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Andritz acquisition completes its nonwoven business portfolio
systems with the acquisition of a controlling stake in an Italy- based manufacturer of converting machines for the hygiene and food packaging industries. Andritz has bought a 70 percent
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stake in Diatec SRL, which designs and manufactures a wide range of special machines mainly for the production of baby diapers and other absorbent hygiene products, but also for food packaging. The remaining 30 per cent
stake of the company, based at Collecorvino in the Pescara region will stay in the hands of the two current shareholding families. Andritz says it is now able to
offer the complete supply and value chain in nonwovens, from the raw material, to webforming, finishing, and converting.
Diatec was founded in 1992 and has developed with many customers around the world. Its owners and managers, who
will continue to work in the company, said that Andritz is the best partner to support the company’s long-term growth and – together with employees and
suppliers – to create synergies that can satisfy the demands of its customers. Andreas Lukas, division manager
for Andritz Nonwoven, says: “We are very excited about this complementary acquisition that extends our market coverage, process technology, and product
Stora Enso invests in green energy generation at Maxau Mill
A new steam turbine with a closed-loop cooling system and additional biomass storage is to be installed at Stora Enso’s Maxau paper mill in south west Germany. The €25 million investment will reduce carbon emissions and the mill’s environmental impact on the River Rhine. Stora Enso says it wants to secure the long-term profitable energy production in Maxau – which has two paper machines and capacity to make 530,000 tonnes of uncoated magazine
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papers per year – with increased electricity generation and higher efficiency. The new 57MW extraction-condensing turbine will complement the existing combined heat and power (CHP) plant which started up in 2010. “We are happy to announce this important investment which underpins our long- term commitment to serve our customers with high- quality paper products from cost-efficient and sustainable operations. It also highlights our ambition to replace fossil-based
materials and to contribute to a greener economy,” said Kati ter Horst, head of Stora Enso’s Paper Division. The project will start later this
year with a target for completion in 2020. Stora Enso’s sales in the second quarter were up 5.4 percent at €2.66 billion, with operational EBIT up almost 50 percent at €327m, compared with the same period in 2017. Maintenance costs in the quarter were €15m higher than expected, but annual
range within the nonwovens industry.” Diatec’s general manager, Luigi Mancini, added: “With Andritz, we have found our ideal partner to strengthen our international market position and we are looking forward to growing further within this collaboration.”
maintenance shutdowns will cost €5m less, the papermaker said in its outlook for the year. “Six consecutive quarters of
sales growth prove that we have reached a level of sustainable profitable growth,” commented chief executive Karl-Henrik Sundström. “Sales increased by more than 5 per cent during the quarter and if we exclude the divested Puumerkki, the increase was 7 per cent. This is primarily due to favourable prices and our management of the product mix.”
In May, Stora Enso inaugurated a €12 million wood-fibre-based biocomposite plant – said be Europe’s largest – at its Hylte Mill in Sweden.
echnology specialist Andritz says it has completed its product portfolio in nonwoven
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