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UPM will strengthen its research on eucalyptus fibre and build a competence centre at the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay. The new centre including expansion of the existing laboratory facilities will be operational during the first half of 2012.…
Friday, 18 November 2011 14:00

Praxair to Supply New Uruguayan Pulp Mill

Praxair Uruguay, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), has signed a 15-year contract to supply oxygen to a new pulp mill complex being built in Punta Pereira, in the department of Colonia, Uruguay. The new facility will be operated…
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 11:30

Metso wins Best Automation Award

Metso wins Best Automation Award from Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry For the sixth time, Metso has been chosen as the best company in the Automation category by ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp…
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to CMPC Tissue S.A. of Santiago, Chile. The tissue line will be installed at CMPC’s Talagante mill in Chile. The line will be started up during 2013. The value of the order…
Metso and Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, located in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a service contract covering approximately 2,000 automatic and safety valves. The contract also includes intelligent tools for preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance planning activities. It expands…
Thursday, 13 October 2011 10:00

Brazil’s pulp exports

Brazil’s Pulp and Paper Assn (Bracelpa) reported today that bleached eucalyptus kraft (BEK) pulp exports grew 15.8% to 678,000 tonnes in August compared to the same month of 2010. Meanwhile, apparent consumption dropped 11.2% to 458,000 tonnes and production edged…
Stora Enso’s and Arauco’s Montes del Plata joint-venture pulp mill project is proceeding and the external financing for the project has been finalised. Montes del Plata has signed the loan agreements and as part of the financing arrangements, Stora Enso…
Vacon Latin America is expanding operations in Brazil by opening another sales office in Lauro de Freitas in the state of Bahia in September 2011. The new sales office will focus on supporting existing customers, finding new customers and distributors…
Thursday, 01 September 2011 13:00

SCA acquires hygiene products company in Brazil

SCA is acquiring the Brazilian hygiene products company Pro Descart. Consideration for the deal amounts to SEK 450m on a debt-free basis. The company has annual sales of SEK 360m. Brazil is the most highly populated country in South America,…
In order to assure high quality pulp from recovered fiber while minimizing fiber loss and consuming low energy, Grupak Hidalgo S.A. de C.V. has selected Voith Fiber & Environmental Solutions to supply a complete OCC recovered fiber system, designed for…
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to supply process electrification and power distribution infrastructure as well as equipment for a new pulp mill in southwestern Uruguay. The Montes del Plata pulp mill is a…
Metso will supply complete woodyard equipment and defibrator systems with chipwashers for the two new MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) projects of Duratex S.A. in Brazil. The equipment for the first project placed in Itapetininga, São Paulo, will be delivered in…
Nalco, providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has helped Suzano Pulp and Paper's industrial units in the cities of Suzano, Sao Paulo and Mucuri, Bahia in Brazil, significantly reduce water and chemical use in their papermaking process. Suzano,…
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, will invest into additional capacity in transportation filtration materials at its site in Louveira, Brazil. The investment will be completed in the first quarter of 2012. "We have been pleased to grow with…
Metso will rebuild the folding boxboard machine at the San Juan del Río mill of Cartones Ponderosa, S.A. de C.V. in Mexico. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012. The value of the…