Ian Melin-Jones
Myllykoski Corporation Interim Report January - March 2010
- Net sales by the Myllykoski Group in January-March 2010 totalled EUR 245 million (EUR 325 million in January-March 2009).
- Operating profit for January-March 2010 was EUR 13 million (EUR 8 million). Low paper prices and high raw material costs decreased the profitability.
- Total deliveries in January-March 2010 amounted to 408,000 tonnes, which is 14.7% lower than in the corresponding period in 2009.
- Production curtailments continued at European mills
About MYLLYKOSKI
MYLLYKOSKI is a family-owned international paper group with manufacturing in Finland, Germany and the United States and sales offices around the world. The Finnish roots of the parent company go back to 1892. MYLLYKOSKI products consist of wood-containing uncoated and coated publication papers, including newsprint. Customers include publishers, printers, and retailers worldwide.
MYLLYKOSKI is among the largest publication paper producers in the world.
MYLLYKOSKI operates seven paper mills with a total annual capacity of close to 3 million tonnes, including the alliance partner Rhein Papier GmbH. MYLLYKOSKI employs 2,700 people.
MYLLYKOSKI is known as a pioneer in using new technologies as well as recycled fibres for paper production. MYLLYKOSKI’s vision is to be the premier publication paper brand recognized for creativity and positive business solutions.
Noss Ab get new order for approach flow systems to Zhejiang Jian Paper, CHINA
Noss will supply new approach flow systems to Zhejiang Jian Paper for its PM3/5 in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. PM3 start-up is scheduled in June 2011, PM5 start-up is scheduled in April 2011.
PM3 is the fastest and biggest 3-ply coated white top linerboard machine in the world and will produce 1,900 ADMTPD coated white top liner board. Noss’ delivery scope includes all main equipment for the 3 approach systems equipped with a RADICLONE hydrocycloning system and PERISCREEN machine screening systems.
PM5 will produce corrugating medium with a production capacity of 700 ADMTPD. Noss’ delivery scope includes all main equipment for a PERISCREEN machine screening system.
Zhejiang Ji’An Paper Packet Co., Ltd. currently produces containerboard. Noss supplied approach systems for their PM2 and also did the rebuilding for PM1. The company’s annual production capacity is around 750,000 ADMTPY. The production capacity will increase to around 1,600,000 ADMTPY after PM3/5 have been put into operation.
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Production stop at Vallviks Bruk
The production at Vallviks Bruk, which forms part of the Rottneros Group, will be stopped for in total about ten days for maintenance work on the evaporation plant. It is estimated that the loss of production will amount to about 6,000 ton NBSK (long-fibre chemical pulp). Costs in addition to the loss of production will be limited.
As part of the investment programme of SEK 77 million approved by the board of Rottneros in December 2009, parts of the evaporation plant will be exchanged during the annual maintenance stop in the autumn of 2010.
For further information please contact:
Ole Terland, Chief Executive Officer and President, +46 8 590 010 00
Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The Information was submitted for publication on Wednesday 26 May 2010 at 10.45 CET.
Mujica to promote deepwater port in Rocha - Uruguay
Uruguayan President José Mujica will seek regional support for the development of a deepwater port in Rocha department, in an effort to facilitate financing for the project, an official from the presidential office told BNamericas, expanding on press reports.
Mujica discussed the project with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a bilateral meeting in Brazil last week.
The project would require an estimated US$1bn investment, and was originally submitted to Uruguayan authorities by Spanish firm Benel in 2007. The port was partly designed to serve a US$2bn pulp mill that Portuguese pulp and paper firm Portucel Soporcel is reportedly considering building in Uruguay.
Lula expressed interest in the project and said Brazilian firms could take part in its construction, according to the official. This would enable the port's developer to access financing from Brazil's national development bank BNDES.
The Brazilian president's interest will also increase Uruguay's chances of obtaining support from the Mercosur structural convergence fund Focem, said the official.
Mujica is also looking to promote the project in other countries in the region to attract Latin American firms, as well as additional financing alternatives, the official added.
In the meantime, the government has to carry out further technical studies before it can set a more precise price-tag, local paper El País reported.
The deepwater port is expected to be concessioned, but the government might provide some kind of subsidy, the official said.
If carried out, the port would become a major component of a bi-oceanic corridor that connects Uruguay to Chile's central coast and would also have a positive impact on another project of regional significance: the construction of a low-altitude railway connecting central Chile and Argentina, added the official.
Hydrowhirl Orbitor for CIP tank cleaning
The HydroWhirlTM Orbitor is a versatile tank cleaning machine designed to meet the high standards required in the food, brewing, beverage, dairy, and chemical industries combining high performance cleaning efficiency with extended operating life and reduced life cycle costs.
