Sappi has announced plans to invest at its facilities in Europe and the US in a bid to increase capacities for packaging and specialty paper. In the next three years, the firm intends to invest $140m in equipment upgrades and production ...
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Clearwater Paper reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016. The company reported net sales of $425.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, down 1.4% compared to net sales of $431.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 ...
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Henkel’s Beauty Care business unit has achieved zero label liner waste at its Wassertrüdingen facility in Germany, as a result of UPM Raflatac’s RafCycle recycling concept. UPM Raflatac said that the Beauty Care business ...
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US-based KBR has been awarded contract to provide maintenance, planning and industrial services for renewable packaging and paper products producer International Paper (IP). Under the four-year contract, KBR will be responsible for ...
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Voith has been awarded a contract by Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer BillerudKorsn's to supply a fully equipped XcelLine board machine. As part the contract, Voith will deliver the machine with an annual capacity of 550.000t. The ...
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Finland-based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has divested its 100% stake in packaging machine producer Formeca to Amitec for undisclosed amount. Formeca, Stora Enso’s Finnish subsidiary, is engaged in providing high-quality ...
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US-based R-V Industries (RVII) has acquired Genesis Packaging Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Based in Exton of Pennsylvania, Genesis specializes in the science and technology of pharmaceutical vial processing and residual seal force ...
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Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) subsidiary Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills is implementing Clean Manufacturing Program (CMP) to save energy and natural resources in its production of all its paper, tissue and packaging products. The ...
Asia Pulp & Paper Group received the first Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) license in Indonesia for the Pindo Deli Pulp and Paper Mills. FLEGT licensing will increase trade between Indonesia and EU by automatically ...
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Since early November, many Chinese carton factories began to reject new orders or restrict orders. The situation has been ongoing till now, with factories in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai areas responded the most. As many as 18 local large ...
International Paper reported third quarter 2016 net earnings attributable to International Paper of $312 million ($0.75 per share) compared with net earnings of $40 million ($0.10 per share) in the second quarter of 2016 and net earnings of ...
Valmet has received a contract from Stora Enso to provide Valmet IQ Process and Quality Vision system (PQV) for the Sunila Mill in Kotka, Finland. Under the contract, Valmet will supply Stora Enso Sunila Mill with a PQV system featuring a ...
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Arjuna Natural Extracts has introduced X-trend range of natural preservatives which can keep food fresh longer and increase its shelf-life. With X-trend, three major food trends such as natural, clean label, and food safety have been ...
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Valmet has developed a totally new concept for quality oriented process control of corrugating machines. This includes cost- and space-efficient Valmet IQ Multipoint Moisture Measurement system and a new camera based Valmet IQ Warp ...
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Valmet will supply an extensive board machine and automation rebuild for Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill (PPM) in Russia. The project for the board machine 2 (BM 2) is a continuation to the pre-engineering project executed by Valmet earlier ...