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Metso reduces and temporarily lays off personnel in Pori, Finland
Metso has concluded the employee negotiations regarding their unit in Pori, Finland on November 16, 2009. As a result of the negotiation process initiated on September 30, 2009 a total of 80 persons in regular employment will be reduced, almost half of whom will be covered with More
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Toba Pulp Lestari to expand capacity of dissolving pulp in Indonesia
PT Toba Pulp Lestari Tbk (TPL) today announced ambitious expansion plans for the production of dissolving pulp, the main raw material used in the manufacture of Viscose Staple Fibre (rayon). Previously TPL had announced the permanent transition from production of paper pulp (BHK) to production of viscose More
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Sodra launches paper tape for baling pulp
Södra Cell has launched FiberSafe, a paper tape for baling pulp which eliminates the potentially dangerous process in paper mills of removing traditional wire straps from a bale before pulping. Because it's made of paper, FiberSafe can be tipped directly into the pulper, minimising the risk of More
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Black liquor tax credit update: the debate keeps on burning
The black liquor tax credit has been a hot topic in North America, but black liquor has also become important among producers, exporting to the US, who have been hit hard by the subsidy. As the tax loophole is closed later this year, price increases outside and More
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Domtar plans $73.5 million conversion to 100% fluff pulp production at its Plymouth mill
Domtar Corporation today announced that it will convert its Plymouth, North Carolina mill to 100% fluff pulp production. This will require a $73.5 million investment, in line with the Company's previously stated capital expenditure levels. Domtar's annual fluff pulp making capacity will increase almost threefold to 444,000 More
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Stabilizing the continuous digester process
Producing an even quality pulp at a consistently high production rate is a demanding task for pulp mill operators, considering the raw materials they have to work with are naturally variable. They have to watch the process all the time to make sure that disturbances are managed More
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GLV awarded pulp and paper contracts worth C$8.4 million
Management of GLV Inc. is pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded new major contracts worth a total of close to $39 M, of which $30.3 M for the Water Treatment Group (Eimco Water Technologies) and $8.4 M for the Pulp and Paper Group. These More
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The PPI Top 100: A case of déjà vu
In the immortal words of American baseball player and philosopher, Yogi Berra, it's like "déjà vu all over again". For the umpteenth consecutive year, in spite of or perhaps due to, the restructurings of International Paper, it still holds the Number 1 position in terms of pulp, More
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Metso presents Pulp and Paper Technology Days in Munich, Germany in October
Metso will organize their traditional "Metso Pulp and Paper Technology Days" seminar for pulp and paper industry specialists in October in Munich, Germany The 26th consecutive Technology Days event will feature Metso's latest developments and future technologies for pulp, paper and board making, power generation as well More
Featured White Papers
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Removing metals the biodegradeable way
Kemira's patented Fennobio chelating agents offer an evironmentally friendly way for removing copper, iron, and manganese from pulp. More
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Pulp Quality and Warehousing at Tiger Paper
A TietoEnator a consulting services project to provide automated pulping was recently started up at Tiger Paper in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, China. This pulp mill was a greenfield project, and the company management chose a TietoEnator solution ... More
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Elixir Flexibly Manages Pulp Quality Requirements
Product specialization, sustainability, certification, and cost pressures are driving increasing sophistication into the process of assigning pulp to customer orders in the Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Customer requirements are flowing ... More