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Thursday, 28 February 2013 07:30
Bank of Moscow finalized sale of Kama pulpmill
The Bank of Moscow finalized sale of 100% of Kama pulpmill which was owned via Investlesprom holding, as Perm edition of Kommersant newspaper reports. Quoting kartoteka.ru website, the paper states that Kama pulpmill was sold on February 18 to Energoaktiv…
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Friday, 22 February 2013 12:03
Dmitry Zylyov appointed as new CEO of Arkhangelsk pulpmill
Arkhangelsk, February 21. The board of Arkhangelsk pulpmill appointed Mikhail Zylyov as new Chief Executive of the company. Since 2004, Mr. Zylyov has held the position of Director, Economy and Finance. In his new position Mr. Zylyov will be responsible for…
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Friday, 22 February 2013 11:57
Mondi Group's revenue in 2012 reached €5.8 billion; demand in Russia was down after strong 2011
Revenue of Mondi Group in 2012 amounted to €5.8 billion, compared to €5.74 billion a year ago, the company said in its full-year report. "Continued strong profitability resulted in a return on capital employed (ROCE) of 13.7%, once again above…
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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 10:12
Metso strengthens its Automation service capabilities in Thailand
Metso has opened a new Automation service center in Ratchaburi, Thailand. The service center supports Metso’s strategy to grow its Automation business globally and strengthens Metso’s service capabilities in Thailand. Metso has large installed base for process automation products and…
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Tuesday, 12 February 2013 13:00
Ilim Group made 2.58M tons of pulp & paper products in 2012
Ilim Group reported full-year 2012 production results. Company's mills in Siberia and the Russian Northwest manufactured over 2.58 million tons of pulp and paper products. Production at Koryazhma mill in Arkhangelsk region increased 4% year-on-year, in Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk (Irkutsk…
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Wednesday, 06 February 2013 12:00
WWF Welcomes APP Announcement to Halt Clearing, Urges Paper Buyers to Wait for Proof
WWF welcomed the announcement by the Sinar Mas Group’s Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) stopped clearing Indonesia’s tropical forests and peatlands to allow an assessment of their conservation and carbon values. But the conservation organization urged paper buyers to wait…
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Monday, 04 February 2013 10:45
Metso to supply pulp drying line to Hyogo Pulp in Japan
Metso will supply Hyogo Pulp Industries, Ltd. with a pulp drying line for its mill in Tanigawa, Japan. The start-up of the line is planned for the last quarter of 2014. The value of the order will not be disclosed.…
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Friday, 01 February 2013 13:11
Metso-supplied containerboard line officially opened at Amcor in Australia
The Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line B9 with an extended scope of supply project implementation for Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd successfully came on stream on October 16, 2012 at the company’s Botany mill in Sydney, Australia. The production line…
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Wednesday, 30 January 2013 22:13
Shaanxi Yanchang ChinaCoal Yulin selects Metso high-performance valves for Jingbian Energy and Chemical project
Metso has been selected as a primary supplier of ball and butterfly valves to Shaanxi Yanchang ChinaCoal Yulin Energy & Chemical Co., Ltd (Shaanxi Yanchang ChinaCoal). To ensure successful start up, Metso will deploy a technical service team on-site to…
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Friday, 25 January 2013 16:14
Minerals Technologies Inc. Starts Operation of Second Satellite PCC Facility at a Paper Mill in Thailand
The Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) said that a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant announced in October of 2011 at a paper mill owned by Double A (1991) Public Company Ltd. in Tha Toom, Thailand, became operational in the…
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Thursday, 24 January 2013 08:57
Metso's first OptiConcept M boardmaking line performs record-fast and efficient start-up at Liansheng Paper Industry in China
On December 12, 2012, Liansheng Paper Industry (Longhai) Co., Ltd. started up their new Metso-supplied containerboard production line, PM 6, at their Longhai site in Fujian Province in China. This is the first start-up of Metso’s novel OptiConcept M production…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 12:45
Södra leaves Russian pulp mill project
Södra decided to leave the project with Angara Paper company to build a Eniseyskiy LKhK pulpmill in Russia. Swedish company was invited to take part in construction of a greenfield mill in southern Siberia. Södra’s role in the project…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 10:30
Metso-supplied Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 sets another world speed record for woodfree uncoated paper
On November 16, 2012, the Metso-supplied PM 1 fine paper machine at Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. in Zhanjiang City in China set a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hour world speed record of 1,808 m/min. During the record run,…
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Monday, 14 January 2013 19:13
Papcel to build a paper mill for Zavod Gazetnoy Bumagi in Belarus for €69 million
Papcel to build a paper mill for Zavod Gazetnoy Bumagi in Belarus for €69 million Czech equipment producer Papcel signed the biggest contract in its history with Belarusian pulp and paper concern Zavod Gazetnoy Bumagi located in Shklov (Mogilyov region)…
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Monday, 14 January 2013 19:11
UPM to close and sell Pestovo mill site in Novgorod region
UPM announces a production curtailment at its Pestovo sawmill in Novgorod region and begins negotiations with employees. The negotiations will affect all of the approximately 180 sawmill employees. Starting today, production at the mill will be curtailed to the level…
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