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I've often been asked, "how often should our project team meet once our project is under way?" My answer is based on your average spend over the life of the project and at peak times (especially in rebuilds).
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The surge of capital projects in 2021 grew by 110.45% compared to 2020. Will that growth continue in 2022 and beyond? Paperitalo Research thinks so.
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In its continuing efforts to discover and develop innovative technologies for the packaging industry, Amcor (NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC) announced its strategic investment in PragmatIC Semiconductor, a world leader in ultra, low-cost electronics.
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Some exciting news for recovery operators--the SMS2000 Interface Systems.
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The recent United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, brought the world's leaders together again to try to reach agreement on further commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. High on the agenda was preserving the health of the world's forests - a critical natural resource for absorbing these emissions.
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Our consumer research uncovered that consumers expect ALL packaging to be recyclable, and many perceive paper-based packaging as a natural, easy-to-recycle solution.
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As I travel, I am always looking for someone to go to dinner with, share a barbeque sandwich lunch and so forth.
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Devon Barnes (L) and Jim Thompson
On Thursday, June 17, 2021, I had the great pleasure visiting our client, Industrial Air, Inc., of Greensboro, North Carolina. This visit was a year in the making, given the travel restrictions of the lost year of Covid 19.
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Finnish paper workers extend UPM strike by two weeks
The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has issued a new strike announcement to UPM, declaring that their strike at UPM's Finnish mills will be extended by two weeks until 19 February 2022, unless new agreements are reached before th...
Greif, Inc. announces price hikes
These price increases are in response to strong demand across the Greif paperboard and converting network and inflationary cost increases in energy, labor, transportation, maintenance, chemicals and other raw materials.
Verso Corporation announced the filing of a preliminary proxy statement for a special meeting of stockholders, at which Verso stockholders will consider and vote upon various items related to the proposed and previously announced transaction with BillerudKorsnäs AB. If approved, all Verso stockholders will receive $27.00 per share in cash upon closing of the transaction, representing immediate and certain value at a significant premium.
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Officials said the bitter-cold temperatures slowed their efforts when water lines froze on their trucks.
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If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!
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Appvion, LLC, a portfolio company of Wynnchurch Capital, L.P., announced that it has appointed Laurie D. Andriate as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding George Wurtz upon his retirement.
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The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has issued a new strike announcement to UPM, declaring that their strike at UPM's Finnish mills will be extended by two weeks until 19 February 2022, unless new agreements are reached before that. The Paperworkers' Union's strike at UPM Pulp, UPM Biofuels, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers and UPM Raflatac units in Finland started 1 January 2022.
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These price increases are in response to strong demand across the Greif paperboard and converting network and inflationary cost increases in energy, labor, transportation, maintenance, chemicals and other raw materials.
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The news could upend R.R. Donnelley's agreement to be bought by Chatham Asset Management LLC for $10.85 a share.
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For the third consecutive year, Cascades has been recognized as one of the world's 100 most sustainable corporations, according to the prestigious Global 100 index, produced by media, research and financial information products company Corporate Knights. Cascades ranks 18th among the 6,914 public companies analyzed worldwide with more than $1 billion in revenues and first among the 34 other organizations in the Packaging category.
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Investment will expand capacity and innovation capability at its production site in Ceará.
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The fire did not impact the mill's operation, said Brennan Burks, corporate communications director for ND Paper. Mill officials suspended work temporarily in the boiler house area for safety reasons, Burks said. There were no reported injuries.
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According to the Pixelle company on, 1/17/22 at 10:38 PM there was a fire in an outlying building in the back of the Chillicothe paper mill property. Mill resources were called and the City of Chillicothe Fire Department responded and quickly extinguished the fire.
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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., a global leader in the production of high purity cellulose pulp, announced the introduction of a second generation (2G) bioethanol product for Europe's fast-growing biofuels market.
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Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have reached a tentative deal with Canfor that establishes the pattern for Western Canadian forestry.
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Finnish plywood manufacturer Koskisen is the first company to start using the bio-based binder NeoLigno® by Stora Enso in its new sustainable product family. Koskisen and Stora Enso's co-operation has resulted in the world's first entirely bio-based furniture board, called Zero Furniture Board.
