With the approval of the Russian authorities, Kiilto has now been able to sell all its Russian subsidiaries. After a transition period, Kiilto brands will no longer be sold in the Russian market. Kiilto began to look for a legally appropriate way to exit the Russian market in March 2022. In July 2022, Kiilto and […]
Tag Archives: Finland
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Jan
Jan
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has started an environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure for a folding boxboard mill it is planning to build in Kaskinen, Finland. The company submitted an EIA program to the South Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) on 22 December 2022 in accordance with the […]
10
Jan
Jan
STARK Group initiates the recycling concept REWOOD in Finland to promote reused products and circular business models. The concept is initiated as a pilot project, where temporary or unused wood and plywood from construction sites are offered as a circular alternative to new wood. The construction industry is responsible for almost half of the world’s waste, […]
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Dec
Dec
Stora Enso strengthens its focus on specialized pulp grades by investing EUR 38 million in unbleached kraft pulp (UKP) production at its Enocell site in Finland and EUR 42 million in fluff pulp production improvement at its Skutskär site in Sweden. Stora Enso said the investments will support the growing consumer demand for non-bleached renewable […]
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Nov
Nov
Sulzer has successfully finalized an extensive modernization project in the Karhula pump factory. Automation and digitization of the processes will take production to a completely new level, cutting throughput time by 93%. World-class measurement accuracy and digitized quality inspection will guarantee the highest product quality. Sulzer has been manufacturing pumps in Kotka for 130 years. […]
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Oct
Oct
UPM said that its commitment to wind power in Finland will significantly decrease emissions resulting from the company’s production of paper thanks to a new wind park in Pyhäjoki, Finland that is expected to reach full capacity in generating power in early 2023. The new wind park is expected to provide a long-term renewable energy […]
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Aug
Aug
Walki Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Westpak Oy Ab and Flexipack Oy Ab. For years, these two companies form an integrated value chain, providing high-quality flexible packaging solutions to leading Nordic food brands. In 2021 Flexipack and Westpak generated combined sales of about EUR 40 million. […]
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Jul
Jul
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 […]
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Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production
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Apr
Apr
Veolia launches the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, the refinery will […]
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Mar
Mar
Bonnier Books publishes the Ukrainian book Maya and her friends in several countries. The proceeds go in full to UNICEF’s work to help children in Ukraine. The book is printed on Lessebo Design White, donated by Lessebo Paper. The children’s book Maya and her friends is written by the Ukrainian author Laura Denysenko, who is […]