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Maybe I am just catching up, but YouTube is a great resource for instructional videos in the paper mill, particularly for maintenance. Look up "installing a paper machine doctor blade" and you will find many videos. Same for "rewinding an electric motor" or "rebuilding a gate valve." You name it and there is likely multiple videos on how to do most any maintenance task.
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In a recent press release from Frugalpac, it was announced that a pioneering Canadian company, KinsBrae Packaging is giving their paper bottles a sustainability upgrade.
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Maine has 3 major mill operations, and 3 smaller facilities, which produce about half of the industrial CO2 in the entire state, something that Maine is trying to reduce to net zero by 2045. (Environmental pundits say it's a problem that these mills produce roughly half of the industrial CO2 in the state. But if 3 mills are producing half of Maine's CO2, I'd say that's a rather large economic problem right there.)
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For solution sales, face to face interaction is essential. This is true for all industries, not just pulp and paper.
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A significant transformation is happening in the workforce as the younger generations seek virtue ethics in their work environment. This isn't about superficial virtue signaling, but rather the pursuit of excellence and building a stack of skills. The new workforce, shaped by their early exposure to quest-based games, are motivated to enhance their personal skill set. They're striving for perfection in every detail. If you deny them this opportunity, they'll disengage and seek excellence elsewhere. Aristotle would be proud.
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Suzano commits to long-term commercial agreement with the AI-powered land use and supply chain management startup, Marvin, following successful technical validations of its platform through field trials demonstrating applicability across Suzano's operations.
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Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced the acquisition of the Tornado® pulper product line from Bolton Emerson Americas.
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Providing consumers with facts about paper's sustainability and everyday value.
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Three-day, in-person, event will bring print finishing and embellishments in all their many forms and creativity to the forefront of the industry.
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As I travel, I am always looking for someone to go to dinner with, share a barbeque sandwich lunch and so forth.
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We had an opportunity to gather on the evening of 6 October 2022 and award the Capital Arguments Project Manager of the Year Award to Todd Brooks of NORPAC in Longview, Washington. Todd came in on budget on a tough project that was done entirely during the Covid Era. Todd learned the meaning of Force Majeure and still pulled it in on budget. Great job, Todd!
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The enhanced facility will include spiral wound tube and core production and recutting capabilities, further reinforcing Ox Industries' commitment to supporting the Midwest market.
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After 14 years with the Group, and almost ten years as president and CEO, Magnus Groth has informed the Board of Directors of Essity Aktiebolag (publ) that he has decided to step down as CEO and from the Board during 2025. A recruitment process for a successor will be initiated immediately.
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The transaction is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2025, pending foreign antitrust approvals and other customary conditions. Upon completion, Pactiv Evergreen will transition to a privately held company, delisting from Nasdaq.
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U.S.-based International Paper is set to get EU approval for its 5.8 billion pound ($7.12 billion) purchase of UK rival DS Smith after agreeing to sell assets to address competition concerns, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
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Nearly two dozen employees are being laid off from the Clearwater Paper facility in Lewiston.
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On Monday, the state Department of Ecology announced it has fined the company $145,000 for 36 stormwater discharge violations, 15 monitoring requirements violations, and 16 reporting requirement violations, all of which occurred between July 2022 and May 2024.
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A contractor was hospitalized with serious injuries Friday after falling through a roof opening at the Sappi Somerset Mill.
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International Paper, which owns the nation's largest cardboard recycling mill in Cedar Rapids, will be building a $260 million facility in Waterloo near the city's airport.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s potential sale of its international tissue business has attracted interest from companies including Royal Golden Eagle Pte, Brazil's Suzano SA and Asia Pulp & Paper Co., according to people familiar with the situation.
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The Gävle Norra wind farm is intended to accommodate a maximum of 12 wind turbines, each with an expected installed capacity of approximately 10 megawatts. The aim is to increase energy supply from renewable energy sources.
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Boise Cascade announced Jeff Strom will become its new chief operating officer (COO), effective January 20, 2025. This new role will oversee the operations for its Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution (BMD) divisions.
