August 2014 - Papermart

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Month : August 2014

Interviews

Sharing knowledge and experiences

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Paper Mart interviewed Mr. KS Kasi Viswanathan, Chairman, PaperTech 2014, and Managing Director, Seshasayee Paper and Boards Limited, on the sidelines of PaperTech 2014. This brief but interesting interaction focused on PaperTech 2014, the challenges pulp and paper industry currently faces and the future of the industry. Here are some......
Special Feature

Making Indian Pulp & Paper Industry World Class

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An energy and water intensive sector, the Indian pulp and paper sector has unlimited scope for improvement in its environmental performance. Pulp and paper manufacturers are therefore increasingly on the lookout for appropriate technologies and best practices for improving their performance and reducing their ecological footprint. With the support of......
Events

PulPaper 2014 – World’s meeting place for paper industry

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The 8th edition of PulPaper was held in Helsinki 3-5 June, 2014. The three eventful days once again confirmed PulPaper’s status as the world’s premier and most progressive meeting place for the industry. Just like it set out to, the event enabled participants to share knowledge, innovation and new ideas......
Interviews

The W-O-W- factor

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The success of a recycling initiative known as the WOW programme was the driving force for ITC of India to install a FibreFlow drum pulper. The drum, which processes a wide variety of wastepaper types, has been called “a game changer” by mill management. This is a story of success......
Interviews

JK Paper: New Brands, More Growth

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JK Paper, the largest producer of branded copier paper in India, recently set up a new facility at Rayagada, Odisha, and then went on to launching two new copier brands – JK C MAX and JK MAX– aimed at providing its customers with ‘value for money’. With the installation of......
Tech Articles

Efficient solution to transfer hot starch

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Paper and cardboard industry is India’s largest consumer of starch. Carbohydrate-based paste is used to paste various layers of cardboard, for example, though starch solution is in fact primarily used to size the paper surface, making it printable and writeable. However, the medium is very sensitive to pulsation and is......
Tech Articles

THIOPAQ® Desulphuring the Biogas

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The production of energy in the form of biogas is one of the most important features of today’s anaerobic treatment plants. The biogas can be used to warm up process water or to generate energy and heat in a combined heat power installation (CHP). However, in most cases the biogas......
News

Iggesund's fossil-free mill: The vision is within reach

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“We’re getting close to the vision of a fossil-free mill that we’ve lived with and that has driven our investments for a long time,” says Mill Director Olov Winblad von Walter. “Our new recovery boiler, which came on line in spring 2012, is getting better and better as we fine......
Industry Watch

Tissue and packaging offset graphic paper decline in Europe

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The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) released its 2013 Key Statistics, drawing a clear picture of the industry’s performance last year. The report includes data about production, consumption and the trade of pulp, paper and raw materials, as well as data on energy and environment. CEPI members produced 91.1......