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  Contact www.ipwonline.de Imprint March 15
2017
         
           



Inken Schoenauer
Editor-in-chief
Dear ipw reader,

it is about time that the temperatures are going up. Spring is around the corner. While nature is waking up, we have hot news already. Please find plenty of recent news from our website below. 

Surprising is the early departure of Bernhard Jucker from ABB. More below...

your ipw and bio-fibre team




Bernhard Jucker to retire on June 30.

Mr. Bernhard Jucker has been the Chairman of Divisional Transformation and President of the Europe Region at ABB. He started his career with ABB in 1979 and is 62 years old.
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Recard and Voith: the Crescent Former for Star Paper Mill Ltd. will mount the NipcoFlex T shoe press

An important collaboration has been agreed between Recard and the German Group Voith to equip the Crescent Former commissioned by Star Paper Mill Ltd. in Abu Dhabi with the latest-generation NipcoFlex T shoe press.
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Voith wins two new PM 36 and PM 37 XcelLine papermaking machine orders from Sun Paper

A signing ceremony was held on the morning of January 25, 2017 to mark Sun Paper’s order of two new XcelLine papermaking production lines from Voith. The orders are for the PM 36 production line with an annual production of 400,000 metric tons of low-grammage high-grade Testliner and the PM 37 production line with an annual production of 300,000 metric tons of high-quality corrugating medium paper.
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‘Real’ recycling rates will target investment

Made to measure ‘real’ recycling rates will target investment where it matters most:The European Parliament has today opted to follow the ambitious lead set by Environment committee’s vote on the Circular Economy package in January this year.
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MEPs adopt 7 Breakthrough Propositions for litter prevention

The Clean Europe Network welcomes the 7 breakthrough propositions for sharing responsibility for litter prevention included by Parliament and Commission as part of the revision of the EU’s 2008 Waste Directive, designed to promote a circular economy in Europe.
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Recycling paper strengthens the circular economy

FEFCO welcomes the European Parliament’s vote today supporting the ambitious report on the waste package adopted by the Environmental Committee in January 2017.
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Kyiv CPM starts production of cardboard KTU VP

Since March 2017 Kyiv CPM starts production of cardboard KTU VP for flat layers of corrugated cardboard with increased wet strength characteristics. This cardboard will be used in the production of corrugated boxes for the packaging of chilled and frozen poultry meat. The finished trays have passed all the tests and received positive feedback from customers.
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BTG appoints Rainer Rauch as General Manager EMEA

BTG has announced the assignment of Rainer Rauch as General Manager EMEA with immediate effect. He will be responsible for the execution of BTG strategies across pulp and paper customers in the EMEA region. The existing BTG teams for sales, applications, services and administration in EMEA will be under his leadership.
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First “Blue Sky Young Researchers” award

CEPI opened the call for applications for the European edition of the “Blue Sky Young Researchers” award for innovation in the pulp and paper industry. Building on the success of the Young Researchers session traditionally held during our annual event European Paper Week this will be the very first time that the renewed award will be granted on a Europe only level.
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Voith launches merQbiz

First digital marketplace for recovered paper is launched by merQbiz in North America with potential expansion into other regions and markets to be investigated after start-up phase .
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K&N Paper files for insolvency

The Chemnitz District Court has opened preliminary insolvency proceedings upon the German recycled magazine and packaging paper manufacturer, according to Euwid.
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Valmet to supply two containerboard machines for Nine Dragons

Valmet will supply two containerboard production lines and related automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries Co., Ltd. in China. The new production lines (PM 39 in Quanzhou and PM 40 in Chongqing) are planned to produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades out of 100 percent recycled raw materials.
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PaperCon 2017


VTT provides stepping stones towards the bioeconomy

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed technologies suitable for application in new kinds of value chains; in these, the value created by Finland’s agro and forest biomass is efficiently exploited as food, fibre products, chemicals and fuels.
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