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Valmet opens a
Norske Skog provides updates new centre

on strategic projects service center in Beihai to
Valmet has opened a new
serve and be close to its cus-
tomers in the fast-growing
Norske Skog has provided Containerboard produc- pulp and paper industry in
updates on two projects — tion at Golbey will become the Guangxi Zhuang
Norske Skog Golbey in part of the Packaging Paper
France and Norske Skog Autonomous Region, West
Saugbrugs in Norway. accounting segment from China. The center is a vital
According to the com- the first quarter of 2025. service point for Valmet’s
pany, containerboard pro- At N o rs k e S k o g customers across China. An
duction at Norske Skog Saugbrugs, the company has inauguration ceremony was
Golbey is expected to start started a study that will held on September 3, 2024,
during the first quarter of and was attended by custom-
2025. Norske Skog previ- The Golbey project will convert PM1 at Norske Skog Golbey form the basis of building a ers, industry associations,
ously estimated production bleached chemi-thermome-
to begin in the second half zation within 2-3 years after work relating to piping and chanical pulp (BCTMP) trade press, local authorities,
of 2024. startup. electrical cabling has taken production line at the mill and Valmet’s management.
The Golbey project Commissioning of the roll longer than planned. in Halden, Nor way. The Beihai Service Center
involves the conversion of warehouse, containerboard The net investment Currently, the study is being serves pulp, board, and paper
paper machine 1 (PM1) from winder, and the effluent sta- amount has increased to conducted with support customers close by, focusing
the production of newsprint tion is ongoing. EUR 320 million from previ- on fiber workshop services,
to recycled containerboard. In addition, pre-commis- ous EUR 300 million as a from engineering consult- roll maintenance, and field
The machine will have the sioning (I/O check) has result of the revised timeline ants and vendor dialogues. services, including shutdown
capacity to produce 550,000 started for the OCC drum and the additional work The final investment deci- planning management.
tonnes per year and is pulper and will start in early required, Norske Skog sion is still expected during Valmet has three other ser-
expected to reach 95% utili- October for PM1. However, noted. the first half of 2025. vice centers in China.
Ahlstrom launches study for Veritiv to buy Orora

adding saturation Packaging Solutions

Ahlstrom has initiated a Veritiv announced it has
feasibility study for investing entered into a binding
in tape base paper saturation agreement with Orora
and release coating capabil- (ASX: ORA) to acquire the
ity. The feasibility study eval- North American packaging
uates the most suitable and distribution business
approach to deliver these Orora Packaging Solutions
capabilities, and the final (OPS)1.
decision is expected to be This strategic acquisition OPS is a leading manufacturer
made shortly after the study will further position Veritiv deliver to our customers,”
is completed. as a leading provider of
The potential investment value-added products and said Sal Abbate, Chief
would help meet the solutions in specialty pack- Executive Officer of Veritiv.
increased customer demand, The investment would enhance Ahlstrom’s existing offerings aging distribution in North “By uniting two successful
mainly in the Americas, by tive, aerospace, building & increased use of renewable America. players with a shared com-
f u r t h er en h a nc i n g construction, and packaging materials. “We are launching Australia’s Orora in a mitment to innovation, sus-
Ahlstrom’s existing tape tapes. According to this study as a step to investi- press release said it is selling tainability, and exceptional
product offering to include Ahlstrom, the potential gate the best way to access OPS to Veritiv for an enter- customer experiences, we
specialty base papers, espe- investment would expand its the capability that supports prise value of A$1.78 billion are poised to offer a wide
cially creped base papers, offering of sustainable solu- the needs of our customers ($1.19 billion). range of products and value-
that are saturated and tions by introducing prod- now and in the future,” said “The combination of added solutions that meet
coated. Saturated and coated ucts with improved Sohrab Kazemahvazi, Vice Veritiv and Orora Packaging even the most complex
tape papers can be used in sustainability properties like President of Ahlstrom’s Tape Solutions will significantly packaging and supply chain
end applications like automo- better recyclability and business. enhance the value we needs.”

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