Lila Kagit: Metso-supplied tissue machine started up A Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue production line successfully came on stream on January 24, 2012 at Lila Kagit’s mill in Corlu, about 100 km west of Istanbul in Turkey. › more

Metso: New evaporation plant for Billerurd Skärblacka, Sweden Metso will supply a new evaporation plant and an upgrade of an existing recovery boiler for Billerud Skärblacka AB's Skärblacka mill outside Norrköping in Sweden. The goal is to strengthen the mill for the future by improving environmental performance and energy efficiency as well as to enable future company expansion. › more

ABB: USD 8.6 million order from Sappi in South Africa ABB has been awarded a large Electrification and Instrumentation (E&I) and Distributed Control System (DCS) order by Sappi Southern Africa. › more

Metso: New award for tissue innovations The new Metso Tissue Technology Award adresses students and scientists, of bachelor degree or higher, who are working with new and innovative ideas or solutions for a more energy efficient tissue making process. › more

SCA: Offer to acquire Asian hygiene products company SCA has made a binding offer to acquire the Taiwan-based hygiene products company Everbeauty. The purchase price for the deal amounts to approximately SEK 1.9 billion (USD 290 million) on a debt-free basis. › more

Kemira: Increasing prices for paper polymers Kemira’s Paper segment increases prices for polymers, dispersants as well as wet & dry strength products in all regions by 5 to 15%. The increase will be effective immediately or as specific contract terms allow. › more

Propapier: Metso-supplied PM 2 breaks the 100 km/h milestone On February 23, the Metso-supplied PM 2 containerboard machine at Propapier PM2 GmbH in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, set yet another 24-hour world speed record of 1,675 m/min. › more

Brunnschweiler: Order from Pehlivanoğlu Kağıt, Turkey Brunnschweiler has been selected by the paper manufacturer Pehlivanoğlu Kağıt for the supply of the aerothermic installation and steam and condensates system for its machine located in Çerkezköy which will be completely rebuilt. › more

Bellmer: Modernising PM 2 at Empacor S.A., Colombia With this order, the Spanish Bellmer daughter has achieved another great success: It is the first project for Bellmer in the South-American country. › more

Andritz: Successful start-up of further tissue machine for Hengan, China Andritz has successfully started up the PM 11 tissue paper machine supplied to Hengan Group Chongqing. Hengan Group, one of the leading producers of tissue paper in China, now has six PrimeLine machines in operation. › more

Toscotec: New tissue line stated up at Syassky pulp & paper mill, Russia Syassky Pulp and Paper Mill, based in Syasstroy St. Petersburg region, Russia, has started up a new Toscotec Ahead 1.5 m tissue line. › more

Klara Helstad new Sustainability director at Södra Klara Helstad has been named as the new Sustainability Director at Södra and as a new member of the group executive team at Södra as of 1 March. › more

CEPI: Preliminary Statistics 2011 now available After the recovery in 2010 following the previous financial downturn, the indications are that paper and board production by CEPI member countries fell in 2011 by close to 2% as the momentum of the revival was affected by the economic slowdown, particularly in the second half of the year. › more

Södra: Raising NBSK price to USD 850 per tonne Södra Cell announced a new price for its softwood pulp in Europe. › more

FEFCO: Welcoming EC's strategy on Innovating for Sustainable Growth FEFCO, the European Corrugated Packaging Association, welcomes the European Commission’s (EC) strategy on “Innovating for Sustainable Growth: a Bio-economy for Europe” and the recognition that packaging has a significant role to play in ensuring food safety, enhancing shelf-life, preserving taste, protecting goods, providing information to consumers and providing convenient portion sizes. › more

UPM: New service for all-in-one colour and workflow management UPM will introduce a new service UPM ColorCTRL at drupa in May. The new workflow management application is developed to support users in reaching the best possible print result on UPM Papers – each time. › more