Michelman announces Dr. Richard (Rick) I. Michelman will become the organization’s next President & CEO, effective January 1, 2022. At that time Steven J. Shifman, President & CEO since 2003, will assume the role of Executive Chairman.
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VPK France recently made a strategic decision to switch ten of its French sites’ printing operations to Sun Chemical’s SunVisto AquaGreen renewable inks.
Buckman announced global price increases of 5-20% for all product offerings. The price increases will become effective immediately. Price increases will vary depending on geographic region, solutions offered and markets served.
Solenis will increase prices by 5-15% on all water treatment, process and pulp & paper product lines across the EMEA region, effective immediately.
Kemira announces the start-up of a new dry polymer production plant in Ulsan, South Korea. The plant produces high quality dry polyacrylamide (DPAM) products primarily for retention and drainage applications which are critical in modern, fast paper and board production. The investment is a joint venture between Kemira ...
Kemira has appointed Terhi Kivinen as Chief Communications Officer of Kemira Oyj starting from May 1, 2021.
Minerals Technologies Inc. (“MTI”) has signed an agreement with Zhumadianshi Baiyun Paper Co., LTD (“Baiyun Paper”) to build a 50,000 metric ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (“PCC”) plant at its paper mill in Suiping County, Zhumadian City, China.
Solenis will increase prices by 5-15% on all paper and process product lines across the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, effective immediately.
Bergs Timber's subsidiary Bitus AB to invest SEK 22 million ($2.6 million) in production increase from the current approx. 5000 m3 per year to 15 000 m3 per year. A new facility will be built in connection with the current production unit in Nybro, Sweden.
Metsä Spring Ltd has made an equity investment in Montinutra Ltd, a startup converting forest industry side streams into high-value bioactive products. The financing round totals approximately Euro 1 million. Montinutra intends to produce valuable ingredients for the cosmetics, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical ind...