International Paper planning genetically engineered forests
International Paper Co., the world's largest pulp and paper maker, plans to remake commercial forests in the same way Monsanto Co. revolutionized farms with genetically modified crops....
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BILT- First Indian Paper Company to FSC-COC Certification
Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) announced that two of its manufacturing facilities in Maharastra have received the international Forest Stewardship Council- Chain of Custody (FSC-COC) certification. These certifications apply to BILT’s units at Bhigwan in Pune district (SCS COC-002612) and Ashti in Ghadchiroli district (SCS-COC 002610). The Forest Stewardship Council is......
Shandong Chanming buys fine paper line
Metso has signed a contract with the Chinese Shouguang MeiLun Paper Co., Limited, for the supply of a large coated fine paper production line to the company's mill in Shouguang, Shandong province, China. Shouguang MeiLun Paper is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. The total value of the order is approx...
World's largest recycyled newsprint machine begins production in UK
Production on the world's largest recycled newsprint machine has started production three weeks ahead of schedule. Palm Paper, a subsidiary of Germany-based Papierfabrik Palm, switched on the PM7 machine at its King's Lynn site in Norfolk on 21 August....
Catalyst Paper to restart one pulp line at Crofton Mill
Catalyst Paper said that it will start one line of pup production at its Crofton NBSK (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) kraft mill on Vancouver Island, British, Columbia, Canada, due to improved market conditions. The kraft pulp will be indefinitely idled in February of this year, removing approximately 400,000 tonnes of annual capacity....
Stora Enso to close mills in Finland
Europe's biggest paper maker Stora Enso said in a statement that it is planning to permanently close down its sawmill in Tolkkinen by the end of this year and its pulp mill in Sunila during the second quarter of next year. In addition, the company said it would permanently shut down an uncoated fine paper machine at its Imatra mills...
UPM sees industry M&A need
UPM-Kymmene plans to be an active player in the consolidation of a paper and packaging industry struggling to slash costs and close excess capacity, its chief executive told Reuters....
First integrated pulp & paper mill in South Korea
Moorim Paper Group has awarded Voith Paper to deliver a new integrated paper production line for woodfree coated, machine finished coated and woodfree uncoated paper grades to their DongHae pulp mill site in Ulsan, South Korea. The new machine will use mainly the pulp produced at this site, whereby Moorim will be the first integrated pulp&paper mill in South Korea....
Sappi to permanently close Muskegon, Michigan Mill
Sappi Fine Paper North America said that it will permanently cease operations at its coated fine paper mill in Muskegon, Michigan. The closure of the mill will affect approximately 190 salaried and hourly Muskegon employees, who have been on furlough since the mill was idled April 1, 2009....
220 TPD tissue machine in Mexico
CMPC Tissue, Latin America's second largest tissue paper manufacturer, acquired from Voith Paper in early May a 5.6 m width machine to manufacture tissue paper at it's Absormex subsidiary plant in Altamira, Mexico. The goal is to increase production capacity to meet the growing demand for their products in the Mexican market....