Yearly Archives: 2017
Thiele Kaolin Acquires Short Mountain Silica
(USA, April 7, 2017) Thiele Kaolin Company of Sandersville, Georgia today announced the acquisition of the silica and trucking operations of Short Mountain Silica. Short Mountain Silica produces high purity silica for a variety of applications in both industrial and consumer markets. With manufacturing operations located in Mooresburg, Tennessee, Short Mountain has provided outstanding service and quality products to a diverse customer base for over thirty years.
Eric Tillirson, President of Thiele Kaolin Company, said, “The acquisition of Short Mountain Read More...
Andritz to upgrade wet lap plant for Thai Paper
(Graz, Austria, April 10, 2017) Andritz has received an order to upgrade the wet lap plant of Thai Paper Co., Ltd. at its Wangsala pulp mill in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Start-up is scheduled for July 2017.
Andritz will supply major components for an upgrade of the 2.4 m wide Andritz twin wire press, installed in 1990 and used in a wet lap application. The Andritz delivery also comprises erection work supervision and start-up of the plant.
Thai Paper is part of the Read More...
PMP to supply hydraulic headbox to Sappi North America’s PM12 In Minnesota
(Poland, April 06, 2017) PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) signed a contract with Sappi North America for delivery of an Intelli-Jet V® hydraulic headbox for their paper machine 12 (PM12), located in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA. The project goal is to improve headbox functionality and to improve product quality and production. Sappi chose PMP’s Intelli-Jet V® hydraulic headbox due to its high performance and impressive references. The project’s driving force is based on machine maintenance and quality, achieved through the application Read More...
Kyiv CPM started up a new shoe press at its PM2 in Ukraine
(Ukraine, April 11, 2017) Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill started up a new shoe press Mitsubishi Heavy Industries at its PM 2 in Ukraine.
The target of the project is to reduce steam consumption by 25% thereby cutting testliner and fluting production energy costs. ABK Groupe, France made basis engineering and supervision over the project.
JSC Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill is one of the biggest enterprises in Europe on cardboard and paper production, is part of the Austrian Pulp Mill Read More...
Link: Pulp and Paper Industry Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities
(Indonesia, 11 April 2017) The Indonesian Pulp & Paper Association (APKI) says most of national pulp and paper output is exported abroad. Approximately 60 percent of domestic production is shipped to Indonesia’s export destinations. Araminta Setyawati, analyst at Bank Mandiri, adds that Indonesia ranks ninth in terms of biggest global pulp producers and sixth in terms of biggest paper producers. Moreover, she sees good potential for Indonesia’s pulp and paper industry as demand for paper is expected to stay Read More...
Asia Pulp & Paper Group’s (APP) Statement on FSC’s Conditional Approval of the Roadmap to End Disassociation
(Jakarta, Indonesia, April 6, 2017) Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) welcomes the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) announcement on the conditional approval of the Roadmap to end disassociation with APP. The FSC Board of Directors had given their conditional approval for the Roadmap at their 74th meeting in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, last February 2017.
“We are pleased to receive the conditional approval for the Roadmap to end our disassociation with FSC. APP looks forward to working with FSC and other stakeholders Read More...
Glatfelter and Dreamweaver Win Excellence Award at INDEX 2017
(USA, March 10, 2017) Glatfelter on March 7 announced its Composite Fibers business unit, in partnership with Dreamweaver International, Inc., won an award for the Dreamweaver Gold 20TM product as the “best finished product made from, or incorporating nonwovens”.
Dreamweaver and Glatfelter have developed Dreamweaver Gold 20™, a lithium ion battery separator made from a combination of nanofibers and microfibers whose thermally stable materials are designed to prevent self-ignition.
“The team is very proud and excited for the future of this Read More...
