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Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced that its operation in Brazil has been selected to supply all ball sector control valves, ball valves and butterfly valves…
Port celebrates its 30th anniversary having handled nearly 85 million tons of pulp The specialized terminal Portocel (Terminal Especializado de Barra do Riacho), result of a partnership between two of the world's largest pulp producers (Fibria, with 51% interest and…
UPM and the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) have signed an agreement to build a new Regional Technological University (ITR) in Fray Bentos to advance technical skills and engineering expertise in rural Uruguay. The regional university will specialize in mechatronics,…
Celupaper S.A., part of Grupo Vual, South American leading regional player producing pulp and tissue, has signed a contract with Toscotec for a new PM3 tissue machine and a rebuilding of the existing PM2 at Papelera Nicaragua in Argentina. Vual…
Thursday, 27 November 2014 19:33

Stora Enso Executive Joins EcoPlanet Bamboo

EcoPlanet Bamboo Group continues its executive recruitment of world class individuals from the largest plantation forestry and fiber based manufacturing companies in the United States, Europe and Latin America with the hiring of Francisco Ferreira as Managing Director of EcoPlanet…
Fast-acting voltage regulation solution for stable and reliable power transmission at Puma project ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will supply a 34.5kV power distribution system, based on gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) technology, for Klabin’s major new pulp mill…
Pöyry awarded engineering assignment for Eldorado Line 2 expansion project - South America's largest single-line production of bleached kraft pulp, Brazil Eldorado Brasil Celulose S/A has awarded Pöyry with the basic engineering services assignment for the Eldorado Line 2 expansion…
As part of an official working visit to Finland, Uruguay’s President José Mujica today visited UPM’s Biofore House in Helsinki hosted by UPM’s CEO Jussi Pesonen. In the meeting Jussi Pesonen expressed UPM’s appreciation to the President and the Government…
Kimberly Clark de México S.A.B. de C.V.'s seventh tissue machine, supplied by Valmet, was recently started up at the Bajío mill in San Juan del Rio, Mexico. The new Advantage DCT 200TS tissue line adds 60,000 tpy of high quality…
Kemira has awarded Pöyry with assignments for EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) services for a sodium chlorate plant in Brazil. The EPCM assignments relate to the new sodium chlorate plant that Kemira is building to serve the Brazilian markets,…
ANDRITZ AUTOMATION, part of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order to supply dynamic simulation solutions for Klabin’s Puma pulp mill project in Ortigueira, Paraná State, Brazil. The scope of supply encompasses the dynamics models, DCS checkout, and Operator…
Wednesday, 30 July 2014 08:53

Voith modernizes pulp drying machine at BSC

Voith has successfully completed the modernization of the pulp drying machine (PDM) at BSC – Bahia Specialty Cellulose, located in Camaçari, state of Bahia (Brazil). Voith’s solutions were installed in mid-March, during a total machine turnaround that lasted seven days.…
-- Farmografica is considered be one of the leading manufacturers of paperboard packaging in the Latin American market – Eagle Systems, Inc., a U.S. based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment, today announced the completed installation of its Eco-Eagle…
Stora Enso’s and Arauco’s joint operation Montes del Plata Pulp Mill at Punta Pereira in Uruguay has received all necessary permits from the Uruguayan authorities and is now starting up its operations. The state-of-the-art pulp mill has an annual production…
Controlling all key processes at the greenfield mill is a showcase of Metso’s global manufacturing and project management capabilities and marks the company as a leading automation partner for pulp and paper makers.Suzano Maranhão in Brazil, one of the world’s…