+++ IMPORTANT +++ Klabin: Investing in Voith Paper technology for sack paper production Klabin S.A. has signed an agreement with Voith Paper for a new machine supply for the industrial sack paper production at their Correia Pinto plant in the Brazilian state Santa Catarina. › more

Smurfit Kappa: New eco-friendly easy to pour wine pouches Debuting at London’s International Wine Fair, Kevin Heath, sales director, Smurfit Kappa Bag in Box, Ireland and UK explains: “This new 1.5 litre Pouch-up is already in use at leading UK wine packers." › more

Stora Enso Speciality Papers: Expanding Graphic Liner range Stora Enso Speciality Papers launches MediaLiner, a bright white graphic liner for corrugated packaging, displays and other laminates. This new Stora Enso product targets brand owners seeking eye-catching corrugated packaging and displays to boost sales at the point of sale (POS). › more

Metso: Coater rebuild for Hansol Paper in South Korea Metso will rebuild an off-machine coater of the coated woodfree paper production line at the Changhang mill of Hansol Paper Co., Ltd. in South Korea. The rebuilt production line will be fully operational during 2013. › more

Albany International: Supporting key customers Peter Ruck, Regional Business Director for Albany International welcomed almost 50 participants to a seminar on 'TCM - Total Clothing Management'. The event was hosted by Albany TCM customer Mondi SCP in Ruzomberok, Slovakia. › more

Finnish forest industry: Russia's WTO membership opens opportunities Russia's ratification of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession agreement on July 21 improves corporate access to the Russian market. Membership will lead to lower export duties on Russian raw timber and reduced import duties will improve the position of Finnish forest industry products on the Russian market. › more

UPM: Selling forest land in Finland to Latifundium Wald UPM has signed a contract with funds advised by Latifundium to sell them about 7,200 ha of forest in Finland. The contract covers a long term wood purchase and forest management agreement. › more

PMT: PM 3 press rebuild start up at StoraEnso Langerbrugge Stora Enso Langerbrugge mill, Belgium, started up their PM #3 with new press section. PMT Italia S.p.A supplied, installed and started up the new Press Section. › more

WRQ: Wood fiber costs for European pulp industry have fallen from record highs Wood costs for many European pulp mills have fallen the past six months as the pulp market has weakened. In the Nordic countries, pulplog and wood chip prices have fallen 11 to 15% from last spring, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). › more

Condat mill: Obtaining ISO 50001 Energy Management Certification Condat’s coated paper mill in the French Périgord region has obtained ISO 50001 energy management system certification. The factory is recognized as one of the most environmentally-friendly in Europe. › more

Isra Vision Parsytec: IntelliCam for SCA's mill in Monterrey, Mexico Isra Vision Parsytec will install a web break monitoring (WBM) system at the SCA mill in San Nicolás de Los Garza. The system system was chosen for its outstanding ability to detect critical defects, while at the same time, recording and analysing web breaks. › more

Fisher International: Expanding footprint in Europe - because of China Fisher International has named Szymon Siuda as Senior Consultant, Europe Office. The appointment reflects an increase in demand for the firm’s products and services among European paper industry suppliers and producers. It also marks the recognition of Europe’s keen interest in the burgeoning paper manufacturing market in Asia where Siuda has had significant experience. › more

Billerud: Historic first half-year “The first half-year of 2012 will go to history as the period in which we successfully concluded negotiations on two major strategic acquisitions", CEO Per Lindberg commented on the development during Q2. › more

UPM Tilhill: Selling landscape and arboricultural businesses As a result of a strategic review, UPM has decided to sell the UPM Tilhill Landscape and Arboricultural businesses. The sale of these two business streams will allow UPM Tilhill to focus their attentions solely on strengthening their forestry and wood sourcing activities in the UK and Europe. › more

Stora Enso: Mixed report of second quarter 2012 “We close the second quarter of 2012 with a mixed report. Both cash flow and liquidity continued to improve year-on-year whereas operational EBIT remained at about the level of the first quarter, as we also guided in April", Stora Enso CEO Jouko Karvinen commented on the results › more

Wacker Chemie: Alexander Wacker Innovation Award bestowed Wacker Chemie AG bestowed this year’s Alexander Wacker Innovation Award on Christian Daniels, John Boylan and Bruce Gruber. The Wacker researchers have developed two novel dispersions based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymers. › more

Baumer hhs: New branch manager Corrugated Cardboard Baumer hhs announced that it is delighted to have been able to fill the post of Branch Manager Corrugated Cardboard with a proven expert. › more