STORAENSOGet to know De Jong Packaging Group

De Jong Packaging Group, one of the largest corrugated manufacturers in the Benelux, is now officially part of Stora Enso. This acquisition will advance Stora Enso’s strategic direction, accelerate revenue growth and build market share in renewable packaging in Europe.The acquisition of De Jong Packaging Group will begin a new phase of renewable packaging solutions within Stora Enso. On top of Stora Enso’s existing corrugated facilities, De Jong Packaging Group has 16 sites in total in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the UK. Most of the sites are corrugated converting and packaging wholesale facilities and together they produce 2,5 million boxes a day.

hidrogeno barato y sostenibleHidrógeno barato y sostenible mediante energía solar

Un nuevo panel solar ha logrado una eficiencia del 9% en la conversión de agua en hidrógeno y oxígeno.Al aire libre, representa un gran salto en la tecnología, casi 10 veces más eficiente que los experimentos solares de este tipo para dividir el agua, destacan los investigadores en la revista ‘Nature’.

incendio alemaniaBOSQUES EN LLAMAS

Preocupa en Alemania el incremento de grandes incendios forestales

El cambio climático y errores en la gestión forestal son señalados como factores desencadenantes del fenómeno.Alemania registró 32 grandes incendios forestales en 2022, según el sistema de información Copernicus de la Unión Europea, la misma cifra que en 2018, informó Torsten Riedlinger, del Centro Aeroespacial Alemán (DLR).

exportación de petróleoRusia prohíbe la exportación de petróleo a quienes establezcan un límite de precio

La medida llega luego de que los países del G7, la UE y otros fijaran valores máximos.Moscú no venderá su petróleo y derivados a personas jurídicas y físicas extranjeras en condiciones de límite de precio, se lee en el decreto firmado por el presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin. La medida llega luego de que los países del G7, la UE y otros, establecieran un límite de precio a la adquisición del petróleo ruso.

klaudiaNew pulp customer service and distribution logistics team at your service in Wroclaw

The transition of our pulp customer service and distribution logistics operations from Mannheim to UPM’s service hub in Wroclaw, Poland, was completed this autumn. All customers previously served by the Mannheim team are now fully managed by the new team in Wroclaw.The transfer went well despite some challenges in the process. With the migration finalised, our full focus is now on improved service through training and process enhancements throughout the organisation.

trtUPM proceeds towards the final phases in its growth project in Uruguay

UPM is finalizing the construction works of the new pulp mill in Uruguay and enters the final phases of the project. The start-up of the UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2023.While the project work continues intensively, the finalization of the construction works is an important milestone in the project.

upm controlUPM’s second Uruguayan pulp mill will start up soon. Once fully commisssioned, UPM will join the world’s leading producers of eucalyptus pulp.

Located amid the rolling hills of Centenario, on the southern banks of the Río Negro in central Uruguay, is the site of UPM’s second pulp mill in the country. When the first woodchips are fed into its digester, it’ll bring to fruition a project that has been in the works since 2016 and set in motion the production of 2.1 million tonnes of bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp a year.