http://www.risi.comThe leading information provider for the global forest products industryen-usWed, 8 Feb 2012 14:33:13 -0500Copyright 2008 RISI, Inc.http://www.risi.com/community/images/Risi_logo.jpghttp://www.risi.com14428Visit www.risi.comhttp://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Nippon-Paper-to-restart-paper-machine-N5-and-N6-at-Ishinomaki-Mill.html?source=rssNippon Paper Group, Inc. (President: Yoshio Haga) has moved forward with reconstruction efforts at Ishinomaki Mill (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture), which sustained damage as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based on the Plan for Paper Business Revitalization announced on August 3, 2011, the Group is working to restart the commercial operation of paper machine N5 and N6. As a result, a total of four paper machines and one coating machine will be brought back into service at Ishinomaki Mill, following the restarting of paper machine 8 in September 2011 and paper machine N4 and coating machine 4 in November 2011. The resumption means that production capability is expected to recover to 75% or above of almost 850,000 tons/annual, the total capacity of the fully restored Ishinomaki Mill.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Nippon-Paper-to-restart-paper-machine-N5-and-N6-at-Ishinomaki-Mill.html?source=rssWed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/VTT-invests-foam-forming-technology-to-develop-new-recyclable-and-light-weight-wood-fiber-products.html?source=rssFoam forming technology gives exciting opportunities to develop new recyclable and light weight wood fiber products. It also gives a possibility to decrease raw material and production costs remarkably compared to recent technology. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, together with industry has started setting up a new pilot scale technology platform for foam forming applications.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/VTT-invests-foam-forming-technology-to-develop-new-recyclable-and-light-weight-wood-fiber-products.html?source=rssTue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Outlook-for-the-paper-industry-in-the-GCC.html?source=rssThe Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, The State of Kuwait, The State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman & Kingdom of Bahrain celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2006. Long known for its oil wealth, as an industry, paper stands nowhere near the limelight. But, the GCC region is set to bloom big-time in this segment too as supplier. Reliable estimates suggest that paper manufacturing in the GCC has grown by 8% during 2001-2011 whereas GCC overall growth reached 49%. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Outlook-for-the-paper-industry-in-the-GCC.html?source=rssMon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-starts-up-SMARNIP-Shoe-Press-at-Cartiera-del-Chiese-SpA-Montichiari-Mill.html?source=rssPMT Italia S.p.A supplied, installed and started up a SMARNIP Shoe Press at Cartiera del Chiese S.p.A. - Montichiari Mill. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-starts-up-SMARNIP-Shoe-Press-at-Cartiera-del-Chiese-SpA-Montichiari-Mill.html?source=rssFri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-to-supply-Board-Machine-key-to-Jiangmen-Xinghui-Paper-Mill.html?source=rssPMT Italia has been selected by Jiangmen Xinghui Paper Mill Co., Ltd. as a key partner for its new "White Line Chip Board" machine project. The new board machine will be installed in the Jiangmen, Guangdong province, close to the town of Shuangshui in the People Republic of China. The Start-up is scheduled for the end of 2013.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-to-supply-Board-Machine-key-to-Jiangmen-Xinghui-Paper-Mill.html?source=rssThu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Toscotec-to-rebuild-PM-2-for-leading-producer-of-tissue-based-on-recycled-fiber-Nishinihon-Eizai-in-Tatsuno-Japan.html?source=rssToscotec has extended its reach in Asia thanks to new agency agreements in Japan and South Korea. The first fruit of this cooperation is the order for Japan's first Steel Yankee Dryer. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Toscotec-to-rebuild-PM-2-for-leading-producer-of-tissue-based-on-recycled-fiber-Nishinihon-Eizai-in-Tatsuno-Japan.html?source=rssThu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Ahlstroms-global-filtration-technical-center-in-Turin-Italy-advances-filtration-testing.html?source=rssAhlstrom Corporation, a global high-performance materials company, announced that it has completed significant upgrades to its Global Filtration Technical Center in Turin, Italy. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Ahlstroms-global-filtration-technical-center-in-Turin-Italy-advances-filtration-testing.html?source=rssThu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metsou2019s-complete-automation-package-ensures-improved-performance-and-reliability-for-Allimandu2019s-new-paper-machine-in-Spain.html?source=rssMetso has won an order to supply an extensive automation package to French supplier Allimand for the new paper machine to be erected in the new Miquel y Costas' plant in la Pobla de Claramunt, Spain. The new production line, which is the latest generation, will allow Miquel y Costas expand its range of papers and develop new products.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metsou2019s-complete-automation-package-ensures-improved-performance-and-reliability-for-Allimandu2019s-new-paper-machine-in-Spain.html?source=rssWed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/SCA-Hygiene-Products-GmbH-has-commissioned-Voith-Paper-with-the-supply-of-a-tissue-machine-in-Central-Europe.html?source=rssSCA Hygiene Products GmbH has commissioned Voith Paper with the supply of a tissue machine in Central Europe. The new TM 5 line will be installed at the Kostheim site near Mainz, Germany, and delivered in a comprehensive Process Line Package design.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/SCA-Hygiene-Products-GmbH-has-commissioned-Voith-Paper-with-the-supply-of-a-tissue-machine-in-Central-Europe.html?