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Pulping process specialist Kempulp is bought by ANDRITZ


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wedish company Kempulp, a specialist provider of process technologies for the


chemical pulping industry, has been acquired by Andritz. The company designs and


markets technologies used in chemical pulping, including pulp washing, oxygen delignification and bleaching technologies. The acquisition includes all of Kempulp’s intellectual property rights, technical expertise, tools, systems and inventory. The company supplies process solutions, equipment, upgrades, parts and services that complement Andritz’s existing offering for pulp producers. The terms of the deal were not


DualSmix, DUFLOpump, DualD, DualDmix, DualZmix, DUFLOpump, and DynaDisc.


The Compact Press from Kempulp uses an internal geometry that creates a controlled pressure increase as a driving force for dewatering


revealed. Based at Karlstad in Sweden, Kempulp has a number of well-


known products and technologies in its portfolio, including the Compact Press, DualOx, DualOmix,


More coffee cups destined for recycling at James Cropper


UK paper maker James Cropper has been selected as the recycling partner for a number of coffee cup recycling projects. Winners of The Cup Fund


organised by coffee chains Hubbub and Starbucks were announced at a launch event in London in September, and James Cropper will be involved as the recycling partner on four of the projects. Each year, around seven million


coffee cups will be collected by Bristol Waste Company, Forge Recycling, Better Bankside, Team London Bridge and Paper Round recycling schemes for shipping to Cumbria where James Cropper’s


September/October 2019


CupCycling facility is located. The cups will be converted into


packaging, paper and a range of stationery products – giving customers the chance to ‘go green’.


Richard Burnett, market


development manager at James Cropper, commented: “We are thrilled to have been selected as a partner on these innovative projects. Each project will have


Joachim Schönbeck, board member at Andritz responsible for pulp & paper capital systems, said: “Kempulp’s products and process technologies will continue to be a strong player on the market, providing solutions that complement the Andritz technologies and equipment for specific chemical pulping processes – both for new plants and upgrades to existing installations. “As a result, Kempulp’s process


technologies and products will enable Andritz to offer optimized solutions to the benefit of its customers.”


a significant impact on how Britons recycle their coffee cups, by providing both education and recycling facilities to the public. “We have recycled over 100 million coffee cups at our CupCycling facility already but have the capacity for up to 500 million per year; being part of these initiatives will enable us to give more used coffee cups a second life as premium paper and packaging products.” The winners of The Cup Fund


will commence their projects from September 2019, with James Cropper ready to receive bales of used coffee cups immediately. An estimated 2.5 to 10 billion disposable coffee cups are used each year in the UK according to a report sponsored by Bewley’s Tea and Coffee UK Ltd.


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