Wacker: New dispersion for bonding various surfaces Wacker has developed a new dispersion specifically suited for bonding various surfaces in the paper and packaging industry. › more

Toscotec: Starting-up first TT steel yankee dryer in Japan Toscotec successfully started-up the first TT SYD(Steel Yankee Dryer) installed in Japan. The TT SYD-12FT was supplied to Nishinihon Eizai Co. Ltd., a leading producer of tissue located in Tatsuno-chō, near Osaka. › more

UPM: 20 years after Rio carbon emissions down by 90% 20 years after the first Rio Earth Summit, UPM Paper chose The Economist, an internationally renowned news and business publication, as a real life example to illustrate its progress. › more

Daniel Peltonen is new manager of Hallsta Paper mill Holmen Paper has appointed Daniel Peltonen as the new manager of Hallsta Paper Mill. Peltonen just took up his post and succeeded Kenneth Ohlsson, who left the company. › more

Metso: To acquire full ownership of the MW Power joint venture Metso and Wärtsilä have agreed that Wärtsilä’s holding in their MW Power joint venture will be acquired by Metso. Metso currently owns 60% and Wärtsilä 40% of MW Power. The arrangement is subject to permission from the EU competition authorities. › more

Portucel Soporcel: Taking part in RIO+20 Conference In view of the strategic importance to Portugal’s economic, environmental and social development of the management of its forestry resources, Paula Guimarães, in charge of forest certification at the Portucel Soporcel group, made a presentation in the Portuguese Pavilion on “Forest Management and Certification in the Portuguese Paper Industry”. › more

VDP: No paper - no football! A funny new You Tube clip made by VDP (German association of paper producers) underlines the natural relationship between paper and football. › more

FAO: Putting forests at the heart of a new, greener economy The world's forests have a major role to play in the transition to a new, greener economy, a theme being discussed at the Rio+20 Conference. But to spark that shift, governments must enact programs and policies aimed at both unlocking the potential of forests and ensuring that they are sustainably managed, FAO said during the event. › more

Metso: Expanding web inspection system at Aylesford Newsprint Aylesford Newsprint Ltd., UK, has expanded its advanced web inspection system delivered by Metso in 2010 on PM14 to include cameras for web break analysis. › more

Stora Enso: Part of Europe's biggest next-generation car showroom Stora Enso is taking part in designing and building the next-generation, highly energy self-sufficient car showroom Sunny Car Center in Finland by providing the wooden roof elements for the project. › more