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Embarking on the rebuild of a paper or board machine is a big decision which poses many questions: What are the benefits? What are the risks and how do I minimize them? What are the best technologies for my mill and the products I want to make? Are there real-life references that will help me make a decision? These and many other vital questions are answered in Valmet's new guide book on How to Plan a Successful Rebuild.
KOLDING, Denmark, March 31, 2020 (Press Release) -TRESU, a leading provider of flexographic printing technology and coating solutions with more than 35 years of proven performance, introduces the third-generation coating circulator enabling sheet-fed and web offset printers to save resources while exploiting high-speed coating, with full control and no the risk of micro-foaming and blisters.
ESPOO, Finland, March 31, 2020 (Press Release) -The new Finnish luxury fragrance brand Nakuna Helsinki aims to conquer the international market with its Finnish inspired and premium quality perfumes. The company worked closely with Metsä Board, the leading European producer of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, to create perfume packaging that reflects its brand concept and brand values.
ESPOO, Finland, March 31, 2020 (Press Release) -Valmet introduces a renewed Valmet IQ Quality Management System for pulp, tissue, paper, board, and converting industries. The renewed system lets papermakers optimize quality through the entire value chain from fiber to finished product, enabling improved process performance and increased savings through the process.
The quality management system takes a step towards an autonomous mill
ESPOO, Finland, March 31, 2020 (Press Release) -Valmet introduces a renewed Valmet IQ Quality Management System for pulp, tissue, paper, board, and converting industries. The renewed system lets papermakers optimize quality through the entire value chain from fiber to finished product, enabling improved process performance and increased savings through the process.
The quality management system takes a step towards an autonomous mill
LONDON, March 30, 2020 (Press Release) -Flint Group Packaging Inks Europe today confirms the implementation of a solvent surcharge for its solvent-based inks and coatings in Europe, effective 1st April 2020. The surcharge will be implemented as promptly as possible and will vary depending upon the specific product portfolio and commercial terms each customer has in place. The surcharge will remain active until the current raw material volatility subsides. Orders received up until 31st March 2020 will not be affected.
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ZURICH, Switzerland, March 26, 2020 (Press Release) -Following calls from the packaging industry, the European Commission has confirmed that the transportation of packaging materials, including paper-based cartons and cartonboard, for essential industries such as food and pharmaceuticals, will be able to use its ‘green lanes’ and has updated its ‘Guidelines for Border Management’ to reflect the recommendation.
SYDNEY, NS, March 27, 2020 (Local News) -A provincial court trial date has been set for a Cape Breton paper company charged with violating the Wildlife Habitat and Watercourse Protection Regulations.
Port Hawkesbury Paper, located in Point Tupper, Richmond County, is charged with three violations of the regulations that were alleged to have occurred between January and March 2019.
HALIFAX, NS, March 27, 2020 (CBC) -Nova Scotia Power's largest customer will get another four-year discount on electricity rates.
In a decision released Thursday, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved an extension of special rates for Port Hawkesbury Paper, which are 25 per cent below what the mill would pay if it was charged on the same cost-recovery basis as all other customers.
The deal means the company will save $20 million per year on its electricity bill.
LONDON, March 27, 2020 (Press Release) -Over the past week, DS Smith has worked closely with food retailers across Europe to design, develop and produce new boxes designed to supply emergency provision boxes to the most vulnerable.
WASHINGTON, DC, March 26, 2020 (Press Release) -American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) issuance of “Begin Actual Construction” draft air guidance policy, which will now allow significant construction activity to start parts of a multi-faceted project unrelated to any equipment that has emissions.
