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Friday, 27 January 2012 10:00
ANDRITZ to supply continuous biomass pre-treatment pilot plant
International technology Group ANDRITZ, through its U.S. subsidiary ANDRITZ Inc., is collaborating with ZeaChem Inc. on the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals by providing the technology for a continuous biomass pre-treatment pilot plant. ZeaChem is a developer of…
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Monday, 23 January 2012 11:00
James C. Tyrone Returns to NewPage
NewPage announced today that James C. Tyrone has accepted the role of executive vice president, Commercial Operations and Business Development, effective February 1, 2012. Mr. Tyrone will report to George F. Martin, president and chief executive officer. Effective with Mr.…
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Monday, 23 January 2012 10:00
Mercer International Inc. Announces Expansion Project at Its Stendal Mill
Mercer International Inc. has announced a project ("Project Blue Mill") to increase production and efficiency through debottlenecking initiatives including the installation of an additional 40 MW steam turbine at its Stendal mill. The debottlenecking which, among other things, requires the…
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:30
Buckeye Announces Sale of Non-Core Merfin Systems Converting Business
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and ongoing operations of its Merfin Systems converting business to National Tissue Company, LLC. Merfin Systems, located in King, North Carolina, is a converter…
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Monday, 16 January 2012 10:00
US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years
US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are the lowest in the country, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody biomass…
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Friday, 13 January 2012 10:00
Buckeye Announces Closure of Americana Cotton Linter Pulp Production Line
Uncompetitive cost position necessitates closure Potential generation of a $20 million cash benefit Redeploy resources to higher return business opportunities Expect $2.4 million restructuring costs and non-cash impairment charge of $49 million Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced the closure of its Americana, Brazil cotton linter pulp production…
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 10:00
Verso Paper Completes $45 Mil Renewable Energy Project
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that the company has completed a $45 million renewable energy project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan. The project includes design upgrades to the mill's existing combination boiler (which burns biomass from…
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 15:00
Wausau Paper Announces Senior Appointments
Wausau Paper has announced the appointment of Matthew L. Urmanski to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue and Michael R. Wildenberg to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue Strategy effective March 1, 2012. Mr. Urmanski, 39, joined Wausau Paper in 2000 and has most…
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 13:00
Ashland Inc. completes announced sale of synlubes business
Ashland Inc. has said that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, has completed the previously announced sale of its aviation and refrigerant lubricants business, a polyol/ester-based synlubes business, to Calumet Missouri, LLC, an assignee of Monument Chemicals Inc. The purchase price was…
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 23:03
Rayonier Elects Thomas I. Morgan to Board of Directors
Rayonier has announced that Thomas I. Morgan, chairman and chief executive officer of Baker & Taylor, Inc. has been elected to its board of directors. Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, videos, and music products to libraries, institutions and retailers.…
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 21:00
Ashland Inc. completes sale of PVAc business to Celanese Corp
Ashland Inc. has announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its polyvinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer (PVAc) business to Celanese Corporation. The proposed transaction included the transfer of the PVAc business, inventory and related technology. The sale does…
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 12:30
BASF participates in US American technology company Renmatix
BASF is participating with $30 million through BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG in the American technology firm Renmatix Inc. The BASF subsidiary led a $50 million financing round, joined by new and existing investors. The technology company Renmatix has…
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Monday, 19 December 2011 08:37
OMNOVA Solutions for Actions to Reduce Energy Usage
OMNOVA Solutions received a letter of commendation from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Company's achievement of a 5.8% reduction in energy usage for 2010. As a partner in DOE's Better Buildings, Better Plants program, OMNOVA has voluntarily…
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Friday, 16 December 2011 11:00
Verso Paper Corp. Partnership for More Certified Acres in Maine - an Impressive Success
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that their participation in a groundbreaking partnership involving Time Inc., Hearst Enterprises, National Geographic Society, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), and another forest products company has led to 790,000 acres of additional forest lands being…
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Thursday, 15 December 2011 14:14
Metso to deliver the first commercial LignoBoost plant to Domtar
Metso will supply the world’s first commercial installation of LignoBoost technology to Domtar in North America. The equipment will be intergrated with the Plymouth North Carolina pulp mill. The LignoBoost process separates and collects lignin from pulping liquor. This order…
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