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Asia Symbol brings in ABB to provide manufacturing execution system at three tissue mills in China

As Asia Symbol Group, one of the biggest wood pulp producers in China, expands its pulp and paper business into tissue manufacturing, it has selected long-term strategic partner ABB to deliver the ABB Ability™ Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and system integration at three of its tissue mills in China.

This latest contract for mills in Guangdong, Shandong and Jiangxi affirms the strong, long-standing relationship between ABB and Asia Symbol, part of the global RGE Group (Royal Golden Eagle).

In recent years, this has seen the provision of paper machine drives and quality control system (QCS) products, and the successful extension of ABB’s MES service to Asia Symbol’s three fine paper production lines in Guangdong.

 

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Suzano to Invest R$1.66 billion in new tissue paper mill

Suzano, the world’s largest producer of market pulp, announces on October 26th a series of projects aimed at expanding its installed production capacity and which will enhance its operational efficiency. It will invest R$650 million in the construction of a tissue paper mill in Espírito Santo, where it will also invest R$520 million to replace a biomass boiler. The company will also invest R$490 million to expand the supply of fluff pulp in São Paulo.

The total investment of R$1.66 billion, announced during the disclosure of the 3Q23 results, is aligned with Suzano’s strategic business avenues and underscores its commitment to constantly adapt its operations to evolving demand in Brazil and the global markets.

 

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Metsä Board commences change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs in Finland

Metsa Board, part of Metsa Group, will initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP mills in Finland. The negotiations involve a total of approximately 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills.

The possible layoffs would last a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented in several instalments during 2024.

The change negotiations will start in week 45 and are estimated to last two weeks. With the change negotiations, Metsä Board is preparing for a possible continuation of the adjustment of production to match the low delivery volumes, if the demand situation for paperboards does not improve in 2024. The allocation and amount of layoffs will be specified during 2024.

Metsä Board has announced on similar layoffs on May 17, 2023, which may continue until the end of 2023. The possible layoffs announced now would be scheduled for 2024, and will therefore have no impact on Metsä Board’s operating result for January–September 2023 and January–December 2023.

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Massimo Reynaudo appointed new President and CEO of UPM-Kymmene

Massimo Reynaudo has been appointed President and CEO of UPM-Kymmene Corporation as of 1 January 2024. Jussi Pesonen will continue as the President and CEO until 31 December 2023, after which he will work as an advisor to the Company and its management until he will retire from UPM on 30 April, 2024.

Massimo Reynaudo has been with UPM since 2017. Reynaudo is an Italian citizen and was born in 1969. He is currently Executive Vice President, UPM Communication Papers. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of UPM Raflatac from 2017 to 2021. Earlier in his career, between 1995 and 2017, he held several senior positions at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He has a master’s degree in engineering from Politecnico di Torino and additional studies in business administration and management.

“Massimo has an excellent international background and a very solid track record at UPM as an engaging change leader. Both in UPM Raflatac and in UPM Communication Papers, he has driven positive change of the businesses, renewed the commercial strategy and built high-performing teams to improve the performance of each business. He has a clear vision of how to continue value creation through UPM’s Biofore strategy. I wish Massimo the best of success in his new demanding role,“ says Henrik Ehrnrooth, Chair of the Board of UPM.

 

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One Equity Partners to sell Walki to Japan’s Oji Group

One Equity Partners announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Walki Holding Oy, a pan-European supplier of sustainable and high-performing packaging and engineered materials solutions, to Oji Holdings Corporation, a Japanese paper products technology company.

 

Founded in 1930 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Walki is a specialty packaging materials manufacturer, offering consumer and industrial packaging for food and specialty consumer products, as well as engineered materials, such as insulation and fire-retardant facings, sustainable membranes, and protective clothing applications. The Company has 17 production facilities worldwide and employs more than 1,700 people. OEP’s acquisition of Walki closed in July 2018.

 

 

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Paper Excellence Canada extends curtailment of paper operations at Catalyst Crofton mill

While market conditions continue to support the restart of our pulp operations and employment of more than 300 workers, the curtailment of paper operations at Crofton is being extended to the end of November.

The continued curtailment means that approximately 70 paper operations employees will not return to work in November. Paper Excellence Canada continues to work with our employees to mitigate the impact of the ongoing paper production curtailment.

The sales team continues to work with customers to provide alternative products from Catalyst Alberni mill or other mills within the Paper Excellence Group family of companies where possible.

Paper Excellence Canada, headquartered in British Columbia, is a diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers in Canada with a production capacity of over 2.5 million tonnes annually and a workforce of more than 2,100. Paper Excellence is pleased to work in partnership with communities where we operate as a major employer of choice and market leader.

