BTG are pleased to announce that effective March 1st Ms Lydia Bley will assume the role of Vice President and General Manager – BTG Instruments.

Ms Bley started her distinguished career in 1988 after graduating from Munich University of Applied Science with a degree in physical chemistry. After finishing her diploma thesis at the PTS she joined Mütek GmbH as product manager and developed the global market segment wet end chemistry with the Particle Charge Detector PCD-02 first.

She became shareholder and held several positions of increasing responsibility reaching General Manager in 2001, the year Mütek was acquired by BTG. From 2003 - 2006 Ms Bley operated her own consulting business and then rejoined BTG Instruments in 2007 as Product Management Director – Analyzers. In 2008 she was named Director – Product management and Innovation, assuming additional responsibility for the complete portfolio and all technology and business development activities.

In May 2010, Yuen Foong Yu Paper MFG (Yangzhou)Co., Ltd. has signed the contract with PMP for the PM#1 Reel rebuild. PM#1 produces the fluting paper in the basis weight range 105-180 gsm. The paper width at the reel is 3960 mm and operation speed 800 mpm after rebuilt. The assembly and start-up is scheduled in March 2011.

Taiwan's Yuen Foong Yu is a pioneer in the private paper industry. It was founded in 1950. Product ranking leadership position in the domestic paper industry. Yuen Foong Yu Paper-based push-down in many items on display, multi-category, etc. The paper products, including fine paper, industrial paper, such as of paper and household paper.

The story of contacts between YFY and PMPoland started many years ago, during the project PM#21 in 1995. That time PMP were a part of Beloit Corporation. Then, as a PMPoland, we continuously were in contact with YFY. As a final result, in September 2007, the contract for new Tissue Installation was signed. It was the moment when both teams started-up with design, what was finished with common success – a tissue line start-up in October, 2008.  In the same year, PMP finished the assembly and start-up of two hydraulic headboxes in Taiwanese mills.

This time Yuen Foong Yu Paper MFG (Yangzhou) Co., Ltd choose PMP as the supplier again makes our relationship goes well. It is an important milestone of building partnership relationships for the future cooperation.

Based on a profound internal process during the past year, Metso is clarifying the basis of its operations. The new vision, mission and values, launched today, communicate what is Metso’s shared goal, why the company exists and how Metso will achieve its goals.

Matti Kähkönen, Metso’s new President and CEO comments: “Already today Metso’s position in the markets is strong and our financial situation and strategy are on solid footing. Our operating environment is constantly changing, and driving the need for us to continuously renew and improve our operations. Our vision, mission and operating more strongly according our values will further our renewal.”

New vision, mission and values

Metso’s renewed vision is “Working as One to be Number One.” Working as one means working closely within the company, with customers and with other key stakeholders. To be number one means creating added value for stakeholders in everything we do.

Metso’s renewed mission, the purpose of our operations, emphasizes sustainable solutions: “We contribute to a more sustainable world by helping our customers to process natural resources and recycle materials into valuable products.” In accordance with the mission, Metso is committed to working together with customers and being an active participant in building a more sustainable world.

Metso’s renewed values are: Driving customer success, seeking innovations, performing together, and respecting each other.

Neenah Paper Technical Products now announces the direct sales and distribution of its heat transfer papers throughout Europe via its Neenah Paper Lahnstein, Germany location. The new warehouse arrangement results in heat transfer paper ready to ship from Germany rather than the United States to anywhere in the European Union. In addition to quicker delivery and less expensive transportation, Neenah Paper's web site will allow ordering directly from the manufacturer in quantities from 100 sheets, up to multiple carton orders.

The webshop offers the majority of Neenah's Heat Transfer Papers in A4 and A3 sizes, including some 12 x 18" sizes for larger digital printing machines. Electronic credit card processing allows for fast and automated order processing. Most orders will ship the same day or next day.

Information on Neenah's heat transfer papers and multilingual instructions are available on the site also. Customer and technical services is provided by Neenah Paper Technical Products.

