http://www.risiinfo.comThe leading information provider for the global forest products industryen-usFri, 25 Jul 2008 04:47:28 -0400Copyright 2008 RISI, Inc.http://www.risiinfo.com/community/images/Risi_logo.jpghttp://www.risiinfo.com14428Visit www.risiinfo.comhttp://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/ABB-reports-Q2-net-income-up-34-percent-on-strong-top-line-growth.html?source=rssABB reported record orders, revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the second quarter of 2008, with net income reaching $975 million. Global demand for ABB’s core technologies to provide reliable electrical power and improved industrial efficiency remained robust, while ongoing operational improvements contributed to increased profitability.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/ABB-reports-Q2-net-income-up-34-percent-on-strong-top-line-growth.html?source=rssThu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Enterprise-International-acquires-assets-of-Montreal-based-RCL-Packaging.html?source=rssEnterprise International Inc. (EII) is pleased to announce that it has acquired all assets of Montreal based RCL Packaging whose business included new equipment, parts, bale press upgrades and press-related and field services, and all related drawings and technologies. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Enterprise-International-acquires-assets-of-Montreal-based-RCL-Packaging.html?source=rssWed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/PCA-starts-up-bio-gas-refinery-at-its-Filer-City-semi-chemical-medium-mill.html?source=rssPackaging Corporation of America announced today the successful start-up of a bio-gas refinery to produce methane gas from wood fiber at its Filer City semi-chemical medium mill. The bio-refinery takes the by-product liquor of the pulp cooking process and utilizes bacteria as a vehicle to convert the liquor directly to methane gas. The methane is then burned as fuel in an existing power boiler, replacing natural gas and coal. The process employs and is dependent upon proprietary pulping and papermaking technology developed internally by PCA.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/PCA-starts-up-bio-gas-refinery-at-its-Filer-City-semi-chemical-medium-mill.html?source=rssMon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Sappi-Saiccor-dissolving-pulp-mill-nears-startup.html?source=rssSappi is close to bringing a new pulp line on stream at its Saiccor dissolving pulp mill in Umkomaas, near Durban, South Africa. The $460 million investment will boost the plant’s capacity from 600,000 tonnes/yr to 800,000-850,000 tonnes/yr. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Sappi-Saiccor-dissolving-pulp-mill-nears-startup.html?source=rssFri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Chemrec-most-costeffective-in-RENEW-assessment.html?source=rssThe Chemrec process to convert biomass to motor fuels based on black liquor gasification has the highest conversion efficiency, the lowest product cost and the highest green house gas emission reduction amongst the studied processes in the RENEW project. The Chemrec process is also one of two recommended for demonstration in industrial scale. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Chemrec-most-costeffective-in-RENEW-assessment.html?source=rssFri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/UPM-completes-recovery-plant-rebuild-at-mill-in-Finland.html?source=rssUPM has completed the rebuild of the chemical recovery plant at its Kymi pulp mill in Kuusankoski. The new plant has started operations after a one month test period preceded by large connecting work between production lines. During the connecting works, the paper mill was shut down for six days at the end of May. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/UPM-completes-recovery-plant-rebuild-at-mill-in-Finland.html?source=rssThu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Investlesprom-to-enter-Russian-LWC-market.html?source=rssInvestlesprom has unveiled plans to install just under 800,000 tonnes/yr of coated paper capacity in Russia, including around 380,000 tonnes/yr of lightweight coated (LWC) paper. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Investlesprom-to-enter-Russian-LWC-market.html?source=rssThu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/canfor-pulp-seair-aeration.html?source=rssSeair Inc. is pleased to announce Canfor Pulp and Paper Ltd. has completed the comprehensive trial and testing of a Seair SA600 system. With the successful conclusion of the trial, Canfor has acquired the SA600 system and placed an order for a second, identical, system.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/canfor-pulp-seair-aeration.html?source=rssWed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Nalco-launches-deposit-control-technology-for-pulp-and-paper-industry.html?source=rssAfter successful trials that created improved product quality, operating cost savings and environmental and safety performance benefits for papermakers, Nalco Company today launched OxiPRO(tm) Deposit Control technology to the global pulp and paper industry.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Nalco-launches-deposit-control-technology-for-pulp-and-paper-industry.html?source=rssMon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/CIMV-to-build-straw-pulp-mill-in-France.html?source=rssFrench biomass research organization Compagnie Industrielle de la Matière Végétale (CIMV) and Champagnes Céréales, a European agriculture group, are forming a joint venture to build a pulp mill in Vitry-le-François, central France, that will run exclusively on straw. