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North American Paper Mills Planning 125 Paper Machine Projects

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October 4, 2012 Pulp and paper manufacturers have outlined plans to invest just more than $2 billion in 125 paper machine projects at paper mills across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, according to research done by Industrial Info Resources. Mill owners are planning to perform major upgrades, rebuilds and new......
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Xiamen Xinyang Paper started tissue line in China

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October 31, 2012 Xiamen Xinyang Paper’s new Metso-supplied tissue machine came on stream in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China. Only nine days later, after five days of continuous operation, the machine reached the operating speed of 1,900 m/min. Metso’s delivery comprised a complete production line with stock preparation equipment and......
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SCA considers closure of Jönköping tissue mill

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September 21, 2012 Due to an overcapacity in recycled fibre-based tissue SCA wants to shut down production of tissue mother reels to match the capacity with its converting capacity. The Jönköping mill has an annual capacity of 21,000 tons of recycled fibre-based mother reels. According to SCA, the possible closure......
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Newsweek adopts an all-digital format

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October 18, 2012 After 80 years in print, the newsmagazine adopts an all-digital format. The newsmagazine announced an important development at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. Newsweek will transition to an all-digital format in early 2013. As part of this transition, the last print edition in the United States will......
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C&S Paper continues to invest in Tissue Machines

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September 28, 2012 Chinese tissue producers, C&S Paper, has signed up Toscotec to supply other two new tissue machines with a combined capacity of 58,000 TPA at its mills in China. The new Toscotec machines will be installed in Chengdu mill located in Sichuan. One of the machine (AHEAD-1.5M) will......
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ABB Introduce New HPIR-FW Sensor to Reduce Energy and Fiber Costs

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October 10, 2012 ABB recently launched its new High-Performance Infrared and Fiber Weight (HPIR-FW) sensor that provides precise, high-resolution moisture and fiber weight measurement. The HPIR-FW sensor directly measures the most critical parameters of MD and CD control using a single sensor module, allowing tissue makers to precisely control two......
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Shandong Chenming to relocate and rebuild paper machine for increased production

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September 26, 2012 Metso will supply Chenming Jilin, part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd., with the relocation and rebuild of a paper machine for the company’s new mill site in Jilin Province, China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A typical market value of this type......
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W Hamburger to close Frohnleiten mill

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October 30, 2012 After taking over the Frohnleiten plant in the year 2010, W. Hamburger GmbH tried everything to achieve economic efficiency of the paper mill by means of synergies with the Hamburger plant in Pitten/Lower Austria, as well as through investments and reorganisation. Due to over-capacities on the European......
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TNPL obtained Forest Stewardship Council – Forest Mangement & Chain of Custody Certificate

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August 20, 2012 TNPL is promoting pulpwood plantations through farm forestry and captive plantations schemes since 2004 in the degraded lands belonging to socially weaker sections, mainly small/marginal farmers. Since, these plantations fulfill the norms to obtain FSC Forest Management and Chain of Custody Certificate, TNPL engaged M/s Rainforest Alliance,......