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ABB has secured a landmark contract to modernize Smurfit Kappa’s Paper Machine 5 (PM5) at its Cerro Gordo corrugated cardboard mill near Mexico City. ABB will provide Smurfit Kappa with its ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS), accompanied by a comprehensive paper machine drives system, encompassing some of the market’s most advanced drives and motors meticulously designed to optimize PM5’s performance.

Valmet is to supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand. The system will enable the plant to improve corrugated board quality and productivity and reduce waste caused by warped board. The start-up of the system is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.

Green Bay Packaging (GBP) recently announced the expansion of its Great Lakes Packaging Division in Germantown, WI. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 9, 2024, at the new location.

Contaminant-loaden stock flows in pulping systems for recovered paper can only be conveyed reliably and largely blockage-free with a special pump. Whether in the LC or HC system, the new IntensaPump reliably pumps critical contaminants to the next machine in both systems.

Lecta announces an agreement with Naturgy, a multinational energy group, for the supply of renewable gas that will contribute to the sustainable decarbonization of its manufacturing activity.

Sappi, a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources, has again achieved Platinum, the highest rating in EcoVadis’ sustainability assessment across all three of its manufacturing regions – Europe, North America, and South Africa.

Sustainable packaging is gaining traction, but a new survey by UPM, a leading supplier of renewable biomaterials, reveals a surprising hurdle: cost.

Suzano announced that Beto Abreu is the new CEO of Suzano as of July 1. The executive takes office with the mission of advancing the company's strategic plan, which this year celebrates its centenary and completes the construction of the largest single cellulose production line in the world, in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS).

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Clearwater Paper Corporation, a premier supplier of quality consumer tissue and bleached paperboard, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its tissue business to Sofidel America Corporation, a subsidiary of Sofidel S.p.A., a leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use, for $1.06 billion, subject to adjustments for debt, cash, transaction expenses and net working capital.