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Sun Paper starts up key process equipment supplied by ANDRITZ at Nanning pulp mill Sun Paper has successfully started up new process islands with state-of-the-art technology and solutions from ANDRITZ at its kraft pulp mill in Nanning, Guangxi, China. The scope of supply included th...

Sun Paper starts up key process equipment supplied by ANDRITZ Pulp and Paper at Nanning pulp mill - on PaperFIRST app

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AFT to Supply Stock Preparation in Asia-Pacific AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) has received an order from Asia-Pacific for a comprehensive stock preparation system rebuild, supporting the mill’s project to install a new fine paper production line....

AFT-Global to Supply Stock Preparation in Asia-Pacific - on PaperFIRST app

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Valmet supports Wuzhou Special Paper’s transition to recycled board grades with a complete paper machine conversion rebuild Wuzhou Special Paper has selected Valmet to rebuild their paper machine and supply two winders for their mill in Hubei, China. The target of the investment is to convert their recently relocated paper...

Valmet supports Wuzhou Special Paper’s transition to recycled board grades with a complete paper machine conversion rebuild - on PaperFIRST app
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RDM Group SANTA GIUSTINA honored as a founding member of Confindustria Belluno Dolomiti At the 80th Shareholders’ Assembly held on November 24, 2025, Confindustria Belluno Dolomiti honored RDM Group Santa Giustina as a Founding Member of the Association – a recognition that highlights th...

RDM Group SANTA GIUSTINA honored as a founding member of Confindustria Belluno Dolomiti - on PaperFIRST app

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Ence begins the approval process for its first fluff pulp production line at the Navia biofactory After investing €35 million in its facilities in Navia (Asturias), the company will produce up to 125,000 tonnes of fluff pulp. • This type of cellulose has a lower carbon footprint, replacing imports...

Ence - Energía y Celulosa begins the approval process for its first fluff pulp production line at the Navia biofactory - on TissueFIRST app

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Mondi customers experience high-performance kraft paper firsthand at new paper machine in Štětí mill Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, welcomed international customers and partners to celebrate the inauguration of its state-of-the-art paper machine at its Štětí mill in the Cz...

Mondi Group customers experience high-performance kraft paper firsthand at new paper machine in Štětí mill - on PaperFIRST app

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Valmet signs a two-year service agreement with FPC Tissue Spa to ensure optimal mill performance Valmet has signed a two-year automation service agreement with FPC Tissue mill in Chile. The agreement aims to ensure optimal performance of process control and product quality on the mill’s tissue ma...

Valmet signs a two-year service agreement with FPC TISSUE S.P.A. to ensure optimal mill performance - on TissueFIRST app

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European Week for Waste Reduction Comment: Pro Carton and RDM Group European Waste Reduction: Designed for Circularity Winfried Muehling, Director of Marketing and Communications at Pro Carton As Europe marks Waste Reduction Week, it’s the perfect moment to celebrate ...

European Week for Waste Reduction Comment: Pro Carton - The association of carton and cartonboard manufacturers and RDM Group - on PaperFIRST app

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Fapajal, Portugal, orders complete tissue production line from ANDRITZ Portuguese tissue producer Fapajal Papermaking S.A. has awarded international technology group ANDRITZ a contract to supply a complete PrimeLineTM tissue production line for its mill in São Julião do ...

Fapajal, S.A., Portugal, orders complete tissue production line from ANDRITZ Pulp and Paper - on TissueFIRST app

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WBCSD Forest Solutions Group Launches Report: “Build Trust, Share Value in Forests: Principles for Community Engagement and Development” The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Forest Solutions Group (FSG) proudly announces the launch of its latest report, “Build Trust, Share Value in Forests: Principles for Comm...

WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development Forest Solutions Group Launches Report: “Build Trust, Share Value in Forests: Principles for Community Engagement and Development” - on PaperFIRST app

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Runtech Systems Kicks Off JinYoung Paper PM1 Turbo Blower Project in South Korea The kick-off meeting for the JinYoung Paper PM1 Turbo Blower project took place last week at the mill site in South Korea. This project is the second for the mill, as just a year ago JinYoung Paper PM...

Runtech Systems Kicks Off JinYoung Paper PM1 Turbo Blower Project in South Korea - on PaperFIRST app

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Hinojosa Packaging Group attracts young talent to the paper and packaging sector Hinojosa Packaging Group took part in the 38th edition of the Grenoble INP – Pagora Careers Forum, which took place last November 13th. This benchmark event in the field of paper, cardboard, and packa...

Hinojosa Packaging Group attracts young talent to the paper and packaging sector - on PaperFIRST app

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The French Wizpaper paper mill has been placed into liquidation There will be no buyer for the Wizpaper paper mill, located in Wizernes (in Northern France). Seven years after the acquisition of this former Arjowiggins factory by the Be Paper group, chaired by Hen...

The French Wizpaper paper mill has been placed into liquidation - on PaperFIRST app

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Metsä Group starts up its major investment in Mariestad – Scandinavian tissue supply strengthens Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has started full-scale production at its expanded and modernised tissue paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden. The €370 million investment doubles the mill’s annual tissue...

Metsä Group starts up its major investment in Mariestad - Scandinavian tissue supply strengthens - on TissueFIRST app

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A jam-packed edition of Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, the Davos of Packaging, took place at the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, from 10th – 12th November 2025 – attended by a record number of 8... The Summit is the leading international platform driving sustainable transformation across the packaging industry. Every year, it unites brands, start-ups, recyclers, policymakers, innovators, NGOs, a...