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Nordic Paper has entered into a new financing agreement as change-of-control provisions of the previous financing agreement were triggered when Strategic Value Partners, LLC, through Coniferous Bidco AB, reached a controlling shareholding in Nordic Paper in December 2024.
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State Attorney General Jeff Jackson visited Canton on Thursday to renew the state's demand that Pactiv Evergreen repay the $12 million in economic incentives it received for creating jobs at the now-shuttered paper mill.
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Mercer Celgar partners with Skemxist Solutions, an Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) company, to jointly operate a log sort yard in Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada.
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Smurfit Westrock plc has reported a forthcoming change in its executive leadership. Jairo Lorenzatto, the President and Chief Executive Officer for the LATAM region, is set to step down from his role at the end of January for personal reasons. The company announced in a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Alvaro Henao will succeed Lorenzatto as of February 1, 2025.
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These measures involve change negotiations affecting approximately 360 employees, with up to 215 potential job reductions.
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Transaction Represents 96th Acquisition for Leading Distributor of Foodservice Packaging and Janitorial Sanitation Products.
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Employees' last days at the facility will be in March, according to the worker adjustment and retraining notification filing.
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The Day Street Mill operated for 122 years before being shutdown in 2023. Now, Georgia-Pacific is deciding what to do next with the supercentenarian property.
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The prestigious Global 100 list, which was announced during the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, represents the top 1% of companies worldwide in terms of sustainability performance.
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Smurfit Westrock has once again demonstrated its prowess in designing innovative and sustainable packaging by picking up 10 awards in WorldStar 2025.
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These new contracts, available from January 20, 2025, expand upon the existing management agreements to meet the diverse needs of forest owners.
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A new lawsuit accuses Procter & Gamble of deceiving Charmin purchasers with misleading environmental claims, known as greenwashing, about how it sources its toilet paper.
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Millwrights, machinists and mechanics at the Sappi Somerset Mill "overwhelmingly" rejected the latest contract offer from company management the union representing the workers said.
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Kendrick McBride, Casey Redwine and Brent Siegel have been named plant managers at three Roseburg Forest Products mills.
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Single strip design improves customer efficiency
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Pactiv Evergreen's molded fiber egg cartons and filler flats have been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) as being made from 100 percent recycled materials. This significant milestone reinforces the Company's purpose of Packaging a Better Future by protecting the planet's natural resources.
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Södra's strong financial position leads to credit rating upgrade Nordic Credit Rating has now assigned Södra a credit rating of BBB+.
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Mondi's award-winning products include a paper bag without free film, TopLockBox, Eco-Cage and Bumperpac - serving customers in the eCommerce, industrial and consumer industries.
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UPM Raflatac is excited to announce the launch of its new swatchbooks for wine, spirits, beverage and premium labeling. The swatchbooks, available in a compact and larger-scale format in the EMEIA market, allow printers, brands and designers to assess the texture, color and esthetics of a wide portfolio of high-quality label materials.
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Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, proudly announces its achievement of Platinum status in the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment. This distinction places Monadnock among the top 1% of over 90,000 companies assessed globally - underscoring its legacy of sustainability and leadership in responsible craftsmanship.
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Greenville Distribution is the first Atlantic distribution-only facility to obtain a TRUE Zero Waste certification, with a waste diversion rate of 93.9% over the last 12 months.
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Canada commits over $900,000 to Integrity Reforestation for a reforestation project planting 800,000 trees across 450 hectares in Ontario's Ogoki Forest to restore wildfire-impacted ecosystems and caribou habitats. This investment was announced by Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
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Metsä Group and 4H in Finland have signed a new cooperation agreement for the period 2025-2026, with the aim of improving young people's knowledge of forests and strengthening the relationship with forests.
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Our St. Maries, Idaho facility's electrician apprenticeship program consists of a combination of online/classroom coursework and practical experience. Electrician apprentices must accrue 8,000 hours of on-the-job work experience and are required to be enrolled in an accredited electrician apprenticeship school for their classroom training
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The purpose of the TALOtech groups on LinkedIn is to provide a convenient forum for people working within the manufacturing part of this industry to share technical and operating related dialog to promote safe and competitive operations.
