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.

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.

Mondi launches re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced – a sustainable, high-barrier paper bag for humidity-sensitive products

Mondi launches re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced – a sustainable, high-barrier paper bag for humidity-sensitive products

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is launching its re/cycle PaperPlus Bag Advanced, a high-performance paper bag designed to protect humidity-sensitive goods, while significantly reducing plastic content. The innovative solution is designed to protect powdery products, offering excellent barrier performance against moisture and supporting recyclability.

Metsä Group to renew the structure and composition of its Executive Management Team as of 1 July 2025

Metsä Group to renew the structure and composition of its Executive Management Team as of 1 July 2025

As of 1 July 2025, Metsä Group’s Executive Management Team will consist of the heads of each of the five business areas, the Group EVP, CFO, the EVP, Human Resources, and the EVP, Legal and Compliance. New roles in the Executive Management Team include those of the Group’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), EVP, Strategy and Investments, and EVP, Stakeholder Engagement. As previously announced, Jussi Vanhanen will assume his post as President and CEO on the same day.

Energy-efficient evaporative cooling at Klingele's Grunbach site powered by self-generated and renewable energy

Energy-efficient evaporative cooling at Klingele's Grunbach site powered by self-generated and renewable energy

Klingele Paper & Packaging Group is breaking new ground in climate control for production halls at its Grunbach site, near Stuttgart in Germany, thereby improving working conditions for employees. Since September 2024, an innovative adiabatic (heat-tight) cooling system has been in operation, which will demonstrate its full effectiveness for the first time during the upcoming summer months. Unlike conventional air conditioning systems, this system uses evaporative cooling and is largely powered by self-generated solar electricity.