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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 12:00

Changes in Walki's organization

To realize Walki's strong growth ambitions in the Asia Pacific region, it has been decided that as of January 1, 2012 Mikael Nováky will fully concentrate on growing the business in the Asian markets in his role as Vice President,…
Brighter, sharper and cost effective color copying will soon be added to consumers’ benefit from Double A. Double A and the National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), signed a research collaboration agreement this morning to focus on nanotechnological analysis of toner impact…
Strengthening Competence of Household Paper Products Business Nippon Paper Group, Inc. (President: Yoshio Haga) has decided to shut down the production facilities at the Iwakuni Mill (Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture; Manager: Takashi Yamaguchi) of Nippon Paper Crecia Co., Ltd. (President: Kazuhiro…
The Metso-supplied fine paper production line, PM 1, of Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. came successfully on stream on September 1, 2011 at the company’s greenfield pulp and paper mill in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China. The 11.15-m-wide…
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received important orders to supply steel yankee cylinders used in drying processes for tissue, board, and paper.  The steel yankee delivers high drying rates with energy efficiency. The customers ordering steel yankees for tissue production…
Friday, 13 January 2012 09:00

PMT Pre-erection of Copy Paper Machine

PMT workshops have successfully concluded the entire pre-erection of a completely new Copy Paper Machine for the Company Advance Paper Mill 3 (doubleA) in Thailand. The new machine sections are now being shipped to the mill site for erection. The…
APP Timber (initially incorporated as Asia Panel Products hence "APP Timber"), PEFC International is pleased to welcome the first Asian-based company in its membership. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, APP Timber specializes in the supply of imported timber-related products for the Asian…
SCA has now completed the previously announced transaction of creating a joint venture in Australasia. The joint venture is formed through the sale of 50% of the SCA operations in Australasia to the Australian-based Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). The finalisation…
Vacon has been sentenced to pay compensation in the court case in China. Vacon was accused of importing components with the wrong customs tariff classification. The court ordered Vacon to pay compensation totalling EUR 5.5 million which consists of unpaid…
Metso was recently awarded a contract to supply Daio Paper Corporation with a rebuild of their hardwood kraft fiber line at their Mishima mill, located on Shikuko island, in Japan. Start-up of the rebuilt line is scheduled for the end…
Metso will supply a Metso DNA automation system, various measurement solutions and analyzers to BILT Graphic Paper Products Limited’s (BGPPL) pulp mill in Ballarshah, India. The main process equipment was relocated from Metsä-Botnia’s Kaskinen pulp mill that was closed down…
PT Graha Cemerlang Paper Utama (GCPU), a subsidiary of Kompas Gramedia Group, has brought its second brand-new Intelli-Tissue™ 2100 machine on stream at its Cikampek mill in Indonesia. PMP tissue machine started-up smoothly and easily (plug & play philosophy) and…
Ecolab Inc. was named an Outstanding Enterprise in Delivering Corporate Social Responsibility for the second consecutive year by China Business News (CBN), China's premier business media group. At the CBN 2011 China Corporate Social Responsibility Award ceremony today in Guangzhou,…
Tuesday, 06 December 2011 18:51

Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update

The expansion of pulp production in China continues and the lack of domestic wood fiber sources has resulted in record imports of wood chips in 2011, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Chinese pulp mills increasingly have to rely on imported…
Sunday, 04 December 2011 13:26

HengAn sets speed record at 2,000 m/min

HengAn sets speed record at 2,000 m/min for Advantage ViscoNip press at Weifang mill The Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 200 tissue production line, equipped with the unique Advantage ViscoNip long-nip press, has been running at a record breaking speed of 2,000…