Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:30

Chan W. Galbato Elected NewPage Chairman of the Board

NewPage Corporation (NewPage) has just announced the election of Chan W. Galbato to the Board of Directors of NewPage and its affiliates as chairman of the Board, effective August 25, 2010. Mr. Galbato takes over the chairman role from Robert…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:28

PEFC TECHNICAL NEWS: Brazil Adds Standard for Native Forests

Cerflor, the Brazilian Forest Certification Programme, has submitted its revised system, which includes the forest management standards for native forests as well as for planted forests, for PEFC endorsement. Stakeholders globally are invited to comment on the national scheme by…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:24

ABB to showcase analytical equipment at WWEM 2010

ABB will showcase instrumentation and analytical equipment at the Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) 2010 exhibition on 10-11 November at the International Centre in Telford. The company, which will be found on stands 107 and 108, will exhibit a…
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 07:09

Södra has started construction of a new sawmill in Värö

Some time ago, Södra Timber took the decision to invest in a new sawmill in Värö with a capacity of 750,000 cubic metres. All licences for the new sawmill have now been obtained and the ground work got under way…
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 07:10

APP hits back at NGO allegations

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has defended its latest report – Getting the facts down on paper – which outlines APP Indonesia’s commitment to sustainability, following allegations by a number of NGO’s including WWF and Greenpeace. APP says the allegations…
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 07:06

POM GasMaster portable air meter

POM Technology Oy AB is a leading supplier of paper machine's compact wetend. POMS purger, which is the key component of the patented POM System, is a simple and compact component to remove the air which is in the process.…
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Monday, 30 August 2010 11:00

ANDRITZ: new Executive Board responsibilities as of April 2011

Franz Hofmann will retire as planned on March 31, 2011 Wolfgang Semper becomes new member of the Executive Board Franz Hofmann, who has been member of the Executive Board of ANDRITZ AG since 1999 and responsible for the METALS and…
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Monday, 30 August 2010 10:00

The Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency selects ÅF for project consulting services in IT

The Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency has selected ÅF in the allocation of framework agreements for government agencies. The contract covers project consulting services in IT and spans two years, with the option of a subsequent two-year extension. "As…
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Monday, 30 August 2010 09:00

Buckeye CEO to Participate in UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference

Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) has just announced that John B. Crowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference in New York City on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at 8:00 a.m. (ET).…
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Monday, 30 August 2010 08:00

Buckeye Technologies among Top 20 Percent of Sustainable Businesses in Southeast

Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) today announced that it had been named in the top 20% of publicly held companies headquartered in the Southeast on their Corporate Sustainability policies and practices. The first annual Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings, announced in May…
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Monday, 30 August 2010 06:59

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Gains Approval as Producer of Cellulosic Biofuel

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") announced that the Company was notified that its registration as a producer of cellulosic biofuel for the tax year 2009 has been approved. With this registration, KapStone may apply for a nonrefundable…
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Friday, 27 August 2010 07:07

Vishay Nobel ROS reduces bottom waste

Several centimeters of paper left on a parent reel spool is a common sight in many paper mills. These left-on-spool or bottom waste losses, which cannot be wound because of tension control problems and crepe wrinkles during the initial phases…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:00

The employee group buyout effort for Pine Falls abandoned

The employee group considering the purchase of the shuttered Pine Falls newsprint mill has told the mill's owner, Tembec, that the deal is off. The group concluded it could not make a viable business case for the purchase. According to…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:00

Metso to supply a cartonboard machine to Chinese Lee & Man

Metso will supply a coated cartonboard production line to Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd to the company’s Hongmei mill in Guangdong province, China. The start-up of the new production line is scheduled for the end of 2011. The…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 14:00

International Paper Chairman & CEO to Speak at UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference

International Paper Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John V. Faraci will speak at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The presentation is scheduled for 8:45 a.m. EDT, and will be…
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