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Valmet has been included in the DJSI World and Europe indices for the tenth consecutive year

Valmet has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the tenth consecutive year. The company was listed both in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe indices.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index evaluates companies’ ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) performance and the capability to continuously improve. Valmet scored high especially in innovation management as well as resource efficiency, circularity, emissions and water reporting.

“We have consistently worked on all fronts of our Sustainability360º Agenda, which has been the backbone for the company’s sustainability work for the past decade. Since 2021, we have put even more emphasis on climate actions as we launched our climate program – Forward to a carbon neutral future – with ambitious emission reduction targets across our entire value chain by 2030. Already today, we have achieved one of the program’s targets meaning that we can enable fully carbon neutral production for all our pulp and paper industry customers. This milestone again clearly shows our employees’ commitment to continuous innovation and improvement. I want to thank all Valmeteers for their persistent work in making our operations more sustainable and for moving the entire industry forward,” says Anu Salonsaari-Posti, SVP, Marketing, communications, sustainability and corporate relations at Valmet.

About the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

The DJSI is a sustainability index family, which includes the global sustainability leaders across industries. The company inclusion is based on a best-in-class approach, which means that the indices only include the top-ranked companies within each industry. The index serves as a benchmark for investors, who are committed to ethical investing and review companies’ ESG performance as part of their analyses.

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Altri Group’s revenue decreased 38,6 per cent

Altri Group achieved total revenues of € ۱۷۴.۴ M in the 3Q23, a decrease of 38.6% vs 3Q22. Theslowdown in the growth of global pulp demand during 2023, which resulted from a relevantdestocking process in the Pulp and Paper industry and the lower dynamism of economic activity, led the Altri Group to register a lower sales level and prices than the same period last year. Compared to the 2Q23, total revenues decreased 13.6%, as a result of a relevant decrease in the pulp prices, despite the increase in the volume sold. In the 9M23, the Group recorded total revenues of €۶۰۱.۰ M, -25.4% compared to the same period last year.

Faced with one of the most sudden cycle changes in more than a decade, and as a result of the downward price correction that has taken place, the Altri Group recorded an EBITDA of € ۱۶.۳ M in 3Q23, a decrease of 82.4% compared to the same period of last year. In the 3Q23, the Altri Group recorded an EBITDA margin of 9.3%, which compares with the 32.6% reported in the 3Q22. The decrease in costs continued during 3Q23, but not enough to offset the fall in prices since the start of the year. Looking at the 9M23, the Altri Group achieved an EBITDA of € ۹۷.۵ M, a reduction of 56.3% vs the 9M22, which implies an EBITDA margin of 16.2%. The Altri Group will continue to actively work on cost reduction in the coming quarters.

 

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ABB to expand its EUREC center serving the pulp and paper industry

ABB’s European Regional Execution Center (EUREC), which provides project management and strategy support to the technology leader’s pulp and paper teams across the continent, has reached its 10th anniversary of operations and benefited from an expansion to meet growing customer demand.

With regional project governance and lead execution resources in the Czech Republic, EUREC teams have successfully deployed a coordinated resource planning and execution model across Europe for Quality Control System (QCS) and Distributed Control System (DCS) solutions since 2013, leveraging expertise from local ABB units as well as from the recently expanded R&D center in Dundalk, Ireland.

This year, ABB has undertaken a major expansion of the center that will offer a broader geographical scope to increase operational efficiency.

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Lecta: efficient, responsible water management as a priority

Water is essential in the pulp and paper industry, which is why Lecta prioritizes the efficient use of this valuable natural resource. Lecta’s mills have a high  rate of water recycling, and the amount discharged is almost equal to the intake.

Even though outlet water is within regulated legal limits, Lecta continues to work on improving water quality to reduce environment footprint even further and  constantly monitor waste disposal. In addition, in the mills there are also closed water systems, in which water is reused repeatedly.

products such as its range of environment-friendly, recyclable functional papers.

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Xin Shun Cui joins BTG as new President

BTG, a leading global supplier of integrated process solutions for the pulp and paper industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Xin Shun Cui as the new President and CEO of the BTG  Group. This strategic move comes as Robert Crossman, the former President and CEO, took on a new role as President Products and Service North America within the Voith Paper organization.

With a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the pulp and paper industry since 2013, Mr. Cui is well positioned to lead BTG into its next phase of growth and innovation. A trained financial professional, Xin shun started in 1993 his career with Motorola in China and moved to Hong Kong with ExxonMobil in 1997. In 1999, he went to Canada to pursue further education and career. In 2004, he moved back to Asia to further his career with Danaher and other US based MNCs before joining Voith. Since 2018 Mr Cui served as the CFO for the division Voith Paper P+S based in Heidenheim Germany. His extensive knowledge and leadership skills, multi-culture exposures, make him the perfect choice to continue driving the company’s commitment to delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet the evolving needs of the industry.

 

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Paper Excellence Canada permanently curtails Catalyst Paper Tiskwat

Paper Excellence Canada announced today the permanent curtailment of Catalyst Paper tiskwat, its paper mill in Powell River, BC.

In the 18 months since the indefinite curtailment, the majority of employees took voluntary severance, and a small number chose to transfer to another Paper Excellence Canada mill. When fully operating, Catalyst Paper tiskwat employed approximately 200 people.

The mill is secured and has been de-risked in terms of removing all major chemicals, fibre and fuels from the site.

 

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Natron and BTG achieve significant reduction in Kappa variability

The collaboration between Natron Hayat and BTG has recently achieved a new milestone with the successful implementation of a cooking control project. This project has successfully achieved its goal to reduce Kappa variability by 50% and maintain controls running at 92% of the time. The installation of BTG instruments to measure blow line consistency and kappa, implementation of advanced process control and remote support for maintaining control performance and reliability not only ensured successful implementation of the project, but also sustained beneficial performance over time.

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Connected motors in action: driving efficiency and cutting emissions at two Swedish mills

The pulp and paper industry shares the twin challenge of high energy prices and a need to decarbonize. Across industry, over 90 percent of business leaders believe that rising energy costs threaten their business’s ability to compete, according to an ABB survey from March 2023. The data also reveals that businesses expect lower profitability and plan to cut investment in essential areas such as research, people, marketing, and infrastructure. Concerningly, the research also found that energy prices may impact Net Zero targets – ۵۸ percent of businesses say they may have to move their goals back by as much as five years.

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