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UPM to close its Plattling paper mill

UPM Communication Papers announces plans to permanently close its Plattling mill in Germany, reducing the uncoated and coated publication paper capacity by 595,000 tonnes in Europe. These plans are a continuation of necessary steps to proactively ensure competitiveness of our operations and align graphic paper capacity to a profitable customer demand.

Should the plans be implemented the number of UPM employees affected in Plattling is estimated at 401. In addition, we expect implications for the service providers on site. The participation process with the workers council will start immediately in line with local legislation.

 

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Zain Paper Industry to implement a new tissue production park supplied by Overmade

Overmade has been committed by Zain Paper Industry, an important player in the Middle East, to realize the new tissue production park in DOHA QATAR. The first phase of the project encompassed the installation of two complete tissue plants for the production of high-quality facial tissue.

Zain Paper Industry has commissioned the complete lines to OVERMADE on the basis of a turn-key supply: from Virgin pulper to Approach flow system, from Hydraulic Headbox to Reel, from Winding system to Wrapping line, including all auxiliaries such as Vacuum line, Steam system, High efficiency hood, Mist and Dust removal system. The DCS (Distributed Control System), the QCS (Quality Control System), the Sectional Electrical Drives and the Electrification of the entire tissue mill are also part of the scope of supply.

 

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International Paper to permanently close its Orange mill

International Paper announced a series of actions to further strengthen and optimize its manufacturing system to meet customers’ needs. The company will permanently close its containerboard mill in Orange, Texas, and will permanently cease production on two of its pulp machines – the #20 machine in Riegelwood, N.C., and the #4 machine in Pensacola, Fla.

“Decisions like these are extremely difficult, because of the impact on our employees, their families and the communities in which we operate,” said Chairman and CEO Mark Sutton. “We are grateful to our employees in Orange, Riegelwood and Pensacola for their significant contributions to the company over the years. We are committed to providing severance benefits, outplacement assistance and more to help employees during this time.”

 

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Essity Reuses More Than Half of France’s Recycled Food and Beverage Packaging

The hygiene and health company Essity has inaugurated the world’s first production line for professional hygiene tissue products where the raw material consists of used food and milk packaging. The facility recycles 25,000 tons per year, equivalent to 60% of all collected, sorted and recycled food and beverage cartons in France.

 The latest expansion at Essity’s Hondouville plant has increased the facility’s recycling capacity by 40%.

 

 

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Toscotec starts up a complete press section rebuild at Cartiera Pirinoli in Italy

Toscotec started up a packaging paper machine at Cartiera Pirinoli after the complete rebuild of the press section at their Roccavione facility in Italy.

Toscotec installed a first nip with double felted press roll and a second nip with a Voith NipcoFlex shoe press designed for a maximum load of 1,600 kN/m. The project also included a fully automatic tail feeding system, felt runs, showers, rolls, doctors, as well as guide and stretcher systems.

 

 

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VPK Group Buys Majority Stake in Corrugated Packaging Company Zetacarton in Italy

VPK Group has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Zetacarton, an Italian corrugated cardboard company based near Como. With this new step, VPK Group is setting foot in Italy for the first time.

Zetacarton, an Italian company led by the Zanfrini family, is a leading producer of corrugated board packaging including special niche products such as fanfold and big-box packaging.

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Andritz to supply chemical recovery technologies to Navigator’s Setúbal mill

Andritz has received an order from the pulp and paper producer The Navigator Company to supply a new recovery boiler, new ash leaching system and an upgrade of the non-condensable gases (NCG) collection and incineration system for its pulp mill in Setúbal, Portugal. ANDRITZ will execute the order on a turn-key basis with start-up scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

Andritz’s sustainable technologies improve mills’ environmental performance and support Navigator’s Responsible 2030 Agenda.

The non-condensable gases (NCG) collection and incineration system is part of ANDRITZ’s CircleToZero initiative that focuses on eliminating unused side streams, create new added-value products and lay a foundation for zero emissions and zero waste production.

 

 

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What does the future of print look like?

What does the future of print look like? “Druck & Design – the Conference” explored this question on October 17, 2023 in Munich.

The all-day event in the “Macherei” provides answers to how creativity and print play a special future-oriented role in times of data-driven product and working environments. Fascinating print products, exciting keynote speeches, practical work panels and, last but not least, the opportunity for designers, printers and creative people to network make the conference an important industry meeting.

As an exhibitor, Mondi will be showing many interesting reference samples at the “Druck & Design” conference to provide and inspire visitors with suggestions for their next design projects.

