German engineering firm Voith Paper has been awarded a contract by Koehler Kehl paper mill to upgrade the paper machine 1 (PM1). Voith will improve the profile quality of the papers produced while increasing the energy efficiency of the ...
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Maanshan Iron and Steel or Magang, the largest steelmaker in eastern China's Anhui province, on Monday announced it was cutting its ferrous scrap buying price by Yuan 30/metric ton ($5/mt), a company source said. The move followed the ...
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Sappi is reinforcing the performance capabilities and benefits of its release liner portfolio with several investments and activities. Algro Sol silicone base papers from Sappi have had an outstanding reputation for quality during the ...
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Olam International has entered into a $175m five-year loan agreement with IFC, a World Bank Group unit, to fund its working capital and capital expenditure requirements for four of its food processing facilities in Nigeria and India. The ...
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UPM Raflatac has cooperated with Italian wine producer Cielo e Terra on a life-cycle assessment (LCA) to study the environmental impacts of wine bottles. The comprehensive study took into account the full life cycle of the wine bottle and ...
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The Food Revolution Group has signed what it describes as “significant distribution deals” with Woolworths and Coles to expand its juice brands. Both deals are expected to be worth a total of AUD $15 million in sales annually ...
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Kruger Packaging has selected ABB to provide engineered solution and services for a paper machine rebuild project at Trois-Rivières Mill in Quebec, Canada. Kruger Packaging is investing C$250m ($188.6m) to convert the No. 10 ...
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In celebration of World Water Day, Bacardi has launched an in-house initiative to remove straws and stirrers in cocktails at company events. Starting in its North America regional headquarters office in Coral Gables, Fla., and its Bombay ...
Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra is planning to introduce its no-frills electric car e20 in London. This is the first time Mahindra will make its entry into the UK market. The price of this electric car has been set at ...
International Paper has signed an agreement to purchase newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain, from Swedish company Holmen Paper, for €150m. As per the deal, International Paper will acquire the Madrid newsprint Mill, as well as ...
Created by Steve Robinson, Jobstacles promises a 'hilarious take on the job interview scenario'. Having launched to Kickstarter last week, the title is already on track to securing its $7.5k goal. Robinson takes us through how he made it... ...
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Bellucci and its parent company Certified Origins, headquartered in Grosseto, Italy, is offering a solution in the form of the Bellucci App, which traces any bottle of Bellucci EVOO back to the mill where it was produced and the area in ...
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Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has announced the expansion of its LusterCote packaging line. The addition of new heavyweight options provides press operators, brand owners and ...
Sonoco, one of the global diversified packaging companies, has expanded its fiber certification program into Brazil and Mexico, as of mid-February 2016. Although most of the raw material used in our mills is 100 percent recycled fiber, ...
Fortress Paper reported 2015 fourth quarter operating EBITDA of $3.3m. The Dissolving Pulp Segment generated operating EBITDA of $1.5 million and the Security Paper Products Segment generated EBITDA of $3.9 million . Corporate costs ...
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