Manmade fibre industry, which is witnessing an increasing demand for sustainable products, is likely to use wood pulp (a renewable source) as the main raw material for manmade cellulosic in the coming years. Speaking to Fibre2Fashion, ...
Tags: Fibre Demand, Viscose
On his appointment, McGann said the global competitiveness of Europe is still an issue that needs to be addressed by the EU. "The pulp and paper industry is a leading sector in the bio-economy with a large renewable energy and raw ...
Sulzer Pumps received an order to supply more than 400 pumps and agitators to CMPC Celulose Riograndense S.A. (CMPC), one of the largest forestry-based companies in Latin America. The order is one of the biggest project orders to Sulzer ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Pumps, Agitators
Trading in Valmet Corporation's shares on the official list of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd begins, January 2, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Finnish time. The trading code of the shares is VALMT. On October 1, 2013, the Extraordinary General Meeting of ...
Tags: Helsinki Stock Exchange, Metso, Valmet Corp
The Indian power sector scenario remains gloomy. Although power reforms started about a decade back, the achievements are only dismal. Financial health of most state electricity boards remains critical, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of ...
Tags: energy conservation, energy audit
On December 12, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (WISCO) has announced that its 18 mm X70 grade high-frequency straight-slit welded pipe for application in slurry transportation has reached advanced ...
Tags: Welded Pipe, Mineral
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso is set improve the efficiency and environmental performance of Tambrite packaging board by reducing the basis weight. The manufacturer will introduce the new, lower grammage range Tambrite ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Tambrite Packaging
Producer Prices for the Industrial Sector for November National Bureau of Statistics of China In November 2013, Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods decreased 1.4 percent year-on-year, and remained at the same level (the ...
Tags: Industrial Economy, service
Tatra Pak has invested $337,000 (208,000) in the project which will create a stock preparation factory producing concentrated pulp and separates for PolyAl (polystyrene and aluminium). The company said there was a need for a dedicated ...
A look back through our archives sees that DuPont, Dr Pepper, Post Holdings and Ralcorp Holdings, Kraft Foods and Dow Chemical Company have all had issues to address. General Mills is working to undo the impact of poor waste disposal more ...
Tags: Changing, environmental, issue, food, firm
Canfor saw its positive performance compared with last year continue in the third quarter as well. The Lumber business again fared much better than the Pulp and Paper division, as it had in previous quarters. Altogether the group raised its ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Boston-based Sappi Fine Paper North America, a subsidiary of South Africa-based wood pulp and paper producer Sappi Ltd., has announced the completion of the conversion of its kraft pulp mill in Cloquet, Minn., for production of specialized ...
Tags: Sappi, Cloquet Mill Conversion, specialize, Cellulose Production
The Norcross, Ga.-based Technical Association for the Pulp, Paper, Packaging and Converting Industries (TAPPI) has issued a call for 300-word abstracts for presentations to be given at the 2014 TAPPI International Conference on ...
Tags: TAPPI, issue, Nanotechnology
Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has introduced lower-weight board for the production of pharmaceutical cartons in high-speed packaging lines. The new Tambrite board, which is 215gsm, is tested and qualified by the packaging ...
Tags: Stora Enso, Pharmaceutical Cartons
The management of Vantex Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VAX)(FRANKFURT:UD7A)(ALP:VAX) announces the completion of 4 drill holes for a total of 414 metres on the Moriss zone, west sector of the Galloway project. These holes ranged from 65 to ...
Tags: Vantex, 400 metres, drilling, Moriss