Efficiency significantly increased on the PM3 winder from Progroup Sandersdorf.

15 Apr. 2025: IBS Papertech, a member of the IBS Paper Performance Group, has achieved another milestone with its globally unique iSTOP+™ technology. The camera-based process for increasing the efficiency of winders has been successfully in operation since 2023 on PM3 at Progroup AG in Sandersdorf-Brehna (Germany), one of the world's most modern and efficient paper mills. The winder with double unwinding is under great production pressure. With the iSTOP+, a contactless and low-maintenance solution is now available to fully meet the challenges.

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International Paper to divest five European corrugated box plants

15 Apr. 2025: International Paper announces that the company has entered into exclusive negotiations with Palm Group of Germany after receiving an irrevocable offer for the purchase of five corrugated box plants in Europe: (i) three plants in Normandy, France (namely, one box plant in Saint-Amand, one box plant in Mortagne, and one sheet plant in Cabourg); (ii) one box plant in Ovar, Portugal; and (iii) one box plant in Bilbao, Spain. Upon completion of the required French works council consultation and/or employee information processes, the parties expect to enter into a definitive share purchase agreement. The closing is expected by the end of the second quarter of 2025.

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Cepi Spotlights Clean Energy Push at European Parliament

15 Apr. 2025: The European pulp and paper industry reaffirmed its ambitious commitment to eliminating fossil fuel use during a high-profile event at the European Parliament on April 8, 2025.

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CO280 Signs Landmark 3.69 Million Tonne Agreement with Microsoft to Scale-up Carbon Dioxide Removal in the US Pulp and Paper Industry

11 Apr. 2025: CO280, a leading developer of large-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects, today announced a historic offtake agreement with Microsoft from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill. Under the agreement, Microsoft will purchase 3.685 million tonnes of CDR over 12 years. This agreement represents one of the largest engineered CDR purchases to date.

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World’s first fully electric tissue machine operates at full speed at Fortissue

8 Apr. 2025: Portuguese tissue manufacturer Fortissue and Toscotec have started up PM1 after a groundbreaking upgrade at their Viana do Castelo production base in Portugal. This Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.0 line, which first began production in 2015, is now the first tissue machine in the world to operate entirely on electricity at 2,000 m/min.

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Valmet signs a service agreement with Saica Paper UK

9 Apr. 2025: Valmet and Saica Paper UK Limited have signed a service agreement to secure the availability and performance of the paper machine line in Saica’s Partington mill in the United Kingdom. The agreement is for three years, with the option of being extended by a further two years.

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