ELSIS surface inspection system
For more than 20 years Erhardt+Leimer GmbH has developed CCD array cameras and has been intensively involved in the surface inspection of webs....
BILT installs India’s largest cut-size line to date
India's leading paper manufacturer Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), part of Avantha Group, has commissioned the country's largest-ever cut-size line. The German/USmade cut-size sheeting and packaging line installed at the Sewa mill in Orissa is now the widest in the Indian paper industry. It is capable to produce sheets in A4 and A3....
AF&PA and NPTA to jointly host Paper2010 Conference
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the NPTA Alliance (NPTA) announced that they are joining forces to host a combined conference in New York City, called PAPER2010....
Shandong Huatai Paper to relocate two paper machines
Metso has received an order from Shandong Huatai Paper for a relocation of two paper machines to the company's subsidiary mills in China. The 4.45-mwide (trim) fine paper machine PM 8 of Mondi Group in Szolnok, Hungary, will be relocated to the Anqing mill of Anhui Huatai Forest Pulp & Paper in Anhui province....
Sappi to Shut Swaziland Mill
Sappi will close its Usutu pulp mill in Swaziland and reorganize its forestry assets in the country in response to falling demand and fire damage. The combination of “adverse market conditions” and cumulative damage since an August 2008 fire that destroyed 40 percent of Usutu's timber crop has meant the Usutu mill is no longer sustainable, the Johannesburg-based company said...
World's largest fine paper line starts up at Portucel Soporcel in Portugal
A Metso-supplied fine paper production line of the Portucel Soporcel group was successfully started up at the group's Setúbal mill in Portugal on August 15, 2009. The 11.1-m-wide (wire) PM 4 will produce close to 500,000 tons of uncoated fine papers annually....
Low cost technology for Effluent Treatment in Agro Industry
Silverton Paper based in Muzaffarnagar has imported a Low-Cost Chinese technology to solve the problem of processing the industrial effluent in small-scale agrobased paper units. After a study, the Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CPPRI) has approved the technology which eliminates industrial discharge by making the effluent usable....
ABB invests in Asia pulp and paper industry
ABB announced that it will be building a new factory to manufacture its Quality Control Systems (QCS) for Pulp and Paper in Shanghai, China. The research and development (R&D), product support and marketing functions will remain in Ireland....
Avery Dennison Launches Fasson Ultra Removable
Avery Dennison Roll Materials has released Fasson® Ultra Removable, a superior performance labeling solution engineered for clean and easy removability over a wide range of substrates and conditions....
70 TPD Kraft Plant in Sundernagar, Gujarat
Shree Gopinath Paper Mills is installing a 70 TPD recycled paper based kraft paper plant at Surendranagar, Gujarat with an estimated investment of 10 crores....