Valmet will deliver two TwinRoll wash presses to Holmen Iggesund Paperboard’s Iggesund Mill in Sweden. The start-up is scheduled for October 2024.

Runtech Systems delivers two RunEco vacuum systems to Shanying Suzhou Paper, at its site in Suzhou, Anhui Province, China. The delivery consists of 14 EP Turbo Blowers and parts for the concrete water separators.

Voith Paper is helping paper manufacturers significantly increase their energy efficiency. Using customized auditing and process analysis methods, the leading full-line supplier offers innovative solutions to improve processes and increase efficiency.

UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of the recovered paper sorting plant ASK Kinsau in Germany to the Fisel Holding GmbH & Co. KG, a recovered logistics and municipal waste disposal company.

By Kathi Rowzie, President, Two Sides North America
Over the last two decades, technology has become part of almost every facet of our lives. The expansion of broadband, smartphones and portable technology has changed how we communicate, access information, work and learn.

Solenis, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Diversey Holdings, Ltd., effective July 5, in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion. Diversey is a leading provider of hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning products and technology.

Valmet has entered into an agreement to acquire Körber Group's Business Area Tissue. The Business Area Tissue specializes in innovative converting and packaging technologies and services for the tissue industry.

Last month Kernic Systems commissioned a brand new Maren Engineering Corporation ProPAK A330 Auto-tie Extrusion baler as part of a tissue roll broke slab removal system. This machine, with in-feed conveyor system, comes equipped with a 10″ cylinder and 330,000 lbs. of main ram thrust, perfect for the hard duty cycles of modern tissue mills.

Valmet has been selected to supply an OptiFlo Layering Fourdrinier headbox with Aqua layering technology, Valmet Conical Refiners Pro and Conflo to Shree Ajit Pulp and Paper Limited for their Unit 2 Mill at Vapi, Gujarat in India.

Runtech Systems delivers a RunEco vacuum system rebuild to Levent Kagit San. ve Tic. A.S PM2 in Kemalpasa, Izmir, Turkey. Delivery includes a RunEco EP650 Turbo Blower with EcoDrop water separator and EcoFlow multi dewatering measurement for forming section and save-alls.

UNIPAKHELLAS Central (UHC), a member of INDEVCO Group, have started up a paper machine and a slitter winder delivered by Toscotec as the main machinery supplier at their Pelasgia mill in Greece. The new line (PM5) is manufacturing high quality test liner and fluting grades for the Greek and international markets.

Swedish innovative packaging company, PulPac, and their groundbreaking Dry Molded Fiber technology are attracting interest worldwide. Today, the company announces it has signed a license agreement with Matrix Pack, a leading global provider of Fiber Food Packaging Products and Solutions, with seven manufacturing plants in North America and Europe.

Volk Packaging Corporation, Biddeford, Maine, a third-generation family owned and operated corrugated sheet plant, has taken two major steps to significantly improve its capacity and capabilities.

Alfa Laval is unveiling two new hygienic valves, the Alfa Laval Unique Mixproof CIP and Unique Mixproof Process, extending its hygienic double-seat valve range to meet market demands. With the introduction of these two innovative mixproof valves, manufacturers concerned about product integrity now have a cost-effective way to enhance product safety while boosting process efficiency and sustainability.

Turkish flavour company Aromsa, whose products include sauces, toppings, extracts and seasonings, was faced with a challenge. The company was fully committed to its sustainability strategy, but it had also started to work with a new customer who wanted to use stainless-steel containers for shipping.

This summer, the highly anticipated two-part video series, Pack It! The Packaging Recycling Design Challenge, presented by the Paper and Packaging Board’s How Life Unfolds® campaign, returns with new designers and judges for a new challenge!

Rottneros has entered into a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) including Guarantees of Origin (GoOs) with the third largest German energy group Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW).

ProCon announced that Kelly L. Helein has joined the company as the new Vice President of Business Development. Helein will help bring the latest innovation from ProCon, Vireo Coatings, to market.

Learn how to lower your mill’s water consumption at PEERS 2023.

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Register today for the Paper and Paperboard Coating Course, held Tuesday, July 25 – Thursday, July 27 at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, MI.

Register today for the Superior Drying Efficiency in Steel Dryers Concept webinar, Thursday, July 27 from 9 AM – 10 AM (ET).

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