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/CIMV-to-build-straw-pulp-mill-in-France.html?source=rssFri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/New-Voith-pulper-receives-Sasaki-Award-from-Japan-TAPPI.html?source=rssThis year's "Sasaki Award" from Japan TAPPI goes to Voith IHI Paper Technology for the development of the IntensaPulper. The new pulping concept can save up to 25% of the energy formerly needed for pulping and thus substantially reduces papermaking costs.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/New-Voith-pulper-receives-Sasaki-Award-from-Japan-TAPPI.html?source=rssFri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Metso-supplies-fiber-line-to-Century-Pulp-and-Paper-in-India.html?source=rssMetso Paper will supply a new fiber line to Century Pulp & Paper's integrated pulp and paper mill in Uttaranchal state in Northern India, near the border to Nepal. The line is scheduled to start up at the end of 2009. The value of the order is close to Euro 23 million. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Metso-supplies-fiber-line-to-Century-Pulp-and-Paper-in-India.html?source=rssWed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/emerson-process-arauco-neuva-aldea-pulp-mill-chile.html?source=rssEmerson Process Management has helped Celulosa Arauco strengthen its world class pulp supply capability by digitally integrating the world's largest "smart" pulping mill built by the industry leader at Nueva Aldea in central Chile. Digital automation allows mill personnel to readily access more data, allowing for easier calibration and greater mill-wide visibility, efficiency, and management.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/emerson-process-arauco-neuva-aldea-pulp-mill-chile.html?source=rssWed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Maryvale-mill-back-in-operation-following-latest-phase-of-upgrade.html?source=rssOperating units at Australian Paper's Maryvale Mill are back in operation following the recent month long shut which was a key part of the final stages of the pulp mill upgrade project started in 2005.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Maryvale-mill-back-in-operation-following-latest-phase-of-upgrade.html?source=rssMon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/arauco-nergy-chile-pulp-nueva-aldeia.html?source=rssArauco has approved an investment of $70 million to improve the energy supply system to its 856,000 tonnes/yr of bleached softwood and hardwood kraft pulp mill, located in Nueva Aldea, Bío Bío region, Chile. The project comprises a fourth high pressure power boiler installation with a production capacity of 210 tonnes/hour of vapor which will begin to operate during the third quarter of 2009.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/arauco-nergy-chile-pulp-nueva-aldeia.html?source=rssMon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/emerson-process-management-svilosa-pulp-expansion-bulgaria.html?source=rssEmerson Process Management has been awarded a contract to digitally automate an expanded recovery boiler and fiberline at Svilosa pulp mill, which is located on the banks of the Danube, near the town of Svishtov in northern Bulgaria. Emerson will install its PlantWeb(r) digital plant architecture for the project that will triple mill output, reduce the plant's environmental impact and improve energy efficiency. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/emerson-process-management-svilosa-pulp-expansion-bulgaria.html?source=rssWed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/metso-sabah-pulp-mill-rebuild-malaysia-ballarpur.html?source=rssMetso Paper will supply Sabah Forest Industries (SFI), a subsidiary of India's largest paper company Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), a major rebuild of its pulp mill in Sabah, Malaysia. The rebuild project will be started during the second half of 2009. The value of the order is approximately EUR 30 million.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/metso-sabah-pulp-mill-rebuild-malaysia-ballarpur.html?source=rssMon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Caustic-force-majeure.html?source=rssDow Chemical today declared “force majeure” at its Freeport, TX, caustic soda plant, further tightening supply and adding more upward pressure on already soaring prices.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Caustic-force-majeure.html?source=rssFri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/SCA-Menasha-chooses-Voith-for-key-process-equipment.html?source=rssAs part of the investment in its Menasha, Wisconsin mill in USA, SCA has chosen Voith Paper Fiber Systems to supply key equipment that will enable the mill to use lower grades of recycled fiber as targeted. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/SCA-Menasha-chooses-Voith-for-key-process-equipment.html?source=rssFri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/metso-acquires-kemotron.html?source=rssMetso has acquired today a Danish manufacturer of measurement systems, Kemotron A/S from K. Jested-Nielsen and J.J. Lorentzen, the founders of the company. The value of the purchase agreement is not disclosed. The acquired company will be integrated into Metso Automation's Process Automation business line.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/metso-acquires-kemotron.html?source=rssFri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Stora-Enso-starts-feasibility-study-for-mill-in-Russia.html?source=rssStora Enso has decided to commence a feasibility study for an integrated pulp and paper mill in the Nizhny Novgorod region in Russia, as the findings of the recently completed pre-feasibility study begun in July 2007 supported continuation of the process at this point. The feasibility study, which is expected to be completed by April 2009, will evaluate the profitability of the project to manufacture paper for Russian consumers from Russian wood in Russia.