IP, P&G and Stora Enso top new PPI-list

Sept 1, 2011 In PPI's Top 100 list for 2010, published by RISI, International Paper (IP) once again heads (for fiscal year 2010, based on pulp, paper, converting and merchanting operations), outpacing its closest competitor, Procter & Gamble (P&G), by an almost two-to-one margin. Stora Enso moved up to third from fifth.

Metso sharpens its business portfolio: targeting continued profitable growth and stronger global market position

Sept 1, 2011 Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors has decided to modify the company’s business structure in order to more effectively reach the company’s future business targets.

Pöyry awarded contracts for the Suzano greenfield pulp mill project in Brazil

Sept 1, 2011 Pöyry's Industry Business Group has been awarded services contract by Suzano Papel e Celulose for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Balance of Plant (BOP), and the Owners' Engineering services during the project implementation. The parties have agreed that the value of the assignment is not disclosed.

SCA acquires hygiene products company in Brazil

Sept 1, 2011 SCA is acquiring the Brazilian hygiene products company Pro Descart. Consideration for the deal amounts to 450 million SEK on a debt-free basis. The company has annual sales of 360 million.

SCA to invest in tissue and improved newsprint

Sept 1, 2011 SCA will invest 460 million SEK in a tissue machine upgrade in the US. A decision has also been made to rebuild a paper machine in Ortviken for the manufacture of improved newsprint, an investment totalling 350 million.

Södra to coordinate productivity, purchasing and logistics

Sept 1, 2011 Södra is creating a new unit for the group functions of purchasing, productivity and logistics. A new Södra-wide logistics function, Södra Logistics, is being formed with a view to guaranteeing added value from logistics across the entire Södra group.

Man avled i olycka på pappersbruk

En man avled i en arbetsplatsolycka på Munksjö Paper i Billingsfors. Mannen föll ner i en djup silo med starkt frätande ämne.

Oljekonflikt hotar fred i Södra Sudan

Konflikt om resurser och land hotar freden i Södra Sudan, rapporterade amerikanska ambassaden i Khartoum år 2008.

Miljonsatsning i Hagfors

40 miljoner kronor ska satsas i Uddeholms järnverk i Hagfors. Under tisdagen beslutade företagets styrelse att pengarna ska användas för att ytterligare utöka företagets kapacitet.

Tillverkningen av ångturbiner upphör

En nära hundraårig verksamhet lämnar Sverige när Siemens flyttar tillverkningen av ångturbiner från Finspång till tyska Görlitz. 150 anställda berörs.

Dödsfall på Munkjö

1170 jobb hotas på UPM

Skogsindustrierna välkomnar järnvägssatsning

Se framåt replikerar arbetsgivarna

Tungt halvår för Arctic Paper

UPM to reduce 1.3 million tonnes of paper capacity in Europe

Aug 31, 2011 As part of the Myllykoski integration, UPM has completed a comprehensive review of the long term competitiveness of its publication paper mills. The review has covered asset efficiency, production input availability and costs as well as end-use markets. As a result of the review, UPM plans to adjust its magazine paper capacity to match the needs of its global customer base. Therefore, UPM will start negotiations with employees on the plan to permanently remove 1.2 million tonnes of magazine paper capacity in Finland, Germany and France, and 110,000 of newsprint capacity in Germany. The plan also includes restructuring of the overlapping paper sales and supply chain networks and global functions.

Malmproduktionen ökar i Garpenberg

Under de närmaste åren kommer gruvföretaget Boliden utöka sin malmproduktion i Garpenberg.

Vattenproblem stoppar Oskarshamnsreaktor

Matarvattnet flödar inte som det ska och därför har reaktor tre i Oskarshamns stoppats.

Nekar men döms ändå

Vollsjö Industris platschef nekar till att arbetet med isocyanater gett problem. Men företaget döms ändå till företagsbot för sin hantering av kemikalien.

Dödsfall i Fukushima

En person har dött av akut blodcancer efter arbete i Fukushima. Men operatören Tepco menar att det inte har med arbetet att göra.

Fortsatt NBSK-tapp

11-08-30 Foex index för nordlig blekt barrsulfatmassa, NBSK, tappade idag 6.32 dollar jämfört med föregående vecka och landade på 986.06 dollar per ton.

Norskt massabruk går på halvfart

2011-08-30 Det norska massabruket Vafos har återupptagit produktionen och kör med halv kapacitet efter fyra veckors produktionsstopp.

Former Stora mill closed indefinitely

Aug 30, 2011 NewPage Corporation will take downtime of undetermined duration on both paper machines at its Canadian Port Hawkesbury mill, formerly owned by Stora Enso, in response to market and economic conditions.

M-real Office Papers set to increase uncoated fine paper prices

Aug 30, 2011 M-real Office Papers will implement a 6 percent price increase across European markets. This price rise will take effect from September 15 and will impact all uncoated fine papers and recycled products.