"We have built an international business with our heat transfer papers for laser, ink jet and offset printing and this will allow us to better meet the needs of our European customers," explains Gerry Rector, associate marketing director, heat transfer papers.

Detlef Stoltefaut, vice president Neenah Lahnstein adds, "We are pleased to add this service for heat transfer papers within Europe and the web availability to new and existing customers."

The Neenah Lahnstein web site for ordering and information is: http://www.neenah-transfer.de.

For further information on Neenah Paper's heat transfer papers outside Europe, please call 800-344-5287 or email your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit http://www.neenah.com/technical. For information on Neenah Paper's Heat Transfer Papers within Europe, please visit us at http://www.neenah-transfer.de.

Metso and Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. are in advanced negotiations towards concluding a contract for the supply of all main pulp making technology for the 1.5 million tonnes greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose, to be built in the state of Maranhão in the northeastern part of Brazil. Start-up is scheduled for the first half of 2013. At this point of the negotiations the value of the delivery is not disclosed.

Suzano Papel e Celulose is a forestry-based company and one of the largest vertically integrated producers of pulp and paper in Latin America. The company’s main products, sold on the domestic and international markets, are eucalyptus pulp, printing and writing paper and paperboard.

M-real Corporation's annual report for the year 2010, including financial statements, report of the Board of Directors, corporate governance statement and salary and remuneration report, has been published on the company's website at www.m-real.com.

The report is available in English and Finnish. Printed copies are available as of 22 March 2011. Printed copies can be ordered by filling in an order form on the company's website (www.m-real.com/orderpublications) or by e-mailing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A summary of M-real Corporation's stock exchange releases published in 2010 is available on the company's website at www.m-real.com/investors. The content of the releases published in 2010 can partially be out of date.

Metso will supply a 900 TPD (tons per day) lime calcining system to Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties in Ohio, the USA. The delivery will be completed before the end of 2011. The value of the order is approximately EUR 11 million and it was included in Mining and Construction Technology’s Q4 2010 orders received.

The supply will include a preheater rotary kiln with a cooler, a coal firing system, and a complete dust collection and air handling system. The delivery will be complemented by a control system. The new kiln will be the fourth preheater lime kiln by Metso installed in the Martin Marietta facility in Woodville Ohio.

Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., provides a comprehensive range of magnesium oxide, chemically precipitated magnesium hydroxide, and dolomitic lime products.

FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, announced today that it ended 2010 with a very strong underwriting and investment performance, which resulted in the company’s largest surplus ever.

The mutual insurance company reported that, in 2010 policyholder surplus grew 16 percent to US$7.3 billion—a company best—due to a combination of solid underwriting and investment results, despite an uptick in small- and medium-sized insured natural disasters and significant volatility in the financial markets. Gross premium in force grew by approximately 2 percent to US$4.8 billion and net income was US$687 million.

Additionally, the company posted a profitable combined ratio of 82.8 percent, better than forecast, due in large part to policyholders’ diligent risk improvement efforts. FM Global’s client (account) retention rate held firm at 94 percent—significantly higher than industry averages—and has consistently since 2004.

Among the company’s 2010 highlights, FM Global:

• Implemented its fifth and largest-ever membership credit of $US420 million to policyholders due, in large part, to policyholders’ diligent loss prevention efforts. By June 30, 2011, the company will have credited US$1.7 billion to eligible policyholders since first introducing the membership credit in 2001.
• Delivered 94 percent of its clients’ master policies within 30 days of inception and nearly 70 percent on or before the policy’s inception date—well above industry averages.
• Celebrated its 175th anniversary with policyholders, business partners and employees worldwide at hosted events in 25 cities.
• Released the findings of three unprecedented research studies:
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  • The Risk/Earnings Ratio: New Perspectives for Achieving Bottom-Line Stability: Findings from this study revealed businesses with stronger risk management practices than their peers enjoy more stable financial performance over the long term, including much lower earnings volatility.
  • Flirting with Natural Disasters: Why Companies Risk it All: This research report examined why some companies prepare for the risk of natural disasters while others don’t in an effort to help business leaders better understand the psychological barriers that can affect their business decisions when addressing vulnerabilities to natural disasters. The report also provided solutions that can guide change in organizational decision-making behavior with regard to natural disaster risks.
  • Environmental Impact of Automatic Fire Sprinklers: After examining the environmental impact of fires, research findings of this study showed that greenhouse gases released by burning buildings can be reduced by 98 percent when automatic fire sprinklers are installed.
•           Received industry recognition as a result of third-party validation:
  
