Smurfit Kappa Roermond Paper Mill’s integrated steam system has been held up as a shining example of sustainability for reducing its CO2 footprint by a further 3% in 2018. The steam project is part of an ongoing intensive energy and CO2 reduction programme at the mill which has achieved a specific CO2 emission reduction of […]
WestRock, the US-based provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, announced that its prototype of a recyclable fiber-based cup for hot and cold applications was named one of 12 winners of the NextGen Cup Challenge. Sponsored by the NextGen Consortium, a multi-year partnership of foodservice industry leaders, the NextGen Cup Challenge was launched to identify […]
In a press release issued last week, UPM declares having paid a total of EUR 62 million as short-term incentives to employees in 2018. The incentives were paid for the good 2017 results. Over the last four years, the sum has been EUR 60 million per year on average. UPM’s incentive schemes brought on average […]
Stora Enso received the highest scores in the FINDIX report, which was published for the first time today. The study examined the diversity of 89 Finnish companies through five different variables. These include gender distribution, age distribution, international background, educational background and industry-specific background of management teams and board of directors. The variables are based […]
Hélène Curmi defended her doctoral thesis of the University Grenoble Alpes – prepared under the supervision of the Professor Christine Chirat and the Professor Emeritus Dominique Lachenal (Grenoble INP-Pagora/LGP2). She presented the results of her research work entitled Study of the impact of autohydrolysis on wood components and on delignification processes to produce pure cellulose. […]
The ZELLCHEMING-Expo, the platform for the European pulp, paper and supplier industry, offers visitors a multi-faceted program with many new highlights in Frankfurt am Main from 25 – 27 June 2019. Exhibition with inspiring program highlights The ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2019 exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to meet national and international exhibitors along the entire value chain […]
At PaperFIRST we believe in paper, first. Therefore we reproduce here an opinion letter submitted by Liz Wilks, Sustainability Manager for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Europe, on how the use of paper can be salutary and beneficial in a stressing workplace environment, and the need for producers to insist on the sustainability of their […]
If there is one name that stands out in the European paper and carton board converting sector it is the Pyroll Converting Group, which has a sheeting capacity over 400.000 tonnes totally in five of its service centers. At Pasaban we are proud to have been designing and manufacturing machines for its converting plant for […]
The rebuild is a part of a capacity increase project and after the rebuild, these Pulpers will be able to handle 580 TPD. Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A. is the largest manufacturer of offset papers in Poland and the second largest manufacturer of graphical papers. Annually, Arctic Paper Group, deliver over 700,000 tonnes of premium graphic […]
Valmet has today, on February 27, 2019, published its Annual Report for 2018 on the company’s website at www.valmet.com/annualreport2018. The Annual Report consists of three separate parts : the Annual Review, the Financial Statements and the GRI Supplement. The GRI Supplement is available in English only. The printed copies of the Annual Review and the Financial […]