An Unexpected Discovery Pushes ABC into a High Capability Orbit
In their search, ABC Paper chanced upon a machine which they had not initially planned to study. With this addition, the company is entering a turf of increased capabilities....
Stora Enso launches new board packaging
In today's economic situation, combined with the universal concern about climate change, the development of food packages is driven by cost-efficiency and eco-efficiency demands. Stora Enso is addressing these demands with its new Trayforma Performance board, which improves material efficiency and reduces the total weight of packages....
BILT amongst top 10 in CSR Ratings of 1000 largest companies in India
Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), India's largest paper company and part of the US$ 3 bn Avantha Group, has received the highest rating in the Karamayog Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Ratings of the of the 1000 largest companies in India - 2008, for enabling CSR as a core part of its business operations....
Two outlooks on the safeguard duty
The domestic paper producers may have cause for cheer, whereas the printers, publishers and paper buyers are at distress. The Government intends to impose safeguard duty of 20% on paper in order to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in paper imports....
Pulp Mill waste could be turned into fuel
The inventor of a chemical process that could turn pulp mill waste into fuel for cars or even run the mills themselves says the technology could reap millions of dollars....
AbitibiBowater Files for Bankruptcy
AbitibiBowater Inc. announced that it and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions in the United States under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. As well, AbitibiBowater and certain of its Canadian subsidiaries will seek creditor protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA") in Canada. AbitibiBowater's subsidiaries located outside the United States and...
Boise Indefinitely Idles Newsprint Machine
Boise Inc. said it has decided to indefinitely idle its D-2 newsprint machine at its mill in DeRidder, Louisiana. The D-2 machine has been idled since February 9. The company will continue to operate the D-3 newsprint machine and the D-1 linerboard machine at the DeRidder mill. Boise began selling newsprint on March 1 of this year, transitioning away from...
NewPage to Sell & Kimberly WI Mill
NewPage said that it is putting its Kimberly, Wisconsin paper mill up for sale. An investment banking firm, Sanabe & Associates, LLC, has been engaged for the marketing and sales process....
Fibre Certification Gaining Strength with Paper Buyers
Finnish papermaker UPM said that it is seeing a gradual shift in purchasing towards eco-friendly papers, bolstering the importance of chain-of-custody certification programs for manufacturers....
Domtar gets FSC certification at four additional paper mills
Domtar Corporation announced that it has achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certification at four more of its paper mills. Its coated groundwood mill in Columbus, MS, and uncoated freesheet mills in Hawesville, KY, Kingsport, TN, and Marlboro (Bennettsville), SC are now FSC-certified. The number of FSC-certified Domtar sites now......