Wednesday, 24 February 2010 14:00

Ashland to increase global prices of Natrosol®

Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is increasing the price of its Natrosol® hydroxyethylcellulose products by 8 percent effective March 1, or as contracts allow. The price increase is necessary to offset the recent…
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 12:00

A CEO's Perspectives

CEO Perspectives in the Forest, paper & packaging industry worldwide - 2010 Edition PricewaterhouseCoopers recently conducted its third series of in-depth interviews with CEOs in the Forest, Paper and Packaging (FPP) industry. We interviewed 33 executives from leading companies around…
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 11:00

New faces on PAPTAC council for 2010

André Bernier has been re-elected as Chairman of the Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada for 2010. Two new councilors began their term on the Executive Council for 2010-2012 at the Annual Meeting: Daniel Archambault, executive vice-president and COO,…
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:00

Pöyry Awarded new contract

Pöyry has been awarded a contract for developing a basic engineering package and supplying related services for Borealis AG's semi-commercial catalyst plant located in Linz, Austria. The contract value is not disclosed. The total investment cost for the whole plant…
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 07:49

Ashland to increase composite materials prices

Ashland Performance Materials, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is increasing the price of its complete portfolio of unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, gelcoats, pigments and additives sold in North America by 5 cents per pound effective…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:00

Mohawk Acquires LabPrints

Mohawk has acquired LabPrints, a leader in workflow integration for professional photographers and photo labs. While continuing to develop its existing customer base, LabPrints joins Mohawk's growing list of marketing partners developing products and solutions for the converging worlds of…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:00

Flow to Showcase Mach Series Waterjets LIVE at WESTEC 2010

Flow International Corporation the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) waterjet technology, will exhibit its innovative new Mach Series line of waterjets at WESTEC 2010, March 23 – 25 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Flow's Mach Series…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 12:00

CPI’s profits take a hit in tough market

CPI's net profit dropped 4.2 per cent to $2.04m for the first half of 2009-10 while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) fell 27.6 per cent to $4.2m. The Australian paper giant says trading conditions remain difficult with volumes still…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 09:29

UPM launches 2 new websites

UPM has launched two new websites to promote its Biofore message to its stakeholders. The sites www.upmbiofore.com and www.upmcarbonlife.com offer enhanced applications as well as highlight business cases with environmental advantages. Full story available here....>
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 09:11

Södra aims for non-toxic plant protection

Södra Odlarna, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Södra, has started a project to develop a mechanical method for protecting plants against pine weevil infestation. The objective is chemical-free forest regeneration. The Södra Odlarna board recently resolved to develop a proprietary -…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 09:00

Nanotech discovery may green chemical manufacturing

McGill researcher develops eco-friendlynanocatalyst A new nanotech catalyst developed by McGill University ChemistsChao-Jun Li, Audrey Moores and their colleagues offers industry anopportunity to reduce the use of expensive and toxic heavy metals.Catalysts are substances used to facilitate and drive chemicalreactions.…
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 08:16

Stora Enso Oyj - Investor News

Stora Enso to centralise the use of recovered fibre-based packaging in Finland at Pori Closure of recycling plant at Varkaus and core plant at Pori planned - temporary newsprint layoff plan at Varkaus Stora Enso is planning to centralise the…
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Monday, 22 February 2010 16:00

Cascades more efficient and ecological with Voith technology

Voith Paper: 'Top Green Supplier', 'Intellichoix award' and 'Energia Award' in the field of technological innovation - these are three of the awards that the Canadian paper, tissue and board manufacturer Cascades has recently received. Cascades more efficient and ecological…
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Monday, 22 February 2010 15:00

Highest Quality for Stainless Steel Production

ISRA PARSYTEC – the world's leading supplier of surface and web inspection systems for strip products – received a purchase order by the stainless steel manufacturer for a surface inspection system at their Annealing Pickling (APF) line as well as…
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Monday, 22 February 2010 14:00

Newpage Press Release

NewPage announced results of operations for the fourth quarter and full year today. It is clear that the company has very serious financial issues, but this does not make NewPage unique in our industry. We won't speak directly to the…
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