Valmet will deliver a recovery boiler rebuild and technology upgrade to Mufindi Paper Mills Ltd. in Mgololo, Tanzania. The upgrade will have a significant effect on the performance and capacity of the recovery boiler originally commissioned in the 1980’s. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2022. The value of […]
Monthly Archives: July 2022
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ProJet has appointed Rogortec Ltd. located in Durban as its exclusive Sales Agent to offer solutions to the pulp and paper, fiberboard, nonwovens, composite- and wood-panel, and various other industries in South America, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe for its entire range of products. Rogortec can be contacted through: • Neville Philps, neville.philps@rogortec.co.za • Richard Philps, Richard.philps@rogortec.co.za • […]
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Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has entered the bike packaging market with its Protector Bags, providing a new sustainable solution for Diamant to replace plastic wrapping used around the handlebars of its Trek and Diamant brands. Germany’s oldest bike manufacturer will now use Mondi’s recyclable Protector Bags that are made from renewable […]
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The Paper Excellence Group (the “Group”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation (“Domtar”), a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, and Resolute Forest Products Inc. Resolute, a global forest products company, have entered into an agreement under which Domtar will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Resolute […]
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Total Fiber Recovery (TFR) will construct an $80 million recycled pulp production facility in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia. The new facility and company is called Total Fiber Recovery of Chesapeake (TFRC) and is a joint venture between CellMark and Bulk Handling Systems, an affiliate of Total Fiber Recovery, and the ones who are furnishing […]
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Huhtamaki welcomes the latest scientific evidence on the environmental impacts of reusable packaging
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Huhtamaki has welcomed the conclusions of a new report, which reviews 26 scientific studies comparing the environmental impact of single-use packaging vs. reusable tableware used in takeaway settings. Conducted by Ramboll, a leading global engineering, design and consultancy company, the ‘meta-analysis’ of 26 previous scientific studies concludes that the additional and specific burdens of reusable […]
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Andritz has signed an agreement with the Sofidel Group to upgrade hood technology at its Kisa tissue mill in Sweden. The ANDRITZ equipment will enable Sofidel to use renewable gas (bio-syngas) to dry tissue or any other type of paper. This is the first-time that bio-syngas will be used in the paper industry for paper […]
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It is now scientifically proven that reuse should be considered on a case-by-case basis as it is not always the best environmental option. A peer-reviewed study shows that reusable packaging has a stronger impact on climate than recyclable corrugated. EU policies place a strong emphasis on the role of packaging in the circular economy and […]
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Suzano, the world’s largest hardwood pulp producer, has completed the purchase of over 2,000 square kilometers (206,000 hectares), for the total price of US$667 million. The land represents an area similar to the size of Tokyo and brings into Suzano’s direct ownership a number of eucalyptus plantation forests it currently manages under a long-term leasing […]