Valmet introduces the completely redesigned Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer, which takes advantage of Valmet’s extensive field experience and new technology. Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer provides fast and precise online measurement of key fiber and furnish properties for paper, board and tissue makers. New image analysis techniques enable the Valmet Fiber Furnish Analyzer to automatically measure […]
ANDRITZ has received an order from JSC Volga in Balakhna, Nizhnij Novgorod Region, Russia, to rebuild the existing groundwood reject line into a TMP (thermo-mechanical pulping) line. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2019. The new 180 bdmt/d TMP line will process spruce as raw material to feed existing paper machines. In order […]
At the moment, the fundamentals of the papermaking and specialty pulp markets look solid – earnings keep growing and market imbalances have not distorted the overall positive sentiment of the industry. The macroeconomic environment is still positive and investor optimism remains high, especially in the West, but the economic horizon is getting cloudier with various […]
Feldmuehle GmbH announced on December 7, 2018 that it would concentrate on the production of Specialty Papers in the future, i.e. wet and alkali resistant Label Papers as well as Flexible Packaging Papers. In this context, the production of graphic papers was discontinued and the paper machine 2 was shut down at the end of […]
Stora Enso is implementing a profit protection programme intended to achieve an annual cost reduction of EUR 120 million as well as reduction of capital expenditure by about EUR 50 million compared to the earlier announced forecast. The programme includes plans to reduce costs at the Ala and Imavere sawmills and a plan to close […]
Fedrigoni Old Mill, X-Per and Blush Palette specialty papers for graphic design projects, packaging and printing Fedrigoni announces the launch of three innovative specialty papers : Old Mill, X-Per new White Grade and Blush Palette. Ideal products for any graphic project, they are an optimal choice for the most demanded universal uses : from publishing […]
The combined company will operate under the Solenis name as a global specialty chemical company focused on paper and industrial water technologies. WILMINGTON, Delaware – Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF and Solenis have completed the previously announced merger of BASF’s wet-end Paper and Water Chemicals business with Solenis. With pro forma sales […]
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Monitoring System (WMS) and a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System (WIS) to Blue Paper SAS’s Paper Machine 1 in Strasbourg, France. The systems will improve the machine’s overall production efficiency. The order is included in Valmet’s fourth quarter 2018 orders received. Typically, the value of these kinds of […]
The Walloon region has decided to grant a 2,25 M€ loan to the Belgian papermaker Virginal Paper. Meanwhile the private partners, including Terje Haglund, will provide 2,75 M€. The paper site faces some financial difficulties. The start-up of the machine and the recruitment procedures have been more difficult than planned. For 2019 however, the orderbooks […]
Microbiology, biofilm, Legionella, Pseudomonas are sources for several problems in water systems and therefore of main concern in the industry. A system not properly controlled can lead to high economic losses and have a direct impact on the health of the population. Kurita has a long experience in the microbiological control and biofilm in water and paper […]