Sappi to permanently close Muskegon, Michigan Mill

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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

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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

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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...

100 TPA tissue machine starts in Mexico

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September 20, 2009

The Metso supplied Advantage DCT 100 TS tissue machine came successfully on stream on June 19, 2009 at Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. Metso’s scope of delivery comprised a complete tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a 16-foot Metso Yankee cylinder,......

Coated Paper Imports increased by 70%

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September 20, 2009

Coated paper import into India has seen nearly a 70 per cent increase during the first quarter of the current financial year. Industry observers note that the export incentives by China have helped firms from that country to make inroads into India affecting the local industry even as the latter reiterated its demand for the creation of a robust raw...

" Huge potential in Middle East for Indian Paper Mills"

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September 20, 2009

Just before the Paper Arabia 2009 exhibition we had an interaction with Mr. Saifee Jani, who enjoys strong presence in the Middle East market....

Rainbow Paper starts 200 TPD Writing & Printing Paper Machine

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September 20, 2009

Rainbow Papers has started commercial production on its 200 TPD writing & printing paper machine on 15th August. The machine setup with an investment of Rs. 250 crores has a production speed of 700 meters per minute....

Brahmaputra Paper, installing 50 TPD in Kraft Paper in Assam

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September 20, 2009

Brahmputra Paper Pvt Ltd is setting up North East's first kraft paper plant having captive power generation facility & 0% discharge environment friendly production line. Located in Tezpur, District Sonitpur in Assam, the 50 TPD kraft paper plant is based on indigenous and imported waste paper. Setup with a total investment of Rupees 17 crores the plant will produce kraft...

Rama Papers installs 16,000 TPA M.G. Poster machine

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September 20, 2009

Rama Paper Mills Ltd. has installed a second hand machine to produce M.G. poster, tissue paper and one time carbon paper. The machine has a capacity to produce 16,000 TPA, which is expected to start the commercial production by September end....

Rama Newsprint switches to Writing & Printing Paper

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September 20, 2009

Rama Newsprint & Papers Ltd. has switched over to writing & printing paper production on its PM2 with effect from April 2009, with a view to take advantage of the currently better margins in writing & printing grades of paper as compared to newsprint. The waste paper based machine has......