Reduction of Thermal energy consumption in a conventional Tissue Paper manufacturing process

adminSeptember 21, 2009

September 21, 2009

A conventional Tissue paper plant, featuring a Crescent Former Tissue machine (designed with two virgin fibre stock preparation lines with two refiners, approach flow with two layer headbox, single press solution, duo-system gas hood etc.)...

Shandong Chanming buys fine paper line

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Metso has signed a contract with the Chinese Shouguang MeiLun Paper Co., Limited, for the supply of a large coated fine paper production line to the company's mill in Shouguang, Shandong province, China. Shouguang MeiLun Paper is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. The total value of the order is approx...

World's largest recycyled newsprint machine begins production in UK

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Production on the world's largest recycled newsprint machine has started production three weeks ahead of schedule. Palm Paper, a subsidiary of Germany-based Papierfabrik Palm, switched on the PM7 machine at its King's Lynn site in Norfolk on 21 August....

Catalyst Paper to restart one pulp line at Crofton Mill

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Catalyst Paper said that it will start one line of pup production at its Crofton NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) kraft mill on Vancouver Island, British, Columbia, Canada, due to improved market conditions. The kraft pulp will be indefinitely idled in February of this year, removing approximately 400,000 tonnes of annual capacity....

Stora Enso to close mills in Finland

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Europe's biggest paper maker Stora Enso said in a statement that it is planning to permanently close down its sawmill in Tolkkinen by the end of this year and its pulp mill in Sunila during the second quarter of next year. In addition, the company said it would permanently shut down an uncoated fine paper machine at its Imatra mills...

UPM sees industry M&A need

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

UPM-Kymmene plans to be an active player in the consolidation of a paper and packaging industry struggling to slash costs and close excess capacity, its chief executive told Reuters....

First integrated pulp & paper mill in South Korea

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Moorim Paper Group has awarded Voith Paper to deliver a new integrated paper production line for woodfree coated, machine finished coated and woodfree uncoated paper grades to their DongHae pulp mill site in Ulsan, South Korea. The new machine will use mainly the pulp produced at this site, whereby Moorim will be the first integrated pulp&paper mill in South Korea....

Sappi to permanently close Muskegon, Michigan Mill

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Sappi Fine Paper North America said that it will permanently cease operations at its coated fine paper mill in Muskegon, Michigan. The closure of the mill will affect approximately 190 salaried and hourly Muskegon employees, who have been on furlough since the mill was idled April 1, 2009....

220 TPD tissue machine in Mexico

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

CMPC Tissue, Latin America's second largest tissue paper manufacturer, acquired from Voith Paper in early May a 5.6 m width machine to manufacture tissue paper at it's Absormex subsidiary plant in Altamira, Mexico. The goal is to increase production capacity to meet the growing demand for their products in the Mexican market....

A new 110 TPD greenfeild tissue mill in Portugal

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

On August 10th, AMS Goma-Camps has started production at the new plant in Vila Velha de Rodao, Portugal. The mill houses an AHEAD 2.0 line from Toscotec with an overall capacity of 110 TPD, as reported by Toscotec. AMS Goma-Camps, a newcomer into the tissue industry, is a private company owned by the Portuguese's Grupo Mateus and Simao Rocha and...