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ABB Opens New Collaborative Operations Center for Pulp & Paper in the US

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

The ABB Ability Collaborative Operations Center in Westerville, Ohio—the first of three opening worldwide this year—will provide remote connectivity, advanced analytics and more to the industry. August 21, 2017 The new center will function as the central focal point for resources and for systems that are equipped with ABB technology.......

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The Govt. Assures to Review Paper Industry's Concerns on Import Duty

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, has assured the industry that the Centre will take an objective look at paper industry’s demand for safeguard duty on imports. August 22, 2017 Union Minister Nirmala Sitharam at the inauguration of the 56th AGM of Federation of Paper Traders......

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Cascades to Set Up New Corrugated Packaging Plant in New Jersey

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

The company has announced an investment of USD 80 million for the construction of a new 400,000 sq. ft. containerboard packaging plant in Piscataway, New Jersey. August 22, 2017 Cascades Inc. is going to build a new plant in Piscataway (New Jersey), which will manufacture corrugated packaging products and create......

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Bohui Paper to Get a New Board Machine From Voith

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

The BM 4 will be built at Dafeng in the Chinese province Jiangsu and following completion will be one of the largest board machines in the world. August 17, 2017 In February 2017 Bohui Paper Group contracted Voith to supply a new board machine. Voith will supply the complete XcelLine......

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Brazilian Exports From the Forest Sector Surpass USD 4 Billion in the first half of 2017

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

More than 42 percent of the pulp Brazil exported went to China in the first half of 2017, representing revenues of USD 1.3 billion; this is an increase of 25.5 percent over the same period in 2016. August 3, 2017 From January to June of 2017, pulp exports rose 6.8......

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Pulp Wood Shortage Impedes Paper Sector Capacity Expansion

adminOctober 9, 2017August 19, 2021

October 9, 2017August 19, 2021

Tissue paper demand is estimated at a little over 100,000 tonnes a year, growing at nearly 17 per cent, while packaging board demand is estimated at 7.5 mt and growing at 9.4 per cent. August 15, 2017 The paper industry is ready for the next round of capacity expansion but......

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Pasaban to Upgrade One of ITC's Sheeting Machines

adminJuly 18, 2017August 19, 2021

July 18, 2017August 19, 2021

Pasaban provided ITC with the upgrades service and upgrade of the machine was completed in just three weeks. June 22, 2017 Spain’s Pasaban was recently contacted to upgrade a sheeting machine, a 1992 KDD 1900 paper and cardboard sheeter owned by ITC Limited (India). Because of it being a highly......

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International Council of Forest and Paper Associations Appoints PAMSA´s Jane Molony as President

adminJuly 18, 2017August 19, 2021

July 18, 2017August 19, 2021

Over the last two years, the company has finalized the sale of its corrugated packaging business in China and Southeast Asia, along with the sale of its interest in a coated board joint venture business in China. June 25, 2017 The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) announced......

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Om Sree Papertek to Start Up a 200 TPD BF Kraft Paper Machine by January next year

adminJuly 18, 2017August 19, 2021

July 18, 2017August 19, 2021

JMC Paper Tech Pvt. Ltd. supplied the paper machine section; the total estimated cost of the new project is 75 Cr. June 15, 2017 Om Sree Papertek Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad has installed a 200 TPD plant for the production of kraft paper. The production at the plant is estimated to......

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Stora Enso Divests the Rigid Paperboard Business Re-board in Sweden

adminJuly 18, 2017August 19, 2021

July 18, 2017August 19, 2021

Stora Enso signed an agreement to divest the business and assets of its Swedish subsidiary Stora Enso Re-board AB to Culas AB. July 5, 2017 Stora Enso has today signed an agreement to divest the business and assets of its Swedish subsidiary Stora Enso Re-board AB, a producer of rigid......