Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:06

BASF supports flood victims in Pakistan with €250,000

BASF will contribute €250,000 to the United Nations Central Emergency Fund (CERF) for immediate aid to flood victims in Pakistan. This donation, provided by the BASF Social Foundation, will be used in on-site initiatives such as the World Food Programme…
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Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:05

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Ranks Fifth Fastest Growing Company by Fortune

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") announced that they have ranked 5th on Fortune's annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. The ranking, from the September 6, 2010 issue of Fortune, is based on revenue growth rate, EPS…
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Saturday, 21 August 2010 10:56

Global Recognition for Four National Forest Certification Systems

Forest certification systems in Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Slovak Republic meet its globally recognized Sustainability Benchmarks and have been re-endorsed, PEFC International, the world’s largest forest certification organization, announced today. All systems successfully completed the comprehensive and thorough endorsement…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 15:30

Energy saving in the drying section: Siemens software reduces steam consumption in papermaking

The Siemens Industry Solutions Division has developed a new software solution with an energy-saving control strategy for dryer sections. The Sipaper APC (Advanced Process Control) DrySec is designed to reduce steam consumption in papermaking by decreasing energy needs in the…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:49

Standard & Poor's revised Metso's rating outlook to stable

Standard & Poor´s Ratings Services has affirmed Metso’s BBB long-term credit rating and changed the outlook from negative to stable. At the same time the short-term corporate credit rating was raised to A-2 from A-3. Metso is a global supplier…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:46

EBIT margin forecast for 2010 downgraded

The ongoing preparation of Hartmann's interim report for H1 2010 has given rise to a downgrade of the company's EBIT margin forecast for 2010 to approximately 7% against the previous forecast of approximately 10% (actual 2009: 5.7%). The downgrade is…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:00

Sappi honours printers and their pursuit of print excellence

The 2010 Sappi African Printers of the Year gala event held in Sun City on 12 August 2010 was a celebration of print excellence where printers and their winning entries shared the spotlight.At the glittering event hosted by Master of…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 11:43

Darmstadt University of Technology and Heidelberg Extend Joint Research Platform for Another Two Years

The Institute for Printing Presses and Printing Methods (IDD) at Darmstadt University of Technology and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) are extending their joint research platform till 2012. The two partners have been working on the "functional printing" development project since…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 09:39

Mackenzie pulp mill open for business

Paper Excellence B.V. celebrated the official re-opening of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill in Mackenzie, B.C. on Aug. 17. More than 220 workers have been brought back to work to support the re-opening of the mill and an estimated 500 spin-off…
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Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:33

Verso Paper Corp. Launches Mobile Version of Corporate Website

Verso Paper Corp. has announced the launch of its mobile website to provide easy access to Verso information for customers and the financial community. The mobile version of www.versopaper.com features a simple and efficient user interface that provides quick access…
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 12:02

Nash starts “Oldest Pump Contest”

Gardner Denver Nash has started a contest to find the oldest Nash pump. The submitted product must be a Gardner Denver Nash manufactured liquid ring vacuum pump or compressor. This includes any previous company brands, including elmo and Siemens-Schuckert. Deadline…
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 10:00

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG releases the half-year results 2010

The Mayr-Melnhof Group succeeded in benefiting from the temporary recovery that the economy demonstrated in the first half-year 2010. Capacities in both cartonboard production and folding carton manufacturing were utilized almost to the full. The distinct growth in volume was,…
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 08:24

WITH SIGMA-NIP® Roll Alignment Diagnosis is Fast, Cost-Effective, and Accurate

Sigma-Nip®, is a technologically advanced electronic nip analysis system from Sensor Products Inc. that measures roller profiles and diagnoses roll alignment with unprecedented speed and cost-effectiveness.  This sensor system, which records nip width, renders obsolete time-consuming and inexact tools such…
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 07:11

Mohawk Fine Papers uses Pressurex® Sensor Film To Extend Roll Life, Maximize Yields, and Improve Quality

During tough economic times it is tempting to reduce quality control to cut costs in maintaining rollers for papermaking, printing and converting. However Dolph Beyer, an engineer with Mohawk Fine Papers, asserts doing this is actually counterproductive. He has determined…
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Monday, 16 August 2010 11:00

BASF to build dispersions plant in Huizhou to better serve growing markets in South China

BASF will invest in a dispersions plant in Daya Bay Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, China. With an annual capacity of 100,000 tons, the new plant will produce XSB dispersions for the paper industry and acrylic dispersions for industries such…
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