Körber Business Area Tissue increases sales and orders in 2020
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Over the course of this year the Tissue market evolved significantly: the uncertainty of the cost of pulp, the high competitiveness of the market, and the upheavals created by the current pandemic opened up new challenges. The Körber Business Area Tissue has been able to meet the most demanding customer requirements in terms of speed, choice and technologically advanced solutions.
Global Wood Fiber Price Indices Moved Up in the 3Q/2020, Mainly Driven by Weaker US Dollar
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In the 3Q/20, the Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up by 1.6% to $81.17/odmt, following a 16-year low in the previous quarter. The first q-o-q (quarter-over-quarter) increase in almost two years was mainly driven by a weakening of the US dollar against currencies in all WRQ (Wood Resources Quarterly) countries except Russia. Currencies in Europe and Oceania strengthened between 5-10% from the 2Q/20 to the 3Q/20.
Chinese business consider building large-scale pulp and paper mills in Far East
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The Chinese business is interested in the establishment of large-scale pulp and paper productions in Russia, particularly within the territory of the country’s Far East region, according to recent statements, made by representatives of Chinese investors and some local media reports.
Currently the Far East region experiences a shortage of enterprises, specializing on pulp and paper production
Paper Makers Hike Prices Ahead of Chinese Ban on Solid Waste Imports
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Paper producers in China have announced price rises in the run up to a ban on solid waste imports, including of waste paper, from next year.
Tissue manufacturers kicked off the first wave of price hikes on Dec. 7, China Central Television News reported yesterday, without saying how much they rose. Producers in the provinces of Shaanxi, Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangxi and Zhejiang followed suit within 10 days, lifting prices by CNY200 (USD30.64) a ton.
Chinese government suspends operations of some domestic paper mills due to ecology issues
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High level of harmful emissions continues to be one of the major problems of the Chinese timber processing complex, despite the efforts, which have been taken by the government to solve the problem in recent years, according to recent statements of some Chinese media and local analysts in the field of paper business.
As the Chinese economy continues its active recovery from the lockdown and trade wars with the US, the volume of pulp and paper production in the country is steadily growing.
Mondi continues active exports of its products to China this year
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Mondi continues active exports of its products to China this year, according to recent statements, made by Klaus Peller, CEO of Mondi SLPK, the Russian subsidiary of the company, which were made in an interview with the Russian Rossyiskay Gazeta business paper.
According to Peller, this year Mondi SLPK began exports of its pulp to China by rail transport.
Sun Paper started up PM 39 successfully ahead of schedule
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Sun Paper, one of the biggest players in China’s paper industry and Voith’s long-term partner, has successfully started up the XcelLine graphic paper machine PM 39 at its Yanzhou site in Shandong province, China. With joint efforts of Sun Paper and Voith, the project was completed two weeks earlier than scheduled, and after the start-up, the production is stable with qualified paper rolled out. PM 39 is the 10th Voith-supplied production line operating at Sun Paper.
AF&PA Supports U.S. Department of Commerce’s Preliminary Ruling in Circumvention Inquiry on Uncoated Paper From China
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement regarding an affirmative and preliminary ruling in a circumvention inquiry, involving uncoated paper sheeter rolls from China on existing antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders.
Valmet to supply container board line to Shanying Paper in China
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Valmet has secured an order to provide a new OptiConcept M container board making line to China-based Shanying Paper.
The new board making line (PM 52), along with an extensive package of automation, will be installed at Shanying Paper’s Zhaoqing mill in Guangdong.
Kadant Fiberline China Successfully Starts-up OCC System at Shanying International's Jingzhou Mill
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Kadant Fiberline (China) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced it successfully started up the OCC system at ShanYing International's Jingzhou mill in southern Hubei province, China.
The new line is equipped with a Kadant recycled fiber processing system and an approach flow system with a design capacity of 400,000 tons per year.
ANDRITZ to Supply Pulp and Process Equipment for Sun Paper's New Mill in Beihai, China
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ANDRITZ has received an order from Sun Paper to supply pulp dewatering and white liquor plant technologies and key process equipment for their new pulp mill in Beihai, China.
The scope of supply on EPS basis includes the following equipment:
Valmet to Supply Cooking and Fiberline to Sun Paper's Beihai Mill in China
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Valmet will supply cooking and fiberline to Guangxi Sun Paper Co., Ltd's new Beihai mill in China. The pulp mill will have a capacity of 800,000 air dried tonnes per year of bleached hardwood kraft pulp.
The value of the order was not disclosed.
Valmet's delivery is part of Sun Paper's new greenfield mill in Beihai, which will eventually have a total pulp and paper capacity of 3.5 million tonnes annually. This order complements the fine paper machine, automation and recovery boiler order which Valmet announced in April 2020.
Voith Group Successfully Completes Its Acquisition of Toscotec
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Voith Group announced that it successfully completed the acquisition of Toscotec S.p.A. on April 30, 2020.
Voith now owns 90 percent of the shares of Toscotec.
"Toscotec's acquisition matches Voith's targets of strategic growth in a perfect way," said Andreas Endters, President and CEO of Voith Paper. "Toscotec's range of products and services effectively supports our portfolio and further strengthens our position as a full-line supplier in important areas of the paper industry."
IT Tech Packaging Announces Plans for a Third Tissue Paper Production Line in North China
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IT Tech Packaging, Inc. today announced plans for the commercial launch of a new tissue paper production line, PM10 in North China. The company said on April 13 it signed a purchase agreement with a machine supplier for the delivery of PM10.
No further details were provided about the machine capacity or start-up date.
India's Paper Industry Says 35,000 Imported Containers of Recovered Paper Stuck at Ports; Customs Asking for Demurrage Despite Waiver
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Small paper mills on Monday said that over 35,000 containers with imported waste paper are held up at various inland container depots (ICDs) and container freight stations (CFSs) despite the government's directive to waive port logistics charges.
Valmet to Supply Fine Paper Machine and Recovery Boiler for Sun Paper Beihai Mill in China
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Valmet will supply a fine paper making line with stock preparation, an extensive scope of automation and a recovery boiler for Sun Paper in Beihai, China. In addition, another stock preparation line for a different Sun Paper site will be supplied.
The new 11,150-mm-wide fine paper machine is designed to produce 500,000 tonnes per year of high-quality woodfree uncoated paper (WFU) grades in the basis weight range of 50-100 g/m2. The design speed of the machine is 1,800 m/min.
China’s biggest tissue maker posts most profitable quarter since 2015 amid panic hoarding of toilet paper from Hong Kong to Sydney
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China’s largest producer of tissue and toilet paper reported its most profitable quarter since 2015 amid amysterious hoarding of toilet paper by panicking consumers from Hong Kong to Sydney during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.