CURRENT HEADLINES

• Palm Converts Its Paper Mill In King's Lynn (UK) To Corrugated Case Material

  7/21/2026

  Palm sets the course for the future of its paper production: due to the structural decline of the market for newsprint, the paper machine PM 7 at the King’s Lynn (UK) site will be converted to produce corrugated case material (CCM) in the first quarter of 2027.

• DS Smith Starts Up ANDRITZ Stock Preparation Line With Europe's Largest FibreFlow Drum Pulper

  7/14/2026

  DS Smith has successfully started up an ANDRITZ stock preparation line and reject treatment system at its mill in Porcari, Italy, including Europe’s largest FibreFlow drum pulper.

• Valmet Delivers Board Making Line And Lifecycle Support To Sun Paper In China, Enabling Energy- And Resource-Efficient Production

  7/10/2026

  Sun Paper has selected Valmet to deliver a full board making line with automation and lifecycle support for their mill in Nanning, China. The customer's target for the investment is to increase containerboard capacity and ensure reliable, energy- and resource-efficient operation of the board making line.

• Efficient Material Flow In The Production Of Tissue Paper

  7/5/2026

  Eurovast is upgrading the production of tissue paper at its Pescia, Italy site from a traditional line to a highly automated production plant. The VarioFlow plus chain conveyor system from Bosch Rexroth enables flexible transport of the packaged products in the plant.

• TURBAIR Vacuum Technology For Premium Tissue Machine In The U.S.

  6/30/2026

  Valmet, a leading developer and manufacturer in the pulp, paper, and energy & circularity sectors, has commissioned Everllence to supply a vacuum system for a new paper mill in the United States.

• The Saica Group Is Accelerating The Decarbonisation Of Its Nogent-Sur-Seine Site With The Commissioning Of A New Biomass Boiler

  6/25/2026

  Funded by the French Government as part of the Recovery Plan managed by ADEME and financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU to the tune of €14.99M, this project embodies the objectives of the National Climate Plan, which supports renewable energy and encourages a reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

• RZJD-G450J Fully Automatic High-Speed Window Flat Bottom Paper Bag Machine

  6/25/2026

  The RZJD-G450J fully automatic high-speed window flat bottom paper bag machine is an automated production machine that integrates window processing with flat bottom paper bag making.

• UPM And ANDRITZ Partner To Advance Tailored Tissue Innovation

  6/25/2026

  The world’s leading multifibre pulp producer UPM Pulp and the international technology group ANDRITZ have signed a strategic, multi-year cooperation agreement to enable tissue manufacturers to develop and optimize next-generation tissue products and processes.

• Turning Pulp Mills Into Next-Generation Biorefineries

  6/24/2026

  Georgia’s $41B forest products industry needs a transformation, and a Georgia Tech research team is reimagining how pulp mills use energy and what they can make from their byproduct streams.

• Voith Launches PluraMaze To Reduce Energy Consumption In Refining With Proven Customer Benefits

  6/24/2026

  Voith introduces PluraMaze, a new generation of refiner fillings designed to significantly improve energy efficiency and lifetime. The new solution addresses key challenges faced by paper manufacturers worldwide, including rising energy costs, increasing pressure on efficiency and changing raw material qualities.