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Valmet will supply an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild and a wide scope of automation to Modern Karton Sanayii Ve Ticaret at its Tekirdağ Mill in Turkey. In the project, paper machine PM 3 which is currently producing recycled containerboard, will be rebuilt to produce high quality coated containerboard grades. The start-up of the rebuilt paper machine is scheduled for the beginning of 2022.

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Nilfisk responds to the increasing demand for autonomous cleaning with the introduction of the largest autonomous ride-on machine on the market and introduces an advanced accessory with UV-C light
Nilfisk, a leading global provider of professional cleaning solutions and services, announces the introduction of two powerful additions to its autonomous portfolio. The Nilfisk Liberty SC60, an autonomous scrubber-dryer powered by the Brain Corp BrainOS® AI software platform, and a UV-C light-based accessory for Nilfisk's existing autonomous scrubber-dryer, the Nilfisk Liberty SC50, to remove viruses and other pathogens to fight.

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With the present pandemic set to continue to cause disruption to business and working practices around the globe, C&T Channel Matrix (C&T) is ensuring that its team forms stronger relationships with its customers to support them through these challenging times.

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Contact Originators, the UK's leading manufacturer of artwork for the graphic arts industry and of flexographic printing plates, with a focus on corrugated and flexible packaging, has announced a £5 billion investment in new buildings and equipment.

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An extension to Meech’s extremely popular non-contact CyClean range, CyClean-R incorporates advanced computational fluid dynamics that allow converters to thoroughly clean low-tension webs.
Ideal for use in a wide variety of applications, including narrow, mid and wide web, CyClean-R is available as a single-sided and double-sided web cleaner. From its position on the web roller, it delivers optimal, consistent removal of dry, unbonded contamination from any web material (particle removal to 0.5 micron is achievable).

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ROTOCON will bring its full-service approach to the suite of Cyrel flexo plates and plate making equipment.

DuPont de Nemours GmbH has appointed ROTOCON as its new distributor to represent the Cyrel brand of flexo plates and equipment in South Africa. The product suite is now available through ROTOCON’s headquarters in Cape Town, and branch offices in Johannesburg and Durban.

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Collaboration aims to encourage flexible packaging manufacturers to use SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE™ solutions to create more sustainable products

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The four-way NDA signifies a commitment to a circular economy of polystyrene and serves as a basis for exploring and optimizing advanced recycling technologies for polystyrene

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An unfailing belief in the need to develop environmentally friendly fire protection for plastics started life as a small idea among a selected group of people within the mighty Hoechst AG. “I’d landed my dream job and our team began asking very forward looking questions for the 1990s, investigating how to develop safer and more environmentally friendly ways to lessen the fire risk posed by electrical and electronic goods and protect their plastic parts from igniting. With experience in phosphorus chemistry we believed we had the experience and knowledge to push these boundaries,” says Martin Sicken, Head of Innovation Flame Retardants.

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UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film label material has received the 2020 Innovation in Responsible Sourcing Award from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC). The announcement came on Wednesday, September 30, at the SPC Innovator Awards ceremony as part of this year’s SPC Advance virtual event. Forest Film is the world’s first polypropylene film label material derived entirely from wood-based sources based on mass balance approach and brings UPM Raflatac’s vision of “labeling a smarter future beyond fossils” to life.

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