Zagreb: Croatian manufacturer of distribution and special transformers KONČAR – D&ST has signed a contract to acquire a majority stake in the Polish transformer manufacturer Power Engineering Transformatory based in Czerwonak The main business activity of the Polish company is design marketing and maintenance of medium power transformers up to 63 MVA and a voltage of up to 145 kV the company manufactures and sells transformers exclusively on the Polish market KONČAR – D&ST will be in the ownership of 74% of the shares and the investment will go towards procurement of new equipment restructuring and modernization of the facility and human resources the company will also invest its know-how to further develop and create a modern and competitive medium power transformers factory in Poland New electricity deal and planned gas pipeline aim to ease Syria’s energy crisis with 400 kV line and 6 million m3 of gas daily from Turkey Christian Bruch visits Baghdad to formalise agreement aimed at potentially adding 14 GW to Iraq’s energy capacity through infrastructure upgrades Xcel Energy will build a 280-km transmission line linking clean energy from southwest Minnesota to over 1 million homes across the Upper Midwest © 2013-2025 | All Rights Reserved MERIT MEDIA INT The Queck family of entrepreneurs has acquired the Swiss paper mill in Niederbipp from Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KCC) The agreement provides for the transfer on 1 May 2021 the plant known as Tela in Niederbipp will continue to produce the company confirmed in response to an EUWID enquiry Kimberly-Clark announced that the paper mill in Niederbipp would be sold or closed by the end of April 2021 Sanitary products produced there under the brand name Hakle will be manufactured in the future at the northern Italian KCC plant in Romagnano Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich in Miltenberg and Fabryka Papieru Czerwonak in Czerwonak The paper mill complements the existing group of companies for example Cartaseta or Fripa Papierfabrik Albert Friedrich KG The takeover includes the entire paper mill at the Niederbipp site but not the Hakle brand or other Kimberly-Clark brands The new owners explain that it is a great challenge to maintain production of tissue paper in Switzerland which is shown by Kimberly-Clark's decision to give up the production facility in Switzerland The most important goal is for the new owners is to maintain and increase the competitiveness of the plant which requires operational adjustments and changes EUWID Pulp and Paper keeps busy professionals up-to-date on the latest news from international pulp and paper markets Test EUWID Pulp and Paper free of charge and without any obligation by clicking here Service Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0papernoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video platforms and map services is blocked by default. If access to these services is accepted, separate consent is no longer required when using them. You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy.