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2018
         
           



Inken Schoenauer
Editor-in-chief 		Dear ipw reader,

Happy July 4th!

Please find recent news from the pulp, paper and bio-fibre industry, below. We are currently working on our packaging issue with a focus on Packaging Paper & Corrugated, Rolls & Covers, Recycling & Deinking. Thank you for the numerous contributions we have already received! (The editorial deadline is July 31st, publication is August 31st.)

 If you are celebrationg July 4th, remember not to use any single-use plastics! Australia has now also banned the use of plastic bags by the end of next year, and several supermarkets have already begun to discontinue their use.

Wishing you a wonderful summer,


your ipw and bio-fibre team


Magnus Kangas new Mill Manager of Ortviken paper mill

Magnus Kangas comes to Ortviken from a position as manager of BillerudKorsnäs’ paper mill in Gävle. He has held a number of leading positions in the paper industry and the energy sector.He will take on his new postion as of January 1, 2019.
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Voith winder upgrade: 15 percent increase in capacity

The new SmoothRun hydropneumatic damping bearing system for winders effectively reduces vibrations occurring during the winding process. Hydropneumatic damping allows for higher operating speeds and better winding results. Overall, capacity increases of up to 15 percent are possible. This compact upgrade solution is suitable for Voith and Jagenberg two-drum winders.
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Avery Dennison Label and Graphic Materials names Pascale Wautelet global vice president, R&D

Avery Dennison Corporation announced the appointment of Pascale Wautelet as the global vice president of Research and Development (R&D) for its Label and Graphic Materials group, effective immediately.
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Smurfit Kappa completes acquisition of Reparenco

Smurfit Kappa Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of Reparenco, a paper and recycling business in the Netherlands, for €460 million.
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Two new Toscotec’s PRODERGY tissue machines start up at APP OKI mill, Indonesia.

Following the start-up of two AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY at Perawang mill earlier this year, these two OKI machines started production in less than 3 months after the start-up of the first of a series of Toscotec’s PRODERGY machine ordered by Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) for its Perawang and OKI mills in Indonesia. In the next few months, other four machines will start up at the same site.
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Valmet to supply a Valmet Pulp Analyzer to UPM in China

Valmet has received an order for a Valmet Pulp Analyzer (Valmet MAP) from UPM in China. The Valmet MAP with freeness module and optional Fiber Image module will be installed with six sampling devices for UPM's PM 2 in Changshu.
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Production restarts at Scheufelen in Lenningen

After five months of intense efforts a solution for the continuation of traditional German Paper producer Scheufelen, Lenningen (Germany) has been found.
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Catalyst Paper completes sale of U.S. operations

Catalyst Paper has completed the sale of the company’s U.S. operations to ND Paper LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company, for proceeds of US$175 million as previously announced on May 25, 2018.
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Stora Enso evaluates development opportunities at its Oulu Mill in Finland

Stora Enso has started a feasibility study and an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a possible investment in Oulu. The feasibility study and the EIA evaluate a potential conversion of the Oulu paper mill into packaging board production. The feasibility study is expected to be concluded by the end of 2018, and the EIA process is expected to take a minimum of 6 months.
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Valmet IQ Fiber with installation at Irving Tissue

May 2018 saw the installation of the 200th Valmet IQ Fiber Measurement Sensor on Irving Tissue's tissue machine #1 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. For many years, the nuclear basis weight sensor, together with an infrared moisture sensor, were the standard to provide an oven dry basis weight reading for control purposes. Several years ago, Valmet combined fiber weight and moisture in a single non-nuclear sensor, Valmet IQ Fiber Measurement.
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Mondi supports e-commerce growth with the upcoming launch of its latest corrugated packaging solution in Russia

According to recent statistics, the Russian e-commerce market is expected to grow to 21.82 billion US dollars by 2020.[1] However, customers complain about the hassle involved in returning products purchased online – the process usually involves having to manually tape up the original box or having to repack the goods entirely. In response to this situation, the global packaging and paper producer Mondi will present its latest e-commerce solution Re(use) at the trade show RosUpack 2018 at Booth B503 in Hall 15, Pavilion 3, which will be available on the Russian market late 2018.
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ANDRITZ to supply recovery boiler and pre-evaporation system to Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf in Austria

Andritz has received an order from Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf, part of the Smurfit Kappa Group, to supply a HERB recovery boiler and a pre-evaporation plant for its mill in Nettingsdorf, Austria.
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Banner MIAC 2018

Borregaard: LignoTech Florida plant officially opened

The 110 million USD investment represents a production capacity of 100,000 metric tonnes lignin measured as dry substance. In a planned second phase, the capacity can later be expanded by 50,000 tonnes. The plant has been in test operation for some time, and the facility is now producing saleable lignin. At the time of the opening ceremony 600 tonnes had been delivered to US customers in June.
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