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Taking a significant step towards high added value production, STIGA RM, one of Latvia’s leading companies in the wood industry, is launching an ambitious project – the construction of a new birch plywood further processing mill in Kuldīga. The 6 million euro investment project, of which 2.775 million euro will go towards construction and more than 3 million euro towards modern production equipment, will significantly increase the value of the product produced at the company&rsqu

Nordic Paper has today decided to approve environmental investments of up to SEK 450 million relating to water at the Bäckhammar pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The investments are prerequisites in a new production permit for increasing production volume above the level permitted today. Today, the Bäckhammar mill sources most of its water requirement through a pipe from lake Vänern. The purified effluent water flows from the plant via the Visman stream back to the lake

To increase quality yield and gain greater flexibility in production, Holmen, one of Scandinavia's leading sawmill groups, has chosen to rebuild its drying fleet at its sawmill in Bygdsiljum, Sweden. An older continuous kiln is being "retired" and replaced with four state-of-the-art batch kilns from Swedish Valutec. – It is an honor that Holmen has chosen us again. We have had a very good collaboration for many years, says Joakim Berglund, Sales Manager at Valute

Gulf Paper Manufacturing and Toscotec started up PM2 after a forming section upgrade at their Mina Abdullah facility in Kuwait. The successful completion of this rebuild marks a new important stepping stone in the cooperation between the two companies, after Toscotec performed a major dryer section rebuild of Gulf Paper’s packaging paper machine in 2019.  Targets achieved The forming section rebuild included an approach flow system upgrade and t

Woodsafe Research & Development (WRD) has installed Sweden’s most advanced testing equipment to verify the long-term performance of fire-protected wood products. With the capability to conduct both durability testing according to EN 16755 Method B and fire classification via SBI (Single Burning Item), WRD is setting an entirely new standard for what a fire lab for fire-treated wood can deliver in Sweden. Woodsafe R&D is currently the only company in Sweden capable of p

Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, will implement a minimum 5% surcharge on all products and services sold in the United States starting May 1, 2025. This applies to all Packaging & Hygiene and Water Solutions customers. This measure responds to significant increases in external costs driven by recent global trade policies. The surcharge is designed to partially offset these rising costs while ensuring the reliability, avail

The Rugao BM 13 has achieved its Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) in an impressive eleven months after commissioning. This milestone demonstrates not only Voith's impressive performance, but also the strength of the partnership with Asia Symbol and the high efficiency of Voith's full-line approach.  The machine has a wire width of 8,900 mm and a design speed of 1,400 m/min. With a total length of 516 meters from the headbox to the winder, the Rugao BM 13 is currently

SCA Logistics terminal in Sundsvall has invested in a new knuckle boom crane, a Mantsinen 200. This gives a possibility to offer even better service. "We already have a crane of the same model, and now that we have two, we can load larger ships more efficiently," says Tommy Berglund, Head of Operations at the terminal. The investment in an additional crane brings several advantages. First and foremost, both capacity and flexibility increase. "The t

To further strengthen the upstream and downstream synergistic effects of the paper-making and packaging industrial chains, two major organizers specializing in paper-making and packaging exhibitions - China National Chemical Information Center and RX will co-host the Paper Chain Southeast Asia Expo + WEPACK Southeast Asia 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The exhibition, to be held from July 29 to 31, 2025, at Indonesia JIEXPO Exhibition Center, will feature over 300 participating enterpr

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC is pleased to announce that, based on a framework agreed today among the Company, H.I.G. Capital, and government officials, Pixelle will delay the closure of the Chillicothe, Ohio paper mill until the end of the year. This decision follows productive discussions with leaders at the federal, state, and local levels and reflects a shared commitment to exploring sustainable, long-term solutions for the facility and its workforce. “Pausing the closu