Current Headlines

1. Voith Is Modernizing PM 3 At Smurfit Westrock Navarra To Improve MG Paper Quality 4/23/2025

   Voith has received the order to modernize the PM 3 paper machine at Smurfit Westrock Navarra, S.A., in Sangüesa, Spain.

2. Surplus Network Launches Industry-Specific Surplus Recovery Services For The Pulp, Paper, And Printing Sectors 4/20/2025

   Surplus Network, a leading platform for AI-powered surplus asset liquidation, has launched a new vertical service offering designed to support the pulp, paper, and printing industries. The new service provides mills, converters, and commercial printing operations with a streamlined solution for turning surplus inventory and equipment into recovered value.

3. Nextgreen IOI Pulp Partners Xiamen C&D To Develop Malaysia's First 150,000MT Integrated Pulp Production Facility 4/16/2025

   Nextgreen Global Berhad (“NGGB”), a pulp and paper manufacturer, today announced that its subsidiary, Nextgreen IOI Pulp Sdn. Bhd. (“NIP”), has signed a joint venture agreement with Hong Kong Paper Sources Co. Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp Group Co. Ltd. (“Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp”) to establish a new entity in Malaysia.

4. SCA Signs Service Contracts With ANDRITZ For Pulp Mill In Sweden 4/14/2025

   International technology group ANDRITZ has been awarded significant service contracts by SCA, Europe’s largest private forest owner, to further improve the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden.

5. CO280 Signs Landmark 3.69 Million Tonne Agreement With Microsoft To Scale-Up Carbon Dioxide Removal In The US Pulp And Paper Industry 4/11/2025

   CO280, a leading developer of large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, today announced a historic offtake agreement with Microsoft from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill.

6. World's First Fully Electric Tissue Machine Operates At Full Speed At Fortissue 4/7/2025

   Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue and Toscotec have started up PM1 after a groundbreaking upgrade at their Viana do Castelo production base in Portugal. This Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.0 line, which first began production in 2015, is now the first tissue machine in the world to operate entirely on electricity at 2,000 m/min.

7. Heinzel Group Commissions Rebuilt PM11 In Laakirchen, Strengthening Its Market Position As A Leading Manufacturer Of Corrugated Base Paper 4/7/2025

   HEINZEL GROUP continues its commitment to sustainable packaging papers with a major investment of around 140 million euros. Paper machine 11 (PM11) has been converted from publication paper production to corrugated base paper, making it one of the most advanced paper machines in Europe.

8. Hydro Reserve Completes Successful Wastewater Recovery Testing For Major U.S. Paper Mill 3/31/2025

   Hydro Reserve, a leader in advanced wastewater treatment and recovery solutions, has successfully completed testing on wastewater from a major U.S. paper mill, demonstrating the effectiveness of its proprietary modified ultra-filtration technology in optimizing resource recovery and sustainability.

9. ITC Announces Strategic Acquisition Of Pulp & Paper Undertaking Of Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited 3/31/2025

   ITC Limited has signed a Business Transfer Agreement today to acquire the Pulp and Paper Undertaking ('CPP') of Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited ('ABREL'). Established in 1984 at Lalkuan (Nainital, Uttarakhand), CPP is a well-established player in the Indian Paper industry with an installed capacity of 4.8 Lakh MT per annum.

10. Valmet Launches New Advanced Process Control For Maximizing Pulping Yield 3/28/2025

    Valmet introduces Valmet High Yield Pulping Optimizer, the world’s first advanced process control for optimizing high yield pulping. Designed for chemical brown pulp producers, the optimizer is a unique combination of automated controls for cooking and refining that helps mills achieve high pulping output while cutting costs and stabilizing quality.