Valmet will supply a complete papermaking line from stock preparation to reel and winders with services and a comprehensive automation solution package to one of its major customers in Asia-Pacific. The papermaking line will produce uncoated woodfree grades. The start-up is scheduled for 2026.
Held in Finland, the Nordic Paper Days 2024, organized by the machinery manufacturer Bellmer, gathered industry professionals to explore the latest in sustainable practices for paper, pulp, and board production. About 130 clients and partners from across Europe, North America, Brazil, and Asia joined discussions spanning from the bioeconomy’s growth to advancements in energy efficiency and machine optimization.
Runtech Systems delivers a RunEco Vacuum System to Silverton Pulp & Paper Pvt Ltd. PM5, Uttar Pradesh, India. The delivery includes three EP600 Turbo Blowers with EcoDrop Water Separators. In addition, EcoFlow Dewatering Measurement Systems will be delivered to PM4 and PM5. The new PM5, relocated in Muzaffarnagar site, will produce 100,000 t/a of printing and writing grades. The start-up is scheduled for 2025. PM4 has operated with EP Turbo Blowers since 2019.
A forward-looking, dynamic and thriving vision of a global recycling industry supported by generative artificial intelligence (AI) was set out at the Bureau of International Recycling’s World Recycling Convention in Singapore. On 28 October, at the event’s Opening Session chaired by BIR President Susie Burrage OBE, the huge potential to recyclers of ground-breaking uses of AI was the theme of the keynote address from Dr Ayesha Khanna, Co-Founder and CEO of Addo, a global AI solutions firm based in Singapore, on 28 October.
The Chinese producer has chosen to rely on A.Celli’s technology by ordering a E-WIND® P100 paper rewinder, which will be installed in the factory in Shantou City, Guangdong Province
ANDRITZ has successfully started up two recycled fiber lines at Lipy Paper Mills Ltd. in Kanchpur, Bangladesh. These start-ups mark the debut of ANDRITZ recycled fiber (RCF) technology in the country’s paper industry.
Valmet is to supply an OptiConcept M board making line with automation and services to Anhui Linping Circular Development in China. The new board line PM 8 will produce recycled liner grades. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2025.
Antalis, a European leader in the distribution of paper, packaging, and visual communication solutions, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Xerox’s paper business in EMEA. Xerox distributes office papers and digital printing products in over 40 countries in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, India, and Africa.
The 9th Paper Week Symposium took place from September 19-22, 2024, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, gathering over 195 participants from 110 companies across 27 countries. This event, hosted at the Limak Deluxe Hotel, brought together professionals from the paper, tissue, and pulp industries, highlighting innovation, sustainability, and industry growth.
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Quality Control System for corrugator to Inter Eastern Container Co., Ltd. in Prachinburi, Thailand.
Valmet is to supply a new bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line and a related evaporator line to JK Paper Limited’s Fort Songadh mill in India. The new BCTMP line will manufacture high-quality BCTMP pulp for lightweight coated board production. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2025.
The Paper Recycling Confex Asia 2024 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, starting in just 12 days from now. This marks the first time the event is held in Asia. Organized by Waste & Recycling magazine, it builds on a decade of successful editions in the Middle East.
Specialist Japanese paper manufacturer Kami Shoji Co., Ltd. has taken delivery of ABB’s automated testing solution L&W Fiber Tester Plus, which offers quick and easy measurement of fiber quality as well as advanced analysis of fiber morphology. Kami Shoji will use L&W Fiber Tester Plus to conduct defibration testing on its cellulose nanofiber (CNF) paper production to find suitable production conditions.
ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new DD-Washer drum displacer washer at the Tanigawa pulp mill of Hyogo Pulp Industries Ltd, a leading Japanese unbleached kraft pulp producer. The installation of the new DD-Washer is a key upgrade to the mill’s high-kappa brown stock washing line.
Valmet has opened a new service center in Beihai to serve and be close to its customers in the fast-growing pulp and paper industry in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, West China. The center is a vital service point for Valmet’s customers across China. The inauguration ceremony was held on September 3rd, 2024, and was attended by customers, industry associations, trade press, local authorities, and Valmet’s management.
ANDRITZ will supply a new high-capacity chemi-mechanical pulp production line to Zhanjiang China Paper Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province, China. The new line will fill the gap in the company’s chemi-mechanical pulp supply and end Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., Ltd.’s dependence on market pulp.
The 2024 edition of Paper Recycling Confex Asia, organized by Waste & Recycling magazine, marks the first in the Asia series to be held in Thailand this September. Building upon a decade of successful paper recycling conferences in the Middle East, this premier event aims to provide regional and global market insights to delegates.
International Paper reaffirms its dedication to conserving forest ecosystems, nature and biodiversity with a $15.3 million investment to renew strategic alliances with key conservation partners, including the American Forest Foundation (AFF), National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). These collaborations are pivotal to IP's business strategy and Vision 2030 goal to conserve and restore 1 million acres of ecologically significant forestland.
Registration for the Paper Recycling Confex Asia, the largest gathering of recovered paper recyclers, paper mills, traders, brokers/indentors from asia & beyond, is now open.
Flow Link Systems (FLS), a Voith subsidiary, just announced that the company has been honored with the an award from EQ Magazine recognizing its commitment to the use of renewable energy in industrial activities. This award underscores FLS's dedication to achieving a low-carbon footprint and promoting ecological sustainability.
Voith presents its optimized LC (low-consistency) pulping system for recycled paper. The previous TwinPulp system has undergone extensive further development, with the focus on improving efficiency and reducing costs. Following the optimization of the IntensaPump after the IntensaPulper IP-R, the IntensaMaXX and the IntensaScreenDrum, the revisions of all main components have been successfully completed. The high-performance OCC dissolution system, which meets the latest technological standards, is now available under the name BluePulpLC.
The Chinese company relies again on A.Celli Paper’s technology with the order of a second E-WIND® P100 paper rewinder.
Valmet is to supply an OptiWin Drum two-drum base winder to Wuzhou Special Paper’s paper machine PM 19 in China. The main target of the investment is to have one winder to handle the high quality and capacity targets of the high-speed paper machine. The winder includes Valmet Perforating Splicer, a new innovation to support the fast parent roll change. The start-up of the winder is scheduled for 2025.
Valmet is to supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand. The system will enable the plant to improve corrugated board quality and productivity and reduce waste caused by warped board. The start-up of the system is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.
