Tag Archives: CO2

PulPac and PA Consulting announce Bottle Collective to minimise single-use plastic waste

PA Consulting (PA), the consultancy that’s bringing ingenuity to life, and PulPac, the Swedish R&D and IP company behind the proprietary production process of Dry Molded Fiber, have launched the Bottle Collective. The Collective will create a fiber bottle alternative to help minimize the use of single-use plastic bottles in food, drink, consumer health and […]

Global companies propose list of actions to reduce energy costs in 2023

ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, partnered with energy efficiency experts from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Microsoft, DHL Group and other notable companies to publish the “Industrial energy efficiency playbook” which includes 10 actions that a business can take to improve its energy efficiency, reduce energy costs and lower emissions right now. It focuses […]

Kemira joins the Renewable Carbon Initiative

Kemira has joined the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI) to partner with leading companies and accelerate the industry shift from fossil carbon to renewable carbon and raw materials. Becoming a member of the RCI demonstrates Kemira’s commitment to advancing innovative sustainability practices with a focus on promoting circularity and a bio-based economy. RCI champions the transition […]

Pratt Industries to Invest $5 Billion in Recycling, Clean Energy Infrastructure and Manufacturing Jobs in USA over Next 10 Years

Pratt Industries executive chairman, Anthony Pratt, has pledged to invest $5 billion in U.S. recycling and clean energy infrastructure to create 5000 American manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years. Anthony Pratt made the pledge — his largest ever commitment — to Caroline Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador to Australia, at a recent black tie event […]

A formal statement from the European association CEPI about the aggression of Ukraine and its consequences.

As a provider of solutions to the EU’s strategic dependencies, the pulp & paper sector must be allowed to ‘keep the lights on’ Cepi, the European paper industry association, and its members across Europe have responded decisively in face of the unjustified military aggression against Ukraine and in a spirit of solidarity with the people […]

PulPac exopands global IP for Dry Molded Fiber

PulPac recently announced further patent grants for its pioneering cellulose forming technology that makes it possible to replace single-use plastics with competitive fiber-based alternatives. The company’s most general patent, that already has been granted in big parts of the world, is now also granted in Colombia. Furthermore, a new patent comprising hole punching of Dry […]

ANDRITZ introduces CircleToZero® – paving the way towards pulp production with zero emissions and zero waste

ANDRITZ has launched CircleToZero®, a holistic program for the pulp-producing industry with the goal of providing strong support to customers in their efforts to achieve maximum, sustainable production, aiming at zero emissions and zero waste production. Pairing in-house innovations with ANDRITZ’s proven and state-of-the-art technologies, CircleToZero will enable the pulp-producing industry to either eliminate or make […]

Palm started up new paper machine

Palm‘s new paper machine at its headquarters in Aalen was successfully started up on 4th July 2021. Due to several Corona-related problems, the start-up took place after some delay to the original ambitious plan.   The paper machine is already in continuous operation. Palm is now able to supply customers with rolls from the new […]

Lenzing to invest more than EUR 200 mn in China, Indonesia

The Lenzing Group, the leading global supplier of wood-based specialty fibers, will invest more than EUR 200 mn in its production sites in Purwakarta (Indonesia) and Nanjing (China) to convert existing standard viscose capacity into environmentally responsible specialty fibers.   In Nanjing (China) Lenzing will establish the first wood-based fiber complex in China that is […]

Essity starts testing of first CO2 emission-free large-scale paper production

Hygiene and health company Essity’s tissue production facility in Lilla Edet, Sweden wants to become the world’s first large-scale tissue facility with fossil CO2 emission-free production. “The ambition for our production facility in Lilla Edet, Sweden, to be the world’s first tissue mill with emission-free production, is another example of Essity setting the future standards […]