Current Headlines

1. ANDRITZ Successfully Starts Up The World’s First Fossil-Free Biomethanol Plant At Södra, Sweden 3/23/2020

   International technology group ANDRITZ has recently started up the world’s first biomethanol plant using ANDRITZ’s self-developed A-Recovery+ concept at the Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp mill in southeastern Sweden

2. Willamette Falls Paper Company Earns Certification To SFI Chain-Of-Custody Standard 3/20/2020

   Willamette Falls Paper Company is pleased to announce that it has added Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) chain of custody certification (SFI-01924) to its full line of paper products.

3. OnQuality: Voith Launches New Generation Of Sensors 3/19/2020

   Voith has developed a new generation of sensors with regards to availability, reliability and maintenance handling

4. ABB To Upgrade Paper Machine Drives, Motors And Electrical Control Systems At Westrock Mill In Washington, USA 3/16/2020

   a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions—has selected ABB to replace its dry end drive system

5. Valmet To Supply APP, The World's Fastest Coated Paperboard Machine, To Guangxi Jingui Pulp And Paper In China 3/16/2020

   Valmet will supply a coated paperboard production line (PM 2) including extensive automation and industrial internet packages for APP's Guangxi Jingui Pulp and Paper (GJPP) plant in Qinzhou, China. The commissioning of the machine is planned for 2021

6. Monomoy Capital Partners Acquires Mac Papers, Inc. 3/13/2020

   Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm with $1.6B in committed capital that invests in the debt and equity of middle market businesses, announced today that it has acquired Mac Papers, Inc., Mac Paper Converters, Inc. and All Square Digital Solutions, Inc. (collectively “Mac Papers”), the leading regional distributor of paper, packaging, wide format and envelope products in the Southeastern United States

7. Toscotec Completes Two Drying Section Rebuilds For Lucart 3/5/2020

   From July 2019 to February 2020, Toscotec successfully completed two customized rebuilds at Lucart Diecimo tissue mill

8. UPM Nordland Paper Machine 2 Conversion To Specialty Papers Enhances Availability Of Renewable And Recyclable Labelling And Packaging Papers 3/3/2020

   In 2018, UPM announced the conversion of Paper Machine 2 in Nordland, Germany, from fine paper to specialty grades. The conversion is currently ramping-up. The agility of the paper machine enables production of a wide range of products driven by sustainability, such as glassine, kraft and barrier papers

9. Sappi North America Receives 2019 SEAL Business Sustainability Award 2/27/2020

   Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and dissolving wood pulp, was named a winner in the 2019 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for Environmental Leadership

10. New Turbopress And Turbowinder For The Papermachine Of L-Pack 2/27/2020

    L-Pack put its PM2 into operation almost a year ago. The project started with the purchasing of a second hand  machine from The Netherlands.