 200ᵗʰ Steel Yankee Dryer at César Iglesias Group’s mill in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Subscriptions to sell BSC Drukarnia Opakowań
From 12 February investors can subscribe to sell shares in BSC Drukarnia Opakowań in a tender offer announced by A&R Carton and Colorpack. These...
 CDP recognized water stewardship and forest management
Metsä Board’s leadership in water stewardship, forest management and supplier engagement on climate change is recognised by CDP.
ANDRITZ to supply a further high-efficiency PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler for a biomass power plant in Japan
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Toyo Engineering Corporation, Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidized...
ANDRITZ to supply complete pulp mill to UPM in Uruguay
International technology group ANDRITZ was selected by UPM, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, to supply energy-efficient and environmentally...
FSSC 22000 food safety certificate for Metsä Board’s Kemi mill
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is pleased to announce that the food safety procedures at...
Smurfit Kappa Full Year 2019 Results
Key Points EBITDA of €1,650 million, up 7% with an increased margin of 18.2% Strong free cash flow of €547 million, an increase of 11% on 2018 ROCE...
Stefano Pecchia Toscotec
Toscotec named Stefano Pecchia its new Energy Technology Director as its tissue and paper and board business looks ahead to continued growth in 2020...
Walki presents sustainable barrier solutions at Packaging Innovations Birmingham
Walki, a leading manufacturer of packaging solutions, will be presenting their portfolio of sustainable barrier boards and flexible packaging...
ANDRITZ at INDEX 2020
International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at INDEX 2020 in Geneva,...
kyocera ECOSYS P4060dn
Kyocera Document Solutions Europe, one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, is delighted to announce the launch of the ECOSYS P4060dn...
Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020
The international packaging design competition Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020, organised by Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group,...
Toscotec presents high-performance Rebuild Solutions at PaperWeek Canada 2020
Toscotec will showcase its efficient, paper machine rebuilding solutions at PaperWeek Canada 2020 Booth 8, from February 4 through 6, in Montreal...
Baumer hhs slogan for drupa 2020 is «Taking Care of…»
Baumer hhs, the market-leading supplier of industrial adhesive application systems to the folding carton, print finishing and other industries, wants...
Schumacher Packaging opts for subscription agreement with Heidelberg
Schumacher Packaging GmbH & Co. KG, one of Europe’s largest family-run packaging printers, with annual sales of approximately € 650 million, has...
Ignazio Capuano started as the new Chairman of CEPI
As of January 2020, the new Cepi Chairman is Mr Ignazio Capuano, CEO of the Italian firm Burgo Group Spa and Vice President of the Italian paper...
Voith sets World Record with QualiFlex CrownT at Hayat Kimya Alabuga TM 4
Hayat Kimya Alabuga TM 4 sets a new world record by using Voith’s QualiFlex CrownT sleeve on the ViscoNip application in Russia. The paper mill...
Toscotec TADVISION machine comes to life at Essity Mexico
The TADVISION® machine supplied by Toscotec on a turnkey basis to Essity Mexico started up at its tissue mill, in Ciudad Sahagun, Hidalgo. Designed...
Metsä Board named on CDP ‘A List’ for leading effort against climate change for  the fourth consecutive year
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has once again achieved a place on CDP's...
ANDRITZ to supply a further high-efficiency PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler with biomass firing in Japan
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from a Joint Venture between Toyo Engineering Corporation and Nippon Steel Engineering...
Voith extends its Measurement and Diagnostic Services
Voith is adding three new products to its range of Measurement and Diagnostic Services. MobiLab is a mobile analysis laboratory to investigate and...
Paper and Carton Converters - Evolution and Trends
Interestingly enough, the paper converting industry is becoming increasingly important to the paper sector. The significance of its activity lies in...
Chocolate producer Kultasuklaa chose Metsä Board’s eco-barrier paperboard
Kultasuklaa is a Finnish family enterprise, that has been making hand-finished chocolates at its factory in Finland since 1990. The company had one...
Valmet launches a new microwave consistency measurement for pulp and paper makers
Valmet launches a completely redesigned Valmet Microwave Consistency Measurement – Valmet MCA (patent pending) for pulp and paper makers. Valmet MCA...
paperworld 2020
Around 1,500 exhibitors from 60 countries have registered for Paperworld in Frankfurt am Main. They will be presenting a wide range of products in...
Metsä Board mills to serve as innovation platforms in VTT’s joint project for new digital solutions
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is participating in a joint project called SEED, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, in which forest...
Walki Group strengthens the Zero Waste Future Platform and licenses Earth Coating technology from Smart Planet Technologies
Walki Group has entered into a license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies, for the use of Earth Coating™ in a number of next generation...
Valmet and Fabio Perini start Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to provide digital solutions for tissue production and converting
Valmet and Fabio Perini have established an Industrial Internet ecosystem partnership to strengthen collaboration in the tissue industry. The target...
Kemira rated as top 1% for sustainability by global rating platform EcoVadis
Kemira has been awarded with the Gold level rating by the global sustainability rating platform EcoVadis. With a total score of 75 out of 100, this...
ANDRITZ to supply major pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Bracell’s new pulp mill in Brazil
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Bracell to supply energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production...
Metsä Board to modernise finishing area at Kyro mill
Metsä Board will modernise its board machine finishing area at Kyro mill in Kyroskoski. The rebuild includes a new reeler, winder and renewal of the...
Voith Group plans takeover of Toscotec S.p.A.
Technology Group Voith is planning on acquiring 90 percent of the shares in Toscotec S.p.A. A corresponding purchase contract was signed on Dec. 20,...
Best wishes  for the Holidays,  and for health and happiness  throughout the coming year!
greetings card from Iggesund Paperboard
This year’s season’s greetings card from Iggesund Paperboard, is a mystical forest in the form of a pop-up shadow box with fine laser cut details and...
Valmet receives a repeat order for an Advantage ThruAir tissue production line from Irving Consumer Products in the United States
Valmet has received an order for an Advantage ThruAir machine from Irving Consumer Products. This is a repeat order of the Advantage ThruAir machine...
Feldmuehle GmbH in Uetersen successfully completed the restructuring in 2019
On December 16, 2019, the creditors of Feldmuehle GmbH unanimously approved the insolvency plan submitted by the
Papierfabrik Palm: Voith supplies calender rolls with heating for PM 7 at King’s Lynn
Ten years ago Papierfabrik Palm put the PM 7 supplied by Voith into service at its King’s Lynn facility in the UK. Voith has now been engaged to...
Peter Čechal - Feldmuehle
On January 1, 2020, Feldmuehle GmbH in Uetersen welcomes Peter Čechal as a new member of the sales team headed by Sales Director Martin Moenke, thus...
Solenis’ OPTIX™ Applied Intelligence Receives Highest ATIP Innovation Award from the French Paper Industry Technical Association
Solenis is honored to have been selected as the Gold award winner for this year's prestigious ATIP Innovation Award for its OPTIX™ Applied...
biodegradable straw
Stora Enso and Sulapac are launching a renewable and biodegradable straw to combat the global problem of plastic waste. The straw has strong...
Acquisition of BTG successfully closed
After all required regulatory approvals were received, Voith successfully closed on the acquisition of BTG on December 1, 2019. The Swiss-based...
Gambini delivers TOUCHMAX.AIR to Byness
Gambini delivers TOUCHMAX.AIR to Byness Company: the quality of the TouchMax embossing enhanced by AirMill technology. This new version, born from...
