BILT- First Indian Paper Company to FSC-COC Certification

adminSeptember 24, 2009

September 24, 2009

Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) announced that two of its manufacturing facilities in Maharastra have received the international Forest Stewardship Council- Chain of Custody (FSC-COC) certification. These certifications apply to BILT’s units at Bhigwan in Pune district (SCS COC-002612) and Ashti in Ghadchiroli district (SCS-COC 002610). The Forest Stewardship Council is......

Enzyme application in paper making process

adminSeptember 21, 2009

September 21, 2009

Bioinnovation is helping the paper industry, traditionally seen as a large polluter, to turn a new page to better resource management. Enzymatic solutions can save paper mills time and money, as well as the environment when used instead of harsh chemicals in the pulp and paper-making process....

Zero Discharge Technology for Waste Paper Based Mills

adminSeptember 21, 2009

September 21, 2009

Zero discharge technology for waste paper based mills has been developed by Krofta Engineering to control pollution and depleting water resources. The paper industry is high water consuming industry....

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....