Solutions - for People, Processes and Paper back issues from November 2004:
Looking east, Part II.(VIEWPOINT)
Nov 01, 2004; ... In the October "Viewpoint," I wrote Part I of a China travelogue that included mill tours and the China Paper 2004 trade show in Shanghai--of which TAPPI and Solutions! were sponsors. This is the conclusion of that account. Sept. 5(continued). After leaving the Chenming pulp and ...
Joint reward system drives results and team work.(RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT)
Nov 01, 2004; ... One of the reasons many reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives fail to deliver sustained results is lack of teamwork between and within departments. Many operations and maintenance staffs still do not work as the teams they should be. The engineering department is sometimes ...
Outing outsourcing.(SPOTLIGHT)
Nov 01, 2004; ... By the time you read this (if you wait to read the print edition) the U.S. presidential election will be over and thus I hope I cannot be accused of using this hallowed forum to express short-term personal political views. As I write this, however, it is early September, and the subject of ...
Ahlstrom buys and sells businesses.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... AHLSTROM BUYS AND SELLS BUSINESSES. Ahlstrom Corp., Helsinki, Finland announced the divestment of its two remaining flexible packaging units: Tecno Jolly (Akerlund & Rausing SