Friday, 18 February 2011 22:09
International Paper and Memphis Botanic Garden Partner to Present Earth Day Every Day April, 2011
Each day throughout the month of April, Memphis Botanic Garden in partnership with International Paper will host a month-long celebration of Earth Day. Children and adults will enjoy a variety of special events designed to improve familiarity with ecology and…
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Thursday, 17 February 2011 15:27
ANDRITZ to supply pressurized refining system to Arauco Jaguariaíva, Brazil
International technology Group ANDRITZ received an order to supply a fiber preparation system for the MDF plant of Arauco do Brasil S.A. in Jaguariaíva, Brazil. This will be the third ANDRITZ pressurized refining system to be installed for the Arauco…
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Monday, 14 February 2011 07:29
ANDRITZ in advanced negotiations with Montes del Plata for supply of major pulp mill equipment
International technology Group ANDRITZ and Montes del Plata, a joint venture company of Stora Enso and Arauco, are in advanced negotiations towards concluding a contract for supply of production technologies and equipment for the new pulp mill of Montes del…
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Friday, 11 February 2011 23:46
NewPage and Niagara Development LLC Complete Sale of Niagara, Wisconsin Mill Property and Assets
NewPage Wisconsin System Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NewPage Corporation, and Niagara Development LLC jointly announced today Niagara Development LLC's acquisition of the NewPage Niagara, Wisconsin mill property and assets. The NewPage Niagara facility permanently closed in July, 2008 due…
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 22:15
Metso Signs Agreement With Usinage Bertrem In Sorel, Quebec
Metso Paper Ltd, St-Laurent, Quebec and Usinage Bertrem, QC have signed an agreement naming Usinage Bertrem as an authorized Canadian service center for roll repairs. The agreement will complement Metso's current services to the pulp industry in North America, and…
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Wednesday, 09 February 2011 06:29
Ahlstrom's Louveira plant resumes full production after flooding
Ahlstrom's Louveira plant in Brazil has resumed full production after the facility was hit by floods last month. During the shutdown Ahlstrom was able to supply its customers from Louveira's inventory, which was not damaged in the floods. Ahlstrom also…
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Tuesday, 08 February 2011 10:25
Pöyry awarded BRL 325 million (about EUR 144 million) assignment in a paperboard project in Brazil
Pöyry's Industry business group has been awarded an assignment by MWV Rigesa Ltda., Brazil for the expansion of its paperboard mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The assignment consists of contracts for EPC Open Book of the Balance…
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 02:30
ANDRITZ to supply biomass boiler for Graphic Packaging International, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order by Graphic Packaging International to supply a 350,000 lb/h (160 t/h) steam boiler using woody biomass and primary clarifier sludge as fuels for the company’s mill in Macon, Georgia, USA. Start-up…
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 01:30
Sonoco's Patented Radial Crush Tester for Paper Tubes Made Available to Industry
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has reached an agreement with the Composite Can and Tube Institute (CCTI) to make the Company's patented Radial Crush Tester for spiral-wound paperboard tubes and cores available to the industry. According…
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Thursday, 03 February 2011 15:51
Verso Paper Corp. Achieves Safety Milestone
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that it exceeded the company's safety goals for 2010 with a lost workday incidence rate (LWIR) of 0.07, which is world class performance, and a total incidence rate (TIR) of 1.36. These outstanding results place…
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Wednesday, 02 February 2011 11:00
Metso supplies pulp mill equipment for Eldorado Celulose e Papel in Brazil
Metso will supply a new recovery boiler and evaporation plant for Eldorado Celulose e Papel S.A.’s new greenfield pulp mill investment in Três Lagoas, Brazil. The value of the order is not disclosed. The order will be included in Energy…
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Monday, 31 January 2011 19:10
Sappi Fine Paper North America Teams Up With VSA to Create Online Comedy Shorts to Promote Paper
Sappi Fine Paper North America announces the launch of the Flo Channel: Off RegisterTM-- its online comedy video series developed with VSA Partners, aimed at the influential print community. The new video series features stories told by Second City Improv…
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Monday, 31 January 2011 13:15
Xerium Technologies Announces Energy-Saving Forming Fabric Technology
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today announced full global availability of EnerStar, an exclusive energy-saving paper machine clothing (PMC) technology designed to both reduce energy consumption…
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Sunday, 30 January 2011 20:19
Finch Paper Appoints Dr. Peter J. Veverka to Senior Product Development Engineer
Finch Paper announces the appointment of Dr. Peter J. Veverka to its product development division as Senior Product Development Engineer. A published scholar and author of several patent applications, Dr. Veverka comes to Finch after a 15-year tenure with International…
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Sunday, 30 January 2011 08:52
Government of Canada Invests in Forest Industry Transformation at Alberta Newsprint Mill
The Government of Canada today announced an investment in new Canadian technology that will contribute to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada. The Honourable Rob Merrifield, Minister of State (Transport), announced the $1.05-million investment at the Alberta…
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