Weekly Spotlight
New ANDRITZ Line Successfully Produces First Fibers for Pavatex, France

Over the Wire

TAPPI

Thursday, March 7, 2024 - Member
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International technology group ANDRITZ has delivered a second fiber production line to Pavatex, a member of Soprema Group. The line, which includes a chip handling and pressurized refining system, has now successfully produced first fibers at the insulation board production facility in Golbey, France.
 
DS Smith to Invest $60.6 Million in New Pulping Line at Kemsley Paper Mill in England
DS Smith has unveiled a ₤48 million ($60.6 million) investment in a new fiber preparation line (F-line) at its Kemsley, England paper mill. Forming part of DS Smith's organic investment program, this multi-year investment will deliver attractive returns through improved efficiency and reduced costs.
 
Valmet’s Social Responsibility Program Continues with Several Area-Specific Projects Around the World
Valmet expanded its global social responsibility program with several area-specific local projects promoting science, nature and equal opportunities in 2022. After a year of successful implementation, the program now continues through six local projects.
 
Sael has Successfully Initiated of the Big Investment of Cartiera Fornaci in Italy
Enhancements include the expansion of the new sectional control Water-Cooling, new control panels and management for Steam-Hoods-Vacuum, reconstruction of drying sections, retrofitting of the shoe press, implementation of automatic hydraulic lubrication, complete pulp reject treatment system with deferrization, upgrade on the QCS for thickness and ash control, Out Line automatic laboratory, reconstruction of the consistency control system and the steam fire prevention system for the entire plant.
 
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From The Experts
ABB and CERN Identify 17.4 Percent Energy-Saving Opportunity in Heating and Ventilation Motors
ABB and CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, have identified significant energy-saving potential through a strategic research partnership focused on the cooling and ventilation system at one of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics institutes, located in Geneva, Switzerland.
 
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Market Roundup
Suzano Invested R$18.6 Billion in 2023, New Pulp Mill to Start-Up in June 2024
Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, announces its financial statements for the full fiscal year of 2023.
 
SCA Announces Price Increase for White and Brown Grades of Kraftliner in Europe
SCA announced that it will increase the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by EUR 80 per metric ton.
 
Merichem Company
Pulp & Paper
Toscotec to Replace Yankee and Steam Plant at PAPECO in France
French tissue manufacturer Papeteries du Cotentin (PAPECO), purchased a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer and a complete high-performance steam and condensate plant from Toscotec to fully replace their existing cast iron dryer and steam system on PM3 at their Orval sur Sienne mill in Normandy.
 
ABB Web Inspection Systems Upgraded Successfully
Papertech, a member of the IBS Paper Performance Group, has developed a simple and economical way for upgrading existing ABB Web Inspection Systems (WIS).
 
Irving Pulp & Paper Invests $110 Million In Upgrade for Woodyard
The woodyard at Irving Pulp & Paper in west Saint John, New Brunswick is reaching new heights in technological advancement with a $110-million project to update how the site receives and stores woodchips.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
FDA, Industry Actions End Sales of PFAS Used in US Food Packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing that grease-proofing materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are no longer being sold for use in food packaging in the U.S. This means the major source of dietary exposure to PFAS from food packaging like fast-food wrappers, microwave popcorn bags, take-out paperboard containers and pet food bags is being eliminated.
 
Italian Innovation Powers Al Mulla Group's Future with Cutting-Edge Packaging System
To solidify its global presence, Italian pioneer Microline has outfitted the Al Mulla Group, a distinguished conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates, with state-of-the-art roll packaging technology.
 
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Tensile Stiffness is Important to Your Sheet and OpTest Knows Why
SST measures propagation speed of supersonic pulse in 16 directions (11.25 degree each) with 8 pairs of transmitter/sensor in the sheet, and calculates tow power of velocity V (km/s) of each direction. Since V2 is very good correlating with 'Young's modulus', SST defines Tensile Stiffness Index "TSI = V2" and calculates TSI of the machine direction ''TSlmd" and of the cross direction "TSlcd."
 
Ence Begins Work on Cellulose Fluff Project
Ence – Energía y Celulosa has started the execution works of the project that will allow the Navia biofactory to supply cellulose for absorbent products, called cellulose fluff.
 
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Sustainability
Major Upgrade at the UK's Largest Recycled Paper Mill
DS Smith, a world leader in sustainable packaging solutions, has unveiled a £48 million ($60.6 million) investment in a new fiber preparation line (F-line) at its Kemsley, England paper mill. Forming part of DS Smith’s organic investment program, this multi-year investment will deliver attractive returns through improved efficiency and reduced costs.  
 
FisherSolve Database Shows Which Paper Mills Have the Lowest Carbon Emissions
The FisherSolve database is a tool to learn more about the environmental impact from every paper producer in the world. What can it tell you about paper mills? And which paper mill has the lowest carbon emissions?
 
Maxcess
People
Metsä Group Announces Several Mill Manager Appointments in Finland
Metsä Group today announced several appointments of Mill Managers for its production facilities in Finland.
 
Rick Zaffiro of Leader Paper to Receive AIPPM's 2024 Peyton Shaner Award
The Association of Independent Printing Paper Merchants (AIPPM) announced that Rick Zaffiro, Sales & Marketing Manager at Leader Paper Products, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Peyton Shaner Award.
 
Suzano Board Approves João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu to Succeed Walter Schalka
Suzano announced that its Board of Directors have approved a CEO transition process, whereby João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu will succeed Walter Schalka as the company's CEO, effective July 1, 2024. Schalka has served as Suzano's CEO since January 2013.
 
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