FOR YEARS THE PAPER INDUSTRY has been discussing how to communicate effectively with the public and to change the traditional image of the industry as forest damaging, polluting, outdated and inefficient Now that...
Fortress Paper Ltd. Fortress Paper has announced that it has ramped up production of dissolving pulp at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill to approximately 60% of final targeted capacity since it announced production...
HEADNOTE Miles Roberts, group chief executive of DS Smith, international supplier of recycled packaging, is RISI's 2012 European CEO of the Year Miles Roberts, group chief executive of DS Smith, international supplier of...
HEADNOTE An improved combustion analysis process has shown to protect electrostatic precipitators from explosive events Bark boilers have been used by pulp and paper mills for many decades, but their importance is increasing....
NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...
HEADNOTE In search of higher yield, and the use of less and less water, new technology breakthroughs are beginning to emerge Dr Salali El Siddique Awadel Karim has a background in chemical engineering...
HEADNOTE PPI jumped aboard the Golden Dragon bus with Metso for a tour around Shandong Province, China Metso is big in the Chinese paper industry, in fact me three top worldwide suppliers, Andritz,...
HEADNOTE China is now the world's second largest tissue producer and consumer, after the US One of the fastest growing areas in China in recent years has been tissue, taking advantage of improving...
ORDERS & CONTRACTS Brazil's tissue producer MiIi has recently acquired a new PM from Voith to be installed at its 1 00,000-tonne/yrTrês Barras mill, in Santa Catarina state. The new PM 7 will...
HEADNOTE The Klingele team now has firm control of papermaking and anaerobic wastewater treatment The Klingele recycled liner mill, near tlie North Sea in Germany, has proven that the elimination of traditional organic...
Riddle: How many dead trees does it take to print a report about all the good, green things your company did? Answer: It depends. Although some companies print out glossy "green," or sustainability,...
Forms two new business areas to address the total Industrial Market GOTEBORG, Sweden -- SKF today announced that they have formed two new business areas to be better able to serve the needs...
* New tiger observation & protection enclosure opened in Riau as part of MOU between Asia Pulp & Paper and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry * Latest stage in partnership between public &...
LONDON -- Following a demolishing period of demand and production slump during the crisis years, today's sodium chlorate industry is demonstrating good results in moving forward and expanding its volumes. The average annual...
BATAVIA, N.Y. -- Graham Corporation (NYSE Amex: GHM), a global designer and manufacturer of critical equipment for the oil refining, petrochemical and power industries, including the supply of components and raw materials to...
Uncompetitive cost position necessitates closure Potential generation of a $20 million cash benefit Redeploy resources to higher return business opportunities Expect $2.4 million restructuring costs and non-cash impairment charge of $49 million MEMPHIS,...
- Multi-year commercial agreement established with Valero - - Partnering with Lallemand and ICM to commercialize MGT - - Expected to generate revenues beginning in the first quarter of 2012 - LEBANON, N.H....
Expanded capabilities support industrial, oil and gas customers throughout Latin America WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) today announced that it has completed the upgrade and expansion of its facility in...
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- For the second consecutive year, Nalco, an Ecolab company (NYSE: ECL), was selected as a preferred supplier for the paper industry by readers of Pulp & Paper International (PPI)...
CHICAGO -- The ongoing sovereign debt crisis poses serious risks for the Latin America pulp and paper industry, according to a new report by Fitch Ratings. Europe remains a key sales market for...