Monday, 22 February 2010 10:00
Rottneros Packaging concludes transfer agreement.
Rottneros Packaging AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary in the Rottneros Group, develops, manufactures and sells food packaging based on cellulose fibre under the SilviPak brand. Rottneros has concluded an agreement with the Swiss packaging company SIG Combibloc concerning the assignment of…
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Friday, 19 February 2010 10:00
UBC's Kerekes receives TAPPI's 2010 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award
TAPPI's most prestigious annual award will this year go to Richard J. Kerekes, PhD, Professor Emeritus with the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Kerekes will receive the 2010 TAPPI Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award at a ceremony on May…
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Friday, 19 February 2010 08:00
Lignol and Novozymes to collaborate on biofuel from wood
Lignol Energy Corporation and Novozymes have established the framework of a multi-year collaboration agreement to optimize the latest generation of Novozymes' enzymes for use in Lignol's cellulosic biofuel process. Lignol plans to construct large-scale biorefineries for the production of cellulosic…
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 16:00
When paper values meet EU values
CEPI comments and input for the consultation on the future "EU 2020" strategy: a new strategy to make the EU a smarter, greenersocial market. The EU Commission launched a consultation on the future EU 2020 strategy - a new strategy…
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:00
Fibria, a new company is born
We are the result of the merger between Aracruz Celulose and Votorantim Celulose e Papel, two Brazilian companies with a solid presence in the global forestry product market. We invest in forests as a renewable and sustainable source of life,…
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 15:57
Slovenian paper and board association joins CEPI as new Member
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is pleased to announce that as of January 2010 the Paper and Paper Converting Industry Association of Slovenia has become its newest associate member. The Slovenian association gathers seven paper and board producers…
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Wednesday, 10 February 2010 14:45
Lenzing subsidiary SPV (Indonesia) takes up test operation of fourth fiber production line
The Indonesian subsidiary of Lenzing AG, PT. South Pacific Viscose (SPV) has started up first successful trials of its new fourth production line. Regular operation is expected to commence in the course of the second quarter. The new line will…
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:40
Stora Enso's and Arauco's joint-venture
Stora Enso's and Arauco's joint-venture company in Uruguay, Montes del Plata, has decided to initiate a feasibility study on Punta Pereira as the site for a possible future pulp mill. Punta Pereira was also the site chosen for Spanish pulp…
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 10:15
Earth Capital Partners announce new Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry team
Earth Capital Partners LLP (ECP) announce the arrival of their sustainable agriculture team: Bosworth Monck joins as Head of Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry investment for ECP, along with Gabriel Montana and Richard Smith who both join as Partners at the…
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Thursday, 28 January 2010 09:07
Scanjet Systems our Concept - Responsible Tank Cleaning
As leaders in the global supply of equipment which uses water and chemicals to clean tanks across a wide variety of industries we know some of the pressures facing the manufacture of pulp and paper. The large volumes of waterconsumed…
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