Teal Jones is taking a seven-day production curtailment at its Surrey lumber operations, starting today. The company’s coastal lumber operations are being impacted by tight log inventories, high stumpage rates and challenging lumber markets. Log supply was constrained by weather earlier in the year. The company continues to work hard to secure fibre to support consistent operations in the face of tight fibre availability, high costs and challenging market conditions. A

Rottneros has entered into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement  including Guarantees of Origin with the third largest German energy group Energie Baden- Württemberg. The utility will supply Rottneros with just over 30 GWh/annum of clean energy delivered from the 116 MW Målarberget wind farm in Sweden over an 8.5- year period starting in 2025. The partnership marks an additional step in Rottneros’ ambitions to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and its exp

FPInnovations, a non-profit specializing in creating solutions that support the global competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector, today acknowledges the contribution of the forest industry to the decarbonization strategy of lime kilns that aims to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by kraft pulp mills. This strategy developed under Natural Resources Canada leadership and FPInnovations expertise will facilitate the use of local forest residues in replacement for t

UNIPAKHELLAS Central a member of INDEVCO Group, have started up a paper machine and a slitter winder delivered by Toscotec as the main machinery supplier at theirPelasgia mill in Greece. The new line (PM5) is manufacturing high quality test liner and flutinggrades for the Greek and international markets. PM5 has a wire width of 3,000 mm, a maximum operating speed of 800 m/min and produces  corrugated paper in the range from 90 to 200 gsm using 100% waste fibres. It features a t

Walki’s new production line in Valkeakoski stands ready. The state-of-the-art production line answers to the increasing demand for fibre-based packaging and flame-retardant construction materials. Walki has answered to the growing demand for sustainable packaging by making one of its most sizable investments in its history. Now, the MEUR 13 investment to build the most modern production line in the world in the Valkeakoski plant, has been officially inaugurated with a festive

Conserve resources in production to embrace a consistent circular economy – this is what Progroup aspires to do. With this in mind, the manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated board sheets is continuing to develop its operating facilities to create zero-waste sites. This is now also happening at the Sandersdorf-Brehna site. Progroup is constructing a new waste-to-energy plant at this site. But more than that: “Strictly speaking, what we are building here is not jus

REDEX group is extending the offer of load cells dedicated to the tension measurement for the markets where the company is already a supplier of reference, such as composites, wire & cable, converting, packaging, labelling, battery manufacturing. The tension control specialist offers with WAT+ series, the best of its know-how in force measurement with an innovative concept based on a very modular architecture able to handle pulley or roller for strip, wire and narrow web applica

As late as 2019, China imported almost 100 million m3 rwe (roundwood equivalents) of softwood logs and lumber to meet the growing demand for forest products in the domestic market. Since then, wood consumption has declined, and the importation of forest products has decreased to levels not seen in over a decade. Wood Resources International reports that China imported about 12 million m3 of logs and lumber (rwe) in the 1Q/23, nearly half its peak in the 3Q/20 and the second lowest quarterly i

In mid-June, the leading full-line supplier Voith successfully commissioned the XcelLine PM 16 for Chinese paper manufacturer Huawon at the Ma'anshan site in Anhui Province. With the PM 16, Huawon will produce high-quality, environmentally friendly décor base paper and thus strengthen its market position at home and abroad. The solutions supplied by Voith include key components for the BlueLine stock preparation system for virgin fiber, WEP, headbox, DuoShake DG and calen

Italian specialty paper manufacturer Cartiere di Guarcino has started up PM2 at its Guarcino paper mill after a successful rebuild of the forming and press sections supplied by Toscotec. PM2 produces high-quality decor specialty papers. Targets achieved The rebuild achieved its dual target of paper quality improvement and production increase. Firstly, the project ensured improved fiber distribution in Cross Direction (CD) by guaranteeing the efficient operati