+++ IMPORTANT +++ Mondi: To acquire 93.4% of Nordenia International AG Mondi Group has agreed to acquire 93.4% of the outstanding share capital of Nordenia International AG from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.1 and certain other minority shareholders for a total cash consideration of EUR 240 million. › more

Metsä Board: Price increase critical to business According to Metsä Board the company has been forced to increase their paper prices in an effort to preserve the future business viability. › more

Lecta: Unveiling sustainability website Lecta, one of the largest manufacturers of coated woodfree paper worldwide and one of the leading specialty paper producers in Europe, has launched a new sustainability website. › more

Metso: Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 sets world speed record On May 8 the Metso-supplied PM 1 fine paper machine at Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. in Zhanjiang City in China set a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hour world speed record of 1,710 m/min. › more

Metso: Rebuild for SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG started up The SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG PM 10 was successfully started up on January 23 after a Metso-supplied press section rebuild in Laakirchen, Austria. The main target of the modernization was to increase production and to decrease energy consumption. › more

SCA: Acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's European tissue business closed SCA's acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's European tissue business has been completed. The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.32 billion on a debt-free basis. The acquired operations had sales in 2011 amounting to EUR 1.25 billion. › more

Kemira: Launching KemFlite to eliminate deposits Kemira is introducing KemFlite, a new concept to reduce paper and board machine problems that are caused by deposits due to the agglomeration of hydrophobic particles. › more

SCA: New Senior Vice President Corporate Communications SCA appointed Joséphine Edwall-Björklund, 48, as new senior vice president Corporate Communications. Edwall-Björklund has held leading positions in communications since 1988. She currently holds the position of Vice President Communications at Ericsson Global Services. › more

Professor Dr-Ing. Heinrich-Ludwig Baumgarten deceased PTS - the Paper Technology Specialists - are mourning the passing away of its longtime managing director and director of the institute Prof. Dr-Ing. Heinrich Ludwig Baumgarten who deceased on July 5. › more

AGRAPA: Recycling quota of 88.3% well above voluntary agreement In its current reporting year 2010, the German Working Group Graphic Papers (AGRAPA) has published a recycling rate of 88.3%. In total, about 6.9 million t of graphic recovered paper was used to produce paper and board. › more

CEPI: EU Commission’s view on recycling will cause problems The waste guidance issued by the European Commission's environment department poses a serious risk to advancing a recycling society in Europe, EU paper industry association CEPI warns. The guidance is linked to a second batch of End-of-Waste (EoW) measures, applied to paper, copper and glass, likely to be adopted by an EU regulatory committee. › more

Lower wood chip and pulplogs prices due to weaker pulp markets Weaker pulp markets have resulted in lower wood chip and pulplogs prices worldwide, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest declines were seen in Western Canada, Europe and Brazil, while Chile, Australia and New Zealand experienced some minor price increases. › more