Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) have announced the temporary curtailment of one of three paper machines at its Powell River mill, removing capacity of 6,500 tonnes of specialty paper grades from the market. This curtailment reflects Catalyst's strategy to match production with domestic market demand and inventory.

The Powell River No. 9 paper machine will be idled on October 31 for three weeks. Additional downtime may be taken later in the quarter based on market demands.

Catalyst is working closely with employees to balance labour and production time to mitigate potential for seasonal layoffs.

"We continue our focus of matching production to customer orders," said Joe Nemeth, President and Chief Executive Officer. "This curtailment is not expected to impact existing customer orders."

Catalyst Paper manufactures diverse specialty mechanical printing papers, newsprint and pulp. Its customers include retailers, publishers and commercial printers in North America, Latin America, the Pacific Rim and Europe. With three mills, located in British Columbia, Catalyst has a combined annual production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes. The company is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada and is ranked by Corporate Knights magazine as one of the 50 Best Corporate Citizens in Canada.

Forward-Looking Statement
Certain matters in this news release, including statements with respect to the possibility of future curtailments, potential for layoffs, customer orders, demand for products and production, are forward looking. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain assumptions including assumptions as to future economic conditions, demand for products, levels of advertising, product pricing, ability to improve productivity and operating costs, currency fluctuations, production flexibility and related courses of action, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate. Such forward looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in these statements, including those risks and uncertainties identified under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in Catalyst's management's discussion and analysis contained in Catalyst's annual report for the year ended December 31, 2013 available on the company's website at www.catalystpaper.com/investors and at www.sedar.com. For these reasons, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

SOURCE Catalyst Paper Corporation

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Brian Baarda, Vice-President, Finance & CFO, 604-247-4710

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BillerudKorsnäs continues to act according to their growth agenda. This time with an investment of SEK 260 million at their production unit in Skärblacka that will increase the volume and improve the quality of sack papers produced there.

The BillerudKorsnäs Board of Directors has approved a SEK 260 million investment for sack paper machine 9 at the Skärblacka production unit. The investment will further add to the quality leadership of the BillerudKorsnäs sack paper range and will also increase the capacity of the machine by 20 000 t/a up to 180 000 t/a. The investment is a part of the growth agenda Selective Growth for BillerudKorsnäs Business Area Packaging Paper.

Paper machine 9 produces high quality brown sack papers that are used for the construction of sacks primarily for packaging of cement, other construction minerals and chemicals. Most of these papers are sold in emerging markets outside of Europe.

- We see strong potential for our sack papers in South East Asia, where our sack paper brand QuickFill is a quality leader. In those regions, cement and other construction minerals are very often packed in plastic sacks. Sacks made out of our material offer the brand owner large benefits when it comes to production economy, but also when it comes to sustainability and health – says Johan Nellbeck, SVP Packaging Paper.

The investment includes the head box and wire section of the paper machine and it will be carried out during 2015. For BillerudKorsnäs, the investment is an outcome of the asset review that has been conducted. It is an important step in the development of the Skärblacka production unit and follows after successful investments in energy and environment since 2012.

As previously communicated, the BillerudKorsnäs capex levels for 2015 and 2016 will be above the depreciation level.

For further information, please contact:

Johan Nellbeck, SVP Packaging Paper, +46 8 553 335 00
Henrik Essén, SVP Communication and Sustainability, +46 8 553 335 00

BillerudKorsnäs – Förpackningstillverkare och varumärkesägare erbjuds mervärde i form av varumärkesförstärkande, produktivitetshöjande och miljöbefrämjande förpackningslösningar. BillerudKorsnäs har en världsledande marknadsposition inom nyfiberbaserade förpackningsmaterial. Bolaget omsätter ca SEK 20 miljarder och är noterat på NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. www.billerudkorsnas.se

The new MES system (Manufacturing Execution System) meets the global requirements of the paper industry.

Tieto, the largest Nordic IT services company, and International Paper (IP), a global leader in packaging and paper throughout the world, have signed an agreement for the delivery of an MES solution based on Tieto’s standard SAP-based MES solution.

The MES system, which will initially be rolled out to almost 26 North American sites, covers all of the production shop floor execution with connections into SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management covering the complete Manufacturing to Delivery Process.

“With our legacy MES approaching end-of-life, we sought out a solution that closely integrates with our SAP operating model while allowing us to adapt to new business requirements. Our partner, Tieto, brings an SAP-based solution, paper industry experience, SAP expertise, and a global delivery model that will be the key to our success,” says Joseph Rahme, Senior IT Manager of International Paper.

“Tieto is a strong player in the paper industry: we have more than 220 MES installations globally. Tieto’s advantage is that we can handle large projects and have flexible business models together with tailor-made governance principles. The agreement with International Paper is based on our standard SAP-based MES solution. This enables us to develop together with IP the most mature MES ever, which meets all requirements of the paper industry,” adds Thomas Hohenauer, IP customer and delivery executive and country manager of Tieto in Austria.

For further information, please contact:

Thomas Hohenauer, country manager, Tieto, tel. +43 66 413 207 57, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TIETO CORPORATION

Tieto is the largest Nordic IT services company providing full life-cycle services for both the private and public sectors and product development services in the field of communications and embedded technologies. The company has global presence through its product development business and global delivery centres. Tieto is committed to developing enterprises and society through IT by realizing new opportunities in customers’ business transformation. At Tieto, we believe in professional development and results.

Founded 1968, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland and with approximately 14 000 experts, the company operates in over 20 countries with net sales of approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Tieto’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki and Stockholm. Please visit www.tieto.com for more information.

Paperworld China 
China International Stationery and Office Supplies Exhibition
Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China
18 – 20 September 2014

Paperworld China achieves 12% growth in visitor numbers

Spotlights were the DIY studio and Oriental Culture areas
 
A strong line-up of fringe programmes add value to the show
 
The 10th edition of Paperworld China, China’s leading international trade fair for stationery and office supplies gained double-digit growth in visitor numbers and received positive feedback from exhibitors and visitors. The show was held 18 – 20 September 2014 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, China.
 
The show welcomed 22,357 visitors, a 12% percent increase when compared to the previous year. These visitors came from 63 countries and regions and the top 10 overseas countries and regions represented were: Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Germany, the US, Thailand, Russia and India. The show is a one-stop professional platform covering a completed range of products ranging from basic and fashionable stationery and office supplies to corporate gifts and DIY materials.
 
Commenting on the exceptional results of the show, Ms Fiona Chiew, Deputy General Manager of Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd said: “I am very pleased to see this year’s Paperworld China has attained such outstanding results, demonstrating its growing significance to the stationery and office supplies industry in the region over the years. Additionally, the show attracted 501 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions including Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK and the US. Our resounding success is greatly contributed to the support from our partners, trade associations and organisations. With their strong resources and connections, the show welcomed a number of local and overseas buying groups. It also featured pavilions from Taiwan, Ningbo and Wenzhou, as well as the DIY Studio and Oriental Culture.”
 
The annual trade fair was highly praised by exhibitors. Liberty Stationery Corporation, a leading pen manufacturer, was one of the exhibitors at the Taiwanese pavilion. Ms Annie Ho, Assistant Sales Manager, praised the organisers’ effort: “So far I’ve received about 80 enquiries from different countries. We also met a Brazilian buying group which was invited by the organisers. The arrangement is absolutely helpful as it brings more business opportunities to us. Paperworld China is definitely a leading show for the industry in the region, providing an ideal platform for us to expand to the overseas markets.”
 
ES&D Co Ltd from Korea was one of the booths packed with visitors at all times during the three-day event, as they showcased their patented and uniquely designed cutters that received many awards for their safety functions. The company’s representative Mr Chung Yeol Yu said: “We want to develop our business in China, so we chose Paperworld China. Our products received a very good response at the show. More than a thousand visitors came to our booth on the first day and we met buyers from the US, Germany and Japan.”
 
China’s vast market potential attracted European suppliers to find business opportunities. Italian exhibitor Xilocart Studio was a newcomer and their booth received much attention from visitors as they were the only company which uses unique ancient woodblock printing technique for their photo albums, notebooks, notepads, document holders and greeting cards. “I participated in Paperworld China because Shanghai is an interesting and exciting market. I’ve met a lot of enthusiastic buyers who showed great interest in my artwork,” said the company’s owner, Ms Mariaelisa Leboroni.
 
Sharing a similar opinion was a regular exhibitor, Wenzhou Lantu International Trade Co Ltd. “The buyers who visited us are genuine. So far we’ve met many buyers from the US, Iran, Korea and Thailand, as well as some buyers from other countries in Europe and the Middle East. The show is an excellent place for serious, in-depth business discussions. Paperworld China is an internationally recognised trade fair that is very influential and professional. It provides a good opportunity for reaching new customers,” noted Mr John Chen, the company’s representative who exhibited in the Wenzhou pavilion.
 
Local exhibitor Ujipin Network Technology Co Ltd impressed visitors with their international and high-quality stationery, gifts and lifestyle products. Ms Catherine Lu, the company’s CEO, commented: “Paperworld China focuses on high-end products for our target market. We exhibited at last year’s show and we had an outstanding outcome. This year we have very satisfying visitor flow at our booth. We receive about 1,000 professional visitors every day.”
 
Visitors were also enthusiastic about the abundant opportunities offered by the show. First-time local buyer Mr Peng Lu, Customer Manager of Shanghai Qinglian Trade Co Ltd came to source stationery and office products for his company’s internal use. He praised the importance of Paperworld China for the industry: “I’ve seen a number of industry heavyweights are here at the show such as Uni and Snowwhite.  So far I’ve collected adequate information from the exhibitors and I think they will become my potential suppliers. It’s a good opportunity for buyers like me to compare products under one roof.”
 
Brazilian buying mission leader Mr Renato de Castro, Executive Director for Baumann Consultancy Network, was very pleased with the broad selection and the quality of products, especially those presented by Chinese exhibitors. He remarked:  “Our retailers are buying in large quantities. We see a lot of cooperation opportunities between China and Brazil. There’s huge demand for Chinese products in Brazil and we hope to build direct relations between producers here and our retailers. The online channel is a major trend for accessing a larger group of consumers. It’s important to know how it can integrate into retail sales. This is also why we are here to observe the retail and online sales situation in China.”
 
Spotlights were the DIY studio and Oriental Culture areas
 
One of the attractions at the show was the DIY studio which caught much attention from visitors. This special zone was triple the size of last year’s. The zone supporter DIY Industry Promotion Council of Shanghai Creative Industry Association also launched the opening ceremony of the DIY Industry Promotion Council at the show. Ms Ping Xin, the association’s Secretary General commented: “DIY industry is already mature in overseas markets. But it’s still a new and emerging market in China. Traditional stationery and office supplies industry in China is gradually transforming to ‘experience economy’ due to changing consumer demand. I believe the collaboration with Messe Frankfurt will allow both of us to maximize resources and channels by demonstrating the rewarding prospects of this industry to distributors at the show.” 
 
Another highlight was Oriental Culture, which was supported by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Shandong Sub-council. Exhibitor Kingstudio is China’s leading tin craft company, specialising in tin handicrafts for the royal family. Mr Qianjun Wang, the company’s representative said: “This show is a high-end and professional platform to promote our artwork and craftsmanship to consumers. We have a lot of mid- to high-end customers, particularly big enterprises which will buy our handicrafts as their corporate gifts.”
 
A strong line-up of fringe programmes add value to the show

To celebrate the show’s 10th edition, a number of fringe programmes were featured for attendees to establish new contacts and keep abreast of the industry trends.
 
A great atmosphere was found at the Corporate Culture Seminar hosted by Mr Yi Zhongtian, a highly admired scholar of Chinese culture and history, who shared his view on contemporary corporate culture. It drew a large audience aiming to gain invaluable insights and his seminar received active participation from the audience.
 
“Mr Yi gave a very good analysis of the evolution of contemporary Chinese culture which I can apply to our enterprise. As we are in a Chinese society, western style management concept cannot totally fit into our company. We have to understand Chinese history and tradition to develop a good corporate culture,” commented audience member Mr Lei Wang of Shanghai Baixin Cultural Goods Co Ltd.
 
Another show highlight was the auction.  A number of valuable items including high-end cultural gifts, limited edition artisan works and modernly designed brand-name stationery sets were available for auction. Mr Xiao Qian from Yilin Cultural Communications successfully bid a number of products. He said: “The auction products are very attractive and I bought a few items including a brand-name notebook and a Waldmann 90th anniversary limited edition pen.”
 
Another event was the Entering Global Supply Chain with Confidence Forum presented by Mr Jeff Cao, Asia Forestry Hub Manager for Bureau Veritas. The forum closely looked at global buyer’s sourcing policies, international trade regulations and certification schemes. Audience member Mr Xing Fei Dong from International Wood Products (Kunshan) Co Ltd commented: “The forum gives us a full picture of the industry trends which I find it very useful for our business and I have a better understanding of the global industry development.”
 
Paperworld China is organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, the China Chamber of Commerce for I/E of Light Industrial Products & Arts-crafts and Guangzhou Foreign Trade South China Exhibition Corp Ltd. The next edition will be held in September 2015 in Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
 
For more information about the show, please visit www.paperworldchina.com, or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
 
Other shows under the Paperworld brand include:

• Hong Kong International Stationery Fair
  12 – 15 January 2015, Hong Kong
• Paperworld
  31 January – 3 February 2015, Frankfurt
• ​Paperworld Middle East
  2 – 4 March 2015, Dubai
• Playworld Middle East (co-located with Paperworld Middle East)
  2 – 4 March 2015, Dubai

For more details about these fairs, please visit
www.global.paperworld.messefrankfurt.com
 
Background information on Messe Frankfurt 
Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s leading trade fair organisers, generating around €545 million in sales and employing some 2,000 people worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and around 50 international Sales Partners, allowing it to serve its customers on location in more than 150 countries. Messe Frankfurt events take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2013, Messe Frankfurt organised a total of 113 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany. Comprising an area of 578,000 square metres, Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds are home to ten exhibition halls. The company also operates two congress centres. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent. For more information, please visit our website at www.messefrankfurt.com.

Kemira will implement a price increase of up to 20% for selected Fennosize products globally. The adjustment will be immediately implemented or as the existing contracts allow. The price adjustment is a result of very tight global olefin supply. Linear α-olefin is the main raw material for ASA-products. 

For more information:

Alexander Wahl
Global Marketing Manager Sizing
Tel. +43 664 1822127
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Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2013, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.2 billion and around 4,500 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com

Södra will invest more than SEK 100 million in its pulp mill in Mönsterås. The investment will result in more efficient energy utilisation and enhanced productivity at the mill.

The Mönsterås pulp mill is Södra's largest with total annual production of 750,000 tonnes of softwood and hardwood pulp. Mönsterås is Södra's oldest mill, founded in 1958, but is also one of the most modern of its kind in the world as a result of successive investments. This latest investment, now approved, relates to the expansion of the evaporation plant.

Södra is undergoing an intensive expansion period and the investment that is now being announced is a further step in improving production, assuring and enhancing the already-high quality of its pulps and optimising energy utilisation.

Södra's largest ongoing investment is the expansion of the pulp mill in Värö totalling in excess of SEK 4 billion. The project will increase annual production at the mill from 450,000 tonnes to 700,000 tonnes. In addition, an investment of SEK 700 million is being made in Mörrum to increase pulp production. A new chip plant will be constructed and one of the two pulp lines will be upgraded.

For further information, please Contact:

Gunilla Saltin, President of the Södra Cell business area, tel: +46 470 855 91
Carsten Wieger, Mill Manager Södra Cell Mönsterås, tel: +46 499 152 64
Annica Gerentz, Director of Communications Södra, tel: +46 470 894 81

Norwegian forestry is facing major changes. The competition is increasing; there are significant shifts in the market, and many forest owners have less experience from forestry than before. A unique map solution from Tieto is now launched to make forestry faster and more efficient.

Allma is a co-operation between Allskog, Mjosen Skog and AT Skog, and it accounts for more than 30 percent of the timber revenue in Norway. They have now chosen Tieto to develop a map solution intended for web and mobile phones for forest owners, forestry leaders and entrepreneurs.

“We wanted to collaborate with Tieto because of their comprehensive knowledge regarding forestry and their ability to provide all consultancy, design and IT solutions that are necessary for develop the next version of Allma. We want them to be a partner in our effort to develop even better, more available and cost efficient solutions for the forestry,” says Erik A. Dahl , CEO of Mjosen Skog and member of the Board of Directors, Allma.

Increasing efficiency

Norwegian forestry has a considerable unused raw material potential, but at the same time the high costs of the country pose a great challenge. Tieto’s map solution for web and mobile phones is based on a market leading map engine (Esri) and will, to a large extent, contribute to increased efficiency in terms of forestry.

“More accurate planning and research in terms of forest, forestry plans, signed deals and potential deals is the key to better customer service and productivity. The service we are now able to provide is unique and at the same time easy to use,” says Kolbjørn Haarr , Managing Director and Executive Vice President at Tieto Norway.

The map solution is a tool which can be used to schedule more customer contacts, to get more work done when out on inspections as well as to find and register new potential contracts directly. This saves a lot of time.

“The solution is aimed to help less experienced forest owners to better understand forestry and how they can get more value from their forest. It should also be an efficient aid for experienced forest owners. Automation and less manual steps increase efficiency, competitive advantages and cost reductions,” says Haarr.

For further information, please contact:

Kolbjørn Haarr, Managing Director, Tieto Norway, Executive Vice President, Telecom, Media and Energy and New Markets, Tieto Corp, +47 970 57 834, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Erik Andreas Dahl, CEO Mjosen Skog SA, +47 934 12 418, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Trude Martinsen Brun, Head of Marketing and Communications, Tieto Norway, +47 905 52 823, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TIETO CORPORATION

Tieto is the largest Nordic IT services company providing full life-cycle services for both the private and public sectors and product development services in the field of communications and embedded technologies. The company has global presence through its product development business and global delivery centres. Tieto is committed to developing enterprises and society through IT by realizing new opportunities in customers’ business transformation. At Tieto, we believe in professional development and results.

Founded 1968, headquartered in Helsinki, Finland and with approximately 14 000 experts, the company operates in over 20 countries with net sales of approximately EUR 1.6 billion. Tieto’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX in Helsinki and Stockholm. Please visit www.tieto.com for more information.

ALLMA is Short for ALL skog, Mjosen Skog and AT Skog. These are the forest companies behind the development of Allma. The foundation of Allma is a modern database for storage and production of forestry planning data (Allma Plan). Allma property collects data from this database, and is the forest owner’s tool for optimal forest management. Based on the same model, Alma District is developed as the companies’ district service.

A new stock preparation system was put into operation in June at the Indian paper manufacturer N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. in Sarigam, in the federal state of Gujarat. The company established a complete, new paper mill in Sarigam for graphic paper grades so as to meet the rising demand for graphic paper in the Indian market. The annual production capacity of the new mill is 100,000 metric tons of paper.

An IntensaDrum SD 35 pulping drum is part of the stock preparation system at Agarwal Industries. The IntensaDrum SD 35 is a part of the BlueLine equipment family and the first one of this type that has been in operation in India. Shortly after the start-up, the Voith IntensaDrum impressed with very good results, as the Managing Director R N Agarwal confirms: “It is a very good machine. The rejects are very clean and free of fiber.”

The stock preparation at N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. is a two-stage deinking and flotation system. Voith’s decades of experience with stock preparation systems was decisive for N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. when choosing a supplier. The low maintenance and energy costs of IntensaDrum SD 35 pulping drum also appealed. Furthermore, the IntensaDrum SD 35 is simple and robust in operation and its pulping performance is very good. Voith supplied the entire stock preparation system. The delivery included the automation technology, engineering, assembly and start-up.

N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. was founded by N R Agarwal, the father of today’s Managing Director, in 1993. The company produces various types of boards, newsprints and graphic paper at Vapi in India. The company has around 1,200 employees.

Further information is available on the Voith website at www.voith.com/paper. Voith Paper is also on Twitter and YouTube.

Voith Paper is a division of the Voith Group and the leading partner to and pioneer in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process, focusing on developing resource-saving products to reduce the use of energy, water, and fibers. Furthermore, Voith Paper offers a broad service portfolio for all sections of the paper manufacturing process.

Voith sets standards in the markets energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, Voith employs more than 43,000 people, generates € 5.7 billion in sales, operates in about 50 countries around the world and is today one of the biggest family-owned companies in Europe.

Yet again this has been a very productive year for Pulp, Paper & Logistics magazine and natural growth in circulation/individuals requesting receipt of the magazine has been good (not via list rental). Part of this growth is directly attributed to our ongoing partnership with www.pulp-paperworld.com ; this partnership has seen Pulp, Paper & Logistics magazine being hosted on the home page and for the first 4 issues of 2014 the average number of individuals who have clicked on each of the front covers to read the magazine was 27,000. 

By joining forces, the new combined de-duplicated audience for your editorial and marketing now exceeds 26,720 individuals around the world via the website & magazine combined. This partnership continues to go from strength to strength and will again develop further in 2015, it is also through this co-operation that any news sent to PPL that misses an issue deadline can be used via the PPW E-newsletter or posted straight on-line. As for the magazine, we will again continue to focus editorially on what the mill owners/ managers are telling us are the key areas for them and this is reflected in the schedule for 2015.

To download the 2015 media plan click here.....>

A Delegation from Brazil and Chile visited Sweden October 12 - 17, 2014, invited by Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group, PPT, in cooperation with Business Sweden’s office in São Paulo, Brazil. The purpose of the visit was to present Swedish technology for important decision makers and to give an opportunity for the Swedish suppliers of technology to develop their business in South America.

”The members of Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group, PPT, supplying technology to the forest industry all around the world, have regular meetings with representatives from the forest industry in South America, particularly Brazil and Chile. These meetings are important for developing a competitive forest industry in the region and they also bring business opportunities for Swedish suppliers of technology”, says Ulf Frölander, chairman of PPT.

The Delegation consisted of 17 persons representing 11 companies in Brazil and Chile, among others well-known producers of pulp and paper such as Arauco, CMPC, Klabin and Veracel. The Delegation met with ABB/Lorentzen & Wettre, Alfa Laval, Akzo Nobel Pulp & Performance Chemicals, Andritz, Bosch Rexroth/Hägglunds, Chemrec, Clean Combustion, Elof Hansson, Firefly, NAF, Outokumpu Stainless, Purac, Somas Instrument, UMV Coating, Valmet and Yara Environment. In connection with study visits to ÅF Industry, Sweco, Billerud Korsnäs and Innventia, individual business meetings were arranged between the visitors from Brazil and Chile and the Swedish technology companies.

The industry in Brazil and Chile are searching technical solution for increased productivity as they aim at expanding pulp production based on planted fast-growing forests, as well as focusing on increased production of different paper grades. The world is aware that significant technological advancements have originated in Sweden and international producers attentively watch our new techniques for pulp and paper production.

For further information, please contact:
Ulf Frölander, Chairman of PPT, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone +46 70-257 2900

Åke Ryhagen, Project Manager, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone +46 70-883 8683

PPT, Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group, is an association formed in 1989 by the Swedish Trade Council (now Business Sweden) along with member companies. Emphasising environmental concerns, energy conservation, productivity increases and quality control, they are all dedicated to promoting Swedish pulp and paper technology around the world, www.pptgroup.se.