Ian Melin-Jones
ANDRITZ receives major order for supplies to Eldorado pulp mill, Brazil
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Eldorado Papel e Celulose Ltda. (Eldorado Brasil) to supply a complete fiberline and other major equipment for the new pulp mill in Três Lagoas, Brazil. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2012. It was agreed not to disclose the order value.
The scope of supply of the ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER business area covers the EPC delivery of the complete fiberline including other major equipment for the new pulp mill:
Woodyard: three complete wood receiving and chipping lines, conveyors, stacker/reclaimer, four chip screens, and biomass handling.
Fiberline: single vessel continuous digester with Lo-Solids® cooking, washing, screening, and low-impact bleaching based upon the proven DD washer technology by ANDRITZ. The fiberline represents state-of-the-art process technology providing the best yield, washing efficiency, and minimal chemical consumption.
Complete pulp drying plant including automated baling lines. The two dewatering machines (working width 6.67 m each) will be based on Twin Wire former technology that has already been proven in several high-capacity pulp mill projects around the world.
Entire white liquor plant (recausticizing and lime kiln) designed to produce 15,700 m3/d of white liquor for the cooking plant. The plant will feature green liquor filtration based on X-Filter™ technology, the CD-Filter™ for white liquor filtration, and LMD-Filter™ for lime mud washing. The lime kiln will be the largest to be installed in South America.
With an annual production of approximately 1.5 million t of bleached eucalyptus market pulp, Eldorado will be the largest pulp mill in the world. With this order, ANDRITZ once again confirms its leading global position as a supplier of complete pulp production lines.
Clariant leads way in REACH Phase One and Phase Two legislation
Lead REACH registrant Clariant is now focusing on Phase Two of REACH legislation following its successful completion of the registration of 152 substances required under Phase One by the November 30, 2010 deadline. Phase Two, which concerns more than 300 chemicals, should be completed by June 1, 2013.
For Phase One, the company held a unique position in leading 81 out of 152 (> 50%) consortia and Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs). The Phase One substances covered finished products, intermediates and raw materials of 8 business units.
Due to the extensive knowledge and expertise of the toxicological, ecotoxicological and physical chemical properties of our substances Clariant took over the lead function for the majority of the respective consortia. Its commitment to Product Stewardship is highly appreciated within the industry, with its REACH registration teams comprising of Product Stewardship specialists, toxicologists, ecotoxicologists, lawyers and IT specialists.
“We are delighted to have completed the task assigned to us,“ comments Hariolf Kottmann, CEO Clariant. “Our achievement in completing Phase One registration inside the deadline required a lot of long, hard work, and an intensive use of resources. Customers have expressed their appreciation for our dedication in supporting their efforts to be REACH compliant when using our materials in their products and formulations.” Complying with REACH is a prerequisite for a company’s ability to operate in Europe. Any substances not registered by the deadlines set for each Phase will not be allowed to be produced, imported or sold, as clearly stated in Article 5 of the REACH Regulation.
Phase Two is concerned with the registration of substances supplied at ≥ 100 t/a by June 1, 2013. Clariant has another several hundreds chemicals that fall under this category.
“We gained considerable experience during Phase One of REACH,” comments Ulrich Kussmaul, Head of Product Stewardship. “However, Clariant will have to meet the challenge to get a higher amount of substances registered in Phase Two. Our Product Stewardship organization teams are ready to go ahead and to meet this challenge both as lead registrant as well as a reliable partner within consortia to complete the task in hand within the deadline.”
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 turbine has made the mill more energy efficient.
Domtar has entered into a 15-year agreement with Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned electric company, for the purchase of up to 50 megawatts of green power. The renewable energy generated by the turbine would be enough to power roughly 31,000 South Carolina homes.
Domtar would like to recognize the State of South Carolina for the significant role it has played in the success of this project. To celebrate the start-up, Domtar organized a "breaker-throw" event at the mill this morning, which included the participation of several State dignitaries as well as Domtar executives.
Domtar has been long committed to sustainable business practices and has implemented energy efficiency programs at all of its facilities to help reduce the impact of its operations on the environment. Since 2002, Domtar's increased reliance on lower-emitting biomass as a fuel source has resulted in a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity. Domtar's self-generation of electricity is at approximately 67%, which represents a 26% increase since 2002. Domtar's use of renewable energy stands at approximately 74% of total energy use, which represents an 18% increase since 2002
UPM's forestal oriental increases land ownership in Uruguay
In order to improve wood procurement options and to support self-sufficiency in wood supply to Fray Bentos pulp mill, UPM's plantation company Forestal Oriental has acquired about 25,000 hectares of land in Uruguay from a private land owner.
