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Clariant International Ltd, a world leader in Specialty Chemicals, and Wilmar International Limited, a leading Asian agribusiness group, have received the relevant merger clearances for the establishment of their 50-50 joint venture called "the global amines company", which is now…
245 names have been revealed; more to come over the next several weeks By Song Kyung-hwa and Lee Wan, staff reporters On May 22, the website News Tapa, also called the Korea Center for Investigative Journalism, unveiled a list of…
Kondopoga pulpmill announced the launch of the third papermaking machine which produces newsprint, BM7, in late March. More than 60% of mill’s products are exported. In addition, BM3 is also operating which produces packaging paper. The company plans to work…
Bumprom (Russian association of pulp & paper companies) has created a new NGO, League of Wastepaper Processors. An article by its president Andrey Guryanov posted at the website (liga-pm.ru) explains the mission and goals of the League. Presently, State Duma…
The Board of Eurasian Economic Commission decided to reduce temporarily import duties on certain types of paper and board from 15% to 5% of the customs value. Since late April, import duties for most grades of coated paper and paperboard…
Management of Solombala pulpmill has decided to suspend production due to difficult financial situation of the mill. Unfavorable situation on sales markets and high degree of capacity wear have already made the company to stop production in late 2012. Back…
A leading supplier of logistics automation, logistics IT, and materials handling and storage systems, Dematic has won the 2013 Honeywell Partner of the Year Award (Manufacturing Sector), for the successful implementation of some of the region’s biggest RF projects. The Honeywell Partner of…
Friday, 12 April 2013 20:39

Forest destroyer APRIL told to shape up

Some companies just don’t get the hint. You just can't go around destroying Indonesia's rainforests and call yourself a sustainable businesses. Indonesian pulp and paper giant APRIL, or Asia Pacific Resources International, is one of these companies that likes to…
International technology Group ANDRITZ received an order from Shandong Sun Paper, China, to supply two tissue machines with steel yankees for the production of high quality facial and toilet paper.  The machines will be installed at the Yanzhou mill, Shandong…
GL&V recently began assembling BTF™ Headboxes and Retrofit Systems for the Chinese marketplace in China, using critical components manufactured in Canada and other parts manufactured in China by local supplier partners. Rigorous training and quality control systems were put in…
AFT Inc. has announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in China -- Jiaxing AFT Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The facility is located in Zhejiang Province, west of Shanghai, on the Hangzhou Bay near an excellent transportation network of highways,…
The new OptiConcept M production line will provide high productivity at low operating cost Metso will supply an OptiConcept M containerboard production line with an extended scope of supply implementation for the Ban Pong mill of Siam Kraft Industry Co.,…
Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) has called for individuals and Qatar-based organisations to take part in an initiative to reduce paper waste in the country, estimated at 5.4 million sheets of paper a day. Under the ‘No Paper Day Qatar’…
Thursday, 04 April 2013 16:00

Paper prices rise

The prices of paper and paper products have increased by an average five percent, following an increase in product prices in the international market and additional custom appraisement fee levied on imports. Yousaf Surmawala, an office bearer of All Pakistan…
Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) has issued a report showing that allegations of its Forest Moratorium being violated are unfounded. The report has been issued following a complaint received from a consortium of local NGOs (Relawan Pemantau Hutan Kalimantan…