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Kadant develops new paper dryer surface cleaning device
Kadant Web Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI), launched its latest product designed for cleaning the surface of paper dryers. The Dryer Cleaner TM device fits into conventional doctor blade holders and incorporates application specific cleaning pads for cleaning and polishing the surface of paper More
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Korea's Donghae Pulp breaks ground for first paper machine
Donghae Pulp, the subsidiary of Moorim group and the only market pulp producer in South Korea, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a 450,000 tonne/yr coated fine paper machine at its mill in Ulsan city on November 2. The new paper machine scheme will cost More
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Paques to supply wastewater treatment plant for new Nine Dragons paper mill in Tianjin, China
It seems that the market for Paques in the Far East is improving rather than in Europe, showing the most recent order Paques received from paper giant Nine Dragon to the Chinese sister company of Paques bv. It concerns a BIOPAQ IC (Internal Circulation) anaerobic waste water More
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Will India follow in China’s footsteps
During the past few years as RISI's Asian Paper Packaging economist, this author has received more questions about India than any other country apart from China. One of the key questions from clients is whether India will become the next China in the Asian paper packaging market, More
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Unique in India - Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) in Bhigwan
The new PM 2 of Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT) in Bhigwan, in the state of Maharashtra in India, is setting new standards for graphic coated paper. BILT operates the Voith PM 1 offline machine at the same location very successfully and can, therefore, directly compare the two More
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Metso-supplied world's largest fine paper line starts up at Portucel Soporcel mill 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 tonnes of uncoated fine papers annually. Metso's delivery included a complete More
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Voith reports successful newsprint PM startup for Palm Paper in the UK
PM 7 of Palm Paper started up successfully on 21st August 2009 in King's Lynn, England, and has since been producing high-quality newsprint. The paper machine produced the first roll of paper at a basis weight of 45 g/m² and a starting speed of 1,580 m/min. Through More
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Dry strength additives for a competitive edge
A large segment of multi-ply board production is manufactured on machines in excess of 50 years old. These board manufacturers have succeeded by finding niches where they can be competitive in the marketplace. Some of the grades manufactured include coated and folding box board, corrugating medium, gypsum More
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Firstan orders Bobst equipment for new 80,000 sq ft packaging plant in the UK
Firstan Limited, currently based in Bar Hill, near Cambridge, England has ordered three BOBST VISIONCUT diecutters and an EXPERTFOLD gluer, all of which will be installed at its new 80,000 square feet plant in nearby Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. The new plant will go live in January 2010. Paul More
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Beware of averages - Price management in the pulp and paper industry
Many commercial organizations in the pulp and paper industry do not realize that pricing is their most powerful and underutilized revenue lever. Despite pricing being the fastest way to improve margins, organizations still fail to manage pricing with the same project focus and statistical process control techniques More
Featured White Papers
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Uniform Moisture the Key to Better Profitability
Maintaining a uniform moisture distribution in the sheet is probably the most significant improvement on the paper machine to affect final quality, productivity and production cost. The practical implications of an optimum moisture profile go far ... More
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Hokuetsu Paper's Niigata mill: Next step overseas
The Niigata mill, Hokuetsu Paper's flagship with
its four coated wood-free papermaking lines,
ranks as one of the largest pulp and paper mills
in Japan. The mill employs a highly efficient
production process from the manufacture of
pulp ... More -
Dye system manufacturer minimizes lost time for color
Upon visiting pulp and paper mills all over the world, Jason Peterson and John Mara, both technical employees in the paper industry, noticed that most dye systems suffer chronic and unnecessary losses due to the system's dye metering equipment. More