  
  • Ranked among best of the biggest U.S.-based property/casualty insurers for financial performance during the past decade (Fitch Ratings)
  • Received an Innovation Award (Business Insurance) and Risk Management Award (British Insurance Awards) for RiskMark®, the company’s Web-based risk quality benchmarking tool for clients
  • Ranked number one for overall service by U.K. insurance buyers (StrategicRISK)
  • Ranked highest by corporate risk managers among insurance carriers in claims handling performance (Greenwich Associates Large Corporate Insurance Study)
  • Ranked number one by Canada-based risk managers for quality and client satisfaction (Greenwich Associates)
  • Named “Best Commercial Property Insurer” (Business Insurance)
  • Received ratings affirmations from A.M. Best (A+) and Fitch (AA), which remain unchanged since 2007

“As FM Global reflected on the past during its anniversary year, we revisited our core values, which are as relevant and steadfast today as they were 175 years ago,” said Shivan S. Subramaniam, FM Global chairman and CEO. “What has changed, however, is that today we are protecting businesses that are vastly more sophisticated and global in scope. And as our clients formulate and implement strategies to better protect their businesses and make them more profitable in the future, we are right there with them, helping them keep their properties safe, and the value they provide, intact.”

Subramaniam offered an additional positive outlook for the coming year and beyond.

“We are off to a great start in this new decade, building on the successes we’ve achieved in the previous decade. We are confident that we can continue to effectively meet our policyholders’ needs and deliver a knowledge-based product that resonates with our clients. Our confidence in this endeavor is driven by a simple fact: our employees are focused, determined and passionate about what they do. This is a critical linchpin to our continued, long-term stability and success. And for that, we are most grateful.”

NewPage Corporation announced today the upload of a new "On Paper" sustainability series podcast featuring Lisa Quezada, Sustainable Development Policy Manager for MillerCoors. The focus of the podcast is on the company's water stewardship efforts and its achievements around reducing waste to landfill.

MillerCoors mission is to create America's best beer company by focusing on five key responsibilities with set goals for 2015: alcohol responsibility, environmental sustainability, people and communities, sustainable supply chain and ethics and transparency.

"Water is an essential ingredient in the brewing process – from growing barley to cleaning brew kettles to brewing beer," states Quezada.  Conserving water is a main focus for MillerCoors and the company's 2015 water goal is to reduce water usage by 15 percent across its eight breweries nationwide.  MillerCoors currently reports a water-to-beer ratio of 4.11 barrels of water to one barrel of beer, and some brewery locations are significantly below the average.

MillerCoors regularly partners with nonprofit organizations on water related issues. For example, every September the company celebrates Water Stewardship Volunteer Month where each brewery partners with a local nonprofit to host an employee volunteer event and make a difference in local watersheds. In addition, through a relationship with The Nature Conservancy, MillerCoors is working with barley farmers in Silver Creek, Idaho, to improve water efficiency and quality.

Though water stewardship continues to be the most pressing area, MillerCoors is also focused on reducing its waste sent to landfill. "We achieved our 2015 waste reduction goal ahead of schedule, and reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill by more than 20 percent in 2009," shared Quezada.  MillerCoors has achieved this goal by finding innovative re-uses for their waste, such as selling leftover barley to local farmers for animal feed or using brewery by-products to fertilize on-site hay fields.

To learn more about MillerCoors sustainability efforts, download this podcast and also access more than 30 previous episodes on topics such as supply chain management, zero waste and green business strategies by visiting www.OnPaperSeries.com. To learn more about MillerCoors sustainability efforts, please visit www.GreatBeerGreatResponsibility.com and look for their 2011 Sustainable Development Report to be released later this Spring.