Sun Paper Group to install 350,000 TPA Paper Machine in China

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March 29, 2009

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 agrees to buy Australia Paper from PaperlinX

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March 29, 2009

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....

Voith Paper recievedQCS order for Stora Enso Kabel plant

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March 29, 2009

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's plans to stop paper production at Hallein and Gohrsmuhle

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March 28, 2009

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...

US based Cellynme Paper started up second tissue machine

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March 28, 2009

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....

Excellent surface quality with PikoClean on-site coating

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March 28, 2009

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....

Indonesian Pulp and Paper firms plan mergers

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March 28, 2009

Indonesian pulp and paper companies are planning mergers and output cuts due to weakening demand and a drop in sales price, Mr. Mansyur, the head of the Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association, said Mr. Mansyur also said that the pulp and paper industries need additional working capitals of US$ 500......

International paper to shut Inverurie Mill in scotland

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March 28, 2009

International Paper said that it will close its Inverurie, Scotland, mill by the end of March....

MeadWestvaco cutting expenses, operations, 2000 jobs

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March 28, 2009

MeadWestvaco Corp. announced a series of broad actions that will address the current economic challenges, and also enable the company to capture the highest-value opportunities in targeted global packaging end markets....

Sappi successfully concludes its acquisition of M-real's coated graphic paper business

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March 28, 2009

Sappi Limited, the leading producer of coated fine paper and chemical cellulose, announced that it had completed the acquisition of the coated graphic paper business of M- real, a Finnish board and paper manufacturer, for Euro 750 million ($1.1 billion), subject to purchase price adjustments for net debt and working capital. M-real's coated graphic paper business (other than in respect...