Paper Industry Wants Govt. to Withdraw Wood Import Duty

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 20, 2014 In the wake of acute shortage of raw material resulting into diminished operational capacity, the Indian paper industry asked the government to withdraw the import duty on woodlogs/chips and bamboos. Manufacturing paper through imported raw materials doesn’t seem feasible given the high import duty on wood and......

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Andritz Kicks off 10th tissue machine for Hengan Group, China

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

October 8, 2014 Technology Group Andritz recently installed PM17 tissue machine for Hengan Group at the Changde mill. Hengan Group is the producer of hygiene and sanitary products in China. The PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machine – the 10th tissue machine supplied by Andritz to Hengan Group – has a design......

Seshasayee Paper Readies Rs. 480 Crore Expansion Plan

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

September 29, 2014 Seshasayee Paper and Boards considers investing about Rs. 480 crore to expand raw material capacity and captive power generation. With the increase in paper pulp, paper production capacity will go up to 275,000 tonnes from the present 190,000 tonnes in its two mills in South Tamil Nadu.......

New stock Preparation From Voith in Operation at N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd.

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

October 23, 2014 A new stock preparation system was put into operation in June at the Indian paper manufacturer N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. in Sarigam, in the federal state of Gujarat. The company established a complete, new paper mill in Sarigam for graphic paper grades so as to meet......

UPM Unveils New Profit Improvement Target, Plans Permanent Closure in UPM Paper ENA

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 13, 2014 As part of the new profit improvement target with an annualised impact of EUR 150 million by the end of 2015, UPM intends to save various variable and fixed costs spread over all its businesses. The target will also include capacity closures in the European paper business,......

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The 16th European Paper Week Concludes Successfully at Brussels

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 27, 2014 The European pulp and paper industry successfully concluded its 16th European Paper Week, titled “It’s all about competitiveness”. The three-day event brought together over 350 participants from the sector, related organizations as well as the European institutions, providing a high-level discussion and networking platform. Sessions not only......

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Andritz to Rebuild Stora Ensoʼs Varkaus Mill in Finland

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 04, 2014 Andritz received an order from Stora Enso to rebuild the fiberline, evaporation plant, recausticizing plant, recovery boiler, and recycled fiber plant at the Varkaus pulp mill, Finland. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015. With the order, Stora Enso intends to convert an existing fine......

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CEPI to Contribute to WEF's Project on Circular Economy

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 28, 2014 The paper industry is going to be the mentor for other industries in ecodesign rules. In a recent development, the World Economic Forum has considered the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) as a participant to its project on the circular economy (Project MainStream). CEPI would be......

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Andritz to Supply New Waste-to-Energy Power Plant to Riikinvoima Oy, Finland

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

October 16, 2014 Andritz Group was selected by the local utility company, Riikinvoima Oy, to supply a waste-to-energy power plant to Leppävirta municipality of Finland. The plant will be treating 145,000 tons of waste per year, coming from eight local waste management companies. The design capacity is 16 MW for......

Stora Enso Intends Revamping Imatra Mills in Finland

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

October 23, 2014 Stora Enso will be spending EUR 27 million in enhancing the quality and cost-competitiveness of Imatra Mills, Finland. The investment also aims at increasing the capacity of the consumer board machine 5 by 20,000 tonnes. The amount would be spent on the coating part of the machine......