New evidence suggests electric hand dryers in public toilets pose health risk

adminApril 6, 2009

April 6, 2009

The electric hand dryers found in thousands of public toilets can dramatically increase the number of bacteria on people's hands after washing them and contaminate the washrooms where they are installed. Scientists at the University of Westminster discovered the shocking findings during a study in which they compared the numbers of bacteria on subjects' hands before and after they had...

Brunnschweiler Brings Most Advanced Drying & Ventilation Techniques to India

adminApril 5, 2009

April 5, 2009

Brunnschweiler needs no introduction for air technology in paper industry.The company has firmly positioned itself as one of the distinguished supplier of drying and ventilation techniques in paper, cardboard and pulp manufacturing since last 50 years, offering a personalized service from project definition to performance test. The company asset is their world class manufacturing unit, which has been instrumental in...

Stora Enso and Aracruz postpone Veracel expansion project

adminApril 3, 2009

April 3, 2009

Aracruz Celulose and its joint venture partner Stora Enso announced the decision to postpone expansion plans for Veracel, in Bahia, for at least one year. Capital expenditures scheduled for 2009 will be cancelled, including the purchase of land, the formation of forests and a feasibility study....

Stora Enso SC paper machine line runs a new speed record

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

The Metso supplied PM 12 at Stora Enso Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden has improved the world speed record of SC paper production. The machine reached a 24-hour record of 1,926 m/min on January 21st. The top speed achieved during the period was amazing 2,009 m/min....

UPM sells closed Miramichi paper plant in Canada

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

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 reschedules pulp and paper mill project in Russia

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

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 to rebuild Stora Enso's board machine line with ValZone calendar

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

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 in Finland

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

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....

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

adminMarch 29, 2009

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

adminMarch 29, 2009

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....