ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025 set to open next week in Wiesbaden

ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025 set to open next week in Wiesbaden

The German pulp and paper industry's premier trade event, ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2025, is scheduled to take place from July 1-3 at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden. This year's edition marks a significant milestone as the association celebrates its 195th anniversary.

AFVP annual seminar returns to Divonne-les-Bains

AFVP annual seminar returns to Divonne-les-Bains

The French Association of Pulp Suppliers (AFVP) is hosting its awaited annual seminar today, June 19th, 2025, at the prestigious Grand Hôtel in Divonne-les-Bains. This traditional gathering brings together key players from the pulp and paper industry for a day of networking, market insights, and strategic discussions.

Metsä Board ends production at Tako board mill in Tampere

Metsä Board ends production at Tako board mill in Tampere

Production at the Tako board mill concluded on June 17, when the mill’s board machine BM1 was shut down. Metsä Board announced the decision to close the Tako mill in March 2025 following change negotiations, as part of efforts to improve the company’s profitability and cost competitiveness.

EUROSAC Congress 2025: Envisioning the paper sacks of tomorrow

EUROSAC Congress 2025: Envisioning the paper sacks of tomorrow

From 22–24 May, more than 130 industry professionals convened in Thessaloniki, Greece, for the EUROSAC Congress 2025. Under the theme “Envisioning the paper sacks of tomorrow,” the event featured expert presentations, dynamic discussions and valuable networking opportunities. Key topics included regulatory developments, paper sack recycling and the necessary behavioural changes. The EUROSAC Grand Prix Award took centre stage, showcasing the industry’s most forward-thinking projects. The Gold Award went to eXpandyble from dy-pack, with Silver awarded to W. Gröning and Billerud for their joint development Future-Proof Paper Sack for Low-Carbon Cement. Mondi received Bronze for its re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced, while the Public Choice Award went to ConFlex® HeatSeal by Billerud.

DS Smith's €90M Biomass Boiler Goes Live

DS Smith's €90M Biomass Boiler Goes Live

One of Europe’s largest mill transformations, the Rouen biomass boiler project is pioneering circular economy practices, cutting CO2 emissions by 99,000 tonnes annually and saving local wood waste from landfill.

Smurfit Westrock Morava Paper relies on patented starch cooker of IBS Group.

Smurfit Westrock Morava Paper relies on patented starch cooker of IBS Group.

PGA Anlagenbau, a member of the IBS Paper Performance Group, has successfully started up the next starchPERFORMER within the Smurfit Westrock Group, this time at Smurfit Westrock Morava Paper in the Czech Republic. As part of an optimization project, the existing conventional starch cooker was replaced by a PGA starchPERFORMER in the surface starch preparation system of PM2. One starchPERFORMER is already in operation at the Smurfit Westrock Group, with more to follow later this year. The innovative starch cooker enables Smurfit Westrock to significantly reduce surface starch consumption while improving paper quality.

Mondi at Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK Paris 2025: showcasing premium papers that bring sustainable luxury packaging to life

Mondi at Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK Paris 2025: showcasing premium papers that bring sustainable luxury packaging to life

Mondi is proud to return to Edition Spéciale by LUXE PACK, France’s trade show exclusively dedicated to sustainable luxury packaging, taking place on 1 and 2 July at Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. At stand G11, Mondi will showcase a portfolio of high-value, high-performance paper ranges tailored to the evolving needs of premium brands, reaffirming its position as a trusted partner in sustainable and premium packaging innovation.

ABB expands operations center to strengthen support for process industries customers in North America

ABB expands operations center to strengthen support for process industries customers in North America

ABB has completed an expansion of its Mexico Technology and Engineering Center (MXTEC), a strategically important operations facility serving North America, doubling the office space. Located in the city of Merida in Yucatan state, the center is growing to meet market growth across a range of industries and innovation potential through specialisms including engineering, sales and project support.

Stora Enso and Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland signed EUR 1.1 million Freshwater Pearl Mussel Programme 2030 cooperation agreement

Stora Enso and Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland signed EUR 1.1 million Freshwater Pearl Mussel Programme 2030 cooperation agreement

Stora Enso and Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland announced the start of a cooperation to protect the highly endangered freshwater pearl mussel in Finland. During the almost six-year contract period, mussel habitats will be mapped, inventoried and restored, watercourses will be restored and managed, and information system data will be improved. Stora Enso will finance the programme with EUR 1.1 million by the end of 2030.

Ten years of Voith’s XcelLine: The backbone of modern paper production celebrates a milestone

Ten years of Voith’s XcelLine: The backbone of modern paper production celebrates a milestone

Ten years ago, Voith introduced the XcelLine and set new standards in paper production. Today, the machine is established all over the world—and has become the backbone of countless paper mills. It stands for everything that counts in a volatile market: reliability, flexibility, and innovation. Now, as the industry faces uncertainties, increasing cost pressures, and complex sustainability goals, the XcelLine emerges as a strong solution for future-proof paper production.