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

ipw news

“At Paper & Tissue Show, we have been closely monitoring regional developments and maintaining constant communication with the United Arab Emirates authorities since the very beginning. Our primary commitment is to ensure a high-impact, commercially robust environment for all our partners. Considering current regional news and ongoing consultations with relevant local entities, we have made the strategic decision to postpone the exhibition originally scheduled for June to a later date.”

Mondi has reached one year of Zero Waste to Landfill operations at its Neusiedler mill in Austria. The mill has now operated for 12 consecutive months without sending any manufacturing waste to landfill, reinforcing its commitment to circular manufacturing.

Chemspec Europe has unveiled further details of its highly anticipated conference programme, offering attendees fresh insight into the key themes, sessions and new interactive formats shaping this year’s event. Taking place on 6–7 May 2026 alongside the exhibition at Koelnmesse in Cologne, the programme has been designed to reflect the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the fine and speciality chemicals industry today.

Wuzhou Special Paper (Jiangxi) Co. Ltd., a Chinese paper producer, has selected international technology group Andritz as the main supplier of key technologies and equipment for a new greenfield pulp mill in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2027. The order was included in Andritz’s order intake for the first quarter of 2025.

Toscotec will attend Tissue World Miami 2026, taking place from April 22 to 24 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. As one of the world’s largest trade shows focusing exclusively on the tissue industry, this gathering offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect, learn, and cooperate across the entire tissue value chain.

Together with its partner company, emtec Electronic North Amercia, the German company emtec Electronic GmbH will present its technical innovations for process optimization to all interested visitors at TappiCon 2026 in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, emtec will participate in the panel discussion “Tissue Softness Workshop” on the final day of the event.

Toscotec will participate in the 33^rd edition of the China International Disposable Paper Expo, CIDPEX, taking place in Nanjing, China, from April 15 to 17, 2026. As one of the world’s largest exhibitions dedicated to tissue and disposable hygiene products, this event offers an exceptional platform for Toscotec to engage with one of the most vibrant and fast-evolving markets in the industry.

Following the contract announced in 2025, Voith has successfully started up PM 19 at Wuzhou Specialty Paper. The paper machine is the first worldwide to operate with Voith’s DuoCentri NipcoFlex press with center belt. The solution has now moved from development to commercial opera-tion and has already demonstrated stable production and reliable web runnability.

bio-fibre news

Valmet will supply the complete Valmet DNAe Distributed Control System (DCS) and safety systems for PEC Gliwice Sp. z o.o.’s new waste-to-energy steam unit, part of the Green Energy Park project under construction in Gliwice, Poland. The order was placed by the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) consortium consisting of Mostostal Zabrze Gliwickie Przedsiebiorstwo Budownictwa Przemyslowego S.A., Oschatz Power GmbH, and Przedsiebiorstwo Remontów Ulic i Mostów S.A. (PRUiM).

Following the weekend’s storm in Sweden, Södra is bringing forward the launch of its safety app Tryggve. The app forms part of Södra’s work to increase safety in the forest and enhance security for people working alone.

Spinnova’s plans to restart production at Woodspin’s demo factory are progressing. Trial runs will be started at the demo factory, with a particular focus on improving production efficiency. Most of the technological solutions to be tested during the trial runs have already been proven to work at a smaller pilot scale. Based on the results achieved in the trial runs, the company’s goal is to restart production on a larger scale during 2026.