Design Features of High-Impact Tank Cleaning Machines
- The HydroWhirl Orbitor can be stripped, maintained, and rebuilt in less than 15 minutes.
- The HydroWhirl Orbitor is self cleaning and self lubricated.
- Enhanced external cleaning with dedicated nozzles that clean the external surfaces of the machine and its mounting pipe.
- Designed for use where high impact cleaning is required.
- The HydroWhirl Orbitor is ideal for use in larger tanks and where the product is difficult to clean.
- Designed with minimum moving parts to ensure extended operating life and reduced down time.
Key Features and Benefits:
- Designed to meet hygienic standards
- Optimum consumption of water, chemicals, and time = reduced operating costs
- Minimum moving parts = reduced lifecycle costs
- Self cleaning; self lubricating = no process contamination
- High impact jets; orbital wash pattern = high efficiency cleaning process
- Compact design = will fit through small access flanges
- 2 or 4 nozzle configuration = wash pattern variable up to super intense
- External Surface Finish: 0.5 microns Ra or better
SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS
- 360° wash pattern
- Variable cycle times
- High impact cleaning
Flow rates: 21.5 - 160 gpm (80 - 600 L/min)
Working Pressure: 45 - 145 psi (3 - 10 bar)
Typical HydroWhirl Orbitor Tank Cleaning Machine Applications:
Typically used where high impingement cleaning is required and where the most efficient use of utilities in necessary.
Brewing
Bright beer tanks, coppers, maltings
Coatings and Paints
Storage silos, process vessels, mixers
Food and Dairy
Raw milk storage, spray driers, process vessels, storage silos
Chemical
Process vessels, mixers, storage silos
Beverage
Process vessels, storage silos
BETE Fog Nozzle, Inc. has been a pioneer in nozzle engineering, manufacturing, and applications for over 55 years. BETE nozzles are used throughout the food processing and pharmaceutical industries. BETE Applications Engineering will work with you to help during trial runs and ensure you choose the optimal spraying solution.
Heidelberg Sells Another Large-Format Press to China
Yiwu Feile Color Printing Co. Ltd. from Zhejiang province recently signed the agreement for a Speedmaster XL 145 five-color press - the first in eastern China. This increases the number of large-format presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) on the growth market of China to three. Color-Bridge Printing & Packaging Co. Ltd. has already been using a Speedmaster XL 162 six-color press plus coating for its commercial and packaging jobs for a year. Last fall, Feng Yiu Packaging Co. Ltd. invested in a Speedmaster XL 145 six-color press for packaging printing.
Yiwu Feile Color Printing had been founded ten years ago and now has over 40 employees. The pressroom already houses three Speedmaster CD 102 presses - one five-color and two four-color units. The average job run is 5,000 to 10,000 sheets and the company operates two shifts around the clock. Managing Director Ye Wei is convinced the investment in the Speedmaster XL 145 will significantly boost print quality and also increase sales. The largest local specialist market for consumer goods is located in Yiwu, where the print shop is based. Demand for brochures and flyers is continuing to grow. Yiwu Feile Color Printing follows Heidelberg standards to the letter and is well-known for its excellent print quality. The company continues to place its faith in consumables and services from Heidelberg. "As well as our own corporate culture, we have innovative technology from Heidelberg to thank for our position as number one on the local market," says Ye Wei.
Large format enjoys worldwide success
The large-format presses from Heidelberg are of interest to industrial-scale commercial and packaging print shops. Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 presses are based on the technological platform of the XL 105 and deliver impressive benefits such as faster makeready times, less paper waste, consistently high print quality, good flexibility with a range of substrates, and high press availability. These features are enhanced by simultaneous washing of the inking unit, blanket, and impression cylinder, and synchronized plate changes in all printing units in just a few minutes. Last but not least, the Prinect print shop workflow enables this format class to be fully integrated in an end-to-end solution.
Figure:
Delighted with their continued joint success: Ye Wei (left), Managing Director of Yiwu Feile Color Printing Co. Ltd. and Benny Huang, General Manager of Heidelberg China Co., Ltd Shanghai at the signing of the agreement for a Speedmaster XL 145.
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hilde Weisser
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5066
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Alfa Laval presents innovative technologies for sustainable solutions at World Expo in Shanghai
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – is one of the official partners of the Swedish pavilion at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. From today to May 29 the company presents its innovative technologies within the area energy, the environment and food. During these days about 3 000 customers will attend an extensive seminar program, consisting of 40 seminars about the company’s latest products and solutions to contribute to a more sustainable city.
“Today the society is looking for new solutions to solve our energy and environmental issues. But the fact is that much of what we need is already available”, says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. “At World Expo we will present our innovative solutions to create a more sustainable future – solutions that represent a business opportunity for our customers”.
During five days about 3 000 customers will visit Alfa Laval at the Swedish pavilion to attend a seminar program consisting of 40 seminars around the innovativetechnologies within the area energy, the environment and food.