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In addition to causing cancer, the compound known as dioxin can also cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage to the immune system and interfere with hormones. It's sometimes produced by chlorine bleaching of pulp and paper.
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Ten years ago, January 20, 2012, two workers went to work at the Babine Forest Products sawmill near Burns Lake, B.C., and didn't return home to their families. Twenty other workers were seriously injured.
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Sonoco said the price increase was in response to continued strong demand resulting in extended order backlogs, and inflationary pressures on freight, energy, paper making chemicals, labor and other manufacturing costs.
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Stora Enso and Tornator will restore 1,000 hectares of low forest cover peatland in eastern and southern Finland between 2022 and 2027. The land is owned by Tornator.
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Ultracast Viva was also selected by the International Design Awards Jury for an Honorable Mention for textile design.
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DS Smith North America will participate in the acceleration of the reduction of carbon emissions for its operations, as well as those of its partners and suppliers, by committing to reducing its Scope 1, 2 and 3 Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by 46% on an absolute basis by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.
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Neenah, a leading global manufacturer of specialty materials, is announcing that it has joined the Soteria Battery Innovation Group (BIG), a consortium of 100+ companies representing different developers and users across the lithium-ion battery ecosystem.
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In 2021, Appvion released its first sustainability report, highlighting many outstanding achievements, and now the Company is proud to launch its 2030 sustainability strategy and goals.
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Wide uncoated fine paper portfolio from Mondi´s Austrian, Slovak and Russian mills awarded with a Cradle to Cradle certification at Bronze level.
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The annual JUST 100 list recognizes U.S. corporations that outperform their peers on issues such as fair pay, worker health and safety, benefits and work-life balance, ethical leadership, cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and producing sustainable products.
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The unprecedented pace of inflationary cost movements continues to impact the entire spectrum of raw material inputs and packaging components for the ink industry.
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The Department of Land Resources at Glenville State College recently received a grant from Weyerhaeuser to support the College's Forest Technology program.
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Finch Paper in Glens Falls is no exception to employers struggling to find workers nationwide. The manufacturer came up with a plan to remedy its labor shortage by offering tuition reimbursement for SUNY Adirondack students who work at their plant for two shifts a week for a semester.
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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point bachelor's degree programs in paper science and engineering and chemical engineering have both been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.
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I hope this article helps you make your home safer and gets you better performance from your WIFI system.
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The purpose of the TALOtech groups on LinkedIn is to provide a convenient forum for people working within the manufacturing part of this industry to share technical and operating related dialog to promote safe and competitive operations.
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Your contributions are welcome in this department, regardless of point of view. A few criteria--if you send us a copyrighted piece, also provide a permission to publish statement from the owner. We will not publish overtly political pieces or anonymous pieces.
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This section contains a collection of Paperitalo articles highlighted by SAP for their relevance to how the paper and packaging industry is evolving and how technology can help support that progress.
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A bit of technology five years in the making. It is about time.
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Frustrated when you search for "pulp" and come up with "John Travolta"? This should help:
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Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) appoints Andrew Leighton as new CEO, Acting CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Victor Violante said.
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The Board of Directors of Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative has in its constituent meeting decided that Jussi Linnaranta continues as the Chair of the Board of Directors. Timo Saukkonen continues as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
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If developing wide-ranging experience is the foundation of a successful career, Armando Garza is well on his way. He has loaded trucks, driven forklifts and learned how to operate every machine center in our lumber mill in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Now, as the mill's shipping clerk, he uses what he's learned along the way to help improve shipping efficiencies.
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PEFC announces that Ben Gunneberg is departing PEFC after a long career as Secretary General/CEO. Mr Gunneberg has been the leading advocate for PEFC and for common objective of promoting sustainable forest management during his 22 years of service.
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KPA Unicon has appointed Tomi Honkala as a new member of the Management Team and as head of sales (Vice President, Sales). Tomi has previously worked as the CEO of Chempolis and before that he has had a long career at Metso / Valmet as a Sales Director, e.g. in Finland and China.
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Timi Hyppänen is appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain of Metsä Fibre, and a member of the company's Management Team as of 1 January 2022.
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Mikko Lintula has been appointed Mill Manager of Metsä Fibre's Finnish Merikarvia sawmill as of 1 January 2022. Lintula currently works as Project Manager in Metsä Fibre's Rauma sawmill project.
