CURRENT HEADLINES

• ANDRITZ To Supply High-Speed Double-Width Tissue Machine To Juthor Paper, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

  12/10/2024

  International technology group ANDRITZ has received a major order for a tissue production line from Juthor Paper Manufacturing Co., part of Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) Group, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Georgia-Pacific Announces $90M Investment To Grow Consumer Tissue Business

  12/9/2024

  Georgia-Pacific is investing $90 million at its Crossett, Arkansas, mill to continue growing its retail consumer tissue business.

• Successful Installation Of The Turbocalender In Iggesund

  12/9/2024

  The Iggesund mill, part of the Holmen Group and a leader in the paperboard industry, has recently upgraded its KM1 machine with Bellmer‘s TurboCalender project. This upgrade improves production effi ciency and product quality while supporting Iggesund‘s focus on sustainability.The main goals were to replace the old calender, maintain or improve product
  quality, and simplify maintenance.

• Kruger Products Exploring Advancing Construction Of New Tissue Plant

  12/5/2024

  Kruger Products Inc. (“Kruger Products”), a company in which KP Tissue Inc. (TSX: KPT) holds an equity interest, announced today that, after successfully starting-up its new tissue plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec, it is evaluating advancing the construction of its next tissue plant in response to increased market competition in the fast-growing ultra-premium segment.

• South African Paper Producer Extends Partnership With ABB To Upgrade Operations And Accelerate Digitalization

  12/5/2024

  Neopak, a leading manufacturer of containerboard and paper products, has renewed its partnership with global technology company ABB to upgrade the existing automation system at its Rosslyn Paper Mill in Pretoria, South Africa. The mill produces a variety of paper grades, including high-performance recycled liner and fluting, paper bags, core board, and plasterboard – essential materials for local industry applications such as building hardware, converters, and corrugators for packaging.

• Green Bay Packaging Announces Major Investment To Modernize Arkansas Kraft Paper Mill

  12/4/2024

  Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is pleased to announce a substantial investment in the modernization of its Arkansas Kraft paper mill.  This is a multi-year project which significantly enhances the infrastructure of the mill and underscores the company’s commitment to sustainable practices and operational efficiency.

• New Financial Targets And An Investment Program In North America To Be Presented At Billerud's Capital Markets Day

  12/2/2024

  Billerud’s updated strategy, “Way Forward”, reflects the company’s ambition to continue to be a leader in high performance paper and packaging materials. It aims to evolve towards paperboard while remaining committed to graphic and specialty paper in Region North America, and to strengthen the performance in Region Europe.

• Launch Of Demonstration Test For CO₂ Capture From Chemical Recovery Boilers At Paper Mills In Japan -- Using CO₂MPACT Mobile To Contribute To The Decarbonization Of The Pulp And Paper Industry

  11/29/2024

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Hokuetsu Corporation, one of Japan's leading paper manufacturers, launched a CO₂ capture demonstration test at Niigata Mill (Niigata City), in November.

• Valmet To Deliver A SymBelt Upgrade To Mercer Stendal In Germany

  11/29/2024

  Valmet will deliver a SymBelt Shoe Press Roll upgrade with Valmet Black Belt shoe press belt and SymBelt services to Mercer Stendal pulp mill in Germany.

• Chandpur Enterprises Starts Up Two Toscotec's MG Dryers In India

  11/28/2024

  Indian paper manufacturer Chandpur Enterprises started up two highly technological TT SYD MG Steel Yankee Dryers for Machine Glazed paper supplied by Toscotec as a replacement of two local steel Yankee cylinders at their facility in Chandpur, Uttar Pradesh. After the rebuild, PM1 and PM2 resumed production of MG paper in the basis weight range from 35 to 70 gsm.