In 2022, China’s imports of wood chips expanded 18% year-on-year to 18.5 million tonnes. The value of imports increased 46% to $4.0 billion. Average price of wood chips grew 24% to $218 per tonne. Vietnam’s share amounted to 57% of China’s total wood chips imports in 2022. Vietnam is China’s biggest wood chips supplier with […]
Tag Archives: Thailand
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Jan
Jan
International technology group Andritz has received an order from Wisewoods Co., Ltd to supply another pressurized refining system – the second from Andritz – to its mill in Phetchaburi, Thailand. Start-up is scheduled for the first half year in 2024. The new fiber preparation system will feature a capacity of 30 tons per hour and process rubber […]
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Apr
Apr
IndexBox has just published a new report: ‘World – Recovered Paper – Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights’. Here is a summary of the report’s key findings. In 2021, the global recovered paper market was finally on the rise to reach $46.4B after three years of decline. The market value increased at an average […]
28
Dec
Dec
For a decade prior to 2017, China was the main buyer of US recovered paper. This was especially true in OCC as Chinese orders became the barometer of the market. The ban from imports by the Chinese government thereafter made some market analysts feel that US RCP market would undergo a period of instability. However, […]
12
Dec
Dec
Softwood fiber costs were generally higher worldwide in the 2Q/21 than in the previous quarter despite an increase in the supply of residuals from sawmills in Europe and North America. Practically all regions covered by the WRQ experienced q-o-q prices increases in the range of 1-5%. The major exception was British Columbia, where wood chip […]
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Jul
Jul
ANDRITZ will supply the main equipment – from pulping to the storage tower – featuring the following technological highlights: > LC pulping system comprising a FibreSolve FSR pulper with newly designed rotor and TrashWell standpipe for efficient reject removal as well as state-of-the-art detrashing machinery. The new pulping system not only enables excellent slushing of the […]
15
Jun
Jun
The Black Sea Trade and Development bank (BSTDB) has provided a 7-year EUR 75 million loan to the Turkish Hayat Kimya Group for the construction of a new factory in Kaluga (Russia) producing cleansing tissue and towel paper. The total project cost is EUR 134.5 million. This will be the third Group’s production facility […]
05
May
May
C.A.S. Paper Mill started up an AHEAD 1.5S tissue machine supplied by Toscotec at its Sing Buri mill in Thailand. The new AHEAD 1.5S machine has a trim width of 2,850 mm, an operating speed of 1,850 m/min, and produces more than 30,000 tpy of premium quality tissue. The machine configuration is designed to guarantee top energy efficiency with TT […]
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Mar
Mar
BTG announces the opening of a dedicated service center in Chonburi, outside Bangkok, Thailand. The center is housed within the Voith-IHI facility and is strategically located to serve customers in Thailand. This new local service capability is a natural progression as BTG further strengthens its presence in South East Asia. The facility is equipped […]