CANADIAN FOREST INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SIGN WORLD’S LARGEST CONSERVATION AGREEMENT APPLYING TO AREA TWICE THE SIZE OF GERMANY Today 21 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and nine leading environmental organizations, unveiled an unprecedented agreement…
Due to restructuring measures in the Southeast Asian market, Chemical House & Lab Instrument Co., Ltd. is now in charge of sales in Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and The Philippines with immediate effect. By this we will be able to…
Erik Højsholt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brødrene Hartmann A/S since 2007, passed away on 18 May 2010 following a short period of illness and hospitalisation. Mr Højsholt headed Hartmann's successful turnaround process, which was completed in late…
Lenzing's subsidiary PT. South Pacific Viscose (SPV) officially started up its fourth production line at the beginning of April. A total of about USD 150 mill. made the production line the Group's biggest individual investment project in recent years. Its…
UPM has renewed its product offering and naming in its SC-B, MFS and News product ranges and launches a new UPM Eco range. The developments take place in heatset and rotogravure printing methods, whereas the coldset product range stays the…
IGT Testing Systems and Testprint BV are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement for international cooperation. Both companies have been active in the paper, ink, printing and allied industries for a very long time and their respective…
At this year's IPEX trade show in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from May 18 to 25, 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be showcasing the latest developments in its product and solution portfolio. The leading international solution provider for sheetfed offset…
Offset Alpine and Scott Print took out the gold awards for the Australasia region at the Sappi Trading International Printer of the Year awards ceremony in Sydney last night. The companies will go on to compete against printers worldwide for…
PaperlinX Ltd is today repaying in full its historic lending facilities, made up of syndicated bank debt and US Private Placement notes. These facilities have been replaced by regional asset backed facilities established in Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada and…
In the first quarter of 2010 German press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) booked a big increase in new business compared to the same period the previous year. The group order intake climbed 43.2% to €314.4m (2009: €219.5m), with…
The world’s first pilot machine for making it possible to work with nanocellulose on a large scale is currently under construction in Stockholm. With this major venture, Innventia, a research company, is taking a decisive step towards the industrialisation of…
The South Korean Moorim Paper Group has commissioned the Siemens Industry Solutions Division to supply complete drive technology for the new product line PM1. The paper machine for coated and uncoated wood-free paper will be installed in the DongHae pulp…
Multi Umwelttechnologie AG has over 15 years experience with culture media for immobilising micro-organisms during the treatment of sewage water. During this time, we have used almost every known carrier in many different large plants, types of sewage water and…
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Nicholls will speak at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Jun. 2. The presentation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT, and will…
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman made the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule, issued this week:“The EPA’s action hurts rural communities by endangering family wage American jobs and…