Domtar announces reopening of Woodland pulp mill

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July 24, 2009

Domtar Corporation announced that it will be reopening its Woodland pulp mill in Baileyville, Maine. Approximately 300 employees will be called back for the restart of pulp production, which is targeted to resume the week of June 22, 2009. The mill has an annual hardwood pulp production capacity of 398,000......

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Andritz starts up complete packaging paper production line at Hebei Yongxin Paper, China

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July 24, 2009

Andritz successfully started up the new packaging paper line, PM 6, for Hebei Yongxin Paper Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-quality packaging paper products in Tangshan, Hebei Province, China. The scope of supply included a complete stock preparation plant, the packaging paper machine (6.2 m wire width and design......

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Primary-fibre hygienic board for paper cups

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July 24, 2009

Billerud is strengthening its product range within paper packaging for drinks and liquid food through the launch of Billerud Pure Board. It is a white board made exclusively of primary fibre to meet strict hygiene requirements. Billerud Pure Board is available in different PE coatings on one or two sides,......

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Metso to supply coated fine paper line to Shandong Huatai Paper

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July 24, 2009

Metso will supply a coated fine paper production line to Shandong Huatai Paper Co. Ltd, member of Huatai Group, in Dong Ying City, Shandong Province, China. The start-up of the production line is scheduled for the first quarter of 2011. The total value of the order is approximately EUR 170 million....

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M-Real proceeds in Speciality Paper Business

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July 24, 2009

The loss-making standard coated fine paper production was discontinued at the Gohrsmühle mill at the end of April 2009. M-real Zanders mills Gohrsmühle and Reflex are concentrating their operations on speciality papers. At the Gohrsmühle mill the production of uncoated fine paper reels and folios sheets is also increased. The......

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MWV receives SFI, FSC and PEFC Chain of Custody Certifications

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July 24, 2009

MWV Consumer & Office Products announced it has received Chain of Custody certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC), as well as SFI fiber sourcing certification. The certifications provide third-party validation of MWV’s sustainable fiber sourcing practices and help to assure our customers...

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Printing & Writing Paper Shipments Down 20% in U.S.

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July 24, 2009

The American Forest & Paper Association reported total printing writing paper shipments decreased 19.6% in June 2009 compared to June 2008. For the year to date, shipments were down 22.7%. According to AF&PA's June 2009 Printing-Writing Paper Report, U.S. purchases (shipments + imports - exports) of printing writing papers dropped 21.8% in June versus year-ago June and declined 24.1% for...

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Andritz receives major orders from Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings

adminJuly 24, 2009

July 24, 2009

Andritz has been awarded major orders by Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited for its mill in the Guangdong Province. The total value of the orders is approximately 160 MEUR. Andritz Pulp & Paper will supply all process technologies for a 700,000 t/y bleached hardwood kraft greenfield pulp mill Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper......

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Andritz to supply tissue machine to Chenming Group

adminJuly 24, 2009

July 24, 2009

Following an order to supply all process technologies for a greenfield kraft pulp mill, Andritz has been awarded another order by Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings. Andritz Pulp & Paper will deliver to Shouguang Meilun Paper Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese tissue producer and a company of the Chenming Group, a......

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Palode Paper to restart in August

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July 24, 2009

Palode Paper Mill will be restarted in August 2009. The mill started in 1997 but shuttered 2 years back in 2007 has an installed capacity of 25 TPD. They will produce semi virgin and non virgin kraft paper from recycled fibers. The target markets will be Kerela, Karnatka, Tamil Nadu,......