Among the seminar topics are; waste water – how to process raw sewage into pure water, heat recovery – the most effective way to meet the increasing energy shortage and at the same time reduce CO2 emission, and food processing – mixing techniques that prolong the shelf life of the products.
“We see World Expo as an excellent opportunity to meet our customers in one of our most important markets and further strengthen our position”, summarizes Lars Renström.
Did you know that… Alfa Laval’s products first entered the Chinese market in the 1950s? The first Alfa Laval office in China was opened in Beijing 1984. Today China is the largest capital equipment market for Alfa Laval. During 2009 sales in China was close to SEK 3 billion, which represents about 11 percent of the Group’s total sales. Alfa Laval China has grown more than 430 percent since the turn of the millennium, delivering an average annual growth of about 20 percent.
About Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a leading global provider of specialized products and engineering solutions based on its key technologies of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling.
The company’s equipment, systems and services are dedicated to assisting customers in optimizing the performance of their processes. The solutions help them to heat, cool, separate and transport products in industries that produce food and beverages, chemicals and petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, starch, sugar and ethanol.
Alfa Laval’s products are also used in power plants, aboard ships, in the mechanical engineering industry, in the mining industry and for wastewater treatment, as well as for comfort climate and refrigeration applications.
Alfa Laval’s worldwide organization works closely with customers in nearly 100 countries to help them stay ahead in the global arena.
Alfa Laval is listed on the Nordic Exchange, Nordic Large Cap, and, in 2009, posted annual sales of about SEK 26 billion (approx. 2.45 billion Euros). The company has 11 400 employees.
For more information please contact:
Peter Torstensson
Senior Vice President, Communications
Alfa Laval
Tel: + 46 46 36 72 31
Mobile: +46 709 33 72 31
KapStone Paper and Packaging to Present at Stephens Inc. 2010 Spring Investor Conference
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, announced today that Matthew Kaplan, president, and Andrea K. Tarbox, vice president and CFO, will be presenting at the Stephens Inc. 2010 Spring Investor Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 9:30 AM ET. A live audio webcast of the presentation and slide materials to be used in connection with the presentation will be accessible via KapStone's Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://ir.kapstonepaper.com. An audio replay of the webcast will be available at the site for 90 days.
About the Company
Headquartered in Northbrook, IL, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper products and linerboard. The Company is the parent company of Kapstone Kraft paper Corporation which includes paper mills in Roanoke Rapids, NC and North Charleston, SC, a lumber mill in Summerville, SC, and five chipping mills in South Carolina. The business employs approximately 1,600 people.
SOURCE KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation
Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery started up at Metsä Tissue Mänttä mill PM10 rebuilt ahead of schedule
The rebuild of PM10 at Metsä Tissue’s Mänttä Mill was brought to conclusion ahead of schedule, with the first reels produced on 22 April 2010. The revamped machine produces toilet paper and hand towel base paper for products marketed under the Lambi, Serla and Katrin brands.
The investment to rebuild PM10 improves paper formation and enhances product quality and improves energy efficiency. The rebuild will reduce water consumption and contribute to energy savings.
Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery was contracted to rebuild PM10 in April 2010. The rebuild schedule was ambitious, but the project proceeded ahead of plan. The delivery included a new Crescent former, headbox and reel plus fully overhauled short circulation and press section. The runnability and speed on the paper machine and converting lines improved clearly resulting in increased efficiency.
Vaahto Group is a globally operating high technology company serving process industry in the fields of pulp and paper machinery and process machinery.
VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ
Anssi Klinga
CEO
Information:
Jyrki Strengell
President
Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery
tel. +358 400 613800
Palm and DB Schenker receive 2010 logistics award
Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG and DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG received the 2010 Award for Cooperation in Transport and Logistics (Kooperationspreis Transport und Logistik) from the Federal Association for Economics, Transport, and Logistics (Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik e.V.) and the Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung (DVZ) on 4th April 2010.
The award was in recognition of an innovative and sustainable logistical concept for the efficient thermal conversion of waste materials by the Palm group.
The jury, composed of highly respected representatives from the worlds of science, economics, and the media, recognised the successful concept and effective cooperation between consignor (Palm) and service provider (DB Schenker Rail) as well as the high level of innovation demonstrated by our medium-sized business.
Stephan Strauss, DB Schenker Rail and Hartmut Kassuhn, Papierfabrik Palm, (centre) received the 2010 Award for Cooperation in Transport and Logistics from State Secretary Dr. Andreas Scheuer (2nd from left). Also present during the presentation of this prestigious award were Lutz Lauenroth (DVZ), Herbert Götz (BWVL), Oliver Detje (publishing manager DVV Media Group) and Christian Labrot (BWVL).
Source: DVZ