Following its rebuild and start-up in October 2023, PM 4 at DS Smith’s Viana Paper Mill reached final acceptance. The rebuild has increased production from 400,000 tons to 430,000 tons of kraftliner and high-performance top kraftliner per year, at a design speed of 1,200 m/min. This improves the plant’s overall efficiency and further strengthens its position as market leader in ...
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Looking Beyond: Change for a More Sustainable World
Pulp & Beyond was a showcase of Finnish innovation as well as a platform for international companies from all over the world.
Read More »APP Tissues International: Onward and Upward in the Global Market
Tissue360° took a trip to Indonesia recently to visit APP Tissues International’s headquarters in Jakarta as well as participate in a whistle stop tour of its forestry, conservation, and production operations. We also spoke to Nishant Grover, CEO of the company, who is leading APP’s international consumer goods business on a transformative journey.
Read More »Innovation, Performance, and Sustainability: Valmet Raises the Bar in Secondary Packaging with Casmatic B23
Casmatic B23, an evolution of the best-selling CMB 202, is designed for secondary packaging of roll products such as toilet paper and paper towels. Although it does not replace the primary packaging, the solution creates an outer bag that isolates and preserves the packages, ensuring superior safety during transport and storage. The new model features high performance, a modular design ...
Read More »Pixelle Mill in Jay, ME, Finds New Life
"A lot of mill closures are sad stories; many times it’s not a great piece of real estate, so nothing happens. But in some cases, motivated people can make good things happen."
Read More »Toscotec to Supply Turnkey Tissue Line to WAFA Group in Algeria
Algerian tissue producer WAFA Group has partnered with Toscotec for the turnkey supply of a newAHEAD tissue line (PM1) at their Ain Oussara facility, south of Algiers. The project is planned for2026. The AHEAD machine has a sheet trim width of 2,850 mm and an annual production capacity of over40,000 tons. Designed to deliver superior drying efficiency with the lowest ...
Read More »7 Habits of Highly Effective Safety and Health Professionals
As a safety and health professional, the quality of your habits is in direct proportion to the quality of your leadership and the quality of your life.
Read More »Myths of Digital Corrugated Printing Debunked
Investing in digital printing technology can help converters efficiently keep pace with this demand, while driving business growth. Let's dispel some of the myths about this technology.
Read More »Optimizing Production While Ensuring Product Quality
When embracing intelligent solutions in our quest to protect the environment and our world, even small steps can make a significant difference.
Read More »Disruptions in the Pulp and Paper Industry—and Their Impacts
Here are some of the significant disruptions that have shaped the pulp and paper industry in 2024.
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