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Engraving Solutions innovates the embossing market with two brand new

Engraving Solutions, a service provider for the development of engraving patterns and the production of embossing rolls, part of the Körber Business Area Tissue, sets a new standard in the field of embossing technology with Warm-Up Ready and FLER, two exclusive solutions based on an electromagnetic induction heating system and an innovative texture concept, respectively. State-of-the-art technologies combined with consolidated know-how in the Tissue paper converting industry are the factors behind customers’ choice to rely on Engraving Solutions as the ideal partner for the creation of unprecedented finished products, thanks to customized and 100% Made in Italy embossing systems, which allow, in some cases, to triple sales.

Mauro Gelli, Engineering and R&D Manager of Engraving Solutions commented “In a highly competitive market scenario such as that of Tissue paper, it is important to offer a value-added service that goes beyond the production of engraving rolls. The complete proposal of ad hoc solutions, branded Engraving Solutions, is the result of constant investments in R&D, latest generation technologies and in-depth studies of new engravings. An approach that has led us to develop Warm-Up Ready and Fler, two innovative embossing systems with multiple advantages, including significant cost containment and superior quality of the finished product.”

 

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Andritz to supply chemical recovery technologies to Navigator’s Setúbal mill

Andritz has received an order from the pulp and paper producer The Navigator Company to supply a new recovery boiler, new ash leaching system and an upgrade of the non-condensable gases (NCG) collection and incineration system for its pulp mill in Setúbal, Portugal. ANDRITZ will execute the order on a turn-key basis with start-up scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

Andritz’s sustainable technologies improve mills’ environmental performance and support Navigator’s Responsible 2030 Agenda.

The non-condensable gases (NCG) collection and incineration system is part of ANDRITZ’s CircleToZero initiative that focuses on eliminating unused side streams, create new added-value products and lay a foundation for zero emissions and zero waste production.

 

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Kadant to supply green liquor system upgrade for Södra Cell

Kadant Noss AB, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has announced its agreement to deliver a Green Liquor System upgrade to the Södra Cell Mörrum Mill in Sweden. This order encompasses the provision of a green liquor clarifier, dregs precoat filter, engineering services, and on-site support.

Mörrum Mill is a specialized facility with two distinct production lines. One line manufactures a wide variety of premium paper pulps, while the other is dedicated to dissolving pulp for textile and other applications, featuring the innovative OnceMore® process.

 

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Smithers announces P&P 2023 conference agenda

In Amsterdam, across the 12-13 December 2023 the Plastics and Paper in Contact with Foodstuffs 2023 conference promises to be an exceptional gathering of the whole food contact supply chain, who look to address all topical concerns in the food contact industry and develop their knowledge on how to best comply with all the latest regulations.

Over 100 food contact professionals are expected to join us at the Marriott Hotel on the 12-13 December 2023. The 2023 agenda was carefully curated with insights from big industry players including Barilla, DS Smith, FEICA, ISEGA, Stora Enso, BASF, De’Longhi and many more.

A few of the recently confirmed speakers include Dr. Martin Klatt, Executive Specialist Regulatory Affairs, Head of Product Stewardship Dispersions & Resins at BASF, Dr. Ralph Derra, Managing Director at ISEGA GmbH, Peter Oldring, Regulatory Affairs Manager at Sherwin-Williams, Dr. Malcolm Driffield, Managing Scientist, Chemical Regulation & Food Safety at Exponent International, José Antonio Alarcon, Secretary of the Functional Barrier Consortium, CEO IGBS at Petcore Europe, Elisa Mayrhofer, Project Manager & Scientist at Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry & Technology, Marcello Pezzi, Product Safety Director at DS Smith.

 

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Enstra Paper commissions Voith for comprehensive rebuild of paper machine

Enstra Paper, member of the Corruseal Group and one of the largest producers of recycled containerboard grades in South Africa, has engaged Voith to rebuild its PM 6 for packaging paper in Springs, close to Johannesburg, in South Africa. Voith will supply a new BlueLine OCC stock preparation line to improve efficiency, runability and paper quality. The leading full-line supplier will also undertake substantial rebuild measures on the existing paper machine that was converted from newsprint to packaging papers in 2015.

“Enstra Paper’s new production line 6 will significantly improve our competitiveness, cost situation and product quality,” says Rajiv Mehta, Joint CEO at Corruseal Group. “The partnership with Voith is the next important investment step for the future of our company.”

 

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SCA to increase NBSK price

SCA will increase the price on NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe. The new price will be 1,200 USD, effective as from now.

– Global demand for pulp is picking up and producer stocks are decreasing, says Henning Ellström, Vice President Sales and Marketing SCA Pulp.

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