Making Indian Pulp & Paper Industry World Class
An energy and water intensive sector, the Indian pulp and paper sector has unlimited scope for improvement in its environmental performance. Pulp and paper manufacturers are therefore increasingly on the lookout for appropriate technologies and best practices for improving their performance and reducing their ecological footprint. With the support of......
PulPaper 2014 – World’s meeting place for paper industry
The 8th edition of PulPaper was held in Helsinki 3-5 June, 2014. The three eventful days once again confirmed PulPaper’s status as the world’s premier and most progressive meeting place for the industry. Just like it set out to, the event enabled participants to share knowledge, innovation and new ideas......
The W-O-W- factor
The success of a recycling initiative known as the WOW programme was the driving force for ITC of India to install a FibreFlow drum pulper. The drum, which processes a wide variety of wastepaper types, has been called “a game changer” by mill management. This is a story of success......
JK Paper: New Brands, More Growth
JK Paper, the largest producer of branded copier paper in India, recently set up a new facility at Rayagada, Odisha, and then went on to launching two new copier brands – JK C MAX and JK MAX– aimed at providing its customers with ‘value for money’. With the installation of......
Efficient solution to transfer hot starch
Paper and cardboard industry is India’s largest consumer of starch. Carbohydrate-based paste is used to paste various layers of cardboard, for example, though starch solution is in fact primarily used to size the paper surface, making it printable and writeable. However, the medium is very sensitive to pulsation and is......
THIOPAQ® Desulphuring the Biogas
The production of energy in the form of biogas is one of the most important features of today’s anaerobic treatment plants. The biogas can be used to warm up process water or to generate energy and heat in a combined heat power installation (CHP). However, in most cases the biogas......
Iggesund's fossil-free mill: The vision is within reach
“We’re getting close to the vision of a fossil-free mill that we’ve lived with and that has driven our investments for a long time,” says Mill Director Olov Winblad von Walter. “Our new recovery boiler, which came on line in spring 2012, is getting better and better as we fine......
Tissue and packaging offset graphic paper decline in Europe
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) released its 2013 Key Statistics, drawing a clear picture of the industry’s performance last year. The report includes data about production, consumption and the trade of pulp, paper and raw materials, as well as data on energy and environment. CEPI members produced 91.1......
International Paper APPM Limited marks 50 years of leadership in Paper Industry
July 4 2014 International Paper APPM Limited (IP-APPM), a group company of International Paper in India, celebrated the completion of its 50 years thus cementing a significant place in the Indian Paper industry. Established in 1964 as the erstwhile ‘The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Limited’, the company has achieved significant......