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UPM: Selling RFID business
UPM has reached an agreement with SMARTRAC N.V. today whereby UPM sells its RFID business to Smartrac. UPM will become an indirect shareholder of Smartrac with a 10.6% economic interest through the company OEP Technologie B.V.more
FFI: Timber sales more quiet than normal
Finnish Forest Industries (FFI) Federation member companies purchased 25,3 million m³ of wood from finnish private-owned forests in 2011. This is almost a quarter less than in 2010, when summer storms boosted timbers sales.more

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Tissue World: Moving to Barcelona, Spain
The organisers of Tissue World announced that Tissue World 2013 will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 18 to 21 March 2013. more
Adforum: Adding Paper Arabia to its portfolio
Adforum is teaming up with Paper Arabia to become their Overseas Associate in Europe and the Americas. Paper Arabia is the most important pulp and paper event in the Middle East and organised by Al Fajer Information & Services (AFIS).more

NEWS ⁄ SUPPLIERS

PMT: Copy-paper machine pre-erection
PMT workshops in Pinerolo, Italy, have successfully concluded the entire pre-erection of a completely new copy paper machine for the Company Advance Paper Mill 3 (doubleA) in Thailand.more
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Metso: Containerboard line started up at Saica in the UK
The Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line, PM 11, for Saica Containerboard UK Ltd., successfully came on stream on January 15, 2012 at Partington, near Manchester in the UK.more

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