Sappi said it will showcase its complete line-up of speciality and packaging grades at this month’s Pack Expo Las Vegas in the US. The company's products and solutions will target packaging companies, brand owners, converters, ...
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After a comprehensive rebuild supplied by Valmet the rebuilt paper machine PM6 at VPK Paper's Oudegem mill in Belgium has been successfully started. The rebuild in the forming, drying and reeling sections will lift up PM6's production ...
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Operating performance in the quarter was strong and substantially above the equivalent quarter last year. The group increased EBITDA excluding special items by 21% to US$175 million, operating profit excluding special items by 51% to ...
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Producer and supplier of paper and packaging products Sappi North America has launched LusterCote, a superior C1S paper for labels and other related end use applications to cater to global consumer demand. Sappi will produce LusterCote at ...
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Paper and board packaging is the most widely used packaging material in the UK. It has been growing year-on-year since 2009 and in 2013 increased by 1.8% in 2013. Its forecast is healthy too – a growth of 6.3% is expected over the ...
The report includes data about production, consumption and the trade of pulp, paper and raw materials, as well as data on energy and environment. CEPI members produced 91.1 million tonnes of paper and board in 2013. This is a decrease ...
The Canadian Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has announced the launch of a new website, which focuses on paper bags. PPEC executive director John Mullinder said that there is information as well as a lot of ...
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The group also posted a 60% rise in underlying earnings per share (EPS) to €49.4 cents for the six months ended June 2013. Group revenue rose to €3.342bn from €2.819bn. Underlying operating profit was 35% higher at ...
Pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has decided to commence a feasibility study with the aim of converting the Varkaus Mill fine paper machine in Finland to produce virgin-fiber-based containerboard. Expected to be completed in the ...
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Global chemical company BASF has announced the addition of two new variants, ecovio T2308 and ecovio IS1335 to its range of the compostable and partially bio-based plastic ecovio. The ecovio T2308, which is currently available for the ...
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Built on a green field site adjacent to its existing paper mill, the new paper mill, based in Rosslyn, is one of Nampak's largest capital projects to date, according to the firm. According to the firm, the objective of the expansion is to ...
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