Wednesday, 30 June 2010 08:52
Buckman Taps Former Voith President/CEO Heissenberger to Board Position
At the annual shareholder’s meeting, Buckman appointed Otto L. Heissenberger, Jr., a 30- year veteran of the pulp and paper industry, to the board of directors. Heissenberger retired in 2008 from Voith Paper, Inc. in Appleton, WI where he served…
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 08:46
Metso extend iESD offering with SIL 3 certified ball valves
Metso's offering of valves, actuators and intelligent valve controllers has been extended with the introduction of SIL certified ball valves. Trunnion and seat supported modular ball valve series X and M are classified and certified by Lloyd's in accordance with…
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Tuesday, 29 June 2010 13:10
UPM Raflatac has opened two new slitting and distribution terminals
UPM Raflatac has opened two new slitting and distribution terminals, in Istanbul, Turkey and Bangalore, India. The new terminals will supply local labelling markets with high-quality film and paper labelstock.The Bangalore terminal complements UPM Raflatac’s already substantial Southeast Asian and…
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Monday, 28 June 2010 08:11
Norske Skog sells excess power in southern part of Norway
Norske Skog has entered into an agreement to sell excess electricity to the Norwegian company Elkem for NOK 800 million. The deal gives Elkem a yearly supply of 1.5 TWh until 31 December, 2020. The power sold is being delivered…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 14:00
Metso concludes employee negotiations in Fabrics business line’s Finnish units
Metso’s Fabrics business line has concluded employee negotiations concerning all personnel groups in their Finnish units. The negotiations were started on May 12 and concluded on June 23, 2010. The negotiations were conducted at Metso Fabrics Inc. (former Tamfelt Corp.)…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 13:00
Social Requirements in PEFC Chain of Custody Certification
PEFC is organizing a webinar to discuss and elaborate on the enquiry draft of an Appendix to the revised PEFC Chain of Custody standard (revision still ongoing), defining Social Requirements within the PEFC Chain of Custody. The webinar will take…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 12:00
Metso to start personnel negotiations at foundry in Jyväskylä, Finland
Metso Foundries Jyväskylä, Inc. will begin personnel negotiations on temporary lay-offs and personnel reductions in Jyväskylä, Finland. The measures will affect the entire personnel, a total of about 240 employees in all personnel groups. The maximum personnel reduction need is…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 11:00
Jussi Ollila appointed Senior Vice President, Communications of Metso
Metso Corporation’s press release on June 22, 2010 at 10:45 a.m. local timeJussi Ollila, M.Sc. (Pol), has been appointed Senior Vice President, Communications for the Metso Group. He will start in his new position on or about September 1, 2010.…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 09:00
Rexcell Sweden hit by fire in production unit
A fire occurred during on 16 June Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid's mill in Dals Långed, Sweden. There were no personal injuries. The fire-fighting was completed during Wednesday night.Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid is a subsidiary of Duni AB. At the unit…
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 16:00
BASF and RTI International jointly develop new Carbon Capture Technology
BASF and U.S. research institute RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina/USA, are joining forces to develop a new, exceptionally cost-effective technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from waste gases emitted by coal-fired power plants and other industrial sources. The…
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 12:00
Södra enters into new agreement on timber transportation
Södra has entered into an agreement on timber transportation with transport company VSV Frakt AB. This will make VSV a significant supplier of transportation services within Södra's Region East. This agreement takes the form of a strategic partnership, which means…
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 16:00
Combating Electronic Communications
It is often assumed that use of paper grades intended for printing, particularly newsprint, has been dropping for some years in the developed world, due to replacement by electronic communication, mostly over the Internet. This has led to numerous statements…
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 08:12
Dow and BASF receive Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for HPPO Technology
The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and BASF received a 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award at a ceremony held at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. The two companies were honored for their jointly developed hydrogen peroxide to propylene…
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 14:00
PaperlinX CFO steps down
Mark Hooper has stepped down as chief financial officer (CFO) at PaperlinX and will also retire as a Director of the company, both effective by September 16. He will assume the position of managing director and chief executive officer of…
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Monday, 21 June 2010 11:00
Conference on FSC certification in Mozambique to take place in July
A conference on Forest Management according to FSC standards in Mozambique will take place on 6 July 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique. Participating forest owners, organizations and companies will learn more about responsible forest management, FSC certification and accessing international markets.…
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