Sign up soon: entries for the Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020 close on 5 January
The closing date for the second Better with Less – Design Challenge is approaching, with last entries to be submitted by 5 January 2020. The...
New PMP Intelli-Nip® Shoe Press has been successfully started up in Smurfit Kappa Morava Paper
On August 2018, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) has signed a contract for a press part rebuild of PM#2 in Smurfit Kappa Morava Paper, Czech Republic....
Metsä Board awarded the EcoVadis Gold rating for the third consecutive year
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is proud to have been awarded the Gold level...
Kyocera launches TASKalfa devices which set a new standard for print quality among A3 high-speed colour multifunctional products
Kyocera Document Solutions Europe, one of the world’s leading document solutions companies, have launched two new high-speed colour multifunctional...
Corrugated board – an all-rounder
Corrugated board is essential when it comes to packaging materials for shop-based retail. In addition to its value for transport and logistics, it...
 ANDRITZ and Mondi discuss major technology trends for the pulp and paper industries
At the beginning of this week, international technology Group ANDRITZ welcomed a delegation of more than 25 experts from different mills and...
BOBST Packaging Production 4.0 at drupa 2020
On the road to drupa 2020, it is important to acknowledge global trends such as global urbanization, shifting demographics, the rapid acceleration of...
evergreen
Cepi, the European association representing the paper industry, announced today a new alliance called 4evergreen. The aim of the alliance is to boost...
Feldmuehle - Products based on pulp and recycling fibres  from one source in 2020
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, launched already in 2009 the new development of a label paper with 40...
Valmet to supply an energy management solution to Kemira Chemicals’ plants in Äetsä and Joutseno in Finland
Valmet will supply an energy management solution to optimize production and energy consumption at Kemira Chemicals’ bleaching chemical plants in...
Metsä Board has selected Valmet to supply a new recovery boiler and an evaporation upgrade for the planned renewal of the Husum pulp mill in Sweden
Valmet and Metsä Board have signed an agreement for the supply of key technology for the planned renewal of the Husum pulp mill in Sweden. The supply...
Stora Enso and HS Manufacturing Group enter collaboration to develop sustainable barriers for formed fiber products
Stora Enso has entered into a strategic collaboration with HS Manufacturing Group (HSMG), a producer of plant-based barrier coatings, to develop...
Feldmuehle - Recertification successfully completed
Feldmuehle GmbH, a leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, has successfully completed the recertification of the DIN EN ISO 9001...
Metsä Board awarded the EcoVadis Gold rating for the third consecutive year
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is proud to have been awarded the Gold level...
Paper-based packaging recyclability guidelines
How can the value chain, including retailers and brand owners, specify and design paper-based packaging to support the recycling process?   There is...
andritz brasil
On October 26, 2019, ANDRITZ Brasil Ltda. successfully completed concreting work for the base of the Line 5 debarking drum, which is part of the...
metsa board 4evergreen
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is one of the founding members of the new 4evergreen industry alliance together with other members of CEPI, the...
Stora Enso, along with other members of CEPI, the European association representing the forest fiber and paper industry, are joining forces with...
Arctic Paper S.A. Q3 2019:  Stable result in a challenging market
During the third quarter of 2019, the Arctic Paper Group reached a turnover of PLN 794.4 million (compared to PLN 816.5 million in Q3 2018) with an...
ar packaging
In line with its set strategy to become a global leader in selected segments, ÅR Packaging Group AB has acquired all outstanding shares in K+D AG and...
Fabio Perini presents the Tissue Performance Center
Fabio Perini presents at MIAC the Tissue Performance Center, a next generation technologic environment where expert engineers, supported by company...
ANDRITZ to supply a pressurized refining and evaporation sytem to Berneck S.A., Brazil
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Berneck S.A. to supply a pressurized refining and evaporation system for their...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre makes cross-audits in Germany
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre continue collaboration in safety. A pilot program started with cross-audits in both companies’ production facilities...
Smurfit Kappa combines expertise with Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to create innovative food packaging
As part of its ongoing Better Planet Packaging initiative, Smurfit Kappa has collaborated with Mitsubishi HiTec Paper, to create a new type of...
Stora Enso is planning to move its head office to a new wooden building in Helsinki
Stora Enso is partnering with the Finnish pension insurance company Varma in the construction of a new head office in the centre of Helsinki. Stora...
Fibre-based recyclable food tray stood out at FEFCO Technical Seminar 2019
A Finnish start-up company, Jospak Oy, and Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, presented at FEFCO Technical Seminar 2019 a new, sustainable fibre-based...
Toscotec enters the Caribbean market with a new TT SYD for César Iglesias
The Dominican Group César Iglesias successfully started up a second generation TT SYD at its paper mill in Santo Domingo. Following start-up, the...
Planned renewal of Metsä Board’s Husum pulp mill proceeds
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, announced on 26 April 2019 that it will launch a pre-engineering for the first phase of the renewal of its Husum...
Valmet introduces roll covers made of recycled and renewable raw materials
Valmet is the first company in the world to offer roll covers based on biomaterials and recycled materials for board, paper, tissue and pulp making....
The PM 8's First Production Run
Everyone had one goal in mind and then it happened: The paper machine at the Kehl plant produced its first paper role on October 22, 2019. A historic...
antonio mosca fabio perini
Fabio Perini at MIAC presents the Open Innovation Model, the strategy to tackle the challenges of the Tissue Industry 4.0 and accelerate digital...
Zanders: six new apprentices
Zanders has welcomed six new apprentices at the beginning of this training year: two new employees each learn the professions of paper technologist,...
Stora Enso plans to make organisational changes in the Paper division following the conversion of the Oulu Mill in 2020
Stora Enso plans to make organisational changes in the Paper division following the Oulu Mill conversion at the end of 2020. The planned changes...
COMART installs a new Pasaban paper sheeting machine to increase its cutting capacity
Comart, a specialised distributor in the supply of paper cardboard and flexible films has the largest private warehouse in Spain with a permanent...
Feldmuehle - Increased performance of the PM 1 after maintenance shutdown
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, has restarted production of paper machine 1 as planned after a 4-day...
 paperboard tube for cosmetics packaging
Stora Enso is introducing a paperboard tube for cosmetics packaging as a new, climate-friendly alternative to plastic tubes. The paperboard tube is...
BillerudKorsnäs joint venture Paboco, introduce the Paper bottle
BillerudKorsnäs, together with partners, proudly presents Paboco, the paper bottle company, uniting leading experts in material, design and...
Kyocera identifies the future of print in inkjet production printing
As technology evolves around the world, companies are looking for new ways to provide innovative features whilst optimising their Return on...
ANDRITZ MasterDry
International technology Group ANDRITZ presents its new “MasterDry™” dryer fabric portfolio based on premium-performance dryer fabric technology.
Metsä Board features its sustainable offering at FEFCO
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, will be presenting its sustainable and high-...
Fabio Perini’s Industry 4.0  project is having its debut at MIAC 2019
At MIAC 2019, the 26th edition of the international exhibition of paper industry, Fabio Perini S.p.A is presenting the new Tissue Performance Center...
Successful Labelexpo Europe 2019: Gallus Labelmaster and Gallus Labelfire in great demand
Gallus, a subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, draws a positive conclusion on Labelexpo Europe 2019. More than 5000 visitors gathered...
