Friday, 08 May 2015 06:52
Fitch Publishes Latin America Pulp Dashboard
Fitch Ratings has published its Latin America Pulp Dashboard. This dashboard explores key topics affecting the credit profiles of the major players within the Latin America market pulp industry. Items that are monitored in the report include: expectations of pulp…
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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 18:52
Another successful start-up of a new A.Celli Paper Tissue Machine.
The rebuild project in El Salvador for a major industrial group that has, for the time being, chosen to remain confidential, began in September 2014, when the machine was shipped from Italy to Central America. The start-up scheduled for April…
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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 18:48
KapStone To Acquire Victory Packaging
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") and Victory Packaging/Golden State Container ("Victory") jointly announced today that they have signed an agreement for KapStone to acquire the assets of Victory Packaging in a cash-free, debt-free transaction for $615 million…
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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:24
Successful start-up of the Valmet delivered pulp line at the CMPC Guaíba mill in Brazil
After two years of work, the new pulp line of CMPC Celulose Riograndense Ltda (CMPC) has been started-up according to schedule on May 3rd, 2015. The delivery agreement of the key technology for the new pulp line was signed by…
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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:11
International Paper Finalizes Sale of Carolina® Brand
International Paper (NYSE: IP) today announced it has finalized the previously announced sale of the Carolina® coated bristols brand to MeadWestvaco. As part of the sale agreement and to ensure a smooth transition for customers, International Paper will manufacture Carolina…
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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 08:23
Catalyst Paper Re-Launches Coated Paper Line-up
Catalyst is pleased to launch our new coated product line-up. Since purchasing mills in Biron, Wisconsin and Rumford, Maine, Catalyst has leveraged the best of our manufacturing platform to create the most comprehensive web product line in North America. Effective…
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Wednesday, 29 April 2015 09:40
ANDRITZ to rebuild paper machine for Suzano, Brazil, to expand paper production by fluff pulp production
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Suzano Papel e Celulose to upgrade the paper machine at the Suzano mill in São Paulo. After the rebuild, the plant will produce both eucalyptus fluff pulp and coated/uncoated wood-free paper.…
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Tuesday, 28 April 2015 07:14
HMR Auction Signs Exclusive Auction Partnership Agreement with Proxibid, Brings First Sale Online
Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the most trusted online Marketplace for buying and selling highly valued items, today announced it has entered into an agreement with HMR Auction (www.hmrauctions.com.ph), the Philippines’ largest full-service auction and valuation company, whereby HMR Auction will bring its…
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Thursday, 23 April 2015 07:15
NG Advantage to Provide Compressed Natural Gas via “Virtual Pipeline” to International Paper in Ticonderoga, NY
NG Advantage LLC – a Clean Energy company (NASDAQ: CLNE) - announced that it has signed a contract to work with International Paper (NYSE: IP) to deliver compressed natural gas (CNG) to International Paper’s Ticonderoga, N.Y. mill. NG Advantage will…
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 14:58
Sonoco's Tulsa, Okla. Facility Achieves Landfill Free Status
Sonoco one of the largest diversified packaging companies, has named its Tulsa, Okla. Tubes and Cores plant a gold-level Sonoco Sustainability Star Award recipient for the plant's successful efforts to achieve landfill free status. While recycling had been a plant…
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 09:44
P&G Takes Bold Step Toward Total Renewable Energy with New Biomass Plant
Scrap wood to create 100% of the steam needed to run one of Company’s largest paper manufacturing facilities P&G aims to one day run all of its manufacturing facilities on renewable energy. Now, we have taken a big stride in…
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015 07:20
Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The finding, published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could improve the…
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Friday, 17 April 2015 11:11
TSP (Technology Service Professionals) Acquires Service Contract Portion of IMS
TSP Becomes Largest Third-Party Provider of QCS Equipment Services (EON: Enhanced Online News)--TSP (Technology Service Professionals), a leading provider of information technology services to Fortune 500 companies, announced it has acquired the service contract portion of IMS (Industrial Maintenance Services,…
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Wednesday, 15 April 2015 07:19
Xerium To Present Four Technical Papers at PaperCon 2015 Exhibition and Conference in Atlanta, Georgia
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, announced it will present 4 technical papers at the PaperCon 2015 Exhibition and Conference. This event, held in Atlanta, Georgia April 19-22, 2015, is North America’s…
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Thursday, 02 April 2015 08:50
Metso to provide expanded service levels by opening new service center in Querétaro, Mexico
Metso is opening a new valve and field device service center in Querétaro, Mexico. The new service center offers the latest technology and know-how to carry out high-quality maintenance and repair work on Metso and third-party devices, such as valves,…
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