Avatar Posted by tony 12 hours ago (http://www.gazettetimes.com)
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(USA) Pope & Talbot Inc. has announced that its Halsey pulp mill has begun shutdown procedures and is expected to close by the weekend, according to Mark Rossolo, a spokesman for the company. The shutdown affects 180 employees, the company said. read more »
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Avatar Posted by minhr 3 days ago (http://www.bizjournals.com)
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(USA) Pope & Talbot Inc. is preparing to shut its three remaining pulp mills -- including one in Oregon -- after its creditors declined to extend financing to the bankrupt wood products company... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhao7 8 days ago
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(Turkey) The Metso-supplied, complete board making line of Modern Karton Sanayi Ticaret AS in Corlu, Turkey, successfully came on stream on April 20, 2008. The new production line has an annual capacity of 400,000 tonnes of testliner and corrugating medium... read more »
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Avatar Posted by newshound 16 days ago (http://newspostindia.com)
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(India) Pragati Papers Industries Ltd, a Delhi based firm, is putting up a Rs.5 billion recycled paper plant in Gujarat. The plant, at Dahej in Bharuch district, is likely to be commissioned in 2010. The plant will produce 400 tonnes of newsprint daily from waste-paper. read more »
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Avatar Posted by newshound 16 days ago
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(USA) Graphic Packaging International, Inc., a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, has announced that it plans to discontinue folding carton manufacturing at its operations in Middletown, Ohio, by the end of the third quarter of 2008... read more »
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Avatar Posted by tony 16 days ago (http://www.business-standard.com)
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(India) Hindustan Paper Corporation’s (HPC) greenfield venture at Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh over 500 acre with an investment of Rs 2,742 crore through its subsidiary Jagdishpur Paper Mills (JPML) might be financed through a mix of debt and equity and HPC is looking at securing some premium... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhao7 17 days ago
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(Canada) Tembec has announced the extension of the indefinite idling of paper machine #3 at its Kapuskasing, Ontario, newsprint mill, following the initial idling in October 2007. Paper machine #3 has an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes... read more »
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Avatar Posted by paperperson 20 days ago (http://www.iii.co.uk)
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(Uruguay) Produtora de Pasta e Papel SA has submitted its proposal for a $1.6 billion to $3 billion paper and pulp factory to the Uruguayan government and is awaiting a response, Uruguayan daily La Republica reported, citing CEO Jose Honorio. read more »
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Avatar Posted by lam231 21 days ago (http://www.themanufacturer.com)
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(UK) Palm Paper, Germany’s largest paper company, has begun building a £400 million paper mill in King’s Lynn, Norfolk – the first international investment made by the company. Construction of the mill, which is to be the world’s biggest, will open up 1,000 jobs in the building sector. read more »
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Avatar Posted by lam231 21 days ago (http://www.myiris.com)
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(India) Ruchira Papers has successfully commissioned its writing and printing paper unit with installed capacity of 100 TPD on March 30, 2008. The company had come out with an IPO for Rs 285 million in November 2006 for funding the aforesaid... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhao7 25 days ago
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(USA) Sonoco has announced that it will permanently shutdown its small No. 3 specialty paper machine at its Holyoke, Mass., paper mill. The target shutdown date is June 27, 2008. The Holyoke No. 3 machine produces approximately 30 tons per day of specialty paper stocks... read more »
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Avatar Posted by zhao7 25 days ago (http://news.mainetoday.com)
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(USA) Wasau Paper, located in Jay, is cutting production and laying off 40 workers at its mill in Jay. The Wisconsin-based company blamed the cuts on high energy and pulp costs plus a downturn in orders. read more »
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Avatar Posted by tony 28 days ago
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(USA) Albany International has announced that it plans to shut down its Mansfield, Massachusetts, facility, and consolidate its technical and manufacturing operations located there into other facilities in Europe and North America... read more »
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Avatar Posted by tony 28 days ago
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(Germany/Finland) UPM is expanding its wood plastic composite production by building a new mill in Karlsruhe, Germany. This new production unit is aimed at responding to the fast market growth and increasing demand for wood plastic composite in Central Europe... read more »
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Avatar Posted by tony 28 days ago (http://www.sptimesrussia.com)
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(Russia) Ilim Group, Russia’s largest pulp and paper maker, received regional-government approval for a 9.9 billion-ruble ($423 million) project to boost production and upgrade facilities in Russia’s northwest... read more »
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Avatar Posted by paperperson 32 days ago (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za)
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(South Africa) Paper and packaging group Mondi commissioned its corrugated packaging paper machine at the Felixton operation, to boost output by nearly 41%. The rebuild would see production increasing from 110 000 t/y to 155 000 t/y and full capacity was expected in 2009. read more »
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Avatar Posted by newshound 36 days ago
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(USA) UPM Raflatac celebrates the opening of its new North American pressure sensitive labelstock manufacturing facility in Dixon, Illinois, approximately 100 miles west of Chicago. The new USD 100 million (EUR 70 million) facility will offer UPM Raflatac's full product range of paper... read more »
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