Metso has signed a contract with the Chinese Zhanjiang Chenming for the supply of the main equipment for the companys new pulp mill in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China.
Metso will supply the main technology for Aracruzs new 1.5-million-tons/yr bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp line, to be built at their Guaíba mill in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Metso has completed the acquisition of GE Energys Lachine Main Plant, a heavy fabrication and machining facility located near Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada. The ownership of the company was transferred to Metso on August 15, 2008.
UPM has decided to continue the temporary shutdown in its fine paper mill in Germany.
A significant lack of understanding amongst the general public of the environmental impact of paper was the key finding of a survey of media buyers commissioned by the National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM).
he new Cryovac RS1500 is a high performance, high sealable, multilayer, shrink material with controlled permeability ideally suited for high gassing cheese packaging. It is developed for cure-in-the-bag cheese applications maintaining the cheese humidity at an ideal level. It is especially designed to run on FFS loaders.
Sun Chemical is increasing prices for the Commercial, Packaging and Industrial markets by between 5% and 15% because of significant increases in raw material, energy and transportation costs. The increases cover Europe, Africa and the Middle East and will be implemented from September 1.
