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Billerud has signed an agreement to modernise paper machine 5 at its Gävle mill in Sweden, according to a report dated 5 March 2026. The project will update the machine’s automation and drive technology, with ABB identified as the technology supplier in the supplied report. The planned systems include ABB Ability System 800xA, next-generation AC800M controllers and upgraded quality-control capabilities. Billerud says the investment is intended to future-proof operations at a site producing liquid packaging board and liner.…
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Progroup is maintaining its plan to build a new containerboard machine at the former Sappi site in Stockstadt, Germany. The company says commissioning could be delayed because of the challenging economic environment.…
Firefighters in Tallahassee, Florida, extinguished a fire involving a large pile of cardboard near Marpan Recycling. The Tallahassee Fire Department received the call shortly before 5 a.m., according to the supplied report. Responding crews found the burning material outside the facility, near a building.…
Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) said its Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire the business of Omaha Paper Company, a Nebraska-based distributor. The company, which recently rebranded as OPC Direct, distributes paper, packaging materials and equipment, wide-format products and JanSan…
Valmet has received an order to supply a complete board-making line to an unnamed customer in Asia. The reported scope includes stock preparation and a board machine running from the headboxes through to the reel and winders. Valmet says the line is intended to produce coated board.…