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 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....
Metso will modernize the BM 4 board machine line at Stora Enso Kaukopää mill in Imatra, Finland. The start-up of the rebuilt line is scheduled for November 2009. The parties have agreed not to disclose the order value. The rebuild will improve the line’s material efficiency as well as the......
UPM offers a new solution for forest ownership as a way to secure a constant and competitive wood supply in Finland. UPM offers large forest entities for sale. The company will make a long-term wood sourcing and forest service contract with the buyers....
Metso will supply an uncoated fine paper machine to Yanzhou Huamao Paper Industry Co. Ltd., member of Sun Paper Group, in Yanzhou city in Shandong Province, China. The start-up of the production is scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. With the new line Sun Paper will be able to introduce a new classification for printing paper grades. The market...
Nippon Paper said that it has agreed to acquire Australia Paper (AP) from PaperlinX Ltd. for AUD 600 million (USD 391 million), and pay up to AUD 100 million (USD 65 million) in subsequent payments dependent upon its performance from 2010 to 2012....
The Hagen Kabel mill of Stora Enso Publication Paper has commissioned Voith Paper Automation with delivery of a quality control system (QCS) for the PM 4. The existing third- party system is being replaced....
M-real starts statutory negotiations at Hallein mill, Austria, targeting to discontinue the paper production at the end of April 2009. At Gohrsmuhle mill, Germany, the standard fine paper production will be discontinued during April and its effects will be reviewed. At Gohrsmuhle, it has already been decided that the production of speciality papers as well as uncoated fine paper reels...
The Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 100HS tissue line delivered to Cellynne Paper Converter in Haines City, Florida, USA, came on stream successfully on January 12, 2009 as planned. On February 6, after only 24 days, the machine reached the operating speed of 2,000 m/min....
PikoTeknik carried out an on-site job at APP Ningbo Zhunghua Paper. They ground ten drying cylinders and coated two of them with PikoClean. The work was completed within only seven days....