Thursday, 21 October 2010 10:00

Norampac puts Green Transformation funding to use on paper machine

The Government of Canada's investment of $83,000 in Norampac Trenton, a division of Cascades Canada Inc., will be used to improve the energy efficiency of the mill's paper machine. The Norampac Trenton pulp and paper mill will receive funding under…
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 09:00

Metso to supply tissue line to Xiamen Xinyang Paper in China

Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to Xiamen Xinyang Paper Co., Ltd. in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China. The new tissue line will be started up in the fourth quarter of 2011. The value of the order will…
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Thursday, 21 October 2010 07:59

UPM will publish interim report for January-September 2010 on 28th October 2010

UPM will publish its Interim Report for January-September 2010 on Thursday 28th October 2010 at 09:30-10:00 Finnish time (07:30-08:00 London time, 02:30-03:00 EST). The report will be available on the company's website at www.upm.com after publishing. UPM's President and CEO…
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010 08:46

BASF expects record year in 2010

BASF today announced first figures for the third quarter of 2010 and raised its outlook for the full year. Compared with the same quarter of the previous year, third-quarter sales increased 23% to €15.8 billion, EBIT before special items rose…
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010 08:20

China’s hunger for wood raw-material pushes timber prices upward

China’s hunger for wood raw-material pushes timber prices upward, increasing the importation of logs and wood chips to record levels in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly The forest industry in China is continuing its expansion, and with limited domestic timber resources, importation of logs…
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010 08:13

PacWest draws a crowd

The annual industry gathering in the West was a hit this year, with 200 delegates attending PacWest. The three-day event is a draw for both operations and management personnel, as well as industry suppliers and researchers. Attendance was up 30%…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 14:00

Global Clariant initiative to offer improved sustainability to the paper industry

Clariant’s new initiative designed to support efforts by its customers in the paper industry to improve the sustainability of their own products and manufacturing processes will provide certified products, expertise and relevant safety data. Clariant takes a holistic approach focused…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 13:00

Maintenance shutdown omgoing at Fray Bentos Pulp Mill.

An extensive maintenance shutdown is in progress at UPM's Fray Bentos pulp mill. The preparations for the shutdown started already on 13 October 2010. The mill is to be restarted as previously estimated on 10 November 2010. The shutdown was…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 12:00

Quebec closes Highway 148 for delivery of new equipment for Thurso mill

The Quebec Ministry of Transport planned to close Highway 148 at Thurso for at least part of the day Tuesday while Fortress Paper unloaded 100 tonnes of Finnish equipment that will be used to produce a type of pulp that…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 11:00

ANDRITZ to supply four tissue machines to the Hengan Group

The PULP & PAPER business area of international technology Group ANDRITZ will supply four PrimeLine high-speed tissue machines, each with a width of 5.6 m and a capacity of approximately 60,000 t/a, to the Hengan Group, a leading manufacturer of…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 09:58

Stora Enso's Nomination Board appointed

Stora Enso's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 31 March 2010 decided to appoint a Nomination Board to prepare proposals concerning (a) the number of members of    the Board of Directors, (b) the members of the Board of Directors, (c)…
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Monday, 18 October 2010 06:50

Expanding Forest Certification in the Tropics – PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue

Whilst forest certification in the 1990s originally set out to improve forest management in tropical countries, twenty years later only one percent of the global supply of wood from certified forests originates from the tropics. The PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue (10…
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Friday, 15 October 2010 11:51

Cutting the CO2 Footprint – Heidelberg Highlights Opportunities for Manufacturers and Customers

Eco-friendly printing is one of the big issues in the print media industry, with a growing awareness of the need to protect the environment. The increasing scarcity of resources and the impact on air, water, and soil are making this…
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Friday, 15 October 2010 10:51

Rottneros Ab Appoints Nomination Committee

The Annual General Meeting for 2010 resolved to have the following composition for the Nomination Committee prior to the Annual General Meeting for 2011: the Chair of the Board, who shall not chair this Committee, and two additional members, one…
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Friday, 15 October 2010 09:51

Metso to supply two board machines to Liansheng Paper Industry in China

Metso will supply two board machines to Liansheng Paper Industry (Longhai) Co., Ltd. to its mill in Longhai City in Fujian Province on the southeast coast of China. The start-up of both machines is scheduled for the first quarter of…
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