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Wednesday, 28 August 2013 09:23
Jacobs Receives Contract from CMPC for Chlorine Dioxide Plant in Brazil
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has announced that it was awarded a contract by CMPC Group’s Celulose Riograndense Ltda. for the design and supply of an integrated chlorine dioxide plant for its pulp expansion project in Guaiba, Río Grande do Sul,…
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013 17:30
Argentina Seeks PEFC Endorsement
The Argentine Forest Certification System is seeking endorsement by PEFC for the first time, and interested parties from around the world are encouraged to participate in the global public consultation, an important element of the independent assessment process, by 26…
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Monday, 19 August 2013 13:00
ARAUCO’s Valdivia pulp mill implements Biomass Dryer, only one of its type in Chile
Last February, ARAUCO implemented a unique piece of equipment in its Valdivia pulp mill in Chile, in order to reduce the moisture level and improve the quality of the biomass that feeds that facility’s power boiler. The new equipment has…
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Monday, 19 August 2013 11:00
Propasa begins producing high quality board with Voith equipment
Mexican board producer Propasa aimed to increase production by up to 25% to manufacture nearly 500 metric tons of board per day, as well as to improve the final quality of its product, so it chose Voith to rebuild its…
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Friday, 02 August 2013 09:34
Metso and Progen to create a joint venture for project construction management in Brazil
Metso and Progen, a Brazilian engineering and consulting company specialized in project management and implementation, have formed a joint venture in order to strengthen strategy and to diversify the activities in Brazil. The parties have founded a new company, Valpro…
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013 11:00
Kemira completes expansion of its hydrogen peroxide plant in Uruguay
Kemira has successfully completed the expansion of its hydrogen peroxide plant in Fray Bentos, Uruguay. Hydrogen peroxide is produced in one of the most modern chemical islands built and operated by Kemira since 2007. The expansion was planned since the…
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Wednesday, 17 July 2013 09:39
Dominica’s first tissue paper company sells shares to Dominicans, through investor pitch
Dominica’s first and only tissue paper company, Nature Island Paper Products Incorporated (NIPP Inc) is introducing a forum to allow Dominican investors to buy shares in the business in a private offering. NIPP Inc will host “Grassroots Investment Pitching” on…
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Tuesday, 02 July 2013 14:00
Compact tissue machine from Voith is a market success
The VTM 1 from the Voith tissue machines family has impressed its first customers. The machine is already successfully running with a Brazilian tissue producer. In Indonesia a customer will start the operation of the VTM 1 at the end…
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Thursday, 27 June 2013 08:03
Metso finalized the order agreement with CMPC Celulose Riograndense
Metso and CMPC Celulose Riograndense S.A. (CMPC) have finalized the agreement, according to which Metso will supply the key technology to CMPC’s Guaíba II pulp line in Brazil. The total value of the project is around EUR 800-900 million, of…
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Thursday, 20 June 2013 20:17
Pöyry awarded basic engineering services assignment for Lwarcel Celulose pulp mill project in Brazil
Pöyry has been awarded an assignment by Lwarcel Celulose, a Lwart Group company, for basic engineering and logistics studies for the expansion of its pulp mill at Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo. Lwarcel had earlier engaged Pöyry's services in the conceptual…
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Thursday, 20 June 2013 08:30
Sepac increases operating speed after investment
Sepac has said its operating speeds on two paper machines have increased by 20% after it invested in two Hergen-supplied Steel Yankee Dryers. At the end of 2012 the Brazilian tissue producer replaced two existing cast iron Yankee dryers for…
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Monday, 17 June 2013 11:00
Klabin promotes sustainability with Metso's new kraft pulp mill liquor cycle management technology
The new Metso Metra analyzer enables high process throughput and efficiency while contributing to mill's pursuit of sustainable development. Klabin S.A., Brazil's biggest producer and exporter of paper, has chosen the new Metso Recovery Analyzer - Metso Metra - for…
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Monday, 17 June 2013 09:03
Norske Skog divests part of its operations in Brazil
Norske Skog has agreed to sell 51% of the shares in Norske Skog Pisa in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio S.A., (former Norske Skog Bio Bio) which is controlled by Group BO/Pathfinder, a consortium of Chilean investors. The agreed purchase…
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 20:44
Brazil's Klabin to Invest BRL6.8 Billion in New Pulp Plant
The board of Brazilian paper producer Klabin SA (KLBAY, KLBN4.BR) approved an investment program of up to 6.8 billion Brazilian reais ($3.2 billion) to build a pulp producer plant in Brazil's southern Parana state. The company said in a statement…
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 12:27
Klabin holds General Shutdown at Otacilio Costa Plant
Between the 11th and 20th of June, Klabin’s Otacilio Costa Plant (SC) will be holding its Annual General Shutdown, a compulsory procedure which consists of interrupting paper production and is intended to ensure that all the necessary maintenance for the…
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