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Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to divest its pre-impregnated décor papers and abrasive paper backings businesses to Perusa, a German-based private equity group. The deal is valued at approximately €20m and is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2014.
News17 Oct 2013The seventh British Wool Sale of the 2013/14 season was held by the British Wool Marketing Board on Wednesday at Wool House and 1,569,665kg was offered.
Thursday’s North Island sale of 6,600 bales continues the upward trend in the market. We continue to see good clearances with the sale seeing a 98% sold rate. Fine Crossbred Fleece and Early Shorn gained 1.5% with 33.5 to 36 micron, 4/5inch realising 2.5% above the last South Island sale.
News17 Oct 2013After a sharp upturn in prices last week, the market consolidated over the two-day sale with prices easing across the board, particularly on Wednesday, due in part to currency movements. The Australian Wool Exchange’s (AWEX) Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) fell by 1.3% to 1,113 Australian cents per kilo, clean. In US dollar terms, the EMI was 0.2% higher at 1,062 US cents per lb.
News3 Oct 2013Starlinger Recycling Technology has upgraded the degassing module (C-VAC) module for its recycling lines to enhance process engineering, particularly in the area of filtration, degassing and compounding. The company will be showcasing its RecoStar Universal Recycling Line with C-VAC module at the rubber and plastics show K in Düsseldorf, Germany, later this month.
