Supplier News

Alexander Isola, member of the Andritz AG Supervisory Board since 2016, has announced his intention to step down after the upcoming Annual General Meeting on March 27, 2025.

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The start-up of the winder is scheduled for 2026.

The start-up is scheduled for the third quarter 2025.

Suzano has reached remarkable production milestones at its new pulp mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil, delivered by ANDRITZ.

The order was recorded in Valmet's fourth-quarter 2024 orders, with delivery set for the second quarter of 2025.

Five Continents Special Paper (Hubei) placed an order with A.Celli for new E-WIND P100 paper winder for the test liner and fluting paper production plant in Hanchuan, Hubei Province, China.

With the CleanLine Extract360, leading full-line supplier Voith is launching a new, highly effective fabric cleaning system for the dryer section of paper machines.

In Ovar, Portugal, Valmet manufactures dryer fabrics used in board and paper production.

Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid started up PM1 after a complete rebuild of the drying section supplied by Toscotec at its Skåpafors mill in Sweden. With this successful project, Rexcell achieved the targets of substantially bringing down PM1's thermal energy consumption through the use of energy-efficient drying technology and increase the machine's production capacity.

Toscotec has recently completed a dryer section rebuild including more than 10 TT SteelDryer cylinders at a leading American paper producer that remains confidential. This group has placed numerous repeat orders relating to four different production bases in the USA. In North America, Toscotec has installed more than 70 TT SteelDryers to date.

Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jeff Hartman as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective February 18, 2025.

Andritz has successfully started up another pressurized refining system at the Wisewoods mill in Phetchaburi, Thailand.

In West Monroe, La. Voith Paper is modernizing and expanding its roll service facility. According to officials, the project is expected to support regional economic growth with an increase in operational capacity and additional manufacturing jobs.

Valmet is to supply the first Valmet IQ Quality Management System for a barrier coating line to Santa Maria's paper mill in Guarapuava, Paraná state, Brazil.

ANDRITZ has acquired LDX Solutions, a leading provider of emission reduction technologies and related services in the North American industrial market, with annual revenues of about $100 million.

Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT) has appointed Ali Raheem as its new CEO, reinforcing its leadership and strategic growth focus. Ali brings extensive global experience in business development, strategy, and leadership across multiple industries.

CDP's evaluation is based on the company's disclosure about its climate-related strategy, targets, governance, risks and opportunities, risk management, and actions in the last reporting year.

The delivery is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.

SPM Instrument AB has received a strategically important order from Nordic Paper's mill in Bäckhammar in Värmland, Sweden, for a larger volume of the Airius LTE-M wireless vibration sensor.

The start-up is scheduled for the third quarter 2025.

Suzano has reached remarkable production milestones at its new pulp mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil, delivered by ANDRITZ.

Doug comes to Röchling with over 40 years of experience in the Pulp and Paper Industry, with the first 10 years working in R&D and Manufacturing for Graphic Packaging, followed by 30+ years in Sales Leadership for industry-leading companies like Albany International, Voith Paper, and Coldwater / Valmet.

The machine is intended for coated specialty paper grades and will include Valmet's latest technology.

Chinese tissue producer Hengan International Group started up a TADVISION tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at their headquarters facility in Fujian. This is the second of two TAD (Through-Air-Drying) machines that Toscotec supplied to Hengan, of which the first came online in 2023 at their Xiaogan mill in Hubei.