Thursday, 15 July 2010 10:45

WACKER Appoints New Distributor for Polymer and Silicone Products in Chile

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical company, reorganizes its distribution network for silicone and polymer products in Chile to improve efficiency and to create crossregional synergies. As part of an ongoing optimization of WACKER’S distribution sales channels, Quimica Anders is to be…
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 10:30

Metso to supply advanced quality controls to Norske Skog Albury

Metso will supply advanced quality control solutions (AQC) to Norske Skog Albury to reduce TMP quality variability and energy usage. The Norske Skog Albury mill produces185,000 tons per year of bleached softwood TMP and has an annual paper production capacity…
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 10:00

Metso expanding its maintenance business with Myllykoski’s Plattling mill in Germany

Metso and Myllykoski’s MD Plattling mill have signed a frame agreement for the maintenance operations at MD Plattling paper mill in Plattling, Germany. The multi-year agreement will become effective as of January 1, 2011.According to the frame agreement, MD Plattling…
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 09:00

New president of PTS

At their meeting on 8 July 2010, the members of the board of trustees of Papiertechnische Stiftung decided unanimously to appoint Mr Dr. Frank Miletzky as the new president of PTS.Mr Miletzky worked as scientific assistant at the institute for…
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 08:00

Georgia-Pacific Operations Recognized for Environmental Excellence

Reducing air emissions, actively managing water use, and building community relationships are examples of work by Georgia-Pacific’s operations that were honored this year through the company’s Environmental Excellence Awards program. For 15 years, Georgia-Pacific has recognized projects and achievements that…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 16:00

AF&PA Releases 2010 Sustainability Report

The American Forest & Paper Association has issued its 2010 report measuring progress by the forest products industry on key sustainability indicators. The report – Sustainable Practices: a foundation of the forest products industry – shows that despite the severe…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:00

Heidelberg News Strikes Gold

Heidelberg customer magazine scoops top award at the Best Of Corporate Publishing Awards 2010For the first time, the customer magazine of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) - "Heidelberg News" (HN) - has been awarded gold in the "BCP - Best of…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 14:00

Stowe Woodward closes Canadian manufacturing facility

The Stowe Woodward plant in North Bay, Ont., is closing as a result of reorganization at its parent company, Xerium Technologies, Inc. Xerium manufactures clothing and roll covers used primarily in paper production.It is expected that production at the North…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 13:00

Stora Enso will close down newsprint and directory paper production at Varkaus

Stora Enso will permanently close down newsprint and directory paper production at Varkaus in Finland by the end of the third quarter of 2010. The reasons for the planned capacity closure announced on 22 April 2010 have not changed: the…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 12:00

DS Smith Proposed Acquisition of the Otor Group (“Otor”) for €247 million

The Board of DS Smith has announced that it has submitted a binding offer for the proposed acquisition of Otor, a leading corrugated packaging company in France (the "Proposed Acquisition").The Otor Group consists of Otor S.A., the shares of which…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:00

Catalyst announces permanent closure of Elk Falls mill

Catalyst Paper has announced that it is permanently closing its Elk Falls paper mill near Campbell River, British Columbia in September. This facility has been indefinitely curtailed since February 2009.“Today’s news is a disappointing outcome for mill employees and families,…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 10:56

What is the Difference between Cellulose and Cellulose? Viscose Fibre Solutions from Kelheim Fibres

Kelheim Fibres is already the sole manufacturer of short cut viscose fibres for paper applications in Europe – and improving the properties of speciality papers is now the target of the range of new fibres which Kelheim presented at this…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 10:00

Van Houtum first company to receive NEN-EN 16001 certification

Van Houtum is the first company in the Netherlands to have passed the certification process for the NEN-EN 16001 energy standard. This confirms once again that our energy management system complies with the strictest European standards and that we systematically…
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Friday, 09 July 2010 09:00

Platypus showcases new KBA Rapida to Qld industry

Almost 100 members of the Qld print community attended the LIA sponsored Open House at Platypus Graphics, where they saw the company’s new KBA Rapida 106 with coater put through its paces, with the print job in keeping with the…
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 15:00

Pacific Northwest Update

Following impressive gains in lumber and plywood prices, Douglas fir log prices delivered to mills in western Oregon and Washington increased from $432/MBF to $528/MBF, up more than 20 percent since the beginning of the year. For May, Southwest Oregon…
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