Metso supplied tissue machine sets new world speed record in Mexico

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

The Metso supplied PM 4 tissue machine at Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico set a new 24-hour world speed record for tissue production running at an average of 2,160 m/min on March 18, 2009....

BTG Total Tissue Capability- A Holistic Approach to Tissue Making

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

BTG announces the launch of its Total tissue Capability package, a new tightly integrated product and service offering combining hardware, specialist expertise and consumables designed to help tissue makers quickly resolve persistent problems and optimize their process. In a highly competitive market, tissue manufacturers are under intense pressure to boost productivity while also cutting costs. At the same time, many...

Orient Papers start Tissue machine

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

Orient Paper & Industries has started trial runs on a new tissue machine at its Amlai facility in Madhya Pradesh. The commercial production on the 59 tonne/day unit is expected to begin soon....

Successful start-up of ANDRITZ tissue machine at Hengan

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

ANDRITZ successfully started up a PrimeLine tissue machine - the new PM 7 - for Hengan Holding Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-quality tissue products in China. With this start-up, ANDRITZ now has nine tissue machines in operation in China....

New evidence suggests electric hand dryers in public toilets pose health risk

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

The electric hand dryers found in thousands of public toilets can dramatically increase the number of bacteria on people's hands after washing them and contaminate the washrooms where they are installed. Scientists at the University of Westminster discovered the shocking findings during a study in which they compared the numbers of bacteria on subjects' hands before and after they had...

Brunnschweiler Brings Most Advanced Drying & Ventilation Techniques to India

adminApril 5, 2009

April 5, 2009

Brunnschweiler needs no introduction for air technology in paper industry.The company has firmly positioned itself as one of the distinguished supplier of drying and ventilation techniques in paper, cardboard and pulp manufacturing since last 50 years, offering a personalized service from project definition to performance test. The company asset is their world class manufacturing unit, which has been instrumental in...

Stora Enso and Aracruz postpone Veracel expansion project

adminApril 3, 2009

April 3, 2009

Aracruz Celulose and its joint venture partner Stora Enso announced the decision to postpone expansion plans for Veracel, in Bahia, for at least one year. Capital expenditures scheduled for 2009 will be cancelled, including the purchase of land, the formation of forests and a feasibility study....

Stora Enso SC paper machine line runs a new speed record

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

The Metso supplied PM 12 at Stora Enso Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden has improved the world speed record of SC paper production. The machine reached a 24-hour record of 1,926 m/min on January 21st. The top speed achieved during the period was amazing 2,009 m/min....

UPM sells closed Miramichi paper plant in Canada

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

The world's top magazine paper maker UPM-Kymmene said it has agreed to sell its former paper mill and related assets in Miramichi, Canada, to Norwegian company Umoe Solar AS....

Stora Enso reschedules pulp and paper mill project in Russia

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

Stora Enso has decided to defer its final decision regarding the proposed pulp and paper mill project at Nizhny Novgorod in Russia to a later stage due to the weak global financial situation and near-term outlook for the forest products industry....