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Metso-supplied containerboard line starts up at Saica Containerboard in the UK

Metso-supplied containerboard line starts up at Saica Containerboard in the UK

The Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line, PM 11, for Saica Containerboard UK Ltd., successfully came on stream on January 15, 2012 at Partington, near Manchester in the United Kingdo...

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Product release: SOLVED expert service aims to be the world’s leading cleantech community – Kemira is in!

SOLVED expert service aims to be the world’s leading cleantech community – Kemira is in! All over the world people are struggling with environmental challenges. Cleantech Finland‟s new SOLVED expert ...

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Södra textile pulp production in progress

Under full operation, annual production is expected to amount to 170 000 tonnes, and the investment in Mörrum will give Södra competitive textile pulp production based on hardwood. Production of text...

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Rottneros: Year-end Report January-December 2011

CEO’s statement 2011 was a year of two quite different halves. Demand for sulphate pulp was good during the first six months of the year, which resulted in prices increasing to a new record level of ...

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Mercer International Inc. Announces NAFTA Claim

Mercer International Inc. has served a Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration (the "Notice") on the Government of Canada for breaches by it of its obligations under the North American Free ...

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Domtar consolidates its ownership of the Attends brand with an acquisition in Europe

Domtar Corporation has announced the signing of a definitive agreement for the acquisition of privately-held Attends Healthcare Limited ("Attends Europe"), manufacturer and supplier of adult...

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ANDRITZ to supply continuous biomass pre-treatment pilot plant

International technology Group ANDRITZ, through its U.S. subsidiary ANDRITZ Inc., is collaborating with ZeaChem Inc. on the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals by providing the t...

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ABB wins five-year Full Service agreement in South Africa

ABB wins five-year Full Service agreement in South Africa

Contract with Nampak Corrugated to manage maintenance operations, increase productivity and energy efficiency at paper mill ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has signed a five-ye...

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European News

Metso-supplied containerboard line starts up at Saica Containerboard in the UK

The Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line, PM 11, for Saica Containerboard UK Ltd., successfully came on stream on January 15, 2012 at Partington, near Manchester in the United Kingdo...

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Södra textile pulp production in progress

Under full operation, annual production is expected to amount to 170 000 tonnes, and the investment in Mörrum will give Södra competitive textile pulp production based on hardwood. Production of text...

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N. American News

ANDRITZ to supply continuous biomass pre-treatment pilot plant

International technology Group ANDRITZ, through its U.S. subsidiary ANDRITZ Inc., is collaborating with ZeaChem Inc. on the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals by providing the t...

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James C. Tyrone Returns to NewPage

NewPage announced today that James C. Tyrone has accepted the role of executive vice president, Commercial Operations and Business Development, effective February 1, 2012. Mr. Tyrone will report to Ge...

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Canadian News

Mercer International Inc. Announces NAFTA Claim

Mercer International Inc. has served a Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration (the "Notice") on the Government of Canada for breaches by it of its obligations under the North American Free ...

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Alfa Laval wins 110 MSEK water treatment order in Canada

Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has won an order to supply newly developed decanters for cleaning of industrial wastewater in Canada. The orde...

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S. American News

Wood chip exports from Latin America a record high in 2011

Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mills in Japan and Europe being the major export destinations, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Global trade of wood ...

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Metso to supply complete tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco in Mexico

Metso will supply a complete Advantage tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The ...

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Asian News

Metso’s full-scope offering attracts Chinese board and paper makers

Metso’s unique offering, combining process performance control and product quality management, gains popularity in China where end product quality becomes one key focus area. Recently, Metso has rece...

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Changes in Walki's organization

To realize Walki's strong growth ambitions in the Asia Pacific region, it has been decided that as of January 1, 2012 Mikael Nováky will fully concentrate on growing the business in the Asian markets ...

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Oceania News

Previously announced deal in Australasia now closed

SCA has now completed the previously announced transaction of creating a joint venture in Australasia. The joint venture is formed through the sale of 50% of the SCA operations in Australasia to the ...

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SCA establishes a joint venture in Australasia with Pacific Equity Partners

SCA has decided to form a joint venture partnership for its existing operations in Australasia with the Australian company Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). SCA and PEP Fund IV will each hold 50% of the ...

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Press Releases

ABB wins five-year Full Service agreement in South Africa

Contract with Nampak Corrugated to manage maintenance operations, increase productivity and energy efficiency at paper mill ABB, the leading power and automation technology group has signed a five-ye...

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Nalco 3D TRASAR(R) Technology Helps Freescale Semiconductor Reduce Water Use

Nalco, an Ecolab company (NYSE:ECL), has helped Freescale Semiconductor's Oak Hill fabrication plant in Austin, Texas, respond to severe drought conditions by enabling a substantial reduction in the u...

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Financial News

Rottneros: Year-end Report January-December 2011

CEO’s statement 2011 was a year of two quite different halves. Demand for sulphate pulp was good during the first six months of the year, which resulted in prices increasing to a new record level of ...

