Pulp Paper & Logistics


INDUSTRY NEWS 13


Vinda completes acquisition of SCA businesses in Asia


companies in Asia. The three tissue makers – SCA


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Hygiene Malaysia, SCA Hygiene Korea and SCA Taiwan – have become subsidiaries of Vinda International, which is based at Jiangmen in Guangdong province. Vinda has yearly sales of more than US$100 million, producing facial tissue, toilet paper, kitchen towels, sanitary towels, baby diapers, sanitary pads and wet wipes. Christoph Michalski, chief


executive of Vinda International, said, “The integration with SCA’s


hinese tissue products manufacturer Vinda International has bought a number of SCA tissue


Asian business has taken us one step forward to achieve our goal of becoming a leading hygiene company in Asia. The integration will give us the routes to market across Asia where we can extend our tissue presence and continue to build the personal care business. “We will strive to deliver


sustainable business growth through three priorities: driving tissue business in China, broadening personal care presence in China, and driving personal care growth in Asia and rolling out tissue business.” Vinda recently issued a statement about its intellectual property rights, following the copying,


counterfeiting and replication of its trademarks. The statement said: “Such


infringement has become increasingly serious and has significantly damaging our brand images and harming consumers’ rights as well as the Group’s legal interests. “The group hereby strongly


warns that: ‘Vinda Group owns the intellectual property rights including but not limit to the group’s subsidiaries’ names, registered trademarks, product names, signs, logos, slogans, layout design and packaging. Without the consent or authorization from Vinda Group, the act of tampering


Joint venture to develop bio-based chemicals from wood


Pulp manufacturer Stora Enso and speciality chemicals company Rennovia are joining forces cooperate on bio-based chemicals development. Under an agreement the two


companies will cooperate to develop processes for bio- based chemicals of interest to Stora Enso, employing Rennovia’s high-throughput catalyst discovery infrastructure and process development expertise. Rennovia focuses on the technology development of novel catalysts and processes for the cost advantaged production of chemicals from renewable feedstocks. Stora Enso has been targeting


new markets and developing novel products as it transforms into a ‘renewable materials’ company, so the agreement is a logical step, it says. “The joint development and technology agreement will accelerate some of the developments Stora Enso is working on and gives us a solid platform to move further in building a portfolio of sustainable bio-based solutions for our customers. We are looking forward to collaborating with Rennovia,” said Juan Carlos Bueno, executive vice president of the Biomaterials division at Stora Enso.


Robert Wedinger, chief


executive of Rennovia, added: “This agreement underscores the broad applicability of Rennovia’s catalytic technologies to the production of a wide range of bio-based chemical products. “We are delighted that Stora Enso recognizes our catalyst and process technologies as an efficient, cost-effective platform for producing bio- based chemicals.” Stora Enso’s Biomaterials division has been exploring new ways of extracting value from wood, along with other types of lingo-cellulosic biomasses.


with, use and replicating relevant intellectual property should be deemed violation on the rights protected by law. Vinda Group has taken legal actions against infringers. We reserve the rights to pursue further legal actions and claim damages for any infringement of our legal interests’. “Vinda Group hereby reminds


consumers to purchase authentic products of the Group with our registered trademark from authorized channels to protect your interests. We will not be responsible for any problems whatsoever caused from imitation, parallel imports and counterfeit products purchase.”


DS Smith acquires TRM Packaging


Europe’s leading producer of recycled corrugated packaging DS Smith plc has acquired TRM Packaging, a leading UK producer of specialist corrugated packaging and retail ready packaging, located at Burscough in Lancashire.


The business, which employs 270 people, is said to be complementary to DS Smith both geographically and in its FMCG customer focus. The terms of the acquisition were not revealed. Miles Roberts, chief executive of DS Smith, commented: “We are delighted to welcome TRM into the DS Smith Group and look forward to working with our new colleagues as we continue to enhance our geographic footprint and customer offering.”


May/June 2016


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