Trend toward Performance Carbonates for UWF & CWF Machines in India

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November 16, 2009

In India's expanding paper industry there is boo increasing pressure to improve paper quality and cost efficiency. Paper properties such as brightness, opacity, print quality, as well as machine runnability, need to improve in order to match imported competitive papers. Recent years have seen step changes in papermaking practices in order to meet these demands, and this has generated a...

ELSIS surface inspection system

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November 16, 2009

For more than 20 years Erhardt+Leimer GmbH has developed CCD array cameras and has been intensively involved in the surface inspection of webs....

BILT installs India’s largest cut-size line to date

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November 16, 2009

India's leading paper manufacturer Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of Avantha Group, has commissioned the country's largest-ever cut-size line. The German/USmade cut-size sheeting and packaging line installed at the Sewa mill in Orissa is now the widest in the Indian paper industry. It is capable to produce sheets in A4 and A3....

AF&PA and NPTA to jointly host Paper2010 Conference

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November 16, 2009

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the NPTA Alliance (NPTA) announced that they are joining forces to host a combined conference in New York City, called PAPER2010....

Shandong Huatai Paper to relocate two paper machines

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November 16, 2009

Metso has received an order from Shandong Huatai Paper for a relocation of two paper machines to the company's subsidiary mills in China. The 4.45-mwide (trim) fine paper machine PM 8 of Mondi Group in Szolnok, Hungary, will be relocated to the Anqing mill of Anhui Huatai Forest Pulp & Paper in Anhui province....

Sappi to Shut Swaziland Mill

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November 16, 2009

Sappi will close its Usutu pulp mill in Swaziland and reorganize its forestry assets in the country in response to falling demand and fire damage. The combination of “adverse market conditions” and cumulative damage since an August 2008 fire that destroyed 40 percent of Usutu's timber crop has meant the Usutu mill is no longer sustainable, the Johannesburg-based company said...

World's largest fine paper line starts up at Portucel Soporcel in Portugal

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November 16, 2009

A Metso-supplied fine paper production line of the Portucel Soporcel group was successfully started up at the group's Setúbal mill in Portugal on August 15, 2009. The 11.1-m-wide (wire) PM 4 will produce close to 500,000 tons of uncoated fine papers annually....

Low cost technology for Effluent Treatment in Agro Industry

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November 16, 2009

Silverton Paper based in Muzaffarnagar has imported a Low-Cost Chinese technology to solve the problem of processing the industrial effluent in small-scale agrobased paper units. After a study, the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI) has approved the technology which eliminates industrial discharge by making the effluent usable....

ABB invests in Asia pulp and paper industry

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November 16, 2009

ABB announced that it will be building a new factory to manufacture its Quality Control Systems (QCS) for Pulp and Paper in Shanghai, China. The research and development (R&D), product support and marketing functions will remain in Ireland....

Avery Dennison Launches Fasson Ultra Removable

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November 16, 2009

Avery Dennison Roll Materials has released Fasson® Ultra Removable, a superior performance labeling solution engineered for clean and easy removability over a wide range of substrates and conditions....