The purchase includes several different plots of land. About half of the land is either already planted or suitable for eucalyptus plantations. The total price for the land acquisition including the standing wood reserves is about EUR 65 million.
Metso-supplied tissue making line starts up in Mexico
The Metso-supplied tissue making line of SCA in Mexico came successfully on stream on November 15, 2010, at SCA’s greenfield mill site in Ciudad Sahagún, Hidalgo State, close to Mexico City. The new PM 1 line has an annual production capacity of 60,000 tonnes of high-quality facial, toilet and towel grades.
Metso’s scope of delivery comprised a complete turn-key tissue production line. The production line is fully Metso-engineered and optimized with regard to energy savings, production efficiency and quality. The scope of supply included a tissue machine, deinking plant, effluent plant, stock preparation system, a mill-wide automation package, and also all other auxiliary equipment and systems needed for the mill. Transport, installation, training, start-up and commissioning were also included in the delivery. The combination of Metso’s wide hardware portfolio and extensive know-how and project services has created a highly competitive production unit.
“Within Metso we have the best professionals and very committed people to make such an extensive project as this possible. The installation at the site was finalized timely with high quality and in flawless cooperation with the SCA project team,” says Dan Finnerman, Vice President, Project Management, Tissue business line, Metso.
The civil engineering and building construction was handled by SCA. Special attention was paid to the interaction between the civil engineering and Metso’s plant design.
”Metso supplied a very complete solution for the tissue mill. The SCA project team worked closely with Metso throughout all phases of the projects. Support and cooperation from Metso was excellent. The tissue machine start-up went very smoothly,” said James Haeffele, Vice President, Tissue Technology for SCA North America and Project Director for the Sahagún greenfield tissue mill project.
Tissue World 2011 Conference - Something for Everyone! Register Today at the Lower 'Early-Bird' Rate!
In late March, only 2 months from now, the world’s tissue business will gather in Nice, France, at Tissue World 2011. An extremely important feature of the event is the 3½ day Conference covering a very wide variety of topics . . . Management Trends . . . Sustainability . . . Environment . . . Brands . . . Private Label . . . Fiber Supply . . . New Technology . . . Papermaking . . . Converting . . . Energy Savings . . . Packaging . . . Softness & Strength . . . Profit Boosters . . . Yankee Dryer Reliability . . . Process Control . . . and much more!
Day 1 will cover the very timely Management and Market topics of Sustainability, Brands vs Private Label and Fiber Supply. The Program on Day 1 will include speakers from, among others, Kimberly-Clark, SCA, Greenpeace, Sofidel, WEPA, ETS, and RISI.
Days 2 and 3 will be dedicated to New Applied Technology and solutions in the critical areas of papermaking, converting, packaging and wrapping and a wide variety of associated topics related to tissue production. Many of the world’s leading experts will be on hand to share their knowledge and experience from operations and research.
Day 4 will focus on the heart of the tissue machine, the Yankee dryer. A panel of world-class professionals will present methods and solutions to improve Reliability of the Yankee.
In addition, of course, the Tissue World Exhibition featuring many of the world’s leading suppliers to the tissue making and converting industries will be open to all conference delegates.
To learn more about the speeches and topics to be covered, please read further down this mail. By coming to Nice and attending the Conference you can both broaden and deepen your knowledge of the dynamic tissue business, allowing you to generate new ideas and do your job more profitably for your company!
To get the “Early Bird” Conference Fee, please make sure to REGISTER TODAY!
Ahlstrom to publish financial statements bulletin 2010 on February 1, 2011
Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its financial statements bulletin 2010 on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 approximately at 12 a.m. Finnish time (CET +1).
Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång and CFO Seppo Parvi will present the 2010 results in Finnish at a press and analyst conference in Helsinki on February 1 at 2.30 p.m. Finnish time. The conference will take place at event arena Bank, address Unioninkatu 20, 2nd floor. The name of the meeting room will be displayed on the display board in the lobby.
In addition, a conference call for analysts and investors will be held in English on the same day at 5 p.m. Finnish time. To participate in the teleconference, please dial +358 (0)9 2319 4349 in Finland or +44 (0)20 7806 1950 outside Finland a few minutes before the conference begins. The confirmation code is 4185374.
The event can also be viewed as a live audio webcast at www.ahlstrom.com. Registration is required. It is possible to participate in the Q & A session via teleconference or online.
An on-demand audio webcast of the conference will be available on Ahlstrom's website for twelve months after the call.
