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Heinzel Group completes acquisition of Steyrermühl paper mill from UPM

Heinzel Group recently announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the Steyrermühl paper mill in Upper Austria from UPM. This strategic move reinforces Heinzel’s commitment to sustainability and growth in the paper and packaging industry. The acquisition agreement for the mill including its roughly 400 employees was signed in June 2022 for a takeover […]

Klabin acquires Arauco’s forestry operation in Paraná, Brazil

The largest producer and exporter of packaging paper and sustainable paper packaging solutions in Brazil, Klabin announces the acquisition of Arauco’s forestry operation in Paraná. The investment of US$ 1.16 billion includes the purchase of 85,000 hectares of productive forest areas mostly in the State of Paraná and 31.5 million tons of standing wood (expected […]

MM Group reduces planned investments at Kwidzyn mill in Poland

Due to uncompetitive wood prices from the Polish State Forests’ monopoly and low market demand across paper and board products, the company decided to significantly reduce the planned multiannual strategic investment project at MM Kwidzyn relating to energy, further pulp integration and the product range, which was announced end of April 2023. Instead, MM Kwidzyn […]

Sun Paper achieves early start-up of Nanning PM 2 and PM 3 packaging paper machines

Recently, Sun Paper’s two state-of-the-art packaging paper machines PM 2 and PM 3 were successfully commissioned at the Nanning, China site within one month. PM 3 successfully passed the tests in only three weeks and achieved a record-breaking start-up time of only one hour from stock on wire to the first saleable paper roll. With […]

EETC secures Nine Dragons Paper Jingzhou ESP Project

Enelco Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (EETC) today announced that it has been selected to supply electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) to Nine Dragons Paper (Hubei) Co., Ltd. The contract includes delivery of a 4,600 tds/d recovery boiler ESP and a 700 t/d lime kiln ESP as part of Nine Dragons’ Phase III expansion for chemical pulp production. The contract is […]

Voith and Sun Paper achieve early start-up of Nanning PM 2 and PM 3 packaging paper machine

Recently, Sun Paper’s two state-of-the-art packaging paper machines PM 2 and PM 3 were successfully commissioned at the Nanning, China site within one month. PM 3 successfully passed the tests in only three weeks and achieved a record-breaking start-up time of only one hour from stock on wire to the first saleable paper roll. With […]

Voith receives major order for rebuild to state-of-the-art packaging paper mill

A global packaging and paper manufacturer has commissioned Voith to rebuild its production line into a state-of-the-art production facility for recycled packaging papers. Commissioning of the rebuilt production line is scheduled for 2025. Leading full-line supplier Voith will deliver a customized solution that includes a resource-saving BlueLine stock preparation system, the rebuild of the existing […]

Andritz to relocate and upgrade fiberline for Yueyang Forest & Paper, China

Andritz will relocate and upgrade a fiberline for Yueyang Forest & Paper to produce premium quality fibers for its new paper machine. The P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line was originally supplied by Andritz in 2011 to the mill in Yuanjiang city, Hunan province. Andritz will now transfer it to Yueyang city, […]

Zhejiang Jingxin starts up deinking line in 3-loop design

Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully started up a deinking pulp (DIP) line supplied by ANDRITZ to its mill in Pinghu City, Zhejiang Province, China. The line processes a mix of office waste and old books with a capacity of 200 bdt/d to produce superior de-inked pulp for different kinds of paper. With three […]

Total U.S. Packaging Papers and Specialty Packaging Shipments Decreased 4 Percent in August 2023

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its August 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in August decreased 4% compared to August 2022. They were down 3% when compared to the same 8 months of 2022. Shipments of the biggest subgrade in bleached packaging […]