Sun Paper, in close collaboration with ABB, has successfully launched another pulp mill, at the new Beihai location in Guangxi, China. ABB has installed three sets of its flagship distributed control system (DCS) ABB Ability™ System 800xA®, two sets of mechanical pulp drive systems, four refiner motors and auxiliary high-voltage cabinets, and over 30 high […]
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May
May
More than 2,000 years after the invention of paper in China, the country’s scientists are claiming another breakthrough that replaces its key ingredient with the dirty waste from coal-fired power plants. The result – which is almost indistinguishable from paper made from wood pulp – achieves a more than 90 per cent match to pure […]
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Apr
Apr
Ilim Group recently published a report on its performance in 2021. The company produced 3.64 million tons of finished products, and pulp continues to make-up the major share (2.16 million tons) of Ilim’s production volumes. Ilim continued to increase the share of packaging materials in its product portfolio. Last year this segment accounted for about […]
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Jan
Jan
Andritz has successfully started up one of the two PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue machines delivered to Guangxi Sun Paper, China, for its mill in Beihai City, Guangxi Province. The second tissue machine (TM6) is expected to be started up by the end of this year. The tissue machine (TM5) has a design speed of 2,000 […]
08
Jan
Jan
In H1 2021, the trade volume in the global corrugated paper box market totalled 1.9M tonnes, dropping by 5% compared to the same period last year. Despite that, it rose by 16% to $3.6B in value terms due to the average carton box price increased by approximately 23% to $1,882 per tonne. Germany, the U.S., […]
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Dec
Dec
The paper industry in China showed an increase in income and profits In January-October of the current year, according to data from the Ministry of Industry and Informatization. According to the Ministry, for the reporting period industry’s revenue amounted to 1.22 trillion yuan (about US$191 billion), up 16.8 percent. more than in the same period […]
21
Nov
Nov
Andritz has successfully started up a chemi-thermomechanical pulping system delivered to Sun Paper for its mill in the city of Beihai, Guangxi, China. The proven ANDRITZ P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line features a capacity of 600 admt/d and processes eucalyptus wood chips as raw material to produce high-quality pulp for […]
07
Nov
Nov
In 2020, China increased its chemical wood pulp imports by +10% y-o-y to 24M tonnes. It was driven by rising demand for paper packaging and tableware amid the pandemic and further stimulated by a sharp fall in import prices last year. Brazil, Indonesia and Canada are the major suppliers, providing 57% of the total import volume. […]
05
Nov
Nov
The recovery and progress of China’s economy, the enhancement of the concept of environmental protection in the whole society and the execution of the government’s policies, such as the ban on plastic packaging, have significantly stimulated demand for packaging paperboard in the country. Data from annual reports of China Paper Association (CPA) shows that while […]
04
Nov
Nov
The Chinese paper industry posted an increase of profits in 2020, according to a recent report, published by Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and reports of some local media. According to data of the Ministry, profits of the domestic papermaking sector last year amounted to 82.67 billion yuan (about US$12.84 billion), which […]
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