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Gulf Paper Manufacturing starts up tissue line after Toscotec’s rebuild
Gulf Paper Manufacturing and Toscotec started up PM2 after a forming section upgrade at their Mina Abdullah facility in Kuwait. The successful completion of this rebuild marks a new important stepping stone in the cooperation between the two companies, after Toscotec performed a major dryer section rebuild of Gulf Paper’s packaging paper machine in 2019.
Andritz to supply a new recovery boiler, evaporation plant and power boiler to Green Bay Packaging, USA
International technology group Andritz has received an order from Green Bay Packaging Inc. to supply a recovery boiler, evaporation plant and power boiler for its pulp mill in Morrilton, Arkansas, USA. With this significant financial investment in new key process technologies, Green Bay Packaging will support efficient and reliable mill operation for decades to come. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
GF to acquire metal valve specialist for infrastructure flow solutions
GF has signed an agreement to acquire VAG-Group, headquartered in Mannheim (Germany), a renowned global manufacturer and supplier of water utility valve solutions. The transaction is a next step toward GF’s vision of becoming the global leader in Flow Solutions and allows GF to leverage its market position in the infrastructure sector, especially in Europe and the Middle East.
Valmet to refurbish and reinstall a disc filter at Holmen Paper’s Braviken Paper Mill in Sweden
Valmet is to deliver a disc filter refurbishment and reinstallation to Holmen Paper’s Braviken Paper Mill in Sweden. The delivery includes refurbishing and modifying an existing disc filter from the mill’s deinked pulp line (DIP) and reinstalling it in the mill’s thermomechanical pulp line (TMP). The refurbished disc filter will be equipped with Valmet Disc Filter Bags. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2025. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
Toscotec completes technological upgrade at Fripa
Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich has started up a TT NextPress shoe press supplied by Toscotec at their Miltenberg mill in Germany. The new shoe press has been operating efficiently for a few months and has fully achieved the targets of the rebuild. Resulting from R&D activities in cooperation with Voith, Toscotec’s new generation design of TT NextPress shoe press delivers superior dewatering performances and energy savings. It ensures a stable after-press dryness rate of more than 45% on a tissue line operating at a speed of 2,100 m/min, thereby guaranteeing a substantial energy consumption reduction, due to the fact that the Yankee and the hoods use significantly less thermal energy to complete the drying process.
Voith successfully starts up the rebuilt XcelLine PM 11 at heinzelpaper Laakirchen
Full-line supplier Voith has successfully completed the rebuild of the PM 11 at the heinzelpaper plant in Laakirchen, enabling the XcelLine paper machine to produce up to 470,000 tons of corrugated base paper per year. The conversion from graphic papers to corrugated base papers marks a significant milestone for the Austrian company, which looks back on a longstanding partnership with Voith.
Emtec Electronic at Paper & Tissue Expo Istanbul
In this energy-intensive industry, paper makers and their suppliers are under increasing pressure to be globally competitive while protecting the environment. In order to meet sustainable, ecological and resource-efficient requirements, emtec Electronic offers innovative measuring devices whose use enables informed decision-making, resulting in superior product quality, fewer rejects, reduced machine stops, and lower resource consumption.
Successful start up of GAW Starch Preparation at Steinbeis Papier Glückstadt
The teams from Steinbeis Papier in Glückstadt and GAW technologies GmbH recently successfully commissioned a new starch processing plant. With an annual capacity of around 300,000 tons of recycled paper and 350 employees, Steinbeis Papier operates one of the most modern ecologically-integrated paper mills in the recycled paper industry and sets standards in sustainability. The product portfolio includes printing and copy papers, coated offset papers, as well as digital printing and label papers.
Toscotec to supply a complete tissue line to César Iglesias in Santo Domingo
Toscotec will supply an Ahead 1.8 tissue line to the Dominican Group César Iglesias at its production base in Santo Domingo. This is a repeat order for Toscotec who in 2019 started up a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer on their PM1 as a replacement of an existing cast iron cylinder. The start-up is planned for 2026.
Asia Symbol’s BM 13 successfully reaches Final Acceptance just 11 months after start-up
The Rugao BM 13 has achieved its Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) in an impressive 11 months of start-up. This milestone not only demonstrates the impressive performance of Voith but also the strength of the partnership with Asia Symbol and the high efficiency of Voith’s full-line approach.
Solenis to apply temporary surcharge in the United States in response to tariff-driven cost increases
Solenis LLC, a global provider of water and hygiene solutions, announced today it will temporarily apply a minimum 5% surcharge on all products and services sold in the United States, effective May 1, 2025. This action is a direct response to rising costs tied to global trade policy changes, including a 145% tariff on China-sourced goods and new global baseline tariffs at or above 10%.
A new era begins at TappiCon 2025
The German company emtec Electronic GmbH is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and is starting a new era in the North American pulp and paper industry together with the new company emtec Electronic North America LLC at TappiCon 2025 in Minneapolis, USA. This collaboration was initiated with the aim of focusing on innovation, close and direct customer contact as well as flexible, fast and customer-friendly decisions.
