+++ IMPORTANT +++ Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Colombian folding carton producer With Plegacol, Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired a further leading Colombian folding carton producer located in Santiago de Cali. The company generates annual sales of approximately EUR 15 million. › more

Voith: Launching newly developed Revolution press felt Voith’s newly developed Revolution press felt has now been launched into the market for production of board and packaging paper. With the aid of this innovation, paper production is even more efficient. › more

UPM: Only forestry and paper company worldwide in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes UPM’s Biofore vision and consistent work on corporate responsibility has gained recognition: UPM has been listed as the only forestry and paper company worldwide in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. › more

Ilim Group: Investments will exceed USD 1.8 billion by end of year Ilim Group is investing this year more than USD 580 million to complete modernizing and expanding their mills. This was announced by Ilim Group CEO Paul Herbert at the media briefing held at the APEC CEO Summit in Vladivostok. › more

Metso: State of the art transmitter technology for Chinese paper mills Recently, Metso has won several measurement orders from Chinese paper mills, like Jiangsu Jinhuang Paper Co., Ltd, Hebei Changtai Paper Industry Co., Ltd, Anhui Huatai Forest Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd, Guangdong Huatai Paper Co., Ltd, and Wuhan Jin Feng Huang Paper Industry Co., Ltd. › more

Södra: Raising softwood pulp price to USD 790 per tonne Due to an improving market outlook, following a downward trend during early summer, Södra will raise the price of its softwood pulp in Europe to USD 790 per tonne, effective from 1 October 2012. The price will be unchanged in September. › more

Metso: Introducing new energy-saving roll cover for boardmaking Metso has launched PressPolar, a new polyurethane roll cover for press rolls. The cover is suitable for large and highly loaded press rolls, mainly used in boardmaking. The PressPolar cover is designed to significantly reduce the energy consumption of roll drives in the press section. › more

Voith: I-Series forming fabrics enjoy worldwide success In June 2012, Voith received its one thousandth order for an I-Series design forming fabric and the market demand continues to grow towards the I-Series. To date, more than 14 million metric tons of paper have been produced worldwide with the help of the I-Series. › more

Metso: Spray sizing unit at Papierfabrik Schoellershammer started up Metso and Papierfabrik Schoellershammer have together succesfully started up Europe’s first spray sizing unit for the mill’s swing testliner and recycled fluting machine, PM 5, located in Düren, Germany. › more

Voith: Launch of ProTect for safe press fabric measurement In order to bring safety to the conduct of press fabric measurements Voith has developed ProTect. This tool allows essential measurements to be carried out but eliminates risks to the operator from working close to rotating parts or walking on slippery surfaces. › more

Voith's sludge recycling technology demonstrably saves CO2 In May 2012, TÜV SÜD, a leading technical service organization, examined the “Carbon Footprint of CTC Technology” study by Voith: The result documents the ecological advantages of CTC technology with which energy and minerals are obtained from deinking sludge. › more

Noss: Supplying Thick Stock Screening System for Fibria, Brazil Fibria is the largest bleached eucalyptus pulp producer in the world. Noss will supply a Radiscreen-C coarse screen for the JE2 Pulp Machine at the Jacarei mill. Start up is scheduled for October 2012. › more

Metso: Global agreement with Swedish Huhnseal Metso and the Swedish seal manufacturer Huhnseal have signed an agreement regarding mechanical seals for the global pulp and paper industry. The seals will be sold under the Metso brand with the product name SealMax. The agreement includes mechanical seals both for Metso equipment and for all standard applications. › more

Sofidel: Sealing the deal to buy Cellynne Holdings Inc. Sofidel is pleased to announce that on Friday 31th of August, it has sealed the deal to buy the US company Cellynne Holdings Inc. › more