New facility in Mönchengladbach, Germany, supports company’s ongoing commitment to help customers meet their sustainability goals

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, has officially opened its newest customer application R&D laboratories and packaging center of excellence in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The new international technical facility will help drive more sustainable solutions for water-intensive industries and consumer paper packaging.

Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf sets new standards in the paper industry with the successful commissioning of the energy plants
After an ambitious construction phase of almost two years, the new energy plants at the Nettingsdorf site were successfully commissioned in June 2020. This marks the end of the largest project in the history of Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf, with an investment sum of around 134 million euros. The new facilities, which will enable the paper mill to further optimise energy use at the site, are a major contribution to increasing the sustainability and efficiency of the leading producer of corrugated base paper.

The Machineseeker Group, operator of Maschinensucher.de - Europe's No. 1 online marketplace for used machinery - has taken over Werktuigen.nl, a leading competitor in the Benelux countries, with effect from 1 July 2020. Through this acquisition, the Machineseeker Group has increased the reach of its platforms to seven million buyers of used machinery per month. Potential buyers benefit from an extended range of machines on the various online marketplaces of the Essen-based Internet company.

As changing market dynamics, the circular economy, e-commerce and other megatrends affect the future of premium packaging, Holmen Iggesund is gearing up to co-learn with customers and develop purposeful solutions together.

State-of-the-art industry development center opens at Wiesloch-Walldorf site
Focus on industrial digital printing, Smart Print Shop, and digital business models
Open development process adapts dynamically to market requirements
Sites in Wiesloch-Walldorf, Kiel, Ludwigsburg, Weiden, and St. Gallen form European development network with unrivaled industry expertise

The electricity cost for Lessebo Paper has unprecedently increased from €3 million to €19 million per year. The drastically increased electricity price is forcing Lessebo Paper to halt production as of today Wednesday, August 31. A decision for production will henceforth be taken daily depending on the electricity price.

Ukrainian-, Dutch-based start-up Cloudprinter.com raises nearly €7M in seed funding to grow its global print API platform.

Cloudprinter.com, the Ukrainian and Dutch-based global print API platform raised nearly €7M in a funding round led by Capital Mills and with participation from Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) and a Dutch family office. This round follows Cloudprinter.com’s early 2019 €3M pre-seed round and brings the total funding of the company to near €10M.

Subsidiary celebrates anniversary
The ten-year anniversary of Arburg Austria's founding was finally celebrated on 3 and 4 May 2022 with high-profile representatives from the parent company and some 200 delighted guests in attendance.

100 years of helping each other - KLINGELE - Tempo Technik Teamwork
The Klingele Paper & Packaging Group, headquartered in Remshalden near Stuttgart, launched the "100 Years For Each Other" fundraising campaign in its anniversary year 2020 and donated a total of around 50,000 euros to individuals and projects in Germany, the Netherlands, mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.

The Marbach Group – globally active manufacturer of tools for the packaging industry – celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023. Despite the now sizeable company of more than 1,600 employees worldwide, Marbach has never forgotten its roots. Because Marbach is aware that the roots of the company's success story are found in the people, the employees, who have supported the company through the last 100 years.

The globally operating diemaker Marbach has presented its new image film just in time for the company's 100th anniversary. The company, which was founded on the 16th of July 1923, takes the viewer on a short journey through time.
Marketing Manager Tina Dost: "In our new image film, we take the viewer through the last 100 years of Marbach history.

On August 1, 2019, nineteen new apprentices were warmly welcomed to Mitsubishi HiTec Paper. Five paper technologists, three industrial mechanics, three electronics technicians, one cutting machine operator, four machine and plant operators, one IT specialist and two industrial clerks began their careers at the mills in Bielefeld and Flensburg.