By its decision of 4 November 2022, the Vaasa Administrative Court upheld the environmental permit package granted to Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill. On 18 December 2020, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland granted environmental and water supply permits for the Kemi bioproduct mill. Three appeals were filed against the permit during the […]
Tag Archives: softwood chips
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Dec
Dec
European softwood logs were practically non-existent at Chinese ports five years ago. However, a combination of a never-ending hunger for more wood in the country, reductions in shipments from previously significant trading partners, and an oversupply of timber in Europe have altered the log flow into China over the past four years. New Zealand, Russia, […]
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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 […]
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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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Oct
Andritz has successfully started up the new chemi-thermomechanical pulping systems at Dezhou Taiding New Material Science and Technology, Shandong, China. The new P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) fiberline features a capacity of 400 t/d and processes poplar as raw material. The fiber produced is being used on the company’s own paper […]
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Oct
Oct
Nine Dragons, Asia’s largest manufacturer of recycled containerboard, has commissioned Voith to deliver five BlueLine OCC stock preparation lines and two wet end process (WEP) systems for its plants in Malaysia and other regions. The overseas order is a full line supplied by Voith, featuring elevated process consistency and energy-conserving technologies. The new systems will […]
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Andritz has received an order from Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper to supply a complete tissue production line – from stock preparation to a double-width tissue machine (TM13), including automation – for energy-efficient production of high-quality grades at its mill in Jiangmen Xinhui, China. Start-up is planned for the end of 2022. The tissue machine of […]
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Andritz has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply two chemi-thermomechanical pulping systems for their mills in China. The start-ups are scheduled for spring and summer 2022. Andritz will install its well-proven P-RC APMP (pre-conditioning refiner chemical alkaline peroxide mechanical pulp) technology to ensure optimum pulp quality at lowest energy consumption and […]
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The Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is progressing according to plan and the mill’s foundation stone was laid today, 13 September 2021. The foundation stone was laid to the area of fibre line of the new mill by Ismo Nousiainen, CEO of Metsä Fibre, Jari-Pekka Johansson, Project Director of the Kemi […]
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Sep
Increased demand for hardwood fiber in key pulp-producing countries and a weaker US dollar resulted in higher hardwood pulplogs prices in the 4Q 2020, as Wood Resources International reported. The Global Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) was up 1.4% from the 3Q 2020 to the 4Q 2020, the second q-o-q increase of the US […]