In the presence of Bodo Ramelow, Prime Minister of Thuringia, and Juan Carlos Bueno, CEO of Mercer International, Mercer International Inc (“Mercer” or the “Company”) will inaugurate the Mercer Lignin Center on August 23, 2023. The state-of-the-art facility is located on Mercer Rosenthal’s site in Rosenthal am Rennsteig, Germany, and represents an important milestone in Mercer’s ongoing commitment to resource-saving innovation. “Bioeconomy i

The decision to restart production at PM5 is important to maintain Saugbrugs as a preferred supplier of SC paper in Europe, while the restoration work is ongoing at the PM6 plant,” says Per Ivar Berg, Managing Director at Norske Skog Saugbrugs. The business interruption at PM6 is covered by insurance. Cash flows relating to the restart and production from PM5 will be netted against the insurance coverage, thus the financial impact for Norske Skog Saugbrugs will be largely neut

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order for a new HERB recovery boiler including advanced digitalization solutions to be installed at Moorim P&P’s pulp and paper mill in Ulsan, South Korea. The delivery will increase the economic and environmental sustainability of the mill’s operations. The contract signed with power plant supplier SGC eTEC E&C includes the engineering and main equipment supply for the boiler, digitalization solutions (ANDRI

One of the largest timber industry companies in Scandinavia, the Moelven Group, commissioned Mühlböck with the delivery of a 320 m² 1003 Premium belt dryer for Moelven's largest site in Valåsen. The site will see the erection of a new pellet plant in 2024. The annual capacity of the Mühlböck belt dryer installed there will be approx. 112,000 tons of dried sawmill by-product. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in late summer of 2024. Mühlböck

Nanaimo, British Columbia / Atlas Engineered Products announced today that the Company has completed the acquisition of Léon Chouinard et Fils Co. Ltd./Ltée. (“LCF”) located in New Brunswick, Canada. LCF is a manufacturer of roof trusses, floor systems, and wall panels and a supplier of engineered wood products (“EWP”). “We are excited to announce the acquisition of our 8th manufacturing facility. Now is the time to move forward with a str

Julia Macharey, Senior Vice President Human Resources and Operational Development of Valmet has decided to leave the company to move into a new position outside Valmet. Julia Macharey will continue as an active member of Valmet’s Executive Team and lead Valmet’s HR and Operational Development until the end of January 2024. “Julia Macharey has done excellent work in developing Valmet’s HR processes, company culture and our global capabilities over the past ele

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, will participate in four conferences and expert symposia in September and October 2023: Specialty Papers Europe, the PTS Coating Symposium, the Functional Fiber-Based Material & Packaging conference as well as the FEFCO Technical Seminar. They all focus on the latest innovations and developments in the European paper and corrugated packaging industry, bringing together packag

In an effort to address prevalent supply chain uncertainties and to maintain the commercial viability of its Graphic Paper business, Sappi Europe will keep prices for its Woodfree Coated Paper grades stable at today’s level for the remainder of 2023. This commitment facilitates customers' ability to commit to business in advance of the traditionally busier fourth quarter for the printing industry. Market conditions are similar across the region, but obviously diverge betwe

Albany International Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Gunnar Kleveland to succeed Bill Higgins as President and CEO, effective September 1. Mr. Kleveland will also join the Company’s Board at that time. Mr. Higgins, who previously announced his intention to retire as CEO, will remain a member of Albany’s Board. Mr. Kleveland is a seasoned executive with nearly two decades of industrial and aerospace leadership experience at Textron Inc. Mos

On August 13, Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Paper successfully started up its highly efficient XcelLine packaging paper machine at the Guanghan site. The leading full-line supplier Voith delivered the entire line. The project set a new record for the fastest start- up of such a paper machine. Only six months passed from installation to successful start-up – two months ahead of schedule. The commissioning of the BlueLine OCC stock preparation system and the XcelLine paper machine took just f