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Södra and Statkraft Form JV to Produce Biofuel at Tofte Pulp Mill in Norway

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March 27, 2015

February 17, 2015 Södra and Statkraft have signed a cooperation agreement to start a jointly-owned company for the future production of biofuel at the former Tofte pulp mill in Norway. The company will be named Silva Green Fuel AS, and will be 49-percent owned by Södra and 51-percent owned by......

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PET Bottles Successfully Converted to Biodegradable Mineral Paper

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March 27, 2015

January 15, 2015 This may be termed as another successful attempt to cut down fewer trees and avoid wasting water-a group of young Mexicans has succeeded in converting used PET bottles into biodegradable mineral paper or peta paper. The paper meets the standards required to print books, boxes and general......

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A New Bio-Product Pulp Mill in Finland to Procure Key Production Technologies From Andritz

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March 27, 2015July 17, 2021

February 13, 2015 International technology Group Andritz has signed a letter of intent with Metsä Fibre to deliver key production technologies for a new bio-product pulp mill with an annual capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of pulp in Äänekoski, Finland. The order value for Andritz is over EUR 100 million.......

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Canada's Forest Industry Welcomes Trade Action Against China

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March 27, 2015

February 12, 2015 The trade dispute with China over the country’s imposition of import duties on dissolving pulp moved ahead another step in early February, as the federal government requested a panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resolve the issue. The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) applauded......

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Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill Project to Get Key Technology From Valmet

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March 27, 2015July 17, 2021

February 13, 2015 Valmet and Metsä Fibre have signed a letter of intent according to which Valmet will deliver key technology to Metsä Fibre’s planned Äänekoski bioproduct mill in Finland. The letter of intent covers recovery boiler, pulp drying line, gasification plant, and lime kiln deliveries. The delivery also includes......

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Valmet Buys Automation Business From Metso for USD 400 Million

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March 27, 2015

January 15, 2015 Finland’s Valmet, a maker of pulp and paper production machines, is buying a process automation systems business from engineering group Metso for EUR 340 million (USD 397 million). Valmet shares jumped 6.7 percent to EUR 10.78 by 1330 GMT, with some analysts saying it had got a......

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Fluff Conversion Project at Domtar's Ashdown Pulp and Paper Mill to Have equipments From Valmet

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March 27, 2015March 8, 2021

February 17, 2015 Domtar has chosen Valmet to supply the equipment and technical services to convert a paper machine from uncoated freesheet to fluff pulp at the mill located in Ashdown, Arkansas, USA. The delivery is part of Domtar’s USD 160 million project to re-purpose the A64 paper machine. The......

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New Biodegradable Packaging Could Help Slash Global Plastic Consumption

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March 27, 2015March 8, 2021

February 20, 2015 Scientists at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials are turning by-products of wood and wool into biodegradable packaging to help slash global plastic consumption. Dr. Nishar Hameed says humans consume more than 100 million tons of plastics annually. “We’re using cellulose from wood pulp as well as......

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Industry's First Carton Made Entirely From Renewable Packaging Materials

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

October 16, 2014 Tetra Pak launched the industry’s first carton made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials. The new Tetra Rex® carton is the first of its kind to have bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) caps, both derived from sugar cane, in addition to......

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Paper Industry Wants Govt. to Withdraw Wood Import Duty

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January 15, 2015March 31, 2021

November 20, 2014 In the wake of acute shortage of raw material resulting into diminished operational capacity, the Indian paper industry asked the government to withdraw the import duty on woodlogs/chips and bamboos. Manufacturing paper through imported raw materials doesn’t seem feasible given the high import duty on wood and......