Consumables

Valmet to supply another OptiConcept M container board making line to Shanying Paper, Guangdong, in China

Valmet will supply a new OptiConcept M container board making line with extensive packages of automation and services to Shanying Paper, Guangdong at its Zhaoqing mill in China. The new board making line (PM 53) will produce test liner grades and continue the expanding of Shanying Paper’s business in Guangdong area. The start-up of PM 53 is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022.

Cognex Introduces In-Sight 3D-L4000 Vision System

Breakthrough technology makes 3D inspection as easy as 2D vision

TRESU XL5i G3: Building up a new pressure for sensitive and special coatings

The new TRESU XL5i G3 peristaltic coating circulator ensures precisely regulated and stable flow for uncontaminated coating with sensitive or special aqueous or UV coatings for all printing applications.

Valmet to supply an extensive tissue machine rebuild to Metsä Tissue’s Mänttä mill in Finland

Metsä Tissue has selected Valmet as the supplier of an extensive rebuild of their tissue machine PM 10, including control system, at the Mänttä mill in Finland. The investment is part of their Future Mill program with the target to improve the mill’s energy and production efficiency and increase its production capacity. It will also allow for improving product quality, according to consumer customers’ expectations.

SABIC’s new, breakthrough LNP COLORCOMP compound uses nanotechnology to enable differentiated foams

SABIC today introduced LNP™ COLORCOMP™ WQ117945 compound, a breakthrough material based on advanced nanotechnology that facilitates efficient production of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foams for core materials in sandwich structures.

SONGWON appoints Makwell Plastisizers as its exclusive distributor for PVC additives in India

SONGWON Industrial Co., Ltd. today announced that it signed an exclusive distribution agreement for PVC additives in India with Mumbai-based Makwell Plastisizers Pvt Ltd., effective as of December 2020.

Ahlbrandt launches the modular Ozone Converter Catalytic Air Purifier

Durable design is both highly efficient and environmentally friendly

A milestone in sustainable packaging

Sappi deploys innovative barrier paper technology to scale up production

New ink series unlocks advantages of LED technology

The printing ink manufacturer Zeller+Gmelin GmbH & Co. KG has again expanded its range of printing inks for the continuously growing market area of LED UV applications. The new series of LED offset inks, called Uvalux® LED U540, is intended for paper and cardboard print products such as commercial jobs, mailings or forms, as well as for labels and packaging in the non-food segment. For use in the food sector, the specialist for radiation-curing printing inks and coatings has the Uvalux® FCM LED U581 series in its range as a low-migration product. It had already been launched on the market last year.

Leonhard Kurz presents innovations in plastic decoration at CES 2021

Leonhard Kurz will once again be presenting innovations in the field of plastic decoration at this year's all-digital CES innovation show, which will take place online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BASF and BillerudKorsnäs cooperate to develop unique home-compostable paper laminate for flexible packaging

Multi-layer film made of BillerudKorsnäs paper ConFlex® Silk as well as BASF’s biopolymer ecovio® and lamination adhesive Epotal® Eco
Home-compostable solution extends end-of-life options for flexible packaging applications
Performance regarding processing, sealing, printability and strength on same level as conventional multi-layer films