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Guangxi BM 1 produces 1,200,000 metric tons of high-quality ivory board

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June 26, 2014 In the Chinese province of Guangxi, Asia Pulp & Paper produces high-quality ivory board made of 100% virgin fibers on the BM 1 supplied by Voith. The machine went into operation at the beginning of 2013 and produces since then highest quality board. The production line delivered......
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Propapier PM2 sets once again a containerboard machine world record speed at 1,704 m/min

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July 29, 2014 The Valmet-supplied containerboard base paper machine at Propapier PM2 GmbH in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, set a 24-hour world speed record of 1,704 m/min on April 24, 2014. During the record run, the 10.85 m-wide PM2 produced corrugating medium at basis weight of 70 gsm with a total efficiency......
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Montes del Plata Pulp Mill starts operations in Uruguay

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June 6, 2014 Stora Enso’s and Arauco’s joint operation Montes del Plata Pulp Mill at Punta Pereira in Uruguay has received all necessary permits from the Uruguayan authorities and is now starting up its operations. The state-of-the-art pulp mill has an annual production capacity of 1.3 million tons of bleached......
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Kemira acquires AkzoNobel's paper chemical business

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July 8, 2014 Kemira has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire AkzoNobel’s global paper chemicals business. The parties will also enter into a distribution agreement for AkzoNobel’s colloidal silica business for retention and drainage applications for the paper industry. The closing of the intended transaction is expected in the first......
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SCA and Vinda to integrate hygiene business in China

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July 18, 2014 SCA, a leading global hygiene and forest products company, and the majority shareholder in China’s third-largest tissue company, Vinda International Holdings Limited is strengthening the cooperation with Vinda. SCA to transfer its hygiene business in China (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) to Vinda. As part of......
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Ilim Group Named Best Russian Exporter-2013

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July 8, 2014 Ilim Group was named the Best Russian Exporter in Pulp & Paper industry under the “Best Russian Exporter-2013”, the annual all-Russian award organized by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation. In 2013 Ilim Group exported 1.8 million tons of P&P products. The company......
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Cheng Loong, Taiwan invests in new tissue line

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July 24, 2014 Voith and Cheng Loong Corp. signed the tissue machine contract for Cheng Loong TM 16 on July 18, 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan. This order continues the successful partnership between the companies Cheng Loong and Voith. The TM 16 will be installed in Chupei, Taiwan, and will start......
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China's Shandong Tranlin to invest USD 2 billion in U.S.

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June 18, 2014 Tranlin, Inc., the newly-formed U.S. subsidiary of a leading Chinese pulp and paper company, announced that the company will invest $2 billion over the next five years to build and operate the company’s first U.S. advanced manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The company’s investment in this......
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Shandong Sun Paper, China successfully starts up tissue machine with steel Yankee

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July 17, 2014 International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully completed start-up of the tissue machine PrimeLineTM W8 with steel Yankee supplied to Shandong Sun Paper, Yanzhou mill, Shandong province, China. The machine (PM27) has a design speed of 2,000 m/min and a width of 5.62 m. The Yankee, manufactured entirely......
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Stora Enso acquires US-based biotechnology company

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June 23, 2014 Stora Enso has acquired 100% of the shares of the US-based company Virdia, a leading developer of extraction and separation technologies for conversion of cellulosic biomass into highly refined sugars and lignin. The upfront debt-free transaction value is approximately USD 33 million with additional potential payouts totalling......