Metsä Tissue is curtailing its paper production at Krapkowice mill
Metsä Tissue, part of the Metsä Group, is curtailing its paper production at Krapkowice mill in Poland by stopping the PM6 until the end of December...
Metsä Board’s comparable operating result in July–September 2019 is better than previously estimated
Metsä Board’s, part of Metsä Group, comparable operating result in July–September 2019 is better than the company’s result guidance.
ANDRITZ to supply P-RC APMP fiberline to Dezhou Taiding, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Dezhou Taiding New Material Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (Dezhou Taiding) to...
Toscotec chosen for an extensive rebuild of PM1 at JSC "Yarpaper", Russia
JSC "Yarpaper" selected Toscotec for a major rebuild of its paper machine at Yaroslavl mill, northeast of Moscow, Russia. PM1 has a wire sheet width...
Toscotec chosen for an extensive rebuild of PM1 at JSC "Yarpaper", Russia
JSC "Yarpaper" selected Toscotec for a major rebuild of its paper machine at Yaroslavl mill, northeast of Moscow, Russia. PM1 has a wire sheet width...
Successful premiere for Koehler
Labelexpo Europe 2019 in Brussels closed its doors last Friday. For Koehler, this marked the end of four exciting, eventful and above all successful...
Toscotec strengthens its leadership of the Italian tissue market based on five year results
Toscotec has strengthened its leadership position in the Italian tissue market, based on new machine installations in the last five years. Since 2015...
ANDRITZ Brasil wins ABTCP 2019 awards
ANDRITZ Brasil Ltda., part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received the best manufacturer award in two categories of this year’s ABTCP...
BillerudKorsnäs is offering an innovative paper, FibreForm®, to make laminates for trays used in food packaging.
BillerudKorsnäs is offering an innovative paper, FibreForm®, to make laminates for trays used in food packaging. Now, a recent life cycle assessment...
Percy Dengler - Baumer
Percy Dengler took up his position as the new General Manager of Baumer hhs in April 2017. His mission was to lead the company to a successful future...
Stora Enso appoints Annica Bresky as President and Chief Executive Officer
Stora Enso’s Board of Directors has appointed Annica Bresky, 44, as the new President and CEO of the company as of 1 December 2019. Until then, Stora...
Metsä Board exhibits at FachPack 2019
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, will be highlighting its newly launched...
The European Carton Excellence Awards’ Carton of the Year made of Metsä Board paperboard
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that five cartons...
Adhesive specialist opens multi-million Euro Frankfurt production plant to better serve mainland Europe
World-leading adhesive specialist Beardow Adams, which has its global headquarters and manufacturing plant in Milton Keynes, UK, has opened an...
Environmentally friendly packaging at FachPack 2019
On 24 September 2019, FachPack, the European trade fair for packaging, processes and technologies, will open its doors for three days at Exhibition...
Zanders Paper increases production
The German Zanders Paper GmbH increases production based on the strong order situation. Shareholder JOOL Invest AB secures the liquidity for growth.
MPS Systems and Colordyne Technologies Start Strategic Partnership
MPS Systems and Colordyne Technologies are establishing a strategic partnership to bring new hybrid printing solutions to the market. The first...
Metsä Board introduces a new plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard for food and food service end uses
Consumers and brands around the world are looking for more sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging, with easy recyclability being key. To meet...
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper shows product innovation at the Fachpack 2019
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is at Fachpack 2019 in Nuremberg for the first time and is presenting the brand new barricote BAG WGOM - a fully recyclable...
Can Södra make the most sustainable pulp?
Södra has taken on the challenge of making the world´s most sustainable pulp. From the seedlings in our nurseries to the way we package our finished...
Feldmuehle to increase prices for wet strength label paper qualities by 5% as of Jan 2020
Feldmuehle GmbH, leading manufacturer of label and flexible packaging papers, will increase prices for wet strength label paper qualities by 5% as of...
New sheeting line starts up at Metsä Board’s Äänekoski mill in Finland
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has started a new paperboard sheeting line at its Äänekoski mill in Finland. The investment was earlier announced...
Solutions in Flexible Packaging Paper
The specialty paper company is presenting itself for the first time at FachPack with sustainable and innovative solutions made of paper and board....
A Toscotec-supplied tissue machine comes online at Marutomi mill in Japan
The Marutomi Group started up a MODULO-PLUS ES tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its Marutomi Paper’s mill in Fuji city, Shizuoka, Japan. This...
Metsä Tissue plans to invest in increasing fresh fibre-based tissue paper production in Sweden
Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has applied for a new environmental permit in Mariestad, Sweden, as part of its Future Mill programme. In the...
Increased capacity, greater flexibility and lower emissions at Arctic Paper Kostrzyn
Arctic Paper has completed an investment of EUR 10 million in its Polish mill in Kostrzyn. The capacity of PM1 at the mill has been expanded by 30...
Stora Enso to sponsor renewable and circular FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf
Stora Enso will be the presenting sponsor for FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. The sponsorship builds on the...
Valmet to deliver TwinRoll dewatering press to Metsä Board in Finland
Valmet will deliver, install and start-up TwinRoll™ dewatering press to Metsä Board Joutseno mill in Finland. The start-up is planned for October...
Sun Chemical SunPak FSP inks set new standard in eco-friendly food packaging
Sun Chemical announced that its flagship food packaging offset inkset, SunPak® FSP, which is based on renewable bio-based materials, has achieved a...
Best Practices for Toscotec Steel Yankee Dryer Maintenance
Maintenance managers and supervisors in tissue mills are required to work to budget and cut the costs of maintenance wherever possible. An efficient...
BOFA Showcases Revolutionary Fume & Dust Extraction Technology at FachPack 2019
BOFA International will be showcasing the latest advances in fume and dust extraction technology when it makes its debut at FachPack 2019 (Hall 3A,...
perfecting your performance – BST eltromat at FachPack 2019
BST eltromat International will be attending FachPack 2019 (September 24 to 26 in Nuremberg, Germany), making its appearance at the PrintCity Allianz...
Arctic Paper S.A., Q2/H1 2019: Greater flexibility in production opens for new business
During the second quarter of 2019, Arctic Paper Group reached a turnover of PLN 762.5 million (compared to PLN 784.1 million in Q2 2018) with an...
ANDRITZ to supply three paper machine approach flow systems to Hamburger Rieger in Germany
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Hamburger Rieger GmbH, Papierfabrik Spremberg, to supply three paper machine...
BST eltromat South East Asia at Pack Print International 2019
BST eltromat South East Asia will proudly present its wide range of products for assuring quality in the web processing industries at Pack Print...
The ‘Better with Less – Design Challenge’ 2019–2020 packaging design competition opens for entries
The Better with Less – Design Challenge, organised by Metsä Board, the European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group,...
Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of PM1 at Gulf Paper Manufacturing on a turnkey basis
Gulf Paper Manufacturing selected Toscotec for the rebuild of the dryer section of its PM1 at Mina Abdullah paper mill, Kuwait. The paper machine...
Shorter setup times and new quality assurance options in focus
  At this year’s LABELEXPO EUROPE (September 23-27 in Brussels), BST eltromat International and Nyquist Systems will show new options for web...
Metsä Board implements artificial intelligence in quality management
Metsä Board’s Kyro mill is to begin using artificial intelligence for quality management on its folding boxboard machine. Supplied by Voith, the...
 ANDRITZ successfully starts up rebuilt paper machine at PJSC Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, Ukraine
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the rebuilt BM1 for PJSC Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill at their site in Obukhiv,...
New renewable, recyclable and compostable package for Carte d’Or
Unilever has introduced its Carte d’Or ice cream in a new paperboard packaging in Italy. The bowl is made from PEFC certified renewable fibre with a...
ANDRITZ acquires KEMPULP
International technology Group ANDRITZ has acquired the Swedish company KEMPULP, a specialist provider of process technologies for the chemical...
paperboard cup
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is one of the founding members of Alliance Gobelet Carton that was founded in the spring to organise a pilot for...
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper with two innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2019
With two innovations in store, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is presenting a wide range of coated specialty papers for the label and packaging market at...
Metsä Board to present its premium white kraftliners at FEFCO’s Technical Seminar
Metsä Board to present its premium white kraftliners at FEFCO’s Technical Seminar 9–11 October at Palexpo Geneva – Hall 1, Stand 86–87.
Metsä Board’s FBB latest printed samples highlight recent packaging trends
To demonstrate how paperboard can boost brand appeal, Metsä Board has launched a new set of packaging samples. The samples demonstrate the various...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up tissue production line with shoe press and steel Yankee at Africaine Paper Mills
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line, including stock preparation,...
Metsä Board aims for fossil free mills as part of company’s 2030 sustainability targets
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has published its sustainability targets for 2030. One of the company’s targets is to achieve fossil free mills by...
 Körber Group expands Business Area Tissue with Brazilian embossing roll specialist Roll-Tec
The international technology group Körber acquires Roll-Tec Cilindro Ltda. based in São Paulo, Brazil. Roll-Tec develops, produces and sells...
New Natura enhanced with MFC
New Natura™ by Stora Enso is a liquid packaging board enhanced with micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC) for extra strength and lower weight. It was...
Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic paper and biomaterials, today announced...
BOBST and Maghreb Emballage, a long-term partnership
The Algerian corrugated board market is growing at 6% year on year. Loyal to BOBST equipment, Maghreb Emballage is led by Abdsamad Mered and is...
Smurfit Kappa's eCommerce expertise leads to impressive sales growth for flower provider
Smurfit Kappa has created an innovative eCommerce packaging solution which has led to an impressive growth in sales for a fresh flower provider....
pasaban
The building works, which were completed at the beginning of 2019 have allowed to implement a new layout, to expand the offices by one floor and to...
Stora Enso to sell its stake in the Dawang paper mill to its joint venture partner Huatai
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its 60% equity stake in the Dawang Mill in China, to its joint venture partner, Shandong Huatai Paper....
PMP and APP partnership enters the next level
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) is supporting the dynamic development of one of the biggest pulp and paper companies in the world for almost 20 years...
Metsä Board to showcase its enhanced paperboards and innovative packaging design concepts at FachPack 2019
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, will be presenting its lightweight paperboards and innovative...
BillerudKorsnäs first to produce paper battery on a paper machine
BillerudKorsnäs continues the development of the paper battery and has during the spring completed the world's first production on a paper machine....
Stora Enso invests in producing bio-based carbon materials for energy storage
Stora Enso is investing EUR 10 million to build a pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials based on lignin. Wood-based carbon can be...
paloma toscotec
The Slovak Hygienic Paper Group appointed Toscotec as turnkey supplier of a new tissue line at Paloma mill in Sladki Vrh, Slovenia.The delivery is...
papiermaschine
In the middle of this year, Laakirchen Papier AG invested around EUR 4 million in the process optimisation of its paper machine 11 (PM 11) for the...
paper straws
Tetra Pak has today announced that customers have started field testing​ its paper straws for beverage products in Europe. The move means Tetra Pak...
ANDRITZ to supply a highly efficient fluidized bed boiler for a biomass power plant in Japan
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Toyo Engineering Corporation (TOYO), Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid Circulating...
European pulp and paper industry creates 2,000 more jobs in 2018
In 2018, CEPI members produced 92.2 million tonnes of paper and board, keeping the same level of production than in 2017, and benefiting from a...
Metsä Board’s takeaway packaging in a Finnish innovation competition
In the spring Metsä Board – part of Metsä Group – announced that its modular takeaway packaging, targeted at restaurants' takeaway services, was one...
ANDRITZ to supply new HERB recovery boiler to Ilim Group’s “Big Ust-Ilimsk Project” in Russia
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Russia’s Ilim Group to supply a new recovery boiler to its Ust-Ilimsk mill in...
Why Waterless Offset Printing Delivers Exceptional Sustainability Benefits
Waterless offset printing was first introduced at drupa 1977 and brought to market in Japan by Toray in 1978. Toray has continued to be a leader in...
metallised inkjet paper for extraordinary labels
With the launch of brand-new jetscript METAL VPG 1018, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is bringing something absolutely unique to the market: a metallic-...
Metsä Board to establish faster availability for white kraftliners
Metsä Board – part of the Metsä Group - has announced the start of a new WKL Common Stock Service to help streamline and enhance the order-delivery...
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Cartiere del Polesine to rebuild an existing OCC line including reject treatment at the mill in Adria, Italy.
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Cartiere del Polesine to rebuild an existing OCC line including reject treatment...
Stora Enso launches wood-fibre-based biocomposite
Stora Enso introduces DuraSense™ by Stora Enso – wood-based biocomposites for premium cosmetics, food and luxury brands seeking alternatives to...
T.CON earns SAP award for excellent mill expertise in Germany
For the first time, SAP SE honors T.CON's excellent expertise for the mill process industry. As a demonstration of the outstanding expert know-how of...
Johan Nellbeck new Senior Vice President at Iggesund Paperboard
Johan Nellbeck has been appointed new Senior Vice President Paperboard at Holmen and will take up his post no later than the first of November. ...
Smurfit Kappa recognised as 'most respected brand' and sustainability leader at Deliver 2019
Smurfit Kappa has won the ‘Cool Vendor’ and ‘Sustainability’ awards at the 2019 Deliver event in Lisbon. Deliver is the biggest eCommerce logistics...
Stora Enso introduces an innovation for paper cups: a renewable paperboard designed for effective recycling
Stora Enso introduces Cupforma Natura Solo™, a renewable paperboard for paper cups. The innovative material is suitable for hot and cold drinking...
Solenis Viewpoint on Paper Packaging
As interest groups raise awareness about plastic waste, governments around the world are starting to ban various types of plastics, especially single...
Smurfit Kappa has won three awards for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions at the 2019 WorldStar Awards.
Smurfit Kappa has won three awards for innovative and sustainable packaging solutions at the 2019 WorldStar Awards. The first product was for a life...
Stora Enso plans consolidation of spruce production to one sawmill in Finland
Stora Enso plans to consolidate the Finnish spruce (whitewood) production to Varkaus sawmill. The plan includes a permanent closure of Kitee sawmill...
James Smith joins Toscotec North America
Toscotec North America, Inc. Green Bay, WI and Toscotec S.p.A. Lucca, Italy announced that James Smith has joined the group as Paper & Board...
ANDRITZ receives a major order for an extensive rebuild from Stora Enso in Finland
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso to supply production technologies and key process equipment for rebuild...
Better with Less – Design Challenge 2019–2020
The Better with Less – Design Challenge arranged for the first time in 2017–2018 was an impressive success, with over 300 packaging designs submitted...
Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headbox, Intelli-Nip® Shoe Press
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) has signed a contract for a delivery of Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headbox, Intelli-Nip® Shoe Press and Intelli-Sizer®...
Starkraft, Business Unit of Zellstoff Pöls AG, successfully starts up its second paper machine
Built with an investment volume of 130 million euros in a construction time of 17 months, the new PM3 can produce 100,000 metric tons of kraft paper...
Crescent Former Intelli-Tissue
Tissue sector is performing a continuous growth worldwide, and this trend is about to even strengthen in the coming years. Currently tissue papers...
andritz primeline
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from MG TEC Industry to supply two complete tissue production lines for their mill in...
stora enso oulu paper mill
Stora Enso has decided to invest approximately EUR 350 million to convert the Oulu paper mill in Finland into packaging production. The investment...
StrataPress
International technology Group ANDRITZ has officially launched its new StrataPress™ felt technology enabling unmatched performance on today’s most...
Metsä Board’s takeaway packaging achieves success in a Finnish innovation competition
The Helsinki Wholesale Market area launched, in October 2018, an innovation competition aimed at finding new ideas and solutions for the development...
PrimeLineECO tissue machine
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Xuan Mai Paper Co. Ltd. to supply a PrimeLineECO tissue machine for its mill in Ho...
MetsäBoard Classic WKL gets a brighter surface
Metsä Board – part of Metsä Group – has enhanced the brightness of its coated white kraftliner MetsäBoard Classic WKL. The improved product is...
 ANDRITZ to supply major pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Klabin’s pulp mill in Brazil
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Klabin to supply energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production...
holmen paper
When produced where the environmental impact of producing electricity is low, and where the forest is sustainably managed, paper from fresh fibres...
Valmet to supply key board machine technologies to Kraft of Asia Paperboard & Packaging in Vietnam
Valmet will supply key board making technologies to Kraft of Asia Paperboard & Packaging for its new containerboard making line, which will be...
Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of PM1 of Cartiera Marchigiana in Italy
Cartiera Marchigiana selected Toscotec to completely rebuild the dryer section of its paper machine at Montelupone, Macerata, Italy. This is a...
Mondi invests €30 million in one of its most innovative corrugated packaging plants
Mondi Corrugated Packaging has unveiled further investment plans boosting its unique Heavy Duty corrugated portfolio - a product range serving key...
Stora Enso explores recycling of paper cups for magazine paper production
Stora Enso aims to start recycling used paper cups on a large scale at its Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium. Based on production trials, Stora Enso...
Kathy Buckman Gibson named Woman of the Year
Kathy Buckman Gibson was recognized as Woman of the Year by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry’s (TAPPI’s) Women in Industry...
 ANDRITZ to supply the sixth high-efficiency PowerFluid circulating fluidized bed boiler for Tokushima Tsuda biomass power plant, Japan
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Hitachi Zosen Corporation (HITZ), Japan, to deliver a PowerFluid circulating...
Print China 2019 – Heidelberg a driving force behind digitization
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) presented an impressive showcase on digitizing the printing industry at Print China from April 9 to 13 in...
Toscotec chosen as turnkey supplier by Cartiera Cama in Italy to rebuild the dryer section of PM1
Cartiera Cama S.r.l. chose Toscotec for the complete rebuild of the dryer section of its PM1 at Lallio mill, Bergamo, Italy. PM1 produces core board...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches a new fiber-based solution for paper straws
Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches CelluStrawTM, a new fiber-based solution for drinking paper straws, enabling the food industry to provide consumers an...
Metsä Board renews its folding boxboard portfolio
Metsä Board – part of Metsä Group – has created a new, enhanced folding boxboard portfolio, designed specifically to help brand owners and packaging...
Zanders Paper with new co‐investor
JOOL Invest AB has become a co‐investor in Zanders Paper GmbH. The Swedish company with subsidiaries mainly within paper, wood products and finance...
ANDRITZ starts up new dewatering technology at Zellstoff Pöls, Austria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the latest innovation in dewatering – the Vertical Screw Thickener (VST) – at...
Sappi launches a sublimation paper optimised for glue-belt printers
The rapid individualisation and personalisation of fashion and home textiles on polyester-based materials using sublimation transfer is in high...
Toscotec Paper & Board division Head of Sales Enrico Fazio
Toscotec pioneered the manufacture of steel dryer cans in the 1960s, at a time when cast iron dryers still held a dominant market position. After...
Durst and Koenig & Bauer sign joint venture agreement for digital packaging printing systems
Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, and Koenig & Bauer, the world’s second-largest printing press...
ANDRITZ pulp drying line at ALTRI Celbi, Portugal, achieves new production world record
Following successful modernization of the bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp drying line by international technology Group ANDRITZ, Portuguese pulp...
Augustine Named Chair of the Board for TAPPI
Peter R. Augustine, President, Fabio Perini North America, has been named as Chair of the Board for the Technical Association of Pulp and Paper...
 ANDRITZ to supply biomass handling system to Eldorado, Brazil for a biomass power plant
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Eldorado Brasil to supply a biomass handling system for their new Onça Pintada...
Daniele Bernacchi is the new General Manager of MTC
Daniele Bernacchi is the new general manager of M.T.C. srl, the technological leader for folded tissue solutions which, together with Fabio Perini...
Valmet to deliver fifth tissue production line to Papel San Francisco in Mexico
Valmet will supply an Advantage DCT 100TS tissue production machine to Papel San Francisco in Mexico. The new machine will be installed at the...
hq press andritz
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Ilim Group to supply a wood processing plant with two debarking and chipping...
zanders
Modern and innovative packaging: That is what the Packaging Innovation in Warsaw is all about. From 2 to 3 April visitors will get to see inspiring,...
Pasaban upgrades one of OKAB Group’s cardboard sheeters
Pasaban upgrades the electrical cabinets of a cardboard sheeter for Okab in order to improve the machine’s performance. The Okab Group has been...
sheeter bw papersystems
AVRE is a private, non-profit organization reliably supplying its main customer, federal government agencies, with copy paper. Like other...
andritz prime screen x
International technology Group ANDRITZ launches the next generation of its highly successful ModuScreen family of pressure screens – the new...
Xeikon Partners with Kotkamills – it’s a Game Changer
Xeikon is delighted to announce its partnership with Kotkamills Oy. Visitors to this year’s Xeikon Café will have the opportunity to see the first...
Skjern Papirfabrik A/S, Denmark selects Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of its PM1
Skjern Papirfabrik A/S chose Toscotec for the complete rebuild of its paper machine’s dryer section at Skjern mill, Denmark. The delivery is...
ANDRITZ launches new PrimeLineTEX tissue machine for textured tissue
International technology Group ANDRITZ has officially launched its new tissue machine for textured tissue, the “PrimeLineTEX”, enabling customers to...
cce international
Last week, from 12 – 14 March 2019, CCE International, the International Exhibition for the Corrugated and Folding Carton Industry, took place for...
arctic paper
For the fourth quarter for 2018, Arctic Paper Group increased its revenue to PLN 780,7m (compared to 740,0m Q4, 2017) with an EBITDA of PLN 3,0m (33,...
ouli mill stora enso
Stora Enso starts co-determination negotiations with employees at Oulu Mill in Finland regarding a plan to convert the paper mill into packaging...