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Urlick succeeds Joanne Shufelt, who will be retiring from the company in 2022./p>
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Mark Ushpol has been appointed Executive Vice President of the Food Packaging & Technical Solutions business area and succeeds Robyn Buss who is retiring.
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Most recently, Stephanie Holdt was CFO and Senior Vice President of USG Corporation, a US manufacturer of construction materials based in Chicago.
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Johanna Hagelberg joined Stora Enso in 2013 and has been a member of the GLT since 2014 as Head of Sourcing and Logistics.
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Prior to Kimberly-Clark, Abou-Oaf spent nineteen years in senior management roles with Mars, Inc, including President, Mars Wrigley Confectionery for Asia, Australia, Middle East & Africa, based in Singapore.
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Michael (Mike) Urlick has been named senior vice president and general manager of the consumer products division, effective January 1, 2022. Mr. Urlick succeeds Joanne Shufelt, who will be retiring from the company in 2022.
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Most recently, Ingolf was the Chief Human Resources Officer for K+S Group, a publicly traded minerals company headquartered in Germany.
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Ribiéras joins chief executives of U.S. and Brazilian companies who develop joint policy recommendations to the U.S. and Brazilian governments to increase bilateral trade and commerce.
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Alonzo most recently served as Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer for Corteva Agriscience.
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The American Wood Council (AWC) announced the election of PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers as the Chairman of the AWC Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2022.
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Bayardo is Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of NOV Inc. (NYSE: NOV), a leading global provider of technology and equipment to the energy industry.
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Fredrik Davidsson (52) has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Digital and Process Performance and a member of the Global Executive Team at Huhtamaki as of June 1, 2022 at the latest.
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Mrs. Hook joined Greif's Board of Directors in 2003 and provided valuable knowledge and insights of Greif from her life-long affiliation with the company.
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Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group, has been appointed the new Chairman of Cepi, the European Confederation of the Paper and Pulp Industry as of January 1, 2022. Hämälä's mandate will last for two years.
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Hicks brings nearly 20 years of business leadership experience in the chemical and advanced materials industries, most recently as Vice President, Global Industrial Solutions for Univar Solutions, a global chemical and ingredients distributor and provider of value-added services.
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The Two Sides North America (TSNA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the election of four new Board members to serve two-year terms beginning January 1, 2022.
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The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently presented its most prestigious accolade, the Robert T. Gair Award for lifetime achievement, to former President and CEO of WestRock, Steven C. Voorhees, during the association's Fall Meeting and Leadership Conference in Savannah, Georgia.
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Sylvamo, the world's paper company, is proud to announce Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, will serve on the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) board of directors.
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Tomi Saine has been appointed Mill Manager of Metsä Fibre's Vilppula sawmill and will start in his new position on 1 January 2022. Saine currently works as District Manager of Metsä Forest's Seinäjoki sourcing district.
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Stora Enso has appointed Rene Hansen as EVP, Head of Brand and Communications and a member of the Group Leadership Team. He will start in February 2022 and be based in Stockholm.
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Jari Tikkanen has been appointed Senior Vice President of Metsä Fibre's Sawmill Business and Member of the Metsä Fibre´s Management Team as of 1 December 2021.
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Thompson has headed Sonoco's marketing efforts since 2013.
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As a board member, Blosser will carry out AWC's mission to develop public policy and education for the advancement of wood products.
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The Supervisory Board of Metsä Group's parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, elected Jussi Vanhanen as a new member of the cooperative's Board of Directors during the three year period of 2022-2024.
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Prior to her role at Suzano, Cristina was Vice President of Sustainability at Orbia, a community of companies bound by a shared purpose
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Solenis, the Wilmington-headquartered global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, acquired a German product supply manufacturer for an industry it's targeting for growth.
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Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has launched the Global Diversity Scholarship to build a stronger pipeline of diverse employees through development and training.
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The mill will completely replace the existing primary effluent treatment plant to improve the efficiency of the system and reduce the level of total suspended solids (TSS) in the outfall.
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Valmet will supply a board machine rebuild to Stora Enso's Skoghall mill in Sweden. The main goal of the project is to increase the production capacity of the board machine 8 (BM 8). The two-step project is planned to be completed at the second half of 2023.
