Paper Converting Machine Company acquires STAX Technologies.

STAX is a market leader in the tissue packaging equipment industry, whose core product offerings include wrappers, bundlers, casepackers and palletizers. Since its entrance into the market more than 15 years ago

Ametek Surface Vision strengthens leadership team

AMETEK Surface Vision, a world leader in surface inspection technologies, has announced sweeping appointments across its senior global team to support the business’s worldwide growth plans.

Domtar to Reduce Papermaking Capacity at Two Mills

The closures will take place at the Ashdown, Arkansas pulp and paper mill, and the Port Huron, Michigan paper mill. These measures will reduce the Company’s annual uncoated freesheet paper capacity by approximately 204,000 short tons, and will result in a workforce reduction of approximately 100 employees.

California Lawmakers Reject Bill to Ban Paper Receipts

California lawmakers recently rejected a bill meant to ban paper receipts. The proposal would have required businesses to ask customers if they wanted a paper receipt before printing one

Banana-shaped design! Winner of the Grand Finale of PIDA

The students behind the winning design are Natasha Bosnjak, Alicia Lundgren and Christian Koch. Their design qualified for the Grand Finale by winning the Gold Award at the Swedish PIDA event.

ANDRITZ to supply P-RC APMP fiberline to Dezhou Taiding, China

The new system will process poplar as raw material, and the fiber produced will be used on the company’s own paper machines for P&W (printing and writing paper) and board grades. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2020.

Toscotec chosen for an extensive rebuild of PM1 at JSC "Yarpaper", Russia.

JSC "Yarpaper" selected Toscotec for a major rebuild of its paper machine at Yaroslavl mill, northeast of Moscow, Russia. PM1 has a wire sheet width of 2,830 mm, produces test liner and fluting in the range of 100 to 150 gsm, using 100% waste paper. 

Valmet builds a new pilot facility at its Fiber Technology Center in Sundsvall

Valmet focuses in its R&D work on ensuring an advanced and competitive offering of its technologies and services, enhancing raw material and energy efficiency, and promoting the use of renewable raw materials.

Mondi wins prize for ‘DashV1Box - DashBoxes by Mondi

Mondi Corrugated Packaging designers have been recognised at the German Packaging Award 2019, which was held on the first day of the FachPack trade fair in Nuremburg

Carton of the Year made of Metsä Board paperboard

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is delighted to announce that five cartons produced using its quality paperboards

Toscotec strengthens its leadership of the Italian tissue market

Toscotec has strengthened its leadership position in the Italian tissue market, based on new machine installations in the last five years.

ANDRITZ Brasil wins ABTCP 2019 awards

ANDRITZ Brasil Ltda., part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received the best manufacturer award in two categories of this year’s ABTCP “Best of of the Pulp & Paper Industry Award”

Stora Enso’s 5G technology solution in mill maintenance receives recognition

The 5G technology enables deployment of applications requiring fast and powerful wireless connections, such as augmented- and virtual reality applications, as well as real-time 360° camera solutions.

Best Practices for Toscotec Steel Yankee Dryer Maintenance.

Maintenance managers and supervisors in tissue mills are required to work to budget and cut the costs of maintenance wherever possible. An efficient management of your TT SYD (Steel Yankee Dryer) helps reduce maintenance costs and avoiding the risk of emergency stops.