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Stora-Enso-starts-feasibility-study-for-mill-in-Russia.html?source=rssFri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/canadian-geographic-magazine-wheat-straw-paper.html?source=rssFrom barnyard bedding to breathtakingly beautiful... Canadian Geographic Magazine's June issue, on newsstands today, is the first magazine in North America to be published on paper made from wheat straw waste. It marks the birth of a new era in paper production and forest conservation.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/canadian-geographic-magazine-wheat-straw-paper.html?source=rssThu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/West-Coast-installs-pulp-line-Indian-mill.html?source=rssWest Coast Paper Mills has kicked off installation work for a new bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp line at a greenfield plant in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/West-Coast-installs-pulp-line-Indian-mill.html?source=rssFri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Century-orders-new-pulp-line-Indian-plant.html?source=rssIndia's Century Pulp & Paper has ordered a new bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp line from Metso. The 450 tonne/day unit will be installed at its Lalkua plant in the northern state of Uttaranchal. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Century-orders-new-pulp-line-Indian-plant.html?source=rssFri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/invensys-biodiesel-sweden-tall-oil.html?source=rssInvensys Process Systems (IPS) has announced that the Swedish bio-refinery SunPine AB, will use Invensys SimSci-Esscor's PRO/II simulation software for modeling a new biodiesel refining operation in Piteå, Sweden. The new plant, which is a member of the Solander Science park biofuels collaboration, converts crude biooil byproducts of pine pulping into second-generation biodiesel for shipment to diesel refining facilities.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/invensys-biodiesel-sweden-tall-oil.html?source=rssTue, 6 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Subburaj-delays-startup-greenfield-mill-India.html?source=rssIndia's Subburaj Papers has pushed back the startup of a greenfield facility in Tirunelveli, in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Subburaj-delays-startup-greenfield-mill-India.html?source=rssMon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/dupont-lubricants-brancheau-senior-account-manager.html?source=rssDave Brancheau joins DuPont Performance Lubricants as senior account manager. In this role, Brancheau will be responsible for leading sales growth in the chemical processing, reactive gas and pulp and paper industries, including corrugated boxboard manufacturing. He brings more than 26 years of technical, consultative sales, marketing and business management experience to this position. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/dupont-lubricants-brancheau-senior-account-manager.html?source=rssMon, 5 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Pitkyaranta-to-overhaul-pulp-mill-in-the-Karelia-region-of-Russia.html?source=rssPitkyaranta Pulp Mill has unveiled further details about expansion plans at its 100,000 tonne/yr unbleached softwood kraft market pulp facility in Pitkyaranta, the Karelia region, northwest Russia. http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Pitkyaranta-to-overhaul-pulp-mill-in-the-Karelia-region-of-Russia.html?source=rssThu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Angara-Paper-to-build-pulp-and-paper-mill-in-the-Krasnoyarsk-territory-of-Russia.html?source=rssThe Krasnoyarsk regional authorities have confirmed plans to build a 900,000 bleached softwood kraft pulp (BSKP) mill in Lesosibirsk, the Yenisey region, eastern Russia.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Angara-Paper-to-build-pulp-and-paper-mill-in-the-Krasnoyarsk-territory-of-Russia.html?source=rssWed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Botnia-Fray-Bentos-mill-reaches-full-capacity-in-record-time.html?source=rssBotnia's pulp mill in Fray Bentos has reached its nominal production capacity in only 145 days from start-up. This is a new world record in pulp production, the last two best marks being 171 and 174 days achieved by other mills of similar production technology and capacity. The nominal production capacity was achieved on a thirty-day rolling average basis.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/Botnia-Fray-Bentos-mill-reaches-full-capacity-in-record-time.html?source=rssTue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/andritz-stock-preparation-sca-laakirchen-austria-deinking.html?source=rssInternational technology group Andritz received an order from SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG for supply of stock preparation equipment for an expansion of the existing deinking plant at the Laakirchen mill in Austria. The pulp is used to produce magazine paper (SC gravure and offset). The order also covers installation supervision, start-up, and training. The start-up is scheduled for February 2009.http://www.risiinfo.com/technology/pulp-paper/news/andritz-stock-preparation-sca-laakirchen-austria-deinking.html?source=rssTue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400