Huanlong Group’s annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of household paper expansion project launched
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Recently, Huanlong Group officially launched the expansion project with an annual output of 50,000 tons of high-end tissue paper. The complete production line equipment of this turnkey project is provided by Baosuo Enterprise Group, including stock preparation system, white water treatment system, 2 sets of BC1600-2850 Baotuo Crescent Former Tissue Machine and other complete set of converting equipment, etc.
Pulp prices continue upward trend in March
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March has been another month with no signs at all of an imminent reversal in fortunes on Europe's pulp market. Demand continues to be outstripping supply. The situation for hardwood and softwood pulp is equally strained, insiders said. If producers get their way, prices will climb again in Europe and move into line with those charged in China.
The first announcements of additional hikes in the second quarter have been on the table since the middle of March. Insiders noted that most pulp buyers are still leading a hand-to-mouth existence so they have no choice but to accept these demands.
Valmet to Deliver Key Pulp Technology to Nine Dragons in China
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Valmet has received several pulp technology orders from Nine Dragons to its pulp mills in China. The deliveries include fiberlines and core components for recovery boilers and lime kilns. The deliveries will be done in phases and the start-ups are scheduled for 2022 and 2023.
The value of the order will not be disclosed. However, a project of this size and scope is typically valued at around EUR 100 million.
Valmet to Supply Board and Fine Paper Making Lines with Pulp Production to Fujian Liansheng in China
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Valmet will supply a folding boxboard making line (BM 1), a fine paper making line (PM 3) and a bleached chemi thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP) production line to Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou) in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China.
Valmet said the lines will be delivered to a new greenfield pulp and paper mill in Zhangzhou, which will eventually have a total pulp and paper capacity of 3.9 million tonnes annually.
China’s environmental push away from plastics having knock on effects in paper industry
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Over the past few weeks, bubble tea lovers in China have been trying to get used to one thing that many of them were prepared for: paper straws.
The roll-out of paper straws at numerous bubble tea shops across China to replace the traditional plastic alternative is down to Beijing’s new policy initiative to reduce environmental pollution by cutting down on the use of plastic products.
Andritz to supply the world’s largest chip washing and pressurized refining system to China
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Andritz has received an order from Guangxi Chongzuo Lelin Forestry Development Co. Ltd. to supply a chip washing system and pressurized refining system for its production line near Chongzuo in Guangxi province, China.
With a design capacity of 80 bdmt/h, this will be the largest MDF line ever installed worldwide.
Demand Of Tissue Paper Growing In China
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The prospects for the fast-growing tissue paper market in China are very positive. Metsä Fibre’s partners, Luck Tissue, C&S Paper and Jinboshi, are all very positive about the development of the market and the partnership.
The unexpected outbreak of COVID-19, has had negative impacts on various industries, including the paper industry in China. When the economy slowed down, the tourism industry and the food and beverage sector took a hit. As a result, the demand for napkins – paper towels which are used in the outdoor environment by the consumers – also plummeted.
World record production with ANDRITZ HC refiner at Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, China
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In close cooperation with its customer Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, international technology group ANDRITZ recently achieved a milestone in high-consistency (HC) refining by processing a peak capacity of 1,300 admt/d of local hardwood chips per day and achieving sustainable production of 1,150 admt/d at the mill in Dafeng, China.
ANDRITZ supplied two separate fiberlines with capacities of 1,500 admt/d and 750 admt/d, respectively, featuring the well-proven P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) technology for the new chemi-thermo-mechanical pulping system. With a total capacity of 2,250 admt/d, this system is the largest worldwide.
A.Celli Paper to supply a new E-WIND® P100 Paper Rewinder to Kingdecor (Zhejiang)
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Kingdecor (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by Schattdecor AG from Germany and Zhejiang Xianhe Special Paper Co., Ltd from China. The company produces a large array of high quality and environmentally friendly paper types, with a production capability of more than 180,000 tons and more than 200 series of products exported to Asia, North America and Australia. In the last ten years the company, by implementing advanced machineries and management methods, increased its capability by 50% per year and nowadays it can count on a registered capital of 32.6 million US dollars.
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.