The presentation material will be available at www.ahlstrom.com > Investors > Reports and presentations > 2010 after the interim report has been published.
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Metso Corporation's Financial Statement 2010
Metso Corporation's Financial statements will be published on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at about 12:00 p.m. Finnish time/EET (10:00 a.m. GMT, 11:00 a.m. CET, 5:00 a.m. EST)
The news conferences
Metso will hold two news conferences in Helsinki on Thursday, February 3, 2011
• The press conference for media in Finnish will be arranged at 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Finnish time
• The news conference with live webcast and conference call for investors and analysts in English will be arranged at the following local times:
• 03:00 p.m. EET (Helsinki)
• 01:00 p.m. GMT (London)
• 02:00 p.m. CET (Paris)
• 08:00 a.m. EST (New York)
Both events will take place at Metso Group Head Office, Fabianinkatu 9 A, Helsinki, Finland.
The news conference in English can also be followed through a live webcast at www.metso.com/investors or through a simultaneously arranged conference call. Due the live webcast, we are kindly asking those attending the news conference starting at 3:00 p.m. EET, to be present 5 minutes prior the start of the event.
Conference call details
Conference call participants are requested to dial in a few minutes prior to the start of the teleconference
• US: +1 334 323 6201
• other countries: +44 20 7162 0025 or +44 20 7162 0077
• please quote: : 885192
A replay will be available for 7 days until midnight on February 11, 2011 on the following phone numbers:
• US: +1 954 334 0342
• other countries: +44 20 7031 4064
• access code: 885192
After the news conference there will be an audio file (mp3) available for downloading and at the latest on Monday, February 7 also a transcript of the event at www.metso.com/Investors.
The presentation material will be available after the publishing of Metso Corporation's Financial Statements 2011 at www.metso.com/Investors.
You are most welcome to participate in these events.
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Emerson extends capabilities of pH/ORP sensors to meet a broad range of applications
Rugged Rosemount® Analytical Model 3900 sensor features a wide temperature operating range, versatile mounting options, and advanced diagnostics
Emerson Process Management has released the Rosemount® Analytical Model 3900 general purpose pH/ORP sensor, designed to meet the broadest range of applications in the industry. Offering the widest temperature operating range of any general purpose sensor, the Model 3900 is the first to function at sub-zero temperatures, providing accurate measurements in applications from -10°C to 100°C. Each sensor is equipped for both ¾ inch and 1 inch mounting, allowing it to fit in smaller pipes, giving optimum mounting versatility in insertion, submersion and flow-through applications.
The Model 3900 features the patented AccuGlass™ sensor glass formulation which has been field-proven in premium sensors designed for rugged environments. The AccuGlass formulation exceeds industry standards and resists cracking. In addition, a unique Teflon double-junction reference electrode protects the sensor from poisoning ions. The complete encapsulation of the sensor eliminates leakage or high humidity problems found in other pH/ORP sensors.
The Model 3900 gives the user access to a wider range of more advanced diagnostics. In addition to glass diagnostics, a stainless steel solution ground allows reference diagnostics, simplifying maintenance and scheduling. The solution ground also reduces noise, makes for a highly stable measurement, and makes internal temperature compensation respond more quickly than with previous generation solutions.
The Model 3900 is a combination sensor including pH, ORP and temperature within the sensor body. It is designed to measure aqueous solutions in pipelines, open tanks or ponds. The sensor is compatible with all Rosemount Analytical analysers as well as those from other manufacturers.
Internal changes to SCA’s Corporate Senior Management Team
SCA has decided to implement three internal changes to the Corporate Senior Management Team.
Christoph Michalski has been appointed new President of SCA Global Hygiene Category. Christoph Michalski currently holds the position of President of SCA Asia Pacific.
Ulf Söderström has been appointed new President of SCA Asia Pacific. Ulf Söderström currently holds the position of Senior Vice President Business Development and Strategy, and is in that role also responsible for mergers and acquisitions, business intelligence and IT.
Robert Sjöström has been appointed new Senior Vice President Business Development and Strategy and will in that role also be responsible for mergers and acquisitions, business intelligence and IT. Robert Sjöström is currently President of SCA Global Hygiene Category.
“These changes will allow us to capitalise on the collective know-how of our leaders. We are working continuously to develop the organisation and our managers with the aim of advancing our business. These changes are part of this effort”, says Jan Johansson, President and CEO of SCA.
Christoph Michalski, Ulf Söderström and Robert Sjöström will continue to serve as members of the Corporate Senior Management Team and report to the CEO.
The changes will take effect on 31 March 2011.