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US – Sappi North America has chosen Finnish company Valmet to supply an extensive rebuild for its Somerset PM2 paper manufacturing facility in Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Valmet received the contract to rebuild the PM2 after Sappi‘s North American business approved a US$418 million capital project to improve the paper machine in November last year. For the rebuilding, Valmet will deploy…
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UK – American energy investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) has completed the acquisition of British recycling company Biffa for US$2.59 billion (£2.1bn). Based in High Wycombe, Biffa claims to be a leader in sustainable waste management in the UK and focuses on improving the circular economy. With over 100 years of expertise, the company supports the entire waste management…
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SWEDEN – Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso has signed an agreement with Sweden-based sawmill and planing mill company Sweden Timber to divest its paper production site in Hylte, and all its related assets. Expected to complete in the first half of this year, the enterprise value of this transaction is around US$19.5 million (€18m). Hylte is located in…
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US – German recycling company revalyu Resources has revealed plans to build a US$50 million recycling facility in Georgia, US. The company says that the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility will be located in Statesboro and cover 43 acres. When the first phase of construction is completed, the plant will be able to process more than 225,000 pounds per day…
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US – American packaging machinery provider Massman Companies has acquired Ultra Packaging (UPI), a private company that designs automated cartoning machines. Based in Chicago, Illinois, UPI offers high-speed, continuous-motion machines in multiple configurations, ranging from manual to full robotic loading. The company’s equipment is used in the food, personal care, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries among others. Massman Companies president and…
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UK – Automated packaging solutions provider, Shemesh Automation has unveiled its TKS-C60 complete robotics-enhanced bottling line for cosmetics products. The company says that TKS-C60 is designed to handle the entire packaging process—feeding, filling, capping, labeling, case packing and palletizing cosmetics products of all shapes and sizes. The TKS-C60 ensures a seamless, uninterrupted bottling line for a range of products from…
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NETHERLANDS – Infant food, nutritional, and well-being packaging specialist Hoffmann Neopac has invested US$4.5 million to build a tin production line for baby milk powder products at its manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. The company says that the new line, which has been installed and operating in a segregated room for food-grade compliance, is already servicing a major customer in…
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GERMANY – Romaco Noack has expanded its Unity family with the Unity 600 blister packaging line, aiming to optimize efficiency and lower emissions in the production of packs for the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors. The company says that the new packaging line has a maximum output of 600 blisters and 350 cartons per minute. The machine’s double-lane high-speed line is…
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NETHERLANDS – Crown Van Gelder B.V. has been declared bankrupt by the District Court of Noord-Holland with its financial difficulties partially attributed to the high costs of energy and raw materials. The company is a producer of paper for such applications as ice cream packaging, luxury shoppers, and High Speed Inkjet printers. It possesses two paper machines at its mill…
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EGYPT – The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to build 31 waste treatment and recycling plants by 2024 in a bid to combat climate change. The Ministry says that the plants will be spread over four governorates, namely Cairo, Sinai, Alexandria, and Qalyubiya. These facilities, eight of which will be delivered in the first half of 2023, will help…
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