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Expansion for UK corrugated packaging producer Cepac


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eading independent UK corrugated packaging producer Cepac is to expand its site


at Rawcliffe Bridge in East Yorkshire with a £2 million investment in a new production and warehousing facility. It follows the recent doubling


in size of the company’s Doncaster site. The new 45,000 sqft facility


at Rawcliffe Bridge will enable better workflow and create more storage space, providing


greatly increased capability and the platform for continued expansion. It will also allow the company to optimise the output from its new £750,000 multi- point gluer installed a little over a year ago. General manager of the


Rawcliffe Bridge factory, Richard Moore, said: “Cepac has invested in our site since the acquisition and this latest phase represents the most significant investment at the site for many years. The improvements really


Paper and board consumption rises again in Europe


Despite increasingly uncertain global markets, production of paper and board in Europe was resilient in 2016, reports the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI), which represents the forest, fibre and paper industries. Consumption of paper and board in Europe increased for the third consecutive year, growing by 0.3 per cent to 77.4 million tonnes in 2016, driven by stronger demand for certain categories of paper products, particularly sustainable packaging, hygiene and speciality papers. The rise in consumption has also had a knock-on effect on imports into CEPI countries which rose by 4.5 per cent in 2016 (7.2 per cent of total European paper consumption). Despite this trend and increased competition


July/August 2017


globally the industry remains a net exporter, exporting approximately 21 per cent of its production. On another positive note there


was a 2.7 per cent increase in pulp production, to 37.2 million tonnes, which reversed recent years of decline. This was buoyed by an increase (17.8 per cent) in the export of market pulp to non-CEPI countries, particularly Asia (20.8 per cent increase). Utilisation of paper for recycling


has remained relatively stable, exhibiting a slight increase in 2016. The collection of paper for recycling has also improved, displaying a modest increase of 1.0 per cent. At the same time, exports of paper for recycling have increased by 5.6 per cent, the majority of which was shipped to Asian markets (91.7 per cent).


Richard Moore, general manager of Cepac’s Rawcliffe Bridge factory


secure the long-term future of Rawcliffe and underpin its continued growth and our


ability to service our customers, in addition to continuing to provide increased employment opportunities for our excellent team. “The spirit in the plant has


been significantly buoyed by this announcement. The investment is absolutely key to our future strategic objectives. Under Cepac’s ownership the plant has thrived and we are all very excited about the future and our plans for continued expansion.”


Andritz expands its engineering presence in the US


Global supplier of highly- engineered equipment and services to the paper industry’s leading manufacturers, US-based Paperchine Inc is being bought by Andritz from AstenJohnson Holdings Ltd. With 180 employees and


three manufacturing facilities in the US, one each in Canada, Thailand and Germany, Paperchine will strengthen Andritz’s position in the US with products such as the horizontal GapFormer, SigmaPro headbox, dewatering elements (former Johnson Foils), moisturiser (former VIB), and related service to its offerings for international clients. “We are very excited about this complementary acquisition that extends the Andritz


product range for paper and board machines,” said Michael Pichler, global pulp drying and paper division manager at Andritz. Chief executive of


AstenJohnson, Kevin Frank, added: “The sale of Paperchine fits with our strategy to focus on growth in technical textiles, including paper machine clothing, advanced fabric, and nonwovens. Our friends and associates at Paperchine have successfully positioned the company as a leading global brand. They will have the opportunity to continue to grow with the support of Andritz, while building on the strong foundation they have established as a part of the AstenJohnson family.”


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