China Pulp & Paper
Valmet launches new Valmet Advantage NTTe technology that enables the production of a completely new type of tissue paper with exceptional softness and a distinctive textured appearance.
Paper and pulp production is struggling with high energy costs and relies heavily on fossil fuels, resulting in significant carbon emissions. Nevertheless, paper and pulp producers can achieve a considerable reduction in primary energy consumption by recovering waste heat and reusing it as heating steam.
Baotuo Tissue Machine, a subsidiary of Baosuo Enterprise Group, has recently secured another major equipment order from Vinda (RGE Group), further deepening the long-standing strategic partnership between the two companies.
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from ATCO Hygienics to supply a new baby diaper production line for its plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
National Power Supply Public Company Limited (NPS), part of Double A Group, has selected ANDRITZ to supply a recovery boiler and evaporation plant for a new bioenergy power plant in Tha-Toom, Thailand. The systems will be installed at the pulp and paper mill of Double A Group to recover chemicals and generate renewable energy.
Voith successfully started up PM 6, China's first high-speed MG specialty paper machine for low basis weight grades, at APP's Jindong Dagang mill in Zhenjiang. Completed two months ahead of schedule, the project marks a milestone for China’s specialty paper industry and strengthens APP's global production capabilities for premium functional paper grades.
Over the past few years, in addition to receiving market feedback from the Chinese branch, Ismo Nousiainen (Chinese name: Nuo Yi), CEO of Metsä Fibre, has frequently traveled from Finland to China to conduct further market research and engage with customers.
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture between UPM-Kymmene Corporation ('UPM') and Sappi Limited ('Sappi'). The Commission is concerned that the transaction may reduce competition in certain markets for the production and supply of communication paper and specialty paper in the European Economic Area ('EEA') and result in higher prices, less choice or reduced quality.
BRUSSELS, April 28 (Reuters) - A proposed paper joint venture between Finnish forestry group UPM-Kymmene (UPM.HE) and South African-listed wood fibre producer Sappi (SAPJ.J) may reduce competition and lead to price hikes, EU antitrust regulators warned on Tuesday as they opened an investigation into the deal.
Against the backdrop of overcapacity in the paper industry—where per-ton profit margins for most paper grades have long remained at low levels—new pulp production capacity in China continues to come online. This seemingly contradictory expansion behavior is underpinned by a clear industrial logic: it is not merely a simple expansion of scale, but rather a strategic transformation by industry leaders, shifting from a pure "paper-making" model to one of "pulp-paper integration."
Sappi Europe has announced an additional price increase of EUR 65 per ton for its Packaging & Speciality products, effective April 15. This is in addition to the company's recent price increase for Packaging & Speciality products of EUR 50-70 per ton (depending on the grade) that takes effect on deliveries as of April 1.
Wuzhou Special Paper (Jiangxi) Co. Ltd., a Chinese paper producer, has selected international technology group ANDRITZ as the main supplier of key technologies and equipment for a new greenfield pulp mill in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xuan Mai Paper has started up its second deinking pulp (DIP) line supplied by international technology group ANDRITZ at its mill in Ho Chi Minh City, strengthening its capacity for high-quality recycled tissue production.
On March 6, 2026, Anhui Linping Circular Development successfully started up its new OptiConcept M board making line PM 8. As the first complete board production line supplied by Valmet to Anhui Linping, the investment advances its capacity expansion and sustainability goals and supports the circular economy ambitions by enabling the use of recycled fiber in high-quality board grades.
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