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Pemco-to-supply-machines-to-Mondi-Syktyvkar-for-expansion-of-high-end-folio-sheeting-operations-in-Russia.html?source=rssThe Mondi Group's facility in Syktyvkar, Russian Federation, has announced its expansion into high-end folio sheeting, enabled by a combination of machines from Pemco: Mondi Syktyvkar will pair an SHM 1450 Dual Rotary (DR) sheeter in-line with Russia's first high-speed Wrapmatic GRM folio ream wrapper.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Pemco-to-supply-machines-to-Mondi-Syktyvkar-for-expansion-of-high-end-folio-sheeting-operations-in-Russia.html?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Andritz-supplied-tissue-machine-starts-up-at-Fushun-Mining-Group-in-China.html?source=rssInternational technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeLine tissue machine supplied to Fushun Mining Group. With this tissue machine, whose components were manufactured in the ANDRITZ production facilities in Europe and China, the Fushun Mining Group - so far active primarily in the mining and oil shale processing sectors - has now embarked on production of sanitary papers.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Andritz-supplied-tissue-machine-starts-up-at-Fushun-Mining-Group-in-China.html?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Massachusettsu2019-Hazen-Paper-produces-hologram-images-for-NFL-Super-Bowl-program-for-ninth-year-From-the-web.html?source=rssHolyoke is called the Paper City because for over a century the paper industry was the back-bone of the cities economy.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Massachusettsu2019-Hazen-Paper-produces-hologram-images-for-NFL-Super-Bowl-program-for-ninth-year-From-the-web.html?source=rssTue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Can-you-live-without-paper.html?source=rssWhile publishers and media companies keep a laser-focus on e-readers and the Internet, teenagers and young adults seem reluctant to abandon their paper use completely. In a recent survey, younger Europeans replied that paper is still their preferred choice for everyday items such as coupons, tickets, newspapers and paychecks. In other areas, paper conveys an authority and trust that the digital has yet to achieve.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Can-you-live-without-paper.html?source=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/In-Washington-locally-sourced-potato-starch-used-in-newsprint-production-by-Weyerhaeuseru2019s-Norpac-mill-also-used-in-packaging-ink-From-the-web.html?source=rssThe Columbia Basin Herald is a home-grown newspaper.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/In-Washington-locally-sourced-potato-starch-used-in-newsprint-production-by-Weyerhaeuseru2019s-Norpac-mill-also-used-in-packaging-ink-From-the-web.html?source=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-Italia-to-supply-new-secondary-headbox-for-PM1-to-KapStone-Kraft-Paper-North-Charleston-mill.html?source=rssPMT has received an order from the North Charleston Mill of the KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation for a new secondary headbox for the #1PM. The scope of the rebuild, planned for a spring 2012 startup, is to replace the existing 6.2m secondary headboxwith a new PMT M3 design.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-Italia-to-supply-new-secondary-headbox-for-PM1-to-KapStone-Kraft-Paper-North-Charleston-mill.html?source=rssFri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-supplied-containerboard-production-starts-up-at-Saica-Containerboard-in-the-UK.html?source=rssThe Metso-supplied complete containerboard production line, PM 11, for Saica Containerboard UK Ltd., successfully came on stream on January 15, 2012 at Partington, near Manchester in the United Kingdom. The record-breaking start-up speed was 1,105 m/min with a basis weight of 95 g/m2. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-supplied-containerboard-production-starts-up-at-Saica-Containerboard-in-the-UK.html?source=rssFri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/ABB-to-upgrade-PM3-automation-and-drives-systems-and-QSC-for-DS-Smith-Kemsley-mill-in-England.html?source=rssABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an extensive order to upgrade automation at DS Smith Paper Ltd's Kemsley Mill in Sittingbourne, Kent, England. The new systems will help the mill produce a greater diversity of high quality paper products. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/ABB-to-upgrade-PM3-automation-and-drives-systems-and-QSC-for-DS-Smith-Kemsley-mill-in-England.html?source=rssWed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Tissue-and-towel-producers-and-customers-moving-toward-light-brown-paper-to-go-green-From-the-web.html?source=rssWhen consumers see brown they think green, say companies that sell products like paper towels, napkins and diapers. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Tissue-and-towel-producers-and-customers-moving-toward-light-brown-paper-to-go-green-From-the-web.html?source=rssTue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Miles-European-CEO-of-the-year.html?source=rssDS Smith, the UK based recycled packaging supplier, is hot news at the moment. Just last week, the group was on the front pages of the RISI site as it was named as the company that will almost certainly take over SCA's packaging division in the near future, turning it into one of the powerhouse suppliers in Europe. So therefore, it is not by sheer coincidence that Miles Roberts, group chief executive of DS Smith, has been voted for by investment analysts and portfolio managers as the RISI 2012 European CEO of the Year. The award will be presented to Roberts at RISI's 14th European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference to be held in Amsterdam March 5-7. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Miles-European-CEO-of-the-year.html?source=rssMon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-receive-significant-automation-orders-from-Chinese-small-and-mid-size-boardmakers.html?source=rssRecently, Metso has received several significant automation orders from Chinese small- and mid-size boardmakers, for example from Hangzhou Dongda Paper Co., Ltd and Quzhou Wuzhou Special Paper Co., Ltd. "Our success is based on the fact that Metso is one of the industry's best solution suppliers with a full portfolio to provide both quality controls and vision systems. This creates a unique benefit for our customers by offering not only quality controls but also web vision in one solution, which is very important for quality management. Nowadays, most of the Chinese mills deem quality to be the life of their companies," comments Ning Zhu from Metso.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-receive-significant-automation-orders-from-Chinese-small-and-mid-size-boardmakers.html?source=rssFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Nippon-Paper-to-shut-production-facilities-at-its-Iwakuni-mill-in-Japan.html?source=rssNippon Paper Group, Inc. (President: Yoshio Haga) has decided to shut down the production facilities at the Iwakuni Mill (Iwakuni-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture; Manager: Takashi Yamaguchi) of Nippon Paper Crecia Co., Ltd. (President: Kazuhiro Sakai), as a measure to cope with the severe conditions in the household paper products business. These facilities account for about 15% of Nippon Paper Crecia's entire production capacity. Transferring products produced at the Iwakuni Mill to Kyoto and other mills will raise the operation ratio of production facilities to 90% or above. Through this measure, Nippon Paper Crecia intends to reduce fixed costs and enhance production efficiency, thereby strengthening the competence of its household paper products business. After shutting down the production facilities, the Iwakuni Mill is slated for use as a logistics center, aimed at strengthening functions and covering the Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu regions.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Nippon-Paper-to-shut-production-facilities-at-its-Iwakuni-mill-in-Japan.html?source=rssTue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Still-a-good-place-to-work.html?source=rssAlthough it may be a bit difficult to believe, PPI's annual Mill Management Survey returned an even greater sense of optimism than was conveyed in 2011. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Still-a-good-place-to-work.html?source=rssMon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-supplied-fine-paper-production-line-PM1-starts-up-at-Zhanjiang-Chenming-greenfield-pulp-and-paper-mill-in-China.html?source=rssThe Metso-supplied fine paper production line, PM 1, of Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. came successfully on stream on September 1, 2011 at the company's greenfield pulp and paper mill in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-supplied-fine-paper-production-line-PM1-starts-up-at-Zhanjiang-Chenming-greenfield-pulp-and-paper-mill-in-China.html?source=rssFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Brunnschweiler-to-supply-aerothermic-installation-and-steam-and-condensates-system-for-Turkey-based-testliner-fluting-manufacturer-Pehlivanou011Flu-Kau011Fu0131t.html?source=rssBrunnschweiler has been selected by the paper manufacturer Pehlivanoğlu Kağıt for the supply of the aerothermic installation and steam and condensates system for its machine located in Çerkezköy (Turkey), which will be completely rebuilt. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Brunnschweiler-to-supply-aerothermic-installation-and-steam-and-condensates-system-for-Turkey-based-testliner-fluting-manufacturer-Pehlivanou011Flu-Kau011Fu0131t.html?source=rssFri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-Italia-completes-entire-pre-erection-of-entire-pre-erection-of-Thailands-Double-A.html?source=rssPMT workshops have successfully concluded the entire pre-erection of a completely new Copy Paper Machine for the Company Advance Paper Mill 3 (doubleA) in Thailand.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/PMT-Italia-completes-entire-pre-erection-of-entire-pre-erection-of-Thailands-Double-A.html?source=rssThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Andritz-reports-new-orders-for-steel-yankee-cylinders-for-tissue-board-and-paper.html?source=rssInternational technology Group ANDRITZ has received important orders to supply steel yankee cylinders used in drying processes for tissue, board, and paper. The steel yankee delivers high drying rates with energy efficiency. The customers ordering steel yankees for tissue production include Doh-Ei (Japan) and LLC Pulp Invest (Russia).http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Andritz-reports-new-orders-for-steel-yankee-cylinders-for-tissue-board-and-paper.html?source=rssThu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-to-supply-measurement-products-and-valves-for-Stora-Enso-new-containerboard-production-line-at-Ostroleka-in-Poland.html?source=rssMetso has received an important automation order for Stora Enso Narew Sp.zo.o new containerboard production line at Ostroleka in Poland. The production line will produce 455.000 tonnes of light-weighted testliner per year. The EUR 285 million investment project is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2013.http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-to-supply-measurement-products-and-valves-for-Stora-Enso-new-containerboard-production-line-at-Ostroleka-in-Poland.html?source=rssTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-to-supply-complete-TM-for-Fabrica-De-Papel-San-Francisco-in-Mexico.html?source=rssMetso will supply a complete Advantage tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed. This kind of production line is typically valued at EUR 10-15 million depending on capacity and scope of delivery. http://www.risi.com/techchannels/papermaking/Metso-to-supply-complete-TM-for-Fabrica-De-Papel-San-Francisco-in-Mexico.html?source=rssTue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500