A jam-packed edition of Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit, the Davos of Packaging, took place at the Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, from 10th – 12th November 2025 attended by a record number of 854 delegates, 142 speakers, and 89 exhibitor - on PaperFIRST app

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Essity acquires Edgewell’s feminine care business in North America including the brands Carefree, Stayfree and Playtex Hygiene and health company Essity has entered into an agreement to acquire Edgewell Personal Care’s feminine care business, including the brands Carefree, Stayfree and o.b. in North America and Playte...

Essity acquires Edgewell’s feminine care business in North America including the brands Carefree, Stayfree and Playtex - on TissueFIRST app

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Valmet’s new waste-to-energy boiler to help Cheng Loong Corporation in Taiwan to decarbonize Houli mill’s energy production Valmet will deliver a CFB boiler, flue gas treatment and automation system for Cheng Loong Corporation’s (CLC) Houli paper mill in Taiwan. The boiler will use various waste and biomass streams as fuel...

Valmet’s new waste-to-energy boiler to help Cheng Loong Corp. in Taiwan to decarbonize Houli mill’s energy production - on PaperFIRST app

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Altri orders key white liquor plant and fiberline equipment from ANDRITZ ANDRITZ has received an order to supply state-of-the-art white liquor plant technologies and modernize the fiberline at Altri’s Biotek pulp mill in Vila Velha de Ródão, Portugal. With this investment,...

Altri Group orders key white liquor plant and fiberline equipment from ANDRITZ - on PaperFIRST app

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La Rochette Cartonboard to Showcase Expertise at Prod&Pack and Osez l’industrie in November 2025 La Rochette Cartonboard continues its transformation and growth momentum, initiated since the launch of its strategic plan, “Vers de Nouveaux Sommets” (Towards New Peaks). This plan aims to enhance th...

La Rochette Cartonboard to Showcase Expertise at Prod&Pack and Osez l’industrie in November 2025 - on PaperFIRST app
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ARCHROMA awarded ECOVADIS gold rating for second consecutive year Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has been awarded a Gold rating by EcoVadis for the second consecutive year. This places Archroma in the top 5% of more t...

Archroma awarded EcoVadis gold rating for second consecutive year - on PaperFIRST app

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Mondi advances transition to PE-free wrappers for cut-size paper across European mills Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has completed the transition to polyethylene (PE)-free wrappers for its entire Mondi-branded cut-size paper portfolio produced at Mondi SCP in Ružomberok...

Mondi Group advances transition to PE-free wrappers for cut-size paper across European mills - on PaperFIRST app

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Ari-Pekka Vanamo appointed VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill as of 1 December 2025 Ari-Pekka Vanamo is appointed VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill, effective from 1 December 2025. Vanamo is currently working as Metsä Group’s VP, Employment Relations, and has ext...

Ari-Pekka Vanamo appointed VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill as of 1 December 2025 - on PaperFIRST app

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Saica Group Opens its First Customer Experience Center in France: A Dedicated Space for Innovation, Collaboration, and Training Saica Group has opened the doors to its very first Customer Experience Center in France, located at the Saica Pack Venizel site, just an hour from Paris. This unique location has been designed as a sp...

Saica Group Opens its First Customer Experience Center in France: A Dedicated Space for Innovation, Collaboration, and Training - on PaperFIRST app

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Statutory negotiations related to Metsä Group’s cost savings and profit improvement programme completed in Finland In July, Metsä Group announced plans for a EUR 300 million cost savings and profit improvement programme aimed for improving profitability and efficiency as well as ensuring competitiveness. The major...

Statutory negotiations related to Metsä Group’s cost savings and profit improvement programme completed in Finland - on PaperFIRST app

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The Navigator Company Strengthens Global Connections at Paperworld Dubai 2025 The Navigator Company, a leading supplier of uncoated woodfree papers and flexible packaging to Middle East and Africa Markets, will participate in Paperworld Dubai 2025, one of the world’s top intern...

The The Navigator Company Strengthens Global Connections at Paperworld Dubai 2025 - on PaperFIRST app

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IBS maXX™: Save up to € 2 million per year The IBS Paper Performance Group is currently presenting a new, unique product line under the name maXX™. With this move, the world’s leading specialist in paper machine optimization is responding to t...

IBS Paper Performance Group maXX™: Save up to € 2 million per year - on PaperFIRST app

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Sonoco Consolidating Consumer Packaging Businesses Under Two Geographies Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, today announced it is consolidating its Metal Packaging and Rigid Paper Containers businesses under one structure based on...

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Valmet launches next-generation wet end analyzer for process stability and product quality Valmet introduces the next-generation Valmet Wet End Analyzer, designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve superior product quality, improved process stabi...

Valmet launches next-generation wet end analyzer for process stability and product quality - on PapperFIRST app & TissuueFIRST app

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Genera starts up ANDRITZ pulping and stock preparation systems for sustainable packaging production Genera, a leading U.S. manufacturer of sustainable packaging, has successfully started up advanced non-wood pulping and stock preparation systems supplied by international technology group ANDRITZ. In...

Genera starts up ANDRITZ pulping and stock preparation systems for sustainable packaging production - on PaperFIRST app

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Sappi Europe Boosts Magno Web Paper Production Sustainability at Kirkniemi Mill Sappi Europe has placed its Magno Web paper range at the heart of its sustainability progress, with production now fully located at the Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland. Thanks to significant investme...

Sappi Europe SA Boosts Magno Web Paper Production Sustainability at Kirkniemi Mill - on PaperFIRST app

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