Tag Archives: pulp production

APPM started production of ecologically pure ECF pulp

Starting from October 21, 2019 pulp production of Arkhangelsk PPM JSC has switched to the utilization of hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching agent, thus displacing sodium hypochlorite used before. This change in the bleaching technology will let APPM fully produce bleached kraft pulp under ECF technology (without using chlorine). The technology is a universally recognized […]

Andritz receives final acceptance from Eldorado for biomass handling plant in Brazil

Andritz has successfully received the Final Acceptance Certificate for a biomass handling plant at Eldorado’s Onça Pintada site in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This plant is part of the first thermoelectric power plant in Brazil to consume eucalyptus stumps and roots. The plant will be able to generate 50 megawatts of electricity from […]

Veolia launches an innovative industrial solution to produce CO2-neutral biofuel from pulp production

Veolia launches the world’s largest biorefinery project producing CO2-neutral bio-methanol from a pulp mill, located in Finland. The project allows to unlock the potential of this alternative source of feedstock for biofuel that is almost completely unexplored to date. Developed in close cooperation with Metsä Fibre, the largest cooperative forestry association in Europe, the refinery will […]

Russian pulp production remains stable in 2021

The volume of industrial production of wood pulp and pulp from other fibrous materials in Russia in 2021 amounted to 8.8 million tons, which is 0.7% more than a year earlier, according to recent data, published by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).   For the reporting period, the production of paper and cardboard […]

Mondi Frantschach invests €20 million in sustainable pulp production

Mondi is investing €20 million to further improve the sustainability of its pulp production at the Frantschach mill in Austria. The mill, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary in 2021, has already been self-sufficient in terms of energy for many years and supplies surrounding communities and industrial companies with surplus heat from the pulp production […]

ANDRITZ introduces CircleToZero® – paving the way towards pulp production with zero emissions and zero waste

ANDRITZ has launched CircleToZero®, a holistic program for the pulp-producing industry with the goal of providing strong support to customers in their efforts to achieve maximum, sustainable production, aiming at zero emissions and zero waste production. Pairing in-house innovations with ANDRITZ’s proven and state-of-the-art technologies, CircleToZero will enable the pulp-producing industry to either eliminate or make […]

Andritz to supply major pulp production technologies for world’s largest DP pulp mill

Andritz is supplying major energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Bracell’s Project “STAR” in the city of Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil. The mill features two flexible, environmentally friendly hardwood fiberlines for a capacity of 2.6 – 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons/year […]

Pulp production in Russia remains stable this year despite pandemic

Pulp production in Russia remains stable this year despite the ongoing pandemic and its economic consequences, according to a recent report, published by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). In accordance with the report, the volume of pulp production in Russia in Q1 of the current year fell by 0.1% on year-on-year basis to […]

Mercer International Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

Mercer International Inc. (Nasdaq: MERC) reported third-quarter 2020 Operating EBITDA decreased to $45.6 million from $50.8 million in the third quarter of 2019 and increased from $40.5 million in the second quarter of 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, net income was $7.5 million (or $0.11 per share) compared to $1.2 million (or $0.02 […]

ND Paper announces strategic capital equipment upgrades

ND Paper recently announced it will strategically inject investment capital to improve the asset quality of its mills in Maine and Wisconsin in the coming year.   ND Paper strives to be a leading North American producer of pulp and paper products, including coated two-side, coated one-side, and uncoated printing papers; containerboard; and market pulp. […]