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Wednesday, 02 December 2015 09:17
Kadant Awarded Turnkey Fiber Processing Line for New Tissue Machine
Kadant Inc. has just announced it received an order totaling approximately $3 million from a tissue producer in Latin America for a fiber processing line to produce pulp from virgin fiber and recycled “mill broke” fiber. The turnkey project features…
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Thursday, 19 November 2015 08:56
Fibria selects Veolia to supply all three water units for pulp mill expansion in Brazil
Veolia, through its subsidiary Veolia Water Technologies Brazil, was awarded a contract to build three units for demineralized water production, raw water treatment and effluent treatment at Fibria’s new pulp production line located in Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do…
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Tuesday, 03 November 2015 09:28
Fibria lays the cornerstone of the Horizonte 2 Project
Fibria lays the cornerstone of the Horizonte 2 Project, which will more than double the capacity of its Três Lagoas unit in Mato Grosso do Sul Construction already underway in the R$ 7.7 billion project Project will create 40,000 direct…
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Tuesday, 20 October 2015 09:04
PMP Group to supply a Phoenix Concept™ project for a reborn papermaking line for Smurfit Kappa Mexico, Los Reyes Mill
In July 2015, PMP – a global provider of tissue, paper and board technology, signed a contract with Smurfit Kappa Mexico for a Phoenix Concept™ rebuild of a reborn papermaking line that will be installed in Los Reyes mill. The…
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Sunday, 18 October 2015 09:47
Grupo Gondi and WestRock Form Joint Venture in Mexico
Grupo Gondi and WestRock (NYSE:WRK) have agreed to combine their operations in Mexico to form a joint venture, creating a leading paper and packaging company in the country. Grupo Gondi currently operates ten production sites that hold six paper machines,…
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Wednesday, 07 October 2015 18:41
ABB to more than double production capacity at Brazilian pulp plant
ABB to deliver integrated power and automation solution for new pulp mill, more than doubling plant capacity ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will supply integrated process electrification, automation and optimization systems for Fibria’s new pulp mill in…
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Wednesday, 07 October 2015 12:10
Valmet celebrates the 50th Kappa Analyzer start up in South America
The 50th Valmet Kappa Analyzer in South America was successfully started up in May 2015 at the CMPC Guaíba pulp mill in Rio Grande do Sul state, south of Brazil. Installed in the mill's second fiber line, a greenfield project…
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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 07:09
UPM Foundation supports long-term development in Uruguay
The UPM Foundation promotes education and entrepreneurship through joint work with social organisations and local representatives in Uruguay. It annually publishes a report presenting its objectives, operations and latest achievements. “We are seeking to promote the long-term development and growth…
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Thursday, 17 September 2015 06:26
Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignment for state-of-the-art pulp mill, Fibria, Brazil
Fibria, the largest eucalyptus pulp producer in the world, has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Balance of Plant (BOP) of the Horizonte 2 project in Brazil. The services cover…
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Monday, 14 September 2015 07:07
Fibria advances the financing strategy for its expansion project at the Três Lagoas Unit, with investment of R$ 7.7 billion
Fibria advances the financing strategy for its expansion project at the Três Lagoas Unit, with investment of R$ 7.7 billion In the fourth edition of the Investor Tour event for analysts and investors, Fibria announces the contracting of US$400 million…
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Friday, 31 July 2015 08:20
ANDRITZ to supply equipment for Fibria’s Horizonte 2 pulp mill
International technology Group ANDRITZ and Fibria, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer, signed a letter of intent for supply of all production technologies and equipment for Fibria’s Horizonte 2 pulp mill at its Três Lagoas unit in the state of…
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Thursday, 16 July 2015 12:16
SCA invests in Brazil
SCA is set to invest approximately SEK 650m in a new production facility in Brazil for the manufacture of incontinence products. Production is scheduled to commence in 2016. Through an acquisition made in 2011, SCA established a presence in the…
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Friday, 12 June 2015 07:59
FAO recognizes UPM for exemplary forestry in Uruguay
UPM has received recognition from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for its exemplary forest management practices. The recognition was conferred by the Forestry General Direction of Uruguay as part of a National Workshop titled “Methodological…
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Thursday, 21 May 2015 08:58
SCA comments on reports in Swedish media regarding the joint venture Productos Familia S.A.
The Colombian competition authority is conducting an anti-trust inquiry that includes the company Productos Familia S.A. The company is listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange. SCA owns 50% of Productos Familia S.A. “Free and undistorted competition is an important cornerstone…
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Friday, 08 May 2015 06:52
Fitch Publishes Latin America Pulp Dashboard
Fitch Ratings has published its Latin America Pulp Dashboard. This dashboard explores key topics affecting the credit profiles of the major players within the Latin America market pulp industry. Items that are monitored in the report include: expectations of pulp…
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