As part of efforts to strengthen operations around the country, the cross-divisional workforce based in or near Stockholm has consolidated under one roof, moving to ABB Pulp and Paper’s Kista-based manufacturing facility. The Kista office, located in Viderögatan, Sweden, is the headquarters of ABB’s L&W business unit, which manufactures equipment for quality testing, process measurement […]
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New study shows paper industry could increase on-site renewable electricity and heat generation
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Dec
Dec
A new study commissioned by Cepi to AFRY, a Scandinavian firm supplying engineering and advisory services, shows the untapped further potential for paper mills to function as renewable energy hubs. The pulp and paper industry could increase its on-site renewable electricity and heat production and, through a ‘swing capacity effect’, sell any excess energy production […]
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Sep
Sep
The electricity cost for Lessebo Paper has unprecedently increased from €3 million to €19 million per year. The drastically increased electricity price is forcing Lessebo Paper to halt production as of today . A decision for production will henceforth be taken daily depending on the electricity price. The spot price for electricity in south […]
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May
May
Sappi Europe informs customers about ongoing challenges to cope with further increases of pulp, energy, chemicals and transportation costs. Sappi Europe will therefore implement further price increases of between 6 and 12% across its entire Speciality Paper Portfolio. The increase will applied latest as of 1 June 2022, taking existing agreements into account. This will […]
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Apr
Apr
The cross-industry initiative, 4evergreen alliance, has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle. According to the guidelines, “the amount of variety of fibre-based packaging on the market is continuously growing and becoming more complex. Innovative solutions are […]
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Mar
Mar
A viewpoint from Alejandro Mata, Director of European Packaging and Graphic Paper It has been almost a week since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. For many of us, the sheer shock of what is happening makes us realize how fragile our way of living is, and how fast things can change. Without minimizing the suffering […]
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Jan
Jan
High class folding box board provider in Europe has placed an order for Procemex OnePlatform Web Monitoring & Inspection System for their board machine and Automatic Target Control (ATC) for a slitter winder. System will be commissioned in summer of 2022. This OnePlatform system order is a 60th repeat system order from this company during […]
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Dec
Dec
Sawmills in Europe and North America enjoyed record profits during the first half of 2021, but fell in the 3Q when lumber prices plunged Sawmill profits in North America and Europe continued to rise in the spring and early summer of 2021, surging to all-time highs on both continents. With lumber prices reaching unprecedented levels […]
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Nov
Nov
The European pulp and paper industry fully supports efforts and initiatives contributing to halt deforestation and forest degradation around the globe and recommends the EU to take effective and proportionate actions to counter this serious problem. Global deforestation and forest degradation have utterly adverse impacts on climate change and biodiversity loss, as they reduce carbon […]