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Hitachi Energy plans to establish Canada’s first electrical-grade pressboard manufacturing facility at a transformer insulation factory in London, Ontario. The company expects the facility to produce up to 20,000 metric tons of pressboard annually. The federal government has announced C$30 million in support for the C$479 million project. The federal funding comprises C$20 million from the Strategic Response Fund and C$10 million from the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation program.…
DREWSEN Spezialpapiere and Avacon plan to trial a flexible energy concept at DREWSEN’s paper production site in Lachendorf, Germany. The project will use a power-to-heat system to convert electricity into process heat. The companies plan to bring the system into operation in autumn 2027.…
DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE and energy company Avacon are developing a flexible energy concept for paper production at Lachendorf, Germany. The project centres on a power-to-heat system that would convert electricity into process heat. The supplied report says the plant is currently planned to enter operation in autumn 2027.…
Francesca Stevens has been appointed director general of Cepi, according to a company-news item dated October 15, 2026. She joins the European paper industry association from EUROPEN, where she has served as secretary general since 2020. Cepi’s announcement describes her prior work as representing a value chain that includes raw-material producers, packaging manufacturers and users.…
Voith has introduced SealView NG, a pneumatic monitoring system for sealing strips in paper-machine suction rolls. The system monitors across the roll’s full width and calculates the remaining service life of the sealing strips. Voith says this can help mills plan spare-parts purchases, maintenance, and roll changes.…
Oji Holdings said its Renewa resource-circulation system received the 2026 Good Design Award. The system is designed to recover difficult-to-recycle waste paper and other materials that were often treated as unsuitable for recycling and incinerated. Oji describes Renewa as a collaboration model linking businesses in sectors including food and drink, manufacturing, logistics and recycling.…
A paper mill near Kyiv has suspended production after explosions triggered fires at the facility, according to a report dated October 14, 2026. The company said employees were not injured. It reported significant property damage but said it could not yet assess the full extent or consequences.…
Century Plyboards has opened a greenfield plywood plant in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. The plant’s first phase has annual capacity of 60,000 cubic metres, according to the supplied report. The company said capacity is expected to reach 100,000 cubic metres a year within six months.…
Sappi and UPM are preparing responses and proposed remedies after receiving a Letter of Facts from the European Commission regarding their planned European graphic-paper joint venture. The letter forms part of the Commission’s Phase II merger review, according to Sappi. The source says the Commission reiterated its concerns about the proposed transaction.…
Sylvamo, Sustana, Billerud and Sappi have announced fuel or freight surcharges, according to the supplied report. The charges have different schedules and applicability rules. Sylvamo’s charge is US$1 per hundredweight, equivalent to US$20 per US short ton, on covered shipments from 1 October 2026.…
Norske Skog has approved an investment of up to approximately NOK 850 million to rebuild PM6 at its Saugbrugs mill in Halden, Norway. The rebuilt machine is intended to produce either TMP-based kraftliner or supercalendered magazine paper.…
UPM is expanding the use of fresh-water-saving sealing technology at its Nordland Papier fine paper mill in Germany, in collaboration with John Crane. The mill currently consumes around 4 m³ of fresh water per tonne of paper, according to John Crane.…
