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Thursday, 03 March 2011 09:54
Metso to supply a lime calcining system to Martin Marietta in the USA
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…
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 10:54
Commercial Property Insurer FM Global Reports Strong Year in 2010
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…
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 09:50
MillerCoors Featured in New 'On Paper' Sustainability Series Podcast
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…
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 08:41
Domtar distribution group is now Ariva™
The leading provider of high-quality paper, packaging and graphic arts supplies today announced the launch of its new identity: Ariva. Formerly Domtar Distribution Group, the rebranding under the name Ariva marks the beginning of a new era in the company's…
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 07:03
Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend
Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand…
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Friday, 18 February 2011 22:14
Sonoco Announces Officer Appointments in Consumer Packaging Segment
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced officer appointments in its Consumer Packaging segment, according to Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer. Rodger D. Fuller, 49, has been named vice president, Global Rigid…
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Friday, 18 February 2011 22:09
International Paper and Memphis Botanic Garden Partner to Present Earth Day Every Day April, 2011
Each day throughout the month of April, Memphis Botanic Garden in partnership with International Paper will host a month-long celebration of Earth Day. Children and adults will enjoy a variety of special events designed to improve familiarity with ecology and…
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Friday, 11 February 2011 23:46
NewPage and Niagara Development LLC Complete Sale of Niagara, Wisconsin Mill Property and Assets
NewPage Wisconsin System Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewPage Corporation, and Niagara Development LLC jointly announced today Niagara Development LLC's acquisition of the NewPage Niagara, Wisconsin mill property and assets. The NewPage Niagara facility permanently closed in July, 2008 due…
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 02:30
ANDRITZ to supply biomass boiler for Graphic Packaging International, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order by Graphic Packaging International to supply a 350,000 lb/h (160 t/h) steam boiler using woody biomass and primary clarifier sludge as fuels for the company’s mill in Macon, Georgia, USA. Start-up…
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 01:30
Sonoco's Patented Radial Crush Tester for Paper Tubes Made Available to Industry
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reached an agreement with the Composite Can and Tube Institute (CCTI) to make the Company's patented Radial Crush Tester for spiral-wound paperboard tubes and cores available to the industry. According…
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:51
Verso Paper Corp. Achieves Safety Milestone
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that it exceeded the company's safety goals for 2010 with a lost workday incidence rate (LWIR) of 0.07, which is world class performance, and a total incidence rate (TIR) of 1.36. These outstanding results place…
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Monday, 31 January 2011 19:10
Sappi Fine Paper North America Teams Up With VSA to Create Online Comedy Shorts to Promote Paper
Sappi Fine Paper North America announces the launch of the Flo Channel: Off RegisterTM-- its online comedy video series developed with VSA Partners, aimed at the influential print community. The new video series features stories told by Second City Improv…
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Monday, 31 January 2011 13:15
Xerium Technologies Announces Energy-Saving Forming Fabric Technology
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today announced full global availability of EnerStar, an exclusive energy-saving paper machine clothing (PMC) technology designed to both reduce energy consumption…
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Sunday, 30 January 2011 20:19
Finch Paper Appoints Dr. Peter J. Veverka to Senior Product Development Engineer
Finch Paper announces the appointment of Dr. Peter J. Veverka to its product development division as Senior Product Development Engineer. A published scholar and author of several patent applications, Dr. Veverka comes to Finch after a 15-year tenure with International…
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Friday, 21 January 2011 10:09
Domtar starts new turbine generator
Domtar Corporation celebrated the start-up of its newly installed 50 megawatt bio-fueled steam turbine generator at its Marlboro (Bennettsville) mill in South Carolina today. Domtar invested approximately $40 million in 2010 to complete this project. Now fully operational, the new…
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