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Valmet has introduced Valmet IQ Virtual Sensor, a software-based solution for paper and board producers. The system uses existing mill data to predict end-product strength properties that have traditionally been measured in laboratories. The supplied report says it can provide minute-by-minute predictions for properties including tensile and tear strength, burst and short-span compression test.…
Read the full article ↗Five additional European organizations have joined a call for more time before the EU’s Diwass digital system becomes mandatory for cross-border waste-shipment procedures. The new signatories include CEPI, which represents the paper and pulp industry, alongside organizations representing steel, non-ferrous metals, packaging producer-responsibility systems and plastics recovery. The groups sent a new letter to EU Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall.…
Read the full article ↗Brazil’s development bank BNDES has approved financing totalling R$411.4 million for Suzano’s industrial modernisation and innovation programmes. The funding comprises R$280 million for machinery and equipment, including technology for remote control and monitoring, and R$131.4 million for research and development projects. Suzano expects the financing to support modernisation of industrial machinery and systems and investment in information technology and automation.…
Read the full article ↗England is implementing a policy to standardize household recycling collections across local authorities. By March 31, 2026, local authorities are required to collect a common core of materials that includes paper and cardboard, alongside food and garden waste, glass, and metal. The supplied report says the policy is intended to reduce variation between local systems and make recycling requirements clearer.…
Read the full article ↗Norske Skog has agreed to sell certain properties at its Saugbrugs industrial site in Halden, Norway, to Norsk Nukleær Dekommisjonering. The transaction is valued at approximately NOK 720 million net, according to a report published March 29, 2026. The buyer, a Norwegian government agency, plans to use the properties to support decommissioning of the Halden research reactor, which has been idle since 2018.…
Read the full article ↗Ahlstrom has introduced Acti-V RRF Natural, a release liner for double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. The product is the latest version of the company’s Acti-V Industrial RF Natural liner. Ahlstrom says the liner uses recycled and unbleached fibres. Its formulation is designed to allow the silicone-coated product to be recycled with paper.…
Read the full article ↗Ahlstrom has introduced Acti-V® RRF Natural, a release liner for double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes that the company says is recyclable with paper. The product uses recycled and unbleached fibres, according to the supplied announcement. Its repulpable formulation is designed to enable recycling even with silicone coating on both sides.…
Read the full article ↗Cascades has announced a US$6.9 million investment in its uncoated recycled boxboard plant in Kingsey Falls, Quebec. The project includes equipment installations and operational improvements, some of which have been implemented since September, according to the supplied report. The company says the work is intended to increase production capacity and improve sheet quality.…
Read the full article ↗SAEL has completed a modernization of paper machine 2 at Cartiera San Martino in Italy, according to the supplied report. The project upgraded the machine’s automation and drive systems. Work included replacing the wet section’s line-shaft DC drive with a sectional system based on AC asynchronous motors. Implementation was carried out in two phases.…
Read the full article ↗Nine Dragons Paper (Holding) Limited reported sales volume of 21.5 million tons for fiscal 2025, up 9.6% year on year, according to an excerpt attributed to its annual report. The source says this was the first time the group’s sales volume exceeded 20 million tons. Its headline also reports a 177% increase in net profit, although the supplied excerpt does not provide the profit amount or comparison basis.…
Read the full article ↗A district court in Krško initiated insolvency proceedings against Vipap Videm Krško on February 25, according to a report attributed to EUWID and carried by paper-world.com. The court appointed Sara Pušenjak Petek as insolvency administrator. Vipap is described as Slovenia’s only newsprint mill and operates an integrated paper and pulp site with two paper machines.…
Read the full article ↗Indah Kiat Pulp & Paper TBK has started up a new old corrugated containers (OCC) line and reject treatment system at its Karawang mill in West Java, Indonesia, according to the supplied report. The equipment was supplied by ANDRITZ. The line is designed to process 2,000 metric tons per day of mixed OCC into fiber stock for testliner production. Its equipment includes a FibreFlow Drum Prime pulper and additional cleaning and sorting stages.…
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