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In Punta Pereira, Colonia department, a new chemical pulp factory is being constructed based on a joint venture of Stora Enso and Arauco. A good performance and high flexibility during a comparable project in the years from 2006 until 2008…
HIMA recorded turnover growth of 15% for the 2011 business year. The number of employees increased by 10% compared to the previous year. The annual result for 2011 and the success in the Q1 2012 indicate that HIMA is still…
PepsiCo is installing an integrated reuse solution from Siemens Industry Automation Division at its snack food production plant in Santiago, Chile. As part of a wastewater treatment plant upgrade, the manufacturing facility is increasing its wastewater treatment capacity by 20%…
SCA acquires the remaining 50 percent in the Chilean hygiene company PISA (Papeles Industriales S.A.), and will after the transaction own 100 percent of the company. The purchase price is approximately 520 MSEK. The turnover 2011 was approximately 780 MSEK.…
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, will extend the range of release papers produced at its Jacareì plant in Brazil with the introduction of calendered Ahlstrom SILCA(TM) Soft grades.   The Pressure Sensitive-Adhesive (PSA) labelling market is estimated to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
  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.…