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Monday, 08 July 2013 07:36
Clariant and Wilmar Receive Merger Clearance for the Establishment of the Joint Venture for Global Amines
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…
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Thursday, 23 May 2013 18:39
South Korean ‘paper companies’ found in onshore tax haven
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…
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 12:30
Kondopoga newsprint mill resumed production at BM7
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…
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 11:30
Russian League of Wastepaper Processors: wastepaper collection for containerboard production can triple
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…
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 10:30
Russia reduced again duties on imports of coated paper and board down to 5%
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…
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 09:30
Solombala pulpmill management decided to suspend production
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…
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Sunday, 14 April 2013 20:59
Dematic Real Time Logistics receives Honeywell Partner of the Year Award
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…
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Oceania News
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…
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 17:04
ANDRITZ to supply two tissue machines with steel yankees to Shandong Sun Paper, China
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…
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Monday, 08 April 2013 15:30
GL&V News: BTF™ Headbox & Retrofit Start-Ups in China
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…
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Monday, 08 April 2013 09:00
AFT opens new manufacturing site in China
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,…
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Friday, 05 April 2013 11:30
Metso to supply containerboard line for Siam Kraft Industry in Thailand
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.,…
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Thursday, 04 April 2013 17:30
‘No Paper Day Qatar’ seeks to reduce waste
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’…
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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…
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Thursday, 04 April 2013 14:30
TFT Verification Report Shows No Violation of Asia Pulp & Paper Forest Moratorium
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…
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