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

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

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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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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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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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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......
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Andritz Kicks off 10th tissue machine for Hengan Group, China

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October 8, 2014 Technology Group Andritz recently installed PM17 tissue machine for Hengan Group at the Changde mill. Hengan Group is the producer of hygiene and sanitary products in China. The PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machine – the 10th tissue machine supplied by Andritz to Hengan Group – has a design......
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New stock Preparation From Voith in Operation at N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd.

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October 23, 2014 A new stock preparation system was put into operation in June at the Indian paper manufacturer N. R. Agarwal Industries Ltd. in Sarigam, in the federal state of Gujarat. The company established a complete, new paper mill in Sarigam for graphic paper grades so as to meet......