Paper and Power: E.ON awarded on-site generation contract for DS Smith
DS Smith, the leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, and energy provider E.ON have today announced the signing of a major agreement to...
papernet freshentech sofidel
Papernet Freshen Tech, a Sofidel Group product, received yesterday the 2019 PPI (Pulp & Paper International) Award in the Tissue Innovation...
Stora Enso invests in next-generation renewable, recyclable and biodegradable formed fiber solutions
Stora Enso is investing EUR 5 million to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fiber products at Hylte Mill in...
cce international
From 12 – 14 March 2019, the international corrugated and folding carton industry will get together for the 4th edition of the specialised trade fair...
Arctic Paper signs agreement on sustainable energy supply in Munkedal
Arctic Paper has concluded a 15-year agreement with Adven AB on sustainable energy supply to the Group's paper mill in Munkedal. The agreement...
Solenis TopScreen™ Barrier Coating Technology Named One of World’s Best in NextGen Cup Design Challenge
Solenis has been named as one of only 12 winners in the NextGen Cup Challenge, a global innovation competition backed by giants of the food-service...
Box Office ROBOT PALLETISER P3-1
With both, more than 20 years of experience in folding gluing and robot automation in the corrugated, laminated and cardboard industry, Box-Office...
 Iggesund Paperboard’s mills get top marks
The Holmen Group’s paperboard manufacturer, Iggesund Paperboard, has received the highest rating for sustainability in an evaluation done this year...
Smurfit Kappa drives down CO2 emissions by creating innovative steam system
Smurfit Kappa Roermond Paper Mill’s integrated steam system has been held up as a shining example of sustainability for reducing its CO2 footprint by...
 Metsä Board recognised as a world leader for supplier engagement on climate change by CDP
Metsä Board recognised as a world leader for supplier engagement on climate change by CDP.
International Paper Named One Of The 2019 World's Most Ethical Companies® By Ethisphere For The Thirteenth Time
International Paper has been recognized for thirteen consecutive years, and is one of only two honorees in the forestry, paper and packaging industry...
AgroPaper
Smurfit Kappa continues to bring sustainable innovative solutions to the agricultural sector by launching its industry-leading AgroPaper. AgroPaperTM...
Lecta presents its new Creaset HG HWS paper
Lecta continues developing its Creaset​ one-side coated paper line, designed for the label and flexible packaging sector, with its new Creaset HG...
Atlas Packaging becomes first in UK to invest in latest BOBST folder-gluing technology
Atlas Packaging, one of the UK’s largest independent producers of corrugated cardboard packaging, has taken delivery of one BOBST EXPERTFOLD 230 A4...
Pasaban - carton board sheeter
If there is one name that stands out in the European paper and carton board converting sector it is the Pyroll Converting Group, which has a sheeting...
Ghost, Smoothie, Ex-press by Engraving Solutions
Engraving Solutions, a leader in the production of embossing rolls for the tissue industry and part of the Tissue Business Area of the Körber AG...
Arctic Paper S.A. appoints new Executive Vice President Sales
Fabian Langenskiöld has been appointed as new Executive Vice President Sales at Arctic Paper S.A. The appointment is a step in the continuing...
Valmet to supply grade conversion rebuild for Shangrao City Lulin Paper in China
Valmet will supply a grade conversion rebuild with automation solutions for Shangrao City Lulin Paper Co., Ltd. in Shangrao, China. The main goal of...
FSSC 22000 food safety certificates for Metsä Board’s Kyro, Äänekoski and Husum mills
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is pleased to announce that the food safety procedures at...
A deep look into the crane machinery at Germany’s Palm paper factory
Churning out corrugated base paper: The paper machine 6 (PM6) at the Palm paper factory in Wörth am Rhein, Germany, annually produces some 650,000...
A new cash flow to local farmers
Local farmers’ ability to sell biomass to Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill at Workington will return over 1.5 million pounds annually to the...
CCE International 2019 indicates future trends to corrugated and folding carton industry
From 12 – 14 March 2019 the corrugated and folding carton industry will gather for the 4th edition of CCE International at the Munich Trade Fair...
Laakirchen Papier has achieved a lasting reduction in its CO2 emissions and energy consumption
The investments of recent years have had a positive effect on both the levels of energy use and CO2 emissions at the Laakirchen paper mill. This...
New BOBST production line gives DS Smith’s business even more fizz
Prosecco. An instantly recognizable product name, associated with good times and happy memories. But the delivery of this incredibly successful...
Feldmuehle - Restart after restructuring
Feldmuehle GmbH announced on December 7, 2018 that it would concentrate on the production of Specialty Papers in the future, i.e. wet and alkali...
hubergroup launches globally compliant folding carton food packaging printing ink
With increasingly strict and regionally variable regulation of printing inks for food packaging, printers have been required to use a variety of inks...
 Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre have started unique collaboration in safety auditing
Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Metsä Fibre have started safety collaboration by auditing each other’s production facilities. This is a unique form of...
Industrial compostability certification for Metsä Board’s ground-breaking eco-barrier paperboard
The new eco-barrier paperboard, MetsäBoard Pro FSB EB1, which is manufactured by Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium lightweight...
 ANDRITZ starts up modernized board machine successfully at R.D.M. Arnsberg
International technology Group ANDRITZ started up the modernized BM3 board machine successfully in Arnsberg, Germany, for R.D.M. Arnsberg GmbH at the...
Tetra Pak to offer new levels of customisation and flexibility with digital printing technology
Tetra Pak is to become the first company in the food and beverage carton industry to offer full-colour digital printing on its carton packages,...
Metsä Board Husum celebrates 100 years of fibre excellence
On 24 January Metsä Board’s Husum mill, in Sweden, celebrates its 100-year anniversary. The mill started as a pulp mill in 1919 with a capacity of 20...
toscotec steel yankee
Papelera del Plata, part of CMPC Tissue Latam group, fired up a TT SYD-12FT supplied by Toscotec.
Metsä Board strengthens its packaging design services
Metsä Board operates Packaging Service teams on three continents – Europe, the Americas and APAC – to jointly, with customers, create lighter, more...
PMP is launching new marketing campaign
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) is announcing new marketing campaign for the year 2019, entitled "We Are Stronger Together”.
Smurfit Kappa calls on the world’s innovation community to take on its new Better Planet Packaging Design Challenge
Smurfit Kappa has called on the world’s innovation community to contribute to the development of the sustainable packaging solutions of the future...
A.Celli Paper and Global Hygiène for a turn-key tissue plant project
Global Hygiène has chosen to rely on A.Celli Paper technology for the order of a complete turnkey plant to be installed in Charavines, in...
Durst strengthens Large Format Printing division with new dual leadership and central management
Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, is expanding its high-revenue Large Format Printing (LFP) segment with...
Smurfit Kappa creates toys for feline customers in Poland
Smurfit Kappa has created a new range of corrugated toys for the lions and tigers in a Polish zoo. The packaging leader was approached by a zoo in...
ANDRITZ to supply ATMP line to Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper to supply a new ATMP (Advanced Thermo Mechanical...
Michelman & Safic-Alcan
Michelman has extended its distribution agreement with Safic-Alcan, an international specialty chemicals distributor, to Central Europe, Poland, and...
uab grideo packaging
On the 2nd of January, 2019 AB Grigeo transferred a part of its business – the corrugated cardboard production business (hereinafter – the Business...
Toscotec Paper & Board chosen by Smurfit Kappa for PM5 rebuild project
Toscotec has been awarded a contract by Smurfit Kappa Cellulose du Pin in France to rebuild the entire dryer section of its 6m wire PM5 at Facture,...
