Colorific Adopts KODAK PROFESSIONAL UV-Curable Display Film-Plus for “Image Critical” Wide Format Printing

Colorific Imaging, a fully integrated digital imaging center, has chosen KODAK PROFESSIONAL UV-Curable Display Film-Plus as an important addition to its offerings of wide-format display media. Colorific, which creates stunning signage and graphics for some of the world’s largest, most brand conscious organizations, said the combination of the product quality, as well as the excellent customer support and service from Kodak, prompted it to choose this supplier and media. Colorific Imaging clients include Christian Dior and Duty Free America.

Arctic Paper Munkedals mill nominated for EMAS Awards 2012

Arctic Paper is proud to announce that its Munkedals Mill has been nominated by the Swedish Environmental Management Council for The European Commission’s EMAS Award 2012. Together with 26 other companies and organisations, Arctic Paper Munkedals has been nominated for an award for ‘Water Management’, (including water efficiency and water quality), which is the EMAS Award topic for 2012.

Metso to supply four tissue production lines for HengAn Group in China

Metso has been awarded a repeat order for four complete tissue production lines for HengAn Group in China. Two of the lines will be located at Shandong HengAn Paper Co., Ltd, in Weifang City, Shandong Province, and two at HengAn Wuhu Paper Co., Ltd, in Wuhu City, Anhui Province. Start-ups are planned to be successive with the first in December 2013 in Weifang. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Transparency and environmental performance of UPM’s papers recognized in 2012 WWF Environmental Paper Awards

UPM is one of seven paper producers to receive an award from the WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature) in the category of ‘Transparency’ during the 2012 WWF Environmental Paper Awards. The award recognizes UPM’s efforts in providing public information on the environmental footprint of the majority of its paper products in ‘Check your paper’: a global benchmarking database of eco-rated papers that promotes the responsible supply chain of paper products.

Foundation stone for UPM’s wood-based renewable diesel biorefinery laid in Lappeenranta

The construction of the world’s first biorefinery producing wood-based renewable diesel in Lappeenranta is running according to schedule. The foundation stone of UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery will be encased today. Construction began last summer and the biorefinery will start producing renewable diesel made from tall oil in 2014.