BTG sets new trend in ash retention measurement
The new easier, smaller, smarter, lighter optical transmitter for perfect ash and total consistency control....
Propapier starts up 650000 tonnes paper making line in Germany
The Metso-supplied papermaking line of Propapier PM2 GmbH came successfully on stream on March 15, 2010 at Propapier's greenfield mill site in Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany. The new PM 2 line will produce up to 650,000 tonnes of testliner and fluting grades annually in the basis weight range of 70-130 g/m2 out of 100%recycled fiber....
Max Fortune Industrial Ltd. To install 60,000 tonnes tissue line in China
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to the Hong Kong-based Max Fortune Industrial Ltd. The tissue line will be installed in the company's greenfield mill near Fuzhou city, Fujian province, China. The line will be started up in March 2011....
Stora Enso continues pulp, fine paper and sawnwood production at Varkaus
Stora Enso announced in August 2009 that it planned to close down the Varkaus mill site in Finland permanently by the end of 2010 unless there were a robust recovery in the supply and demand balance for office paper that would allow clearly profitable operation....
1400 TPD coated board line starts up at Shandong Bohui in China
The Metso-supplied coated board production line delivered to Shandong Bohui Paper Industry Co., Ltd. In the City of Zibo in Shandong province, China, came successfully on stream on December 31, 2009. The new 6.25- m-wide BM 2 produces close to 1,400 tonnes of folding boxboard per day....
United Pulp and Paper to increase capacity in the Philippines
United Pulp and Paper Corp. (UPPC), Philippines' leading manufacturer of industrial grade paper, is looking at expanding its production capacity and putting up an additional bio-mass fed power plant. UPPC President and CEO Montri Mahaplerkpong told reporters that the company is looking forward to put up a new boiler to expand its power capacity to 54 megawatts....
AK GIDA SAN ve TIC A.S to install 60,000 tonnes Tissue line in Turkey
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş, Turkey. The tissue line will be installed in the company's new mill in Pamukova, which is located in Sakarya province. Start-up is planned for the second quarter of 2011....
Sappi restarts PM2 at Stockstadt mill in Germany
Sappi's Stockstadt Paper Machine 2 (PM2) in Germany, which was damaged by a fire on December 20, 2009, has started to produce coated fine paper again. The mill is now testing the production of different new paper qualities. Stockstadt mill produces 200,000 tonnes of uncoated fine paper annually and 230,000 tonnes of coated fine paper. The mill also has an...
Catalyst to restart 2nd Crofton pulp line in Canada
Catalyst Paper announced that it will restart the second line of pulp production at its Crofton NBSK kraft mill. The first line of pulp production was restarted in October 2009 following a seven-month curtailment of the entire kraft mill due to weak pulp demand and pricing. Restart of Crofton's second line of production will add 165,000 tonnes of pulp capacity...
International Paper to acquire SCA's Asian Packaging Business
International Paper (IP) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SCA's Asian packaging business for USD 200 million in cash. In 2009, SCA's Asian operation reported sales of approximately USD 250 million and had approximately 4,500 employees in China, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. International Paper said SCA's facilities, which include 13 corrugated box plants and two specialty...