Toscotec receives eight orders from APP; scheduled to come on stream in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018
(Italy, April 04, 2017) Toscotec has received in total 8 (eight) Tissue Machine order from APP. Two of the Tissue Machines are scheduled to come on stream in Q4 2017 and Q1 2018, respectively. In the meantime, the Italian supplier is manufacturing other 6 tissue machines which are planned for delivery between the Q3 2017 and the first half of 2018. Each tissue machine is capable of producing, among other tissue grades, 300 tpd or about 100,000 tpa of Read More...
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper to Hike Price for Specialty Papers
(Germany, March 31, 2017) Mitsubishi HiTec Paper said that it will implement a 6-8% price increase for its specialty papers worldwide, beginning with deliveries June 1, 2017.
The German paper producer said, “Rising costs of pulp, chemicals and logistics make this price increase essential.”
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe is a German subsidiary of Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd., Japan. The company produces produce high-quality direct thermal, digital imaging, carbonless, label and barrier papers at two locations in Bielefeld and Flensburg, Germany. To Read More...
FajarPaper Starts Up New Corrugated Medium Paper Machine in Indonesia
(Indonesia, March 31, 2017) FajarPaper on March 24 started up its newest paper machine, PM8, at the company’s mill in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia.
PM8 has the capacity to produce 350,000 metric tons per year of corrugated medium, which will increase the mill’s total production capacity to 1,550,000 metric tpy.
Including the new PM8, FajarPaper now operates six paper machines and produces a range of products which include linerboard, corrugated medium and coated duplex board. To learn more, please visit: www.fajarpaper.com Read More...
Ahlstrom and Munksjö Have Resolved to Complete Merger
(Sweden, March 31, 2017) The Boards of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Oyj have today resolved to complete the merger of Ahlstrom into Munksjö in accordance with the merger plan. The combination of Ahlstrom and Munksjö creates a global leader in sustainable and innovative fiber-based solutions with a combined annual net sales of approximately EUR 2.2 billion, approximately 6,200 employees and 41 production and converting facilities in 14 countries.
The registration of the execution of the merger is expected Read More...
International Paper’s Pensacola Mill Resumes Full Operations
(Memphis, April 4, 2017) International Paper’s Pensacola Mill in Cantonment, Fla., has successfully resumed full operations following a digester incident that occurred on January 22, 2017. The company, with the assistance of independent third-party experts, has implemented enhanced procedures and protections across the enterprise to prevent the recurrence of such an incident.
“We are pleased to report that full operations at our Pensacola site have resumed,” said Tim Nicholls, senior vice president, International Paper. “Our primary focus remains on ensuring Read More...
Efficient production with Voith XcelLine tissue machines
(Heidenheim, Germany, April 05, 2017) Tissue World in Milan will be the ideal place to see Voith’s XcelLine tissue machines, new solutions to increase the efficiency and quality of the entire tissue production process supply chain. In addition, Voith will be showcasing Papermaking 4.0 solutions and the new InfiltraDiscfilter – the latest generation in dewatering without filter bags. Furthermore Voith presents the new SkySoft ceramic coated creping blades, the ProTect for safe press fabric measurements and new Yankee service Read More...
Finnpulp granted environmental permit; first intelligent bioproduct plant in the world
(Helsinki, March 31, 2017) The Regional State Administrative Agency has granted the environmental permit for Finnpulp’s bioproduct plant, which is to be built in Sorsasalo, Kuopio, and the wastewater treatment facility connected to the plant. The environmental permit defines the terms for the pulp plant’s operation in the production phase, as well as for pipeline installation work and changes made to the shore line during the construction phase.
Production is planned to start in 2020, and the plant’s annual production Read More...
Ittihad International Investment orders fine paper machine
(Helsinki, March 29, 2017) Valmet will supply a fine paper line for Ittihad International Investment L.L.C. in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The new greenfield production line (PM 1) with a wide automation package will be producing high-quality printing and writing paper grades for the growing domestic markets and the Middle East and North Africa region. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for the end of year 2018.
The order is included in Valmet’s first quarter of 2017 orders Read More...