On 15 April, Beate Flamm joined the Board of the containerboard and corrugated sheetboard manufacturer Progroup. She is responsible for the areas of human performance management (personnel), communications and marketing, and corporate social responsibility. “Beate has many years of expertise in establishing and expanding a sustainable approach for businesses and in developing corporate and employer […]
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, inaugurated its upgraded folding boxboard machine in Husum, Sweden, on the 11th of April. Invited to the inauguration ceremony were, among others, project partners and representatives of Örnsköldsvik municipality, Swedish parliament and the forest industry. In 2016, Metsä Board started up a new folding boxboard machine, BM1, in Husum […]
It was the end of the suspense. Finally, DS Smith married International Paper, not Mondi. The two companies today announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share combination creating a truly global leader in sustainable packaging solutions. The terms of the Combination value each DS Smith share at 415 pence […]
IBS Papertech GmbH, a member of the international technology leader IBS Paper Performance Group, has successfully completed the start-up of its monitoring systems for stock activity and formation at Cartiere Saci S.p.A. With ActivityVision and FlocVision, it is now possible to monitor and evaluate stock activity and formation online with the help of cameras and […]
Andritz announced last week that the group is collaborating with Microsoft to co- innovate the future of the process industry by enabling fully autonomous factories and by creating a trusted data ecosystem based on the Andritz Metris digital platform and Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing. Collaboration will also foster modern working methods within Andritz, speeding up […]
Last month, the Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has unanimously reappointed Peter Oswald (61) as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO until May 31, 2029 following his first period of office, which expires on March 31, 2025. At the same time, the Management Board, which currently includes CFO Franz Hiesinger (58) alongside him, […]
RDM Group won the “Premio Innovazione Circolare “ (circular innovation award) held on Friday April 12th, in Salerno (Italy) during Italian PaperWeek It is an initiative launched by Comieco, in partnership with Assocarta, to highlight paper mills that are committed to the sustainable recovery processes of recycling waste. Thanks to the “Tiger Depack® PPS”, the […]
The new biorefinery owned by SCA and the energy company St1 is now inaugurated. When fully operational in Gothenburg, the refinery will contribute an annual production of around 200,000 tons of renewable fuel. Mikael Källgren, Business Area Manager for Renewable Energy at SCA, notes that the inauguration marks a new milestone for SCA. The facility […]
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Mercer International Inc. announced earlier this month an agreement to dissolve their 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper. West Fraser will continue as the sole owner/operator of the mill, doing business as Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company. Located in Quesnel, British Columbia, Cariboo Pulp and Paper has […]
The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Dr. Walter Bickel as a member of the Managing Board and Chief Transformation Officer of Lenzing AG with effect from April 15, 2024 until December 31, 2025. The experienced manager will strengthen the Lenzing Managing Board and will be responsible for the further development and implementation of the […]