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Fibre Excellence Provence expands its range: a new grade for electrical insulation - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Fibre Excellence Provence expands its range: a new grade for electrical insulation
The Fibre Excellence Group and its Fibre Excellence Provence mill, which specializes in the production of unbleached kraft pulp from wood sourced from forests in south-eastern France, announced the la...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Valmet improves reliability and safety at Södra Mönsterås through modernization services for recovery boiler and evaporation plant - on TissueFIRST app & PaperFIRST app

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Valmet improves reliability and safety at Södra Mönsterås through modernization services for recovery boiler and evaporation plant
Valmet will provide extensive modernization services for the recovery boiler and evaporation plant at Södra Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden. The delivery supports the mill’s annual maintenance program a...
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September 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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Metsä Fibre starts change negotiations on potential temporary lay-offs at Joutseno pulp mill - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Metsä Fibre starts change negotiations on potential temporary lay-offs at Joutseno pulp mill
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is starting change negotiations concerning potential temporary lay-offs at its Joutseno pulp mill. The negotiations will involve the entire personnel of the mill, app...
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September 7, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Ensuring recovery boiler reliability through proactive lifecycle services at SÖDRA Cell Mörrum in Sweden - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Ensuring recovery boiler reliability through proactive lifecycle services at Södra Cell Mörrum in Sweden
Recovery boilers are among the most important assets in a pulp mill, requiring continuous maintenance, timely upgrades and expert lifecycle support to ensure safe and reliable operation over decades o...
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September 3, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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Fibre Excellence Saint-Gaudens: industrial consortium formed, €90m investment announced, and a paper industry operator in the running - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Fibre Excellence Saint-Gaudens: industrial consortium formed, €90m investment announced, and a paper industry operator in the running
A new deadline has been granted to continue pulp production operations at the Fibre Excellence Saint-Gaudens plant in Southern France. According to Agence France-Presse reports quoted by La Tribune an...
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August 24, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Annual maintenance shutdown beginning at Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Annual maintenance shutdown beginning at Metsä Group’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill
An annual maintenance shutdown will take place at Metsä Group’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill at the end of August and the beginning of September. The mill’s production shutdown will begin department by d...
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August 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Fibre Excellence: Pigasse's Buyout Offer Rejected, Saint-Gaudens Granted Last-Minute Reprieve - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Fibre Excellence: Pigasse’s Buyout Offer Rejected, Saint-Gaudens Granted Last-Minute Reprieve
The Commercial Court of Toulouse issued its highly anticipated ruling today in the critical case of Fibre Excellence, France’s last market kraft pulp producer. Key Takeaways from the Decision: Buyout ...
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July 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Valmet to deliver wood handling line to The Price Companies, Inc. to secure reliable, high-quality wood chip supply - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Valmet to deliver wood handling line to The Price Companies to secure reliable, high-quality wood chip supply
Valmet will deliver a new wood handling line to The Price Companies in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. The investment will increase chipping capacity and support an efficient wood chip supply for pulp and ...
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July 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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Fibre Excellence: the Commercial Court grants a final three-week extension to the project led by Matthieu Pigasse - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Fibre Excellence: the Commercial Court grants a final three-week extension to the project led by Matthieu Pigasse
No more than three weeks. On 7 July, the Toulouse Commercial Court postponed the examination of the takeover bid for the French market pulp producer Fibre Excellence submitted by Matthieu Pigasse unti...
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July 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
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Metsä Group and Qutwo take the next step in advancing AI in the forest industry - on TissueFIRST app & PaperFIRST app

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Metsä Group and Qutwo take the next step in advancing AI in the forest industry
Metsä Group and Qutwo, a Finnish AI and quantum technology company, are launching a collaboration aimed at deepening the use of artificial intelligence at Metsä and bringing next-generation AI into th...
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June 29, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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Fibre Excellence: Matthieu Pigasse is the investor interested in Fibre Excellence - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app
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Fibre Excellence: Matthieu Pigasse is the investor interested in Fibre Excellence
According to the regional and national press (La Marseille, Les Echos, Libération, etc.), the investment banker and media businessman Matthieu Pigasse has submitted the letter of intent with a view to...
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June 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Fibre Excellence: Toulouse Commercial Court postpones hearing to July 6 to solidify takeover plan with “a new, renowned French investor” -on TissueFIRST app & PaperFIRST app
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Fibre Excellence: Toulouse Commercial Court postpones hearing to July 6 to solidify takeover plan with “a new, renowned French investor”
The Toulouse Commercial Court has decided to postpone the hearing scheduled today June 17 to July 6. Here is the press release received from Fibre Excellence: “The discussions during the hearing highl...
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June 17, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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KPMG report: EUR 3.4 billion in value added to Finland – Metsä Group’s impact extends across the domestic economy - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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KPMG report: EUR 3.4 billion in value added to Finland – Metsä Group’s impact extends across the domestic economy
Metsä Group’s impact on the Finnish economy is significant: the company’s value-added impact amounts to approximately EUR 3.4 billion per year, and its operations employ more than 30,000 people in Fin...
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June 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Fibre Excellence: Management Team Indicates It Is "Awaiting the State's Response to Its Proposals to Save the French Paper Industry" - on TissueFIRST app & PaperFIRST app

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Fibre Excellence: Management Team Indicates It Is “Awaiting the State’s Response to Its Proposals to Save the French Paper Industry”
Time is running out. When questioned by MPs during this week’s Question Time, the French Minister for Industry, Sébastien Martin, expressed his regret at the absence of “an industrial investor” in the...
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June 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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SCA Skog updates MTN programme and publishes prospectus - on PaperFIRST app & Tissuefirst app

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SCA updates MTN programme and publishes prospectus
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ) on May 8, 2018 established a Medium Term Note program (MTN) with a loan framework amounting to SEK 8 billion. In connection with the annual update in 2026, SC...
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June 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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The Navigator Company launches gCELL, its new pulp brand - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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The Navigator Company launches gCELL, its new pulp brand
The Navigator Company has announced the launch of gCELL, a new brand for its pulp portfolio, aligned with the differentiation and value creation it brings to the global pulp market. With gCELL, Naviga...
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June 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Södra and Viking Analytics Sign Enterprise-Wide Framework Agreement for Advanced AI-Based Vibration Analytics - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Södra and Viking Analytics Sign Enterprise-Wide Framework Agreement for Advanced AI-Based Vibration Analytics
Based on documented results at Södra Värö, Södra has decided to scale Viking Analytics’ AI platform, MultiViz, across the entire group. The framework agreement covers 3,650 sensors deployed across the...
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June 11, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Stora Enso’s Oulu pulp production granted internationally recognized food safety certification – first in Finland - on PaperFIRST app

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Stora Enso’s Oulu pulp production granted internationally recognized food safety certification – first in Finland
Stora Enso’s Oulu business unit hosts Finland’s first pulp mill to achieve FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification), strengthening food safety assurance across the entire value chain for packagin...
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June 10, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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DNAe DCS to strengthen gas boiler operations at Lenzing Group in Austria - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app
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June 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Metsä Fibre once again achieves EcoVadis Platinum rating - on PqaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Metsä Fibre once again achieves EcoVadis Platinum rating
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has once again been awarded the highest Platinum rating by EcoVadis. The company ranks among the top one percent of companies assessed globally in the pulp, paper and...
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May 28, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Valmet to deliver recovery boiler upgrade to improve the safety and reliability of Sappi Saiccor Mill in South Africa - on TissueFIRST app

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Valmet to deliver recovery boiler upgrade to improve the safety and reliability of Sappi Saiccor Mill in South Africa
Valmet has been selected by Sappi Southern Africa to deliver a full EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) package for the replacement of recovery boiler components at the Saiccor Mill in Sou...
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May 28, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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Valmet new stationary lime cooler improves lime kiln energy efficiency at Heinzel Pöls pulp mill in Austria - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Valmet’s new stationary lime cooler improves lime kiln energy efficiency at Heinzel Pöls pulp mill in Austria
Valmet will deliver a new stationary lime cooler for Heinzel Pöls pulp mill in Austria. The new cooler significantly improves the lime kiln’s energy efficiency compared to the existing rotary cooler, ...
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May 28, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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Södra develops a new paper pulp – combining forest raw materials with oat hulls - on PaperFIRST app

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Södra develops a new paper pulp – combining forest raw materials with oat hulls
Södra is taking the next step in its innovation journey with the launch of Södra blue S – a new type of paper pulp that combines softwood fibres with oat hulls from Swedish grain processing. The initi...
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May 7, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Södra : We listened: No more talc - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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Södra : We listened: No more talc
In response to customer demand, we’re delighted to announce that all three of our pulp mills are now talc free. Talc has been fully removed from production and replaced with a polymer across all sites...
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May 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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SCA appoints new SVP Sustainability and Communications - on PaperFIRST app & TissueFIRST app

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SCA appoints new SVP Sustainability and Communications
SCA has appointed Klas Nilsson as its new SVP Sustainability and Communications. Klas will assume the position in the autumn of 2026 and will be a member of SCA’s Management Team. Klas Nilsson has ext...
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May 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM