INDIA & CHINA: The Future Bazaars…

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November 28, 2009

Prologue: China & India are two global giants in terms of both population and land area. However, despite their size and despite the fact that both play large roles on the world stage, the reality is that they are just starting to experience their eventual impact on the world. But both of these enormous emerging countries have equally-giant challenges facing...

ITC: The Big strider

adminNovember 28, 2009

November 28, 2009

We visited ITC PSPD at their Secunderabad office to gain insights into the business philosophy and growth strategy. Since its inception, ITC PSPD has successfully grown to become a 530000 TPA, globally recognized manufacturer of paperboards and specialty papers - which reflects in the worldwide demand for its cutting-edge products....

Cost- effective celluloses boost runnability of recycled furnishes

adminNovember 16, 2009

November 16, 2009

A new enzymatic product can improve freeness of multiple grades of secondary fiber with minimal yield loss and no negative impact on fiber properties. A cost effective solution from Novozymes has in full-scale mill trials shown to enhance dewaterability, increase machine speed, and reduce steam consumption while maintaining the quality......

Novel Concepts for Monitoring & Control of Deposits in Pulp and Paper Mills

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November 16, 2009

Deposit control programs in pulp and paper mills are critical for machine runnability and paper quality. Although these programs are used in most systems, the management of their performance has historically been quite poor and complicated, entailing intensive analytical work and representing, in general, a reactive approach to the problem. This paper introduces the use of online and offline monitoring...

Trend toward Performance Carbonates for UWF & CWF Machines in India

adminNovember 16, 2009

November 16, 2009

In India's expanding paper industry there is boo increasing pressure to improve paper quality and cost efficiency. Paper properties such as brightness, opacity, print quality, as well as machine runnability, need to improve in order to match imported competitive papers. Recent years have seen step changes in papermaking practices in order to meet these demands, and this has generated a...

ELSIS surface inspection system

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November 16, 2009

For more than 20 years Erhardt+Leimer GmbH has developed CCD array cameras and has been intensively involved in the surface inspection of webs....

BILT installs India’s largest cut-size line to date

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November 16, 2009

India's leading paper manufacturer Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of Avantha Group, has commissioned the country's largest-ever cut-size line. The German/USmade cut-size sheeting and packaging line installed at the Sewa mill in Orissa is now the widest in the Indian paper industry. It is capable to produce sheets in A4 and A3....

AF&PA and NPTA to jointly host Paper2010 Conference

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November 16, 2009

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the NPTA Alliance (NPTA) announced that they are joining forces to host a combined conference in New York City, called PAPER2010....

Shandong Huatai Paper to relocate two paper machines

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November 16, 2009

Metso has received an order from Shandong Huatai Paper for a relocation of two paper machines to the company's subsidiary mills in China. The 4.45-mwide (trim) fine paper machine PM 8 of Mondi Group in Szolnok, Hungary, will be relocated to the Anqing mill of Anhui Huatai Forest Pulp & Paper in Anhui province....

Sappi to Shut Swaziland Mill

adminNovember 16, 2009

November 16, 2009

Sappi will close its Usutu pulp mill in Swaziland and reorganize its forestry assets in the country in response to falling demand and fire damage. The combination of “adverse market conditions” and cumulative damage since an August 2008 fire that destroyed 40 percent of Usutu's timber crop has meant the Usutu mill is no longer sustainable, the Johannesburg-based company said...