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With a design speed of 1,400 m/min, the new PM 2 produces over one million tons of folding boxboard per year.
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Conmark Systems Inc. announced a global strategic partnership with Radix, an engineering, automation, software, and ET/ OT/ IT consulting company. Both companies share a vision for advancing worldwide manufacturing solutions with innovative integrated technology and services, focused on the pulp & paper and other process industries.
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The boiler is designed to process hardwood black liquor and enables environmentally friendly and more energy-efficient operation compared to the direct-contact evaporator boiler currently used at the mill.
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ANDRITZ has successfully completed all the performance test runs for the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line delivered on turnkey basis to MG TEC Industry for its mill in Dej, Romania.
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Valmet introduces the Valmet Fiber Furnish Control application package for board and papermakers to stabilize refiner operation for maximized production efficiency with ensured furnish quality.
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Core Link has been awarded a combined contract by Metsä Board for new Core Handling and Roll Handling systems, to ensure the planned production capacity increase on BM1 at the Metsä Board Husum Mill.
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Voith has achieved an ambitious sustainability goal: As of the beginning of 2022, Voith has successfully reduced the CO2 emissions at all its sites to "net zero." Therefore, the Group's operations will be climate neutral from January onwards.
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The start-up of the equipment is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.
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Maintenance availability reached 94%, and generated savings in stipulated costs in areas under Valmet's responsibility.
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Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild with an automation package to Model Paper Eilenburg in Germany.
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Valmet will supply eleven Valmet Microwave Consistency Measurements (Valmet MCA) to SCA's Ortviken mill in Sweden. The mill is currently being converted from paper to market pulp production.
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The delivery will take place in the first half of 2022.
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The start-up of the new systems is scheduled for the second half of 2022.
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Start-up is scheduled for October 2023.
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International technology group Andritz has received a repeat order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply a complete OCC line to China.
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The estimated start-up date for the ARC plant is the first half of 2022.
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The start-up is scheduled for the beginning of 2024.
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Minerals Technologies Inc. announced that it has entered into two separate long-term agreements.
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The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2022.
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The start-up of PM 1 is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2023.
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Andritz has successfully started up the first Andritz COMPACT PRESS wash press at BillerudKorsnäs' Gruvön mill located in Värmland, Sweden. Final acceptance was received in September 2021.
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The main goal is to increase board machine BM 1's Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and annual folding boxboard (FBB) capacity by 200,000 tonnes.
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Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.
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Valmet will supply IQ quality control system to Ahlström-Munksjö Ställdalen AB in Sweden. The new system will replace the old third-party system and will be installed on nonwoven machine FM2 to improve productivity and final quality.
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Valmet will deliver the 100th latest generation Valmet Recovery Liquor Analyzer to Domtar's Hawesville integrated pulp and paper mill in the United States. Throughout the years, Valmet has supplied over 300 liquor analyzers to pulp mills.
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International technology group Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a pressurized refining system supplied to Biyang Huifeng Wood Industry Board at its MDF production plant in Biyang, Henan province, China.
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International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a chemi-thermomechanical pulping system delivered to Sun Paper for its mill in the city of Beihai, Guangxi, China.
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Irving Woodlands will benefit from the ability to turn existing slash piles, tops, branches, and forest residuals into mini chips for wood pellet production or into boiler fuel chips, generating energy from forest materials that would typically have been left in the forest to decompose.
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Valmet has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for the eighth consecutive year. The company was listed both in the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe indices. The total number of companies included this year in the DJSI World for 2021-2022 is 322.
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Start-up is scheduled for the second half of 2024.
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The upgraded mill is expected to start operation in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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JK Paper Limited, one of the largest pulp and paper producers in India, selected AFT to supply a POM® approach flow and stock preparation system for their latest packaging board expansion project. PM5 is a 170,000 tpa multi-layer board machine at CPM, Fort Songadh in Gujarat, India. The new machine successfully ran its first paper reel in early September to begin commercial production this quarter.
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The line is scheduled to start up again in mid-2023 after a short rebuild period.
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Kadant Noss AB, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI), announced it successfully started up two approach flow cleaner systems for production of bleached hardwood kraft.
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Valmet has been chosen as the second most attractive employer by the Finnish engineering professionals. The ranking was published in Universum's annual survey, which is the biggest employer attractiveness survey in Finland.
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