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WET END CHEMICALS
Chemical options
Forming and chemistry improvements at Simkins Industries’ New Haven, Conn., mill have resulted in a better-quality paperboard that consistently scores well in laboratory tests
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
ERP: An awkward fit?
Contrasting the paper industry with other industries reveals fundamentally different business and management practices, leading to challenges with ERP systems
RECYCLING
Status of recovered paper markets
Rising use of mixed grades by mills, importance of exports to supply/demand and potential for rise in costs in second half of the year are key trends to watch in recovered paper markets
EXPANSION/MODERNIZATION
Implementing a specialty papers strategy
Since the early 1990s, new technology and an aggressive strategy have allowed Fraser Paper’s Madawaska, Maine, mill to successfully enter the specialty papers market
ENVIRONMENTAL
Efficient foul condensate handling
Compared with other heat exchanger designs, spiral heat exchangers tend to provide better service in steam stripping of foul condensates
MANAGEMENT
Workers’ comp
A guide that illustrates eight successful strategies to ensure that your mill is effectively managing safety and workers compensation, and doing so at the lowest cost.
MANAGEMENT
Newsprint giant outlines strategy
Abitibi-Consolidated CEO John Weaver talks about the newsprint giant’s cornerstone mill strategy, post-strike goals and global market plans
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Month in Statistics
U.S. paper and paperboard production data for February
Grade Profile
Recycled paperboard: Competitive markets show signs of modest improvement
| News Scan |
| Capital spending up 8% for 1999 |
| IP-UC merger OK’d; valued at $7.9 billion |
| SSCC seeks asset sales, less debt |
| Alliance outlines Ala. investment program |
| First quarter earnings better than expected |
| ESOP at Champion’s Canton paper mill |
| Sappi to close part of Westbrook mill |
| Abitibi to cut 1,300 jobs in cost-cutting |
| EPA cites pulp mills for air pollution |
| AL-Pac to boost pulp production |
| Crestbrook to up NBSK capacity |
| K-C selling Spain pulp mill |
| G-P installing new tissue machine |
| Fort James sells packaging business |
| G-P closes chlorine plant in Washington |
| Irving Paper completes calendar installation |
| WMU acquires $25 million coater |
Comment
World paper markets adjusting to zero inflation psyche
By Martin Glass
Maintenance
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Editorial
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