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Get a grip on the Asian market and industry

Asian Paper 2002 will showcase the latest pulp, paper and converting developments - technical and economic

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The Asian pulp and paper industry and market have been under scrutiny. What's happening? What's going to happen? Most of the mystery will be cleared away at Asian Paper 2002, April 24-26 in Singapore.

The latest news, trends, technology, market viewpoints will be discussed during the Senior Management Symposium and New Applied Technology Conference. Delegates will also have ample opportunity to browse around the vast equipment display. Also part of Asian Paper are the Tissue Asia Show and the Paper Products Fair.

Asian Paper will give a complete view of the industry from fibre through end user. Being held for the first time in conjunction with Asian Paper, CMM Asia will feature exhibits including machinery, materials and processes for paper, film and foil converting, packaging printing and production, coating, laminating and die cutting, flexible packaging, graphic arts and folding boxes and cartons. The CMM Asia technical conference is also part of the program with two sessions on Thursday, April 25.

The Senior Management Symposium will have three sessions, April 25-26. The theme is Responding to Change. In the first session, The Industry Today, speakers will look at market pulp swings from a supplier's view, the importance of Asia to a global company and global paper demand and supply to 2010.

When discussing Asian markets, the one country that's foremost on most people's minds is, of course, China. Reaching its vast population and increasing per capita paper use is like the Promised Land for many producers. The Impact of China session will look at growth prospects in Chinese paper markets, China's trade with Asia and the effect on other countries, the role of private industry in the country's paper industry and the effect of China's entry into the WTO.

The final session will put specific companies under the microscope - Oji and its expansion plans, Phoenix and its "big new plans for expansion" as well as the fiber resources, finances and strategies of the Indonesian pulp and paper companies. For the "techies" in the audience, the New Applied Technology Conference will cover such diverse sectors as: pulping, recycling and recovery; stock preparation, wet end and press section; drying; sizing and coating; calendaring/finishing; control, automation and simulation.

BTG

Committed to improving your productivity, BTG shares its experience and knowledge, offering solutions that enhance quality and profits.

BTG Group comprises three marketing units:
• Pulp Technology, located in Säffle / Sweden
• Wet End Technology - formerly Muetek Analytic GmbH - located in Herrsching/Germany and
• Paper Surface Technology - the manufacturer of DUROBLADE - in Eclépens/ Switzerland.

This year, the latter two are represented at Asian Paper.

Process control equipment
BTG's product range covers an integrated range of in-line and off-line instruments and analyzers to measure and control the process from pulping to wet end. The company specializes in solving problems in stock preparation, pulping and bleaching, recycling, wet end and general process applications.

Coating, creping and more…
BTG supplies high-performance DUROBLADE® for coating and creping, cleaning and flexo printing, DUROROD^TM, a

Eight decades of experience, a wealth of knowledge and a network of skilled sales and service engineers around the world enable BTG to supply the pulp and paper industry with the solutions it is looking for.

BTG: A global team committed to raising the industry's productivity.

TOSCHI

Toschi has intensified and strengthened its presence abroad. On March 13, 2002, Toschi obtained a license to open the new Toschi Asia Representative Office in Shanghai.

Within a pleasant and relaxing courtyard setting, the office is located in the JiaHua Business Centre, which provides high quality office space and services to meet the business needs of its clients as well as recreation services.

Understanding and satisfying its customers are Toschi's objectives. To meet its clients' needs and to provide them dedicated assistance, the company has decided to be present in the Chinese market, led by Stefano Bicchielli and his assistant Zhang Han.

The official opening will take place in November 2002.

VOITH

As a process supplier for the worldwide paper industry, Voith has extensive experience beginning with fiber technology, through finishing, and right up to printing technology. Voith develops solutions that cover the whole paper manufacturing process from the fiber to finished paper and it does this for all paper grades: graphic paper, cardboard, packaging papers, tissue papers and specialty papers.

The products, systems and services that are offered by Voith Paper, Voith Fabrics, and Voith's strategic partners are coordinated with one another and support the paper industry in optimizing its production processes and improving paper quality.

Short start-up phases for Voith systems and, hence, a quicker return on investment demonstrates its lead in technology. With 5,000 valid patents and 250 new applications per year, Voith Paper's engineering staff is among the most innovative in the world.