KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard, will release its 2010 second quarter earnings on Wednesday, August 4, 2010, after the market closes. The Company will host a conference call…
Metso will deliver a front-end system, comprising wood handling and fiber preparation system, for fiber board production to Berneck, Curitibanos, Santa Catarina state in Brazil. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011. The order value is below EUR…
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010 in a news release before the market opens on Wednesday, August 11. Management will host a conference call at 9:00…
Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada, as the owner and operator of a paper mill in Fort Frances, Ontario, was fined $125,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused injuries to two workers and a student.…
UPM has sold to the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources a conservation easement on 187,876 acres (76,000 hectares) of UPM-owned forest land in Northern Minnesota. UPM will receive USD 44 million (approximately EUR 36 million) for the easement…
AbitibiBowater could emerge from bankruptcy protection in October if creditors vote in August to approve the newsprint producer's restructuring plan, the Canadian Press reports. The Montreal-based company has been under court protection in Canada and the United States since April…
Staples, Inc., a company committed to making it easy for customers, demonstrates as much with their comprehensive environmental program, EcoEasy™, the topic of a new episode in the popular On Paper sustainability podcast series. Sponsored by NewPage Corporation, North America’s…
CPI has announced the appointment of Debbie Stringer as its Energy & Environment Manager. A graduate in Paper Technology, she joins CPI with over 20 years experience working in paper mills, having been employed with Abitibi Bowater at its Bridgewater…
SCA has launched a new family of workplace wiper dispensers in Europe. The Tork Performance range includes floorstands, centrefeeds and wall-mounted dispensers with two different colour options.The Tork Performance dispensers have been designed to improve workflow and cut costs by…
Pöyry PLC's Q2 interim result will be published 22 July 2010 at 8:30 a.m. Finnish time. News conferences will be held as follows: - A conference in Finnish will be arranged at 12 p.m. Finnish time at Restaurant Savoy, Eteläesplanadi…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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