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Tuesday, 19 February 2013 10:19
Voith develops pulp drying machine with energy-saving dryer section
Voith now offers complete pulp drying machines, from headbox to the cross cutter and bale packing and thus is further expanding its technological leadership. What is new and unique is the vertical arrangement of the rolls in the dryer section.…
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Thursday, 17 January 2013 12:13
First Metso Advantage NTT tissue line to be started up at Fabrica De Papel San Francisco in Mexico
The Mexican tissue producer Fabrica De Papel San Francisco is preparing to start up their third Metso tissue production line. It will be the world’s first tissue line based on the Advantage NTT concept, which enables high bulk and softness…
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Monday, 14 January 2013 19:20
International Paper Finalizes Transaction with Grupo Orsa in Brazil
International Paper and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel S.A., a Grupo Orsa company, have finalized the formation of Orsa International Paper Embalagens S.A. The new entity, in which IP will hold a 75 percent stake, includes three containerboard mills and four box…
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Thursday, 13 December 2012 13:30
Metso-supplied evaporation plant and recovery boiler started up at Eldorado’s Três Lagoas site in Brazil
The Metso-supplied evaporation plant and recovery boiler for Eldorado Celulose e Papel S.A. were started up successfully on December 1, 2012, at Eldorado’s Três Lagoas mill in Brazil. The official inauguration ceremony of the mill was held on December 12,…
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Tuesday, 04 December 2012 22:19
CelluForce to participate at first Brazil-Canada workshop on nanotechnology in Sao Paulo, Brazil
CelluForce, the world leader in the commercial development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC), also referred to as Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC), is participating in the first Brazil-Canada workshop on nanotechnology in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, December 6, 2012. Richard Berry, Vice-President…
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Friday, 30 November 2012 17:30
UPM participates in New Generation Plantation Project developing sustainable forest plantations
At the New Generation Plantation Project (NGPP) conference organised this week in the capital of Uruguay in Montevideo, UPM showcased how it manages sustainable forestry plantations. The international conference was attended by forestry, plantation and sustainability experts from all over…
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012 18:27
Noss to supply a Thick Stock Screening System for Fibria-Jacarei, Brazil.
Noss received an order for a Thick Stock Screening System for Fibria-Jacarei, Brazil. Fibria is the largest bleached eucalyptus pulp producer in the world. Noss will supply a RADISCREEN-C coarse screen for the JE2 Pulp Machine at the Jacarei mill.…
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012 22:16
International Paper, Grupo Orsa to Form Joint Venture
International Paper (NYSE: IP) and Brazilian corrugated packaging producer Jari Celulose, Embalagens e Papel S/A, a Grupo Orsa company, have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture which will support IP's strategy of growing its global packaging presence and better serving…
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Thursday, 27 September 2012 12:29
The transfer of Ahlstrom's wipes business in Brazil to Suominen postponed
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, announced that the transfer of its wipes business in Brazil to Suominen Corporation will be postponed. The transfer has been subject to receiving all necessary Brazilian regulatory permits for the operations in addition…
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 09:00
Understanding the Traditional Knowledge and Resources of Indigenous People
With an estimated 1.6 billion people globally depending on forests for their livelihoods, including some 60 million indigenous people, the loss of forests would threaten the way of life and the very livelihoods of communities that live and work directly…
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Monday, 17 September 2012 11:00
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Colombian Plegacol
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Colombian Plegacol and creates a new Colombian market leader in folding cartons With Plegacol, Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired a further leading Colombian folding carton producer located in Santiago de Cali. The company generates annual sales of approximately…
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Monday, 16 July 2012 12:02
Arkema gains foothold in Brazil in acrylic specialties
Arkema announces a project for the acquisition of an additives and emulsions production site from Brazilian Group Resicryl. The project illustrates the Group’s commitment to speeding up its development in Latin America around high added value products. The Group should…
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Thursday, 21 June 2012 21:55
Ahlstrom to complete the transfer of Brazilian wipes business in the third quarter 2012
Ahlstrom, 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 third quarter of 2012. Ahlstrom had previously anticipated…
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Monday, 18 June 2012 20:46
Putting forests at the heart of a new, greener economy (Rio+20)
New FAO report profiles how sustainable forestry can help meet development goals The world's forests have a major role to play in the transition to a new, greener economy, a theme being discussed at the Rio+20 Conference. But to spark…
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Wednesday, 06 June 2012 11:20
Suruí Forest Carbon Project Achieves Climate Validation
The Paiter Suruí -- an indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon -- has become the first indigenous group to receive validation under two emerging global carbon market standards, designed to ensure ecological integrity while benefiting local communities. The Suruí Forest…
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