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Södra reduces price of softwood pulp timber

"This price reduction is a reaction to the prevailing demand, and there is plenty of raw material available at all Södra pulp mills," said Håkan Svensson Director of Forestry at Södra.The 16th of Janu...

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ABB Wins Upgrade Order to Improve Paper Quality at U.K. Mill

New systems will help diversify products at DS Smith Paper’s Kemsley Mill ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an extensive order to upgrade automation at DS Smith P...

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Apollo and Avenue aim to roll-up paper sector with NewPage

Apollo Management, Avenue Capital and Franklin Templeton are consolidating more than 50% of NewPage’s USD 1bn worth of second lien bonds, four persons familiar with the matter told Debtwire. The...

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Is Bankruptcy Inevitable for NewPage

Despite growing market share and rising prices for its products, NewPage is having to fend off a leading analyst’s assessment that it is destined for bankruptcy court. “Bankruptcy/restructuring is inevitable for...

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Sofidel to take over LPC, creating Europe's No 2

Italian tissue producer Sofidel has agreed to buy UK-based LPC Group, it was announced in late May. Completion of the deal will create Europe's second biggest tissue producer with a...

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VISILAB - New generation of portable moisture analyzers - AK30

NEW VERSION - New Generation of online Moisture Meters - AK40 Visilab has supplied products to the pulp and paper industry since 1985. The devices are portable moisture meters and on-line...

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ABB's New Infrared Moisture Sensor

ABB, the pioneer in Quality Control Systems, introduces its new High-Performance Infrared (HPIR) moisture sensor for their QCS800xA Quality Control System (QCS). Intended as a replacement for the very popular...

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Vaahto Group to rebuild Södra Cell Mönsterås Pulp Drying Machine

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery has received an important order from Sörda Cell Mönsterås mill in Sweden. The pulp dryer TM5 of the chemical pulp mill will be revamped for higher production output and...

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ABB completes acquisition of Lorentzen & Wettre

In July this year, ABB agreed to acquire Lorentzen & Wettre from ASSA ABLOY AB (publ). After customary regulatory approvals, the deal is now approved and Lorentzen & Wettre is since Friday 30 Septembe...

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Improve your paper machine process with ABB's paper machine fingerprint.

ABB's paper machine fingerprinting, Identifies opportunities for machine performance improvement. Paper Machine benchmarking establishes current machine performance and provides a basis for evaluating...

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Stora Enso orders EP Turbo Systems for a new machine

Stora Enso orders Runtech vacuum system for the new machine to Poland. Delivery includes 7 pcs Ecopump Turbo blower, water separators and Ecoflow system.Wire width of the new machine is 8,600 mm and a...

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ABB to buy Lorentzen & Wettre to strengthen pulp and paper business

ABB to acquire Swedish manufacturer of quality control and process optimization solutions ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Lorentzen & Wettre from ...

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Metso to supply board machine rebuild for DS SmithPaper’s Kemsley mill

Metso will supply a major board machine rebuild for the Kemsley mill of DS SmithPaper in the United Kingdom. The start-up of the rebuilt BM 3 board machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 201...

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Product release: SOLVED expert service aims to be the world’s leading cleantech community – Kemira is in!

SOLVED expert service aims to be the world’s leading cleantech community – Kemira is in! All over the world people are struggling with environmental challenges. Cleantech Finland‟s new SOLVED expert ...

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Mondi launches promotional campaign

Mondi highlights key benefits of ColorLok® Technology with a new campaign and a chance to win a trip to the Sahara, Barcelona or Norway to see the polar lights. After recently expanding its range of...

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Obey optimises bioenergy yield

Obey optimises bioenergy yield: A proven way of boosting the energy value of wooden biomass Since the global increase in energy use is showing few signs of slowing down, sustainable energy solutions ...

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SCA Receives Russian Product of the Year Award for 7th year in row

SCA has for the seventh year in a row received the Product of the Year / Товар года award in Russia for Zewa toilet paper. SCA has also been awarded for the first time for the Zewa handkerchiefs. This...

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Nalco Named Preferred Paper Industry Supplier

For the second consecutive year, Nalco, an Ecolab company, was selected as a preferred supplier for the paper industry by readers of Pulp & Paper International (PPI) magazine, a leading industry t...

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Clariant is named Pigment Supplier of the Year

Sitivesp, the Union of Paints & Coatings producers of the State of São Paulo, has named Clariant “Supplier of the Year” in the Pigment category of its annual award scheme. This is the 17th time, i...

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Metso introduces a solution for world’s wastewater treatment

Metso has developed a new technology with which municipal and industrial wastewater plants are able to improve their performance and reduce the amount of chemicals used in sludge drying process by eve...

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Changes in Business structure of Vaahto Group

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery –division of Vaahto Group will in future act as Vaahto Paper Technology. Better than the old one, the new name will describe the business of the division, which delivers ...

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