Mistra-Autex AS has awarded Andritz an order to supply a complete needlepunch line for its plant in Raasiku, Estonia. The new line will produce various types of nonwovens for surface applications, 3D molding, and other technical materials, primarily for the automotive industry. Start-up is scheduled for the end of the third quarter of 2026. The value of the order will not be disclosed. It is included in Andritz’s order intake for the first quarter of 2025.
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German machine manufacturer and flexible packaging specialist Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) will exhibit at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 8–15, as well as at its In-house Expo at company headquarters in Lengerich. Highlights include a new development for MDO lines, solutions for easier machine operation, and a range of sustainable packaging applications. A special highlight: W&H will feature two running machines at its booth, with live demonstrations in extrusion and printing.
Following the groundbreaking success of the X2D 100C, Hasselblad releases the X2D II 100C, the industry’s first 100-megapixel medium format camera with true end-to-end high dynamic range (HDR)1. With AF-C continuous autofocus2, Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution with High Dynamic Range (HNCS HDR), and industry-leading 10-stop in-body image stabilisation, the new camera delivers even more true-to-life colour, faster focusing performance, and greater hand-held control. Combined with Phocus Mobile 2, it offers a seamless workflow and expands creative possibilities across landscape, portrait, street, and travel photography.
Valmet will deliver an IntelliTissue 1600 tissue machine to PT Suparma Tbk’s mill in Surabaya, Indonesia. The new installation will enable production of high-quality tissue products for the Asia Pacific market and the start-up is planned for 2026. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2025. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
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Atlantic Zeiser, a Coesia company and global player in digital packaging printing and card personalization solutions, will present its latest software and printing innovations at Labelexpo Europe 2025, taking place from September 16 to 19 at Fira Gran Via in Barcelona (Booth L95). Atlantic Zeiser will highlight solutions that enable brand owners and print-houses to meet evolving global serialization requirements, strengthen supply chain security, and leverage packaging codes for operational and marketing benefits.
The WKS Group, which is headquartered in Wassenberg, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, is a reknown print and media service providers in Europe’s German-speaking countries. With some 1,000 employees at seven sites throughout Germany, it offers a wide range of commercial printing services, including fulfillment and logistics solutions, and is continuing to grow. Besides the high-volume, industrial-scale production of commercial print products, WKS also provides its customers with digital services such as marketing portals and shop systems. The company always aims to combine quality and delivery reliability with flexibility. At its Felsberg site, the WKS Group is now investing in two new highly automated Speedmaster XL 106 presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), with the specific goal of creating a center of excellence for sheetfed offset printing.
BW Packaging, Barry-Wehmiller’s packaging machinery group, has announced its packaging machinery lineup for Pack Expo, which will be held in Las Vegas Sept. 29–Oct. 1. This year, BW Packaging will feature many of its popular solutions and beloved machinery brands, including Thiele for bag filling, Hayssen for flow wrapping and vertical form-fill-seal bagging, Angelus for seaming and Pneumatic Scale|Angelus for craft beverage canning lines at Pack Expo Las Vegas booth W-3100.
Mondi recently announced the construction of a new biomass power plant at its integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia. The new power plant will replace the existing bark boiler and is scheduled for completion in 2027. This investment will increase the mill’s energy self-sufficiency from 75% to 90%, providing a more sustainable and reliable energy supply for both the mill and the local community. Mondi SCP is currently supplying district heating in Ružomberok, and once the new power plant is operational, it will be able to further supply energy without relying on natural gas.
Color-Logic is pleased to announce certification of the Konica Minolta AccurioLabel 400 Digital Press. This certification affirms the compatibility of the press and the innovative Color-Logic process, enabling printers to produce high-impact, metallic, and visually striking labels with ease.
BO Paper Pisa has selected international technology group Andritz to supply a complete recycled paper stock preparation line with a capacity of 350 tons/day for its paper mill in Jaguariaíva, in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line is scheduled to start operations in the second quarter of 2026.
Valmet is to supply two fine papermaking lines with related automation systems and services to a customer in China. The papermaking lines will produce uncoated woodfree grades and start-ups are scheduled from late 2026 to early 2027. Valmet has previously delivered multiple other technologies such as complete paper and board making lines to the same customer. The orders were included in Valmet's orders received of the second quarter 2025. The value of the orders will not be disclosed.
In line with its strategy to make more of every tree and to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of family forestry, Södra has decided to invest more than a billion SEK in its sawmill in Kisa, southern Östergötland. This investment is crucial for the future of the sawmill and will contribute significantly to the growing need for timber construction in the green transition.