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Kemira will expand its hydrogen peroxide capacity in Fray Bentos

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Kemira will expand its hydrogen peroxide production capacity in Fray Bentos, Uruguay. Hydrogen peroxide is produced in one of the most modern chemical islands built and operated by Kemira since 2007. This expansion will allow Kemira to serve the growing…
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Pöyry awarded Environmental Study for the Klabin greenfield pulp mill project in Brazil

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Pöyry's Industry Business Group has been awarded a services contract by Klabin S.A. for Environmental Study, Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering for site infrastructure for a new pulp mill to be implemented in the state of Parana, southern Brazil. The…
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Ahlstrom to complete the transfer of Brazilian wipes business in the second quarter 2012

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Ahlstrom Corporation, a global high performance materials company, estimates that the transfer of the Brazilian operation of its former wipes fabrics business, Home and Personal, to Suominen Corporation will take place in the second quarter of 2012.   Ahlstrom had previously…
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Norske Skog divests its operations in Chile

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Norske Skog has agreed to sell Norske Skog Bio Bio in Chile to Group BO, a consortium of Chilean investors, for USD 56 million. Group BO plans to continue producing newsprint at the mill. - The divestment is a part…
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Ecolab Expands Brazil Institutional Business

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Ecolab Inc. announced today that it has acquired Econ Indústria e Comércio de Produtos de Higiene e Limpeza Ltda., a provider of cleaning and sanitizing products and services to the Brazilian foodservice industry. Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, its annual…
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Metso inaugurates new facilities in Araucária, Brazil

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Metso has inaugurated its new facilities in Brazil on March 8, 2012.  The new facilities, incorporating a machinery production and services unit and an administrative office, are situated in Araucária, a metropolitan area of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná.…
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AkzoNobel invests €80 million to supply new Suzano pulp mill in Brazil

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AkzoNobel is planning to invest €80 million in the construction of a new pulp Chemical Island facility in Brazil. The plant, operated by the company's Pulp and Paper Chemicals business, Eka Chemicals, will supply the Suzano Maranhão pulp mill. This…
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Wood chip exports from Latin America a record high in 2011

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Wood chip exports from Latin America reached a record high in 2011, with pulp mills in Japan and Europe being the major export destinations, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Global trade of wood chips has gone up substantially the past…
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Metso to supply complete tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco in Mexico

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Metso will supply a complete Advantage tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not…
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10 Principles to Maximize Benefits of Forest Certification

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  The market thrives on competition, a concept that also applies to certification schemes. As a  second example of forest certification to be presented in this issue, PEFC International illustrates the importance of certification and the benefits it can bring.…
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UPM to establish competence centre for eucalyptus research in Uruguay

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UPM will strengthen its research on eucalyptus fibre and build a competence centre at the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay. The new centre including expansion of the existing laboratory facilities will be operational during the first half of 2012.…
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Praxair to Supply New Uruguayan Pulp Mill

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Praxair Uruguay, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), has signed a 15-year contract to supply oxygen to a new pulp mill complex being built in Punta Pereira, in the department of Colonia, Uruguay. The new facility will be operated…
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Metso wins Best Automation Award

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Metso wins Best Automation Award from Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry For the sixth time, Metso has been chosen as the best company in the Automation category by ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp…
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Metso to supply tissue line to CMPC Tissue, Chile

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Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to CMPC Tissue S.A. of Santiago, Chile. The tissue line will be installed at CMPC’s Talagante mill in Chile. The line will be started up during 2013. The value of the order…
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Metso receives large service contract from Arcelor Mittal

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Metso and Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, located in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a service contract covering approximately 2,000 automatic and safety valves. The contract also includes intelligent tools for preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance planning activities. It expands…
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