Strategic acquisition expands AR Packaging's footprint
AR Packaging Group AB has acquired all outstanding shares in Istragrafika, d.d., a producer of high quality folding carton products for the tobacco,...
May the essence of Christmas remains always with you. Embrace the warmth of Christmas in your heart and spread the goodwill all around. Merry...
Durst and Koenig & Bauer enter joint venture for digital printing production lines
Durst, a manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has entered into a 50/50 joint venture with printing press...
Xeikon installs Wall Decoration Suite at K&L Wall Art
It all started with computer-cut wall tattoos. Now, eleven years later, K&L Wall Art is one of the leading e-commerce platforms for personalised...
Bobst Group reflects on a transformative 2018 and reveals its key focuses for the year ahead
As we reach the end of 2018, we take a short look back at the year and some of the major trends and customer feedback on our product portfolio and...
iggesund christmas card
This year’s greeting card from Iggesund Paperboard is designed by the Taiwanese designer Kevin Chen, who specialises in embossing and foil stamping....
heidelberg innovation center
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is setting new competitive standards in the global printing industry. By opening its new Innovation...
Four Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines began production at Asia Pulp and Paper’s OKI mill
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has begun using four AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines at its OKI mill, in South Sumatra, Indonesia, as part of a series...
Arctic Paper Michal Jarczynski, CEO
The Supervisory Board of Arctic Paper S.A. has decided on the December 10th  to appoint Michal Jarczynski to be the CEO of the company, effective...
Feldmuehle strengthens its core competence and focuses on wet-strength label papers and flexible packaging papers
Feldmuehle GmbH will focus on the production of specialty papers in the future, i.e. wet- and alkali-resistant label papers as well as flexible...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up turnkey tissue production line at Bashundhara Paper Mills
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeLineCOMPACT VI tissue production line – including stock preparation and...
Zanders Paper continues with full product portfolio
New Zanders Paper GmbH, emerged from Zanders GmbH, will maintain and even further develop the full product portfolio. Terje Haglund, head of the...
T2 Christmas tea range
Following the success of the T2 2016 and 2017 Christmas tea ranges, Metsä Board has once again helped develop attention-grabbing packaging for the T2...
Koenig & Bauer and Duran Machinery unite to form Koenig & Bauer Duran
Koenig & Bauer has agreed with Duran Machinery in Istanbul to take over 80 per cent of its folder gluer business and integrate it into the Group...
BillerudKorsnäs has entered into an agreement to acquire Bergvik Skog Öst
BillerudKorsnäs has entered into a binding agreement with all shareholders of Bergvik Skog AB concerning a split of Bergvik Skog AB’s forest assets,...
buckman
Buckman, a global company specializing in innovative chemical and smart solutions, announced global price increases for its paper division. The...
zanders paper
Zanders will continue to produce high quality specialty papers and boards in the future. The company will be taken over on 1 December 2018 by the new...
arctic paper top brand
Arctic Paper took home first place in the paper producer category of Polish magazine Press’s annual Top Brand competition. Winning this award is a...
toscotec tissue machine lucart
Lucart fired up an AHEAD-2.0S tissue machine and a TT WIND-H slitter rewinder supplied by Toscotec at its Porcari mill, Lucca, Italy.
opt studio greycon
Mohawk has appointed Greycon to roll out opt-Studio to its envelope and substrate converting business. Greycon’s solution was first implemented in...
Asia thinks digital: Heidelberg Smart Print Shop concept successfully established
The print media industry in Asia is facing the same challenges as in other markets: print runs are getting shorter, the number of jobs is...
pmp intelli jet
In July 2017, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) signed a contract for a delivery of wet end rebuild with a new Intelli-Jet V® hydraulic headbox,...
Vinda Personal Care starts up two AHEAD-2.0M tissue machines supplied by Toscotec
On November 19th Vinda Personal Care (China) Limited started up two Toscotec supplied AHEAD-2.0M tissue machines in Xiaogan city, Hubei, China. With...
 ANDRITZ receives order to supply tissue machine to Berli Jucker Cellox
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Berli Jucker Cellox Ltd. to supply a PrimeLineCOMPACT VI tissue machine with shoe...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö increases parchment paper production capacity and inaugurates a new production line in France
Ahlstrom-Munksjö strengthens its global leading position in parchment products for sustainable everyday applications by inaugurating a new...
PMP USA
PMP has recently spread its wings in North America, as part of its January 2018 Project Everest development strategy. On the 8th of November 2018, a...
ANDRITZ to upgrade screw presses for Metsä Board
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Metsä Board, Finland, to upgrade two ANDRITZ screw presses at its Kaskinen mill in...
ice europe
In less than five months, the World’s Leading Exhibition for Paper, Film & Foil Converting will take place from 12 – 14 March 2019, at the Munich...
cce international 2019
CCE International 2019 – Technology trends from the booming corrugated and folding carton industry and open seminars with focus on digital print
ds smith europac
DS Smith is pleased to note that the European Commission has today cleared its proposed acquisition of Papeles y Cartones de Europa, S.A., known as...
ricoh colorgate
Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH (hereafter “ColorGATE...
Following a major rebuild of the dryer section supplied by Toscotec with the installation of TT SteelDryers, Cascades Packaging fired up its PM1 at...
valmet iq process
Valmet has received a repeat order for a Valmet IQ Process and Quality Vision (PQV) system from BillerudKorsnäs Skärblacka mill in Sweden. The system...
smurfitkappa serbia
  Smurfit Kappa Group plc ('SKG' or the 'Group'), one of the world's largest manufacturers of paper-based packaging products, with operations in...
Kapstone Westrock
WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of...
Zanders - paper producer
Paper producer Zanders will increase the prices for all deliveries from 1 January 2019. The amount of the price increase will be individually...
ricoh
Ricoh announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy LAC Corporation (hereafter “LAC“), a company with unique inkjet technology that...
Toscotec to supply one AHEAD-1.5S tissue line on a turnkey basis to C.A.S. Paper Mill in Thailand
Toscotec will act as a turnkey supplier and provide a complete AHEAD-1.5S tissue production line to C.A.S. Paper Mill in Sing Buri, Thailand. The...
Antonio Mosca - Fabio Perini
Antonio Mosca has been appointed Head of Digital Transformation at Fabio Perini S.p.A, an international leader in the production of tissue converting...
Tecnoval Laminados increases throughput with trim optimisation solution
Tecnoval Laminados, flexible packaging producer in Brazil, has integrated X-Trim into its manufacturing process in its drive to increase throughput...
ANDRITZ to supply major pulp production technologies and key process equipment for ARAUCO’s MAPA project in Chile
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. to supply energy-efficient and environmentally...
chromolux zanders
From 25 to 26 October, Zanders is presenting itself as a premium partner at Creative Paper Conference, a trade fair for paper innovation and high-...
Smurfit Kappa Sangüesa Paper Mill and Navarra Government distribute 130,000 p
Paper-based packaging provider Smurfit Kappa is celebrating the first annual European Paper Bag day at its Sangüesa Paper Mill in Spain, to promote...
Paper & Beyond
Paper & Beyond, the new event concept where circular bioeconomy leaders meet, took place just a week following the release of the EU’s new...
Södra’s sustainability achievements recognised with two Sofidel awards
Södra received two of the 2018 Sofidel Suppliers Sustainability Awards (3SAward) presented in Columbus, Ohio (USA) on October 4. Södra was named Best...
Valmet-supplied world's largest production line for bleached softwood pulp successfully started up at SCA Östrand mill in Sweden
The expanded pulp mill SCA Östrand in Timrå, Sweden, was started up end of June 2018, according to plan. SCA invested SEK 7.8 billion in Östrand pulp...
A.Celli E-WIND® T80S: flexibility close at hand
A.Celli Paper presents a new rewinder of high production flexibility. The two goals were to optimise production and increase line productivity. Both...
Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf selected Toscotec to supply a dryer section rebuild
Nettingsdorfer Papierfabrik AG & Co KG selected Toscotec to rebuild the dryer section of PM6 at Nettingsdorf mill in Austria. Nettingsdorfer...
Kolbus accelerates move into packaging and finds perfect match in Autobox
Kolbus Group have acquired all shares in Autobox Machinery Ltd, for an undisclosed price. Autobox Group, with its main operating company British...
Fabio Perini S.p.A. presents its customer service 4.0 at MIAC
Fabio Perini S.p.A. took part in MIAC, where during the convention “Towards Converting Tissue 4.0” Gianfranco Agnusdei, Global Customer Service...
Zanders GmbH
Exploratory talks with potential investors regarding the acquisition of Zanders are entering a decisive phase: The interested parties already deal...
PMP signed a contract with Arctic Paper Kostrzyn for a PM1 press section rebuild
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) signed a contract with Arctic Paper Kostrzyn, for a PM1 press section rebuild, that includes a delivery of a new...
Dunapack Rambox announces the start of construction works for its new corrugated packaging plant in Bolintin-Deal near Bucharest
Dunapack Rambox, Dunapack Packaging’s Romanian operations, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, announces the start of construction works for its...
 Sappi to increase prices on LWC and MWC grades by 6-8%
Due to continuing input cost inflation and resulting insufficient profitability Sappi increases its LWC and MWC grades prices by 6-8% from January...
Two designs made from Metsä Board paperboard win the Green Packaging Star Award 2018
The Green Packaging Star Award was awarded for two designs using fresh fibre paperboards from Metsä Board at FachPack 2018.The T2 Mini Fruit Tea...
sofidel ohio
Today saw the inauguration in Circleville, Ohio (US), of the new integrated plant of Sofidel, one of the leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic...
iDEAL® forged YD: the first new-generation Yankee has been shipped
A.Celli Paper is pleased to announce the start of a series of supplies of the iDEAL® Forged_YD new generation Yankee. Specifically, in this case, we...
Heidelberg investing in digital postpress operations with takeover of MBO Group
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is taking over the international MBO Group in a bid to further expand its offerings in the growing...
voith - sub paper
A new milestone for Voith, another two XcelLine paper machines have been ordered by the company’s long-term partner Sun Paper. This order strengthens...
Successful start-up of the Yibin Paper TM2-iDEAL® Tissue Machine
A.Celli Paper celebrates with great enthusiasm the start-up of the TM2-iDEAL® Tissue machine. The TM2-iDEAL® Tissue machine at Yibin Paper was...
palm papierfabrik
Palm, Germany’s largest family owned business in the paper industry, is planning a huge investment in Aalen-Neukochen to secure the long term future...
Pro Carton Young Designers Award: the new design stars
The winners and finalists have been chosen: young students from Germany, Austria, Poland and Sweden, along with their lecturers, were honoured for...
European Carton Excellence Award 2018: the Winners
The prizes for the best cartons of the European Carton Excellence Award have now been awarded. Outstanding designs and functional solutions were...
Sometimes people who work with food packaging feel tied down by all the regulations and standards that exist to guarantee safety.
Sometimes people who work with food packaging feel tied down by all the regulations and standards that exist to guarantee safety. However, the...
Toscotec Group’s service provider S.TO.R.I. expected to outperform its 2017 record-setting results
S.TO.R.I., owned by the Toscotec Group, specializes in maintenance services for all minor and major rolls used in papermaking and converting...
Valmet Advantage DCT tissue production line successfully started up at Velvet CARE's mill in Poland
Velvet CARE's Klucze mill in Poland has successfully started up a Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT 200HS tissue production line. As one of the largest...
SCA has developed a new sustainable sizing additive to produce water resistant paper
The innovation concerns a sizing additive that SCA has developed to improve the production of water resistant, hydrophobic, paper. The additive can...
Papeleira COREBOARD acquires a Pasaban BM 2600 Winder
Papeleira Coreboard S.A., a company that produces 220 tons per day of cardboard for the paper core and angle manufacturing industry, has acquired a...
buckman miac 2018
Buckman, a global company that specializes in innovative chemical and smart solutions for the pulp and paper industry, will be at MIAC in Lucca,...
Stora Enso the first in the forest industry to utilise augmented reality and 5G technology in mill maintenance
Stora Enso has been developing augmented reality (AR) and 5G technology solutions together with Telia. The utilisation of augmented reality was first...
Valmet DNA Automation
Valmet launches Valmet DNA Automation System collection 2018 introducing Valmet DNA Dashboard concept that takes the visualization of process data to...
 Invercote and Incada - when paperboard pros get to choose
Iggesund Paperboard, which is part of the Holmen Group, has the two most valuable paperboard brands in Europe. That’s the conclusion of a brand...
STREAM and RAPID: A.Celli and smart evolution
A.Celli Nonwovens presents its new STREAM Winder and RAPID Rewinder set-up, bringing its offer right up to date, with greater efficiency and...
 ANDRITZ supplies S6-high cold rolling mill to Shougang Jingtang
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. in China to supply an S6-high...
Schubert presents the lightline machine range
For the first time at the FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg, Schubert will be presenting its new Cartonpacker – a machine from Schubert’s new...
Metsä Board to show how luxury packaging can become at Luxe Pack 2018
​Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, will be presenting a range of innovative sustainable packaging...
Smurfit Kappa celebrates 40 years of powering Pitea, Sweden
Smurfit Kappa is celebrating the 40th anniversary of providing a renewable source of heating for the residents of Piteå in Sweden. Back in 1978, the...
Hygienic Tissue Mills fired up a new TT WIND-P tissue rewinder supplied by Toscotec
On July 27, Hygienic Tissue Mills started up a Toscotec-supplied TT WIND-P tissue rewinder at its Pietermaritzburg mill, in eastern South Africa....
Zanders: six new apprentices
Zanders continues to invest in its personal future and welcomes six new employees at the beginning of the new training year: two apprentices each...
BillerudKorsnäs has opened up one of Europe's largest and most efficient MG paper machines
BillerudKorsnäs has opened one of Europe's largest and most efficient MG paper machines at Skärblacka production unit outside Norrköping in Sweden....
Celupaper S.A. boosts production with a new Toscotec-supplied MODULO-PLUS in Argentina
Toscotec will supply a new MODULO-PLUS tissue line to Celupaper S.A. of the leading South American group Grupo Vual, based in Argentina. The MODULO-...
Toscotec’s TTSteelDryers are going to land in Canada.
Toscotec’s TTSteelDryers are going to land in Canada. Cascades Packaging selected Toscotec to supply a dryer section rebuild at Kingsey Falls Mill.
Zanders invests millions in converting power plant to gas
Zanders is sending out a clear message of commitment to its Bergisch Gladbach location: The manufacturer of high-quality specialty papers and...