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Your contributions are welcome in this department, regardless of point of view. A few criteria--if you send us a copyrighted piece, also provide a permission to publish statement from the owner. We will not publish overtly political pieces or anonymous pieces.
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This section contains a collection of Paperitalo articles highlighted by SAP for their relevance to how the paper and packaging industry is evolving and how technology can help support that progress.
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A bit of technology five years in the making. It is about time.
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We welcome Myles Cohen, founder of Circular Ventures, LLC, to discuss the volatility in the OCC/wastepaper market, plus trends in the recovered fiber and sustainable packaging markets.
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Frustrated when you search for "pulp" and come up with "John Travolta"? This should help:
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James Cropper plc announces that Patrick Willink has informed the Board of his intention to retire from James Cropper in April 2026.
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The International Society of Automation (ISA) -- the leading professional society for automation -- congratulates the seven individuals elevated to the distinguished grade of ISA Fellow in 2025.
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The Board of Directors of Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative has in its constituent meeting decided that Jussi Linnaranta continues as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Mikko Mäkimattila continues as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
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DMC Biotechnologies, a leader in synthetic biology and precision fermentation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. James (Jim) Flatt as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.
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The general meeting resolved to elect Tim Stubbs, Russel Wanke, Omar Hoek, Christer Simrén, Alexandre Mignotte, Ricardo Mateiro and Riccardo Franchi as new board members for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting. Accordingly, all current board members elected by the general meeting will be replaced.
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LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced the appointment of Jack Johnson as Vice President, Siding Manufacturing, effective immediately.
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Joonas Kukkonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics, and member of the company's Management Team. He reports to Metsä Tissue's CEO Esa Kaikkonen. The change enters into force as of January 1st 2025.
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Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, announced today the appointment of Rajeev Bhalla and Suzan Morno-Wade to the company's board of directors. Mr. Bhalla will chair the Audit Committee, and Ms. Morno-Wade will chair the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee.
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2025 Officers and Full Board of Directors Announced
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Jaakko Nikkilä holds the position of Executive Vice President at UPM, heading the business area Specialty Paper with global sales of around EUR 1.5 billion, until year-end.
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Mikael, who most recently served as Head of Business and Operations Development at Stora Enso Skog, assumed his new role on December 9.
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Serving three-year terms are Steve Henry of Domtar, Brandon Bennett of Georgia-Pacific, and Erin Raccah of Sylvamo. Anne Ayer of Sappi will serve a two-year term, while Richard Bennett of Suzano Packaging has been appointed for a one-year term.
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Joonas Kukkonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finland and the Baltics, and member of the company's Management Team. He reports to Metsä Tissue's CEO Esa Kaikkonen.
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On December 1, 2024, Michael Rupp assumed leadership of the Recycling business unit at German machine and plant manufacturer Dieffenbacher, based in Eppingen.
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PPC's Board Includes Industry Leaders Poised to Drive Innovation, Sustainability, and Excellence in Paperboard Packaging.
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Päivi Lindqvist is currently the CFO of Glaston Corporation.
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Susanna Rinne has been appointed as interim Executive Vice President of UPM Plywood business area, effective 1 January 2025. As announced earlier, the current Executive Vice President of UPM Plywood, Mika Kekki, has been appointed to lead the UPM Specialty Papers business area starting from the same date.
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Sophie Haan, EVP, Protective Materials division and member of the Executive Leadership Team has decided to leave Ahlstrom to pursue a career opportunity outside the company. Sophie will stay in her current position until the end of January 2025. The process of finding a successor for her will start with immediate effect.
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Jukka Tiitinen, Area President, North America, has decided to retire after a long and successful career at Valmet. Jukka Tiitinen will step down from his role on 31 December 2024 and do the handover to an interim Head of North America in January 2025.
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In mid-February, Viktor Pilemyr takes up the role of new business area controller at Södra Wood. He has solid experience from in-house manufacturing and comes most recently from the role of CFO at OBOS.
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In connection with the election, Kimberly-Clark's board size will increase from 12 to 13 directors.
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Up to now, Niels has headed the Paper & Recycling division of DS Smith, a worldwide leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging headquartered in London, and has been a member of the Group Executive Team.
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The Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM) has appointed Niels Flierman (49), as new member of the Management Board for a three-year period starting January 2025.
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Scherger, who first held the position in 2012, returns as PPC's Board Chair, reinforcing his long-standing commitment to the paperboard packaging industry.
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Marco Hilty, President, Flexible Packaging, and member of the Huhtamaki Global Executive Team, has decided to leave Huhtamaki for personal reasons. Marco's last day with Huhtamaki will be January 31, 2025. The process to appoint Marco's successor has been initiated.
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Finnish paperboard manufacturer Metsä Board has appointed Laura Remes as its new Head of Business Development and member of the Group Executive Committee.
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In a key leadership move, Jerry Risk has been promoted to Sustainability Manager and has joined the company's Corporate Strategy and External Affairs team.
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Konecranes Plc announced that Tomas Myntti, currently Senior Vice President, Industrial Service and Equipment, Region EMEA, is appointed as Business Area President, Port Solutions and a member of the Konecranes Leadership Team as of October 14, 2024.
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Tony is an experienced senior executive in the packaging sector. For 16 years, Tony was Chief Executive Officer and President of Silgan Holdings Inc., a publicly traded global manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging for consumer goods products, where he continues to serve as Chairperson of the Silgan board in a non-executive capacity.
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Amcor plc announced that Graham Chipchase has been nominated as a non-executive director for election at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
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Beckham received the Bronze Award, alongside the CSOs of Starbucks (Gold) and Salesforce (Silver).
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Chinese tissue producer Hengan International Group started up a TADVISION tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at their headquarters facility in Fujian. This is the second of two TAD (Through-Air-Drying) machines that Toscotec supplied to Hengan, of which the first came online in 2023 at their Xiaogan mill in Hubei.
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The machine is intended for coated specialty paper grades and will include Valmet's latest technology.
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The startup is planned for 2027.
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ANDRITZ supplied and recently commissioned two new refining and cottonizing lines for Van Robaeys, France.
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Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., was awarded an order from Papel San Francisco to supply a complete stock preparation and deinking line for its Mexicali, Mexico facility. This is the second fiber processing system purchased by Papel San Francisco from Kadant Black Clawson for the site.
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Kadant Black Clawson, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced the promotion of Kenny Leathers to president. In this capacity, Mr. Leathers is responsible for the company's operations in Lebanon, Ohio which include sales and marketing, R&D, manufacturing, and customer service.
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Andritz has inaugurated a new technical center in Montbonnot, France.
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Valmet is launching a new long-lasting rubber roll cover to better serve its customers in the textile industry.
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Valmet has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS for its paper machine clothing production unit in Tampere, Finland. With the certification, Valmet can introduce new bio-based raw materials in its fabrics used in pulp, board, paper, and tissue production.
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The delivery will take place during the mill's annual shutdown in the third quarter of 2025.
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Chilean forestry group Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A. (Arauco) will invest $4.6 billion in building a bleached eucalyptus market pulp mill in Brazil.
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Anu Salonsaari-Posti, SVP Marketing, Communications, Sustainability and Corporate Relations and a member of Valmet's Executive Team since 2013, leaves Valmet and continues her career outside the company.
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Mikael Mäkinen, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Jaakko Eskola, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, have informed Valmet's Nomination Board that they will not be available in the election of the Board of Directors in the next Annual General Meeting.
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The delivery will take place during the mill's annual shutdown in the fourth quarter of 2025.
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The shutdown and restart of PM 1 are scheduled for the Q1 2026.
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The Tornado pulper is a high-shear pulper capable of both tearing and fibrillating fibrous materials.
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Kemira's change negotiations initiated on October 14, 2024 have concluded. As a result of the negotiations 23 employees will be made redundant.
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Industrikraft is a new company formed before the summer on the initiative of Alfa Laval, Boliden, SKF, Stora Enso and the Volvo Group, to support the expansion of the Swedish electricity supply. Today, AFRY joins as an equal shareholder, together with a number of other companies.
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The project's duration is approximately one year, with the installation planned to take place at the end of 2025.
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Customers set to gain further technology insights and industry perspectives from the sustainability-focused reports.
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ANDRITZ has developed the PrimeDry HotAir Box, an innovative solution that enables tissue producers to reduce energy consumption and CO₂ emissions while increasing machine efficiency.
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Port Hawkesbury Paper has chosen Valmet to deliver a condition monitoring solution for its supercalendered paper mill in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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The plant is scheduled to start production in the second half of 2026.
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The new system is planned to be taken into operation during the fourth quarter of 2025.
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The start-up is scheduled for 2026.
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Valmet's website, valmet.com, has reached the top position in Finland in the Comprend Webranking 2024.
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On November 1, 2024, BASF closed the divestment of its flocculant mining business to Solenis, a global producer of specialty chemicals for water intensive industries, including the pulp, paper, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefining, power and municipal markets.
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Customer selects ABB drives and motors for Lucca Paper Mill, which will be the biggest mill of its kind in the country.
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Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), will supply the steam and condensate system, and dryer hardware as a part of a greenfield coated recycled board (CRB) pulp and paper mill in the Southern United States.
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Segezha Group has launched an extensive reverse engineering program to maintain and upgrade its industrial equipment at Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill, the company announced in its Telegram channel.
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As earlier announced, the value of the order for Valmet is over EUR 1 billion.
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The first Andritz tissue machine supplied to Xuan Mai has been in operation since 2020.
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The new equipment is estimated to be taken into operation in autumn 2025.
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Tissue producer Fine Hygienic Holding worked with partners including ABB to optimize its delivery for higher productivity, and the collaboration allowed the company to achieve a Guinness World Record for the highest production rate in 24-hour period. Al Nakheel Paper Mill in Abu Dhabi can now turn out 2,222 meters of top-grade tissue paper per minute.
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Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will implement price increases of typically 4% to 10% across all product lines in EMEA, beginning November 1, or as contracts allow.
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up two recycled fiber lines at Lipy Paper Mills Ltd. in Kanchpur, Bangladesh.
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"The service market has developed somewhat slower in EMEA, China and Asia-Pacific than Valmet previously expected. In addition, market activity in process technologies for board and paper has been slower than previously expected and some customers have postponed their final investment decisions," the company writes in its press release.
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This acquisition further expands Perseus' global footprint in the pulp and paper industry, having already established a strong presence with MAJIQ, Quality Engineered Systems, Ediwise, and MOPSsys.
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Kemira announces a 4-8% price increase for all product lines in Pulp & Paper, Americas effective November 1, 2024 or as contracts allow. Continued inflationary pressures in the value chain including raw materials and transportation make this price adjustment necessary.
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The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2025.
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The paper machine produces recycled paper used in residential and commercial building products. The overall machine rebuild will allow the customer to increase production while reducing natural gas consumption approximately 50% and electricity consumption 20%.
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The Argentinian tissue paper producer Papelera San Andres de Giles chooses A.Celli technology and orders a new E-WIND P80 for its Buenos Aires plant to produce their own cardboard cores.
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ANDRITZ supplied the complete mill with state-of-the-art technologies for all major process islands.
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SPM has received a strategically important order from Swedish sawmill Södra Wood Långasjö for online systems and wireless vibration sensors for monitoring production-critical equipment.
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Mr. Olli Hänninen (M.Sc. Industrial Management) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy, at Valmet as of October 1, 2024.
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Kemira updates its long-term financial targets to reflect profitable growth ambitions and structurally higher margin profile.
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The first batch of cranes is currently being installed, and the second is scheduled for delivery and installation in the second half of 2024.
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ANDRITZ and PulPac AB, the Swedish pioneer in Dry Molded Fiber technology, have entered into a strategic partnership to serve the alternative packaging market with their complementary expertise.
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The delivery will be completed in December 2024.
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