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Nalco Holding Company, has announced that it has been informed that the proposed merger between Nalco and Ecolab Inc. has been cleared by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). The MOFCOM clearance is the last of the regulatory approvals required…
Praxair China has signed a contract to supply oxygen for pulp bleaching in the processing of paper products to Jiangsu Oji Paper Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Oji Paper Co., the leading paper manufacturer in Japan and one of the…
SCA has decided to form a joint venture partnership for its existing operations in Australasia with the Australian company Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). SCA and PEP Fund IV will each hold 50% of the company. Working with local partners and…
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 09:00

Clariant strengthens Asian presence

The Swiss-based specialty chemicals company Clariant announces the opening of its new Regional Headquarters for South East Asia & Pacific and its new Global Textile Chemicals headquarters, both located in Singapore. Today Clariant is also celebrating the inauguration of its…
Minerals Technologies Inc. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Specialty Minerals Inc., has entered into an agreement with Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited to build and operate a satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at Bashundhara's paper mill in Meghnaghat,…
International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 75 percent stake in Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills (APPM). International Paper purchased 53.5 percent of the APPM shares from Mr. L.N. Bangur and related family members…
Thursday, 13 October 2011 11:00

Chinese pulp imports

China’s total pulp imports surged 23.6% in August from the previous month, to around 1.192 million tonnes, according to data from China Customs (see table below). The figure was 40.1% higher than the 850,936 tonnes recorded in August last year.…
Thursday, 13 October 2011 09:00

Higher Kings Mill purchased by Asia File

DS Smith Paper’s specialist producer of filing and educational papers, Higher Kings Mill in Devon, has been purchased by Asia File Corporation Berhad. The international company, based in Malaysia, is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of filing and stationery…
PMT Italia has been selected by Jiangsu Longheng Paper Co., Ltd. as a key partner for its new duplex board machine project. The new board machine will be installed in the Jiangsu province, close to the town of Xiangshui in…
OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE:OMN) has announced that the Company will immediately suspend production at its Taicang, China plant and consolidate production into its Shanghai, China facility, pending future improvement in business conditions. Both facilities make coated fabrics for OMNOVA's Decorative Products…
Demag Cranes has been awarded a further contract to supply the entire equipment for a paper roll shipping store in China. The contract by the Chinese paper manufacturer Liansheng Paper (Longai) Co. Ltd includes the delivery of five identical fully…
Metso will supply a coated board production line to International Paper & Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd in China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A typical value of this kind of a production line is EUR 90–120…
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – aims to obtain full ownership of its subsidiary Alfa Laval India Ltd and seek delisting of the shares from the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and…
Reliable, efficient automation and power solutions for JK Paper production expansion ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth more than $15 million to supply integrated automation and power equipment and related engineering and commissioning…
Thursday, 15 September 2011 09:44

New Head for Australian Forestry Standard

Geoff Gorrie, Chair of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd, announced today that Richard Stanton had been appointed as the National Secretary of Australian Forestry Standard Ltd. "Richard will take up his new role on 11th October 2011 and his main focus…