Mondi wins at the 2010 PPI Awards gala on November 16, 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. Vienna, November 19, 2010– Mondi, the global paper and packaging company accepted 3 awards at the 2010 PPI awards in categories for company, mill, and…
The European pulp and paper industry today concluded its twelvth European Paper Week announcing that it is well prepared to play an important part in the upcoming bio-economy, which is one main political priority of the EU. “We are at…
Metso has signed an agreement with UPM Kymmene for the replacement of the ageing Quality Control System in Papeteries de Docelles (France). Start-up of the project is planned at the end of August 2011. The value of the replacement project…
The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has signed a supplier contract with KONE Corporation. KONE is one of Vacon's global OEM customers. The value of the contract is estimated to be several million euros annually for the coming years. The…
Independent tests carried out recently on behalf of M-real Consumer Packaging have confirmed that lighter weight primary fibre based kraftliners provide better corrugated box compression strength than heavier weight white lined chipboard (WLC) or testliners containing recycled fibres. Both cost…
Further optimizes global footprint with “in China, for the world”strategy Continues to deliver world-class products and advanced solutions to meet the demands of Asia and globe ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, held an opening ceremony on the…
Domtar Corporation has announced the on-schedule start up of its new fluff pulp machine in Plymouth, North Carolina. The mill will have an annual production capacity of approximately 444,000 metric tons. "This is another successful step in our strategic roadmap…
Increasing demand has lead speciality chemicals expert Clariant to add polyetheramines to its range of industrial and consumer speciality products. A new reactor in the company’s nitril-amine plant in Gendorf, Germany, has just started production to facilitate the portfolio extension.…
The 18th edition of the China Paper show, this year held at Intex SHANGHAI, China, turned out to be a great success. The international exhibition and conference, reaching all of Asia’s paper related industries, featured 300 Chinese and international exhibitors…
Play Duplex and the Lugo di Vicenza paper mill will be the protagonists in 2011 of an episode of the How do they do it? programme - broadcast by Discovery Channel network - devoted to disclose the tricks behind the…
BC Hydro is pleased to announce that it is now purchasing clean electricity from the Zellstoff Celgar's Green Energy Project as a result of a series of upgrades that allow the pulp mill to direct more steam to energy production.…
AbitibiBowater announces that, as part of its restructuring process, it had entered into agreements with the Government of Ontario related to funding relief in respect of the material aggregate solvency deficits in the registered pension plans the Company sponsors in…
St. Marys Paper Corp. has signed a 10-year, 30-megawatt power-purchase agreement with the Ontario Power Authority for the electricity produced by a biomass-fueled co-generation plant to be built adjacent to the St. Marys Paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie. The…
Wood fiber costs for the global pulp industry in the 3Q/10 were close to the highest level in two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly The cost for wood fiber accounts for almost 60 percent of the total production costs when manufacturing pulp. Both…