ANDRITZ has received an order from Brazilian pulp producer Suzano to deliver a SulfoLoop concentrated sulfuric acid plant for its new pulp mill that Suzano is building in the municipality of Ribas do Rio Pardo, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The pulp mill, delivered by ANDRITZ, is in the construction phase with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2024. The sulfuric acid plant will have the capacity to produce 153 tons of commercial grade (>97%) sulfuric acid per day from the

The A.Celli tissue line has been successfully started up at Intertrade Hellas plant in Inofyta, Viotia (Athens), perfectly in line with the contract timelines and with great satisfaction for both  companies. The A.Celli turnkey tissue line delivered to the greek company Intertrade Hellas has just produced its first jumbo roll, on time and with the expected speed and product quality. The line was developed to produce top-quality tissue paper from virgin fiber, taking i

It has been 5 years since Pasaban installed the last converting machine at Mondi Neusiedler. The Austrian company trusted Pasaban to carry out a total solution consisting of a 3-phase project: The installation of a winder, sheeter, and ream wrapping machine.   Today, the machines are still running at full capacity. The robustness of the Pasaban machines allows them to maintain a high level of production even 30 years after installation.    "We are reall

Central National Gottesman Inc. a $9B global sales, marketing, and distribution leader in the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products, and metals industries, announced today that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire S.P. Richards (SPR), an independent business products wholesaler based in Atlanta, Georgia. The closing is expected to take place on January 31, 2023. SPR operates from a network of 30 full-stocking distribution centers strategically positioned

GrandBay Papeles Nacionales has selected Toscotec for the turnkey supply of a new AHEAD 2.2 tissue line (PM5) at its Pereira production base in Colombia. This is Toscotec’s second project with GrandBay who is currently installing a complete AHEAD 2.2L tissue line at GrandBay Papelera Internacional in Guatemala. The new PM5 in Colombia is scheduled to start up in 2024. The AHEAD 2.2 machine has a sheet trim width of 3,600 mm, a design speed of 2,200 m/min and an annual producti

Valmet will deliver boiler conversions and emission reduction solutions for Veolia Group's Hungarian subsidiary CHP-Invest Kft at its power plant in Oroszlány, Hungary. The order includes the conversion of two coal-fired boilers to bubbling fluidized bed combustion to enable the boilers to run mainly on biomass fuel. The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the fourth quarter 2022. The value of the order is approximately EUR 25 million. The converted boile

Sylvamo, the world’s paper company, closed an agreement Monday acquiring Stora Enso’s uncoated freesheet paper mill in Nymölla, Sweden, for 150 million euros. The mill, strong brands it produces and team members who operate and support the facility are now officially part of Sylvamo“The Nymölla mill strengthens our uncoated freesheet product mix and enables us to serve customers across Europe and around the world more effectively,” said Jean-Michel Ribi&eacut

Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper, China has successfully started up its tissue production line delivered by ANDRITZ for its mill in Xinhui district, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China. The complete line order includes the stock preparation system with low-consistency refiners, a PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue machine and the automation system. The tissue machine has a speed of 1,900 m/min and a width of 5.65 m and produces high quality tissue in the range of 11 – 42 gsm. It is e

Canfor Corporation is announcing an extension of sawmill curtailments in British Columbia (B.C.) due to ongoing weak market conditions and the lack of available economic fibre. The production capacity will be reduced through two-week curtailment extensions in January at select solid wood facilities in B.C. This will remove approximately 21 million board feet in addition to the 150 million board feet previously announced on December 5, 2022. The Company will continue to adjust operat

On January 2, 2023, we are pleased to introduce a new division: CellMark Packaging & Paper. The division is the result of a merger of our two existing divisions, CellMark Packaging and CellMark Paper. The aim of the new division is to combine the best of CellMark’s packaging and paper competencies in order to provide even more value to our customers and suppliers. CellMark Packaging & Paper will offer marketing and distribution, supply chain efficiency, and logistics a