BASF is now globally offering Ultramid S Balance in a version for monofilament applications. The high performance polyamide 6.10, partly based on renewable resources, is available in various viscosities. The bio-based sebacic acid, which ...
The Western and Eastern European market is finding recycled containerboard in increasingly tight supply: The sun has been shining in much of Europe and demand is up…helping to bring the Eurozone out of a long recession. Testliner ...
European coated fine paper producer Sappi has announced a €61m rebuild at its Alfeld Mill Paper Machine 2 (PM2) in Germany, in a bid to address varying demand for specialty packaging papers. The PM2 rebuild is said to transform the ...
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Metso and UPM will continue their mill maintenance outsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany, as part of an agreement. The agreement covers three paper production lines and their maintenance operations. Metso ...
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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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Renewable packaging material provider BillerudKorsnas has received approval from the EU Commission with regard to its proposed divestment of kraft and sack paper producing machine (PM2) to SwedPaper. According to BillerudKorsnas, the ...
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One of the largest wood pulp and paper mills in the world has water conservation at the heart of its operations. Extensive filtration and separation techniques are allowing Asia Pulp & Paper Hainan Jinhai to produce 900,000 tonnes of paper ...
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The paper and corrugated multinational said in a statement this morning that a new paper machine at the mill that will produce 250,000 tonnes of lightweight corrugated case material each year, will now be operational by the fourth quarter ...
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Packaging Dynamics, a portfolio company of investment firm Kohlberg & Company, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Thilmany Papers business unit to a new company. The new company will be formed and controlled by investment funds ...
Ahlstrom is all set to expand its product portfolio of one-side coated papers for metalized labels and flexible packaging, further to completion of the previously announced €7m investments at its Stenay plant in France. The plant, ...
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Germany-based nonwovens machinery supplier Trützschler Nonwovens, part of Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH, has entered into an agreement with paper machine manufacturer Voith Paper — a division of Germany-based ...
Finnish engineering and technology company Metso is all set to supply an OptiConcept M containerboard production line for the Ban Pong mill of Siam Kraft Industry in Ratchaburi, Thailand. The start-up of the machine with an extended scope ...
Global supplier of technology and services Metso is all set to supply grade conversion rebuild of Blue Paper's paper machine at its mill site in Strasbourg, France. The start up of the re-built machine is set to commence in the last ...
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Voith Hydro and RusHydro signed a contract establishing the inception of the joint venture VolgaHydro LLC in Moscow. Each company holds a share of 50 percent of the joint venture. RusHydro will exercise the industrial leadership, Voith ...
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Leading technical textile and nonwovens companies from around the world will showcase the latest products and advanced technologies in textiles, nonwovens and materials during Techtextil North America 2013 this month in Anaheim, California. ...