below please find a selection of the latest news from the world of pulp and paper.

ipw news

Saica Paper UK continues the collaboration with Voith and extends the ongoing service contract for mechanical maintenance in the stock preparation running since 2019. The agreement focusses on effective maintenance planning, efficient use of resources, on-time repairs and trouble-shooting solutions.

This year´s anniversary event refers to the motto “Shaping the future together. People – Technology – Innovations” and unites the pulp, paper and supplier industry in Wiesbaden from July 1 to 3. Emtec Electronic will be onsite to present its innovative measurement technology and to discuss new applications and ideas.

International technology group Andritz has signed an agreement to acquire Diamond Power International, LLC (Diamond Power) businesses, including its subsidiaries and manufacturing locations, from U.S.-based Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (B&W). Diamond Power is a designer and manufacturer of advanced boiler cleaning systems. The acquisition will significantly strengthen Andritz’s recovery and power boiler service business.

With over 20 installations around the globe, OnEfficiency.Strength is setting new standards in data-driven papermaking. A recent installation at DS Smith Witzenhausen shows how the use of OnEfficiency.Strength can achieve impressive results in quality stabilization. The digital solution's key impacts include savings in raw materials such as fibers and starch, as well as reductions in paper machine energy use. Using real-time data from virtual sensors to predict strength, the system controls actuators such as the jet/wire ratio, refiner, starch application and different fiber types according to the highest cost efficiency to produce the relevant paper grade in the desired specification.

Toscotec and Essity successfully started up the world’s first tissue machine running solely on geothermal steam at their Kawerau site in New Zealand. With this groundbreaking project, Toscotec continues to demonstrate its leadership as technology supplier in enabling the energy transition of the tissue industry from fossil-based to renewable energy.

Green Bay Packaging has awarded AFRY engineering services for the paper mill modernization project in Morrilton, Arkansas, USA. The assignment includes multidisciplinary design engineering and site services for the Balance of Plant (BOP).

Kemira announced that it has secured U.S. EPA registration for the foundational ingredient in KemConnect DEX, a performic acid (PFA) based process water treatment solution. This approval highlights Kemira’s ability to innovate by combining chemistry and technology to provide water treatment facilities with an effective, environmentally friendly water treatment solution that offers an alternative to chlorine and uses data to enable real-time monitoring and control.

bio-fibre news

The 11th edition of the Paper & Tissue Show will take place at ADNEC, Abu Dhabi, from 31 March to 2 April 2026. Recognized as one of the MENA region’s most comprehensive B2B events, the show connects 400+ global exhibitors with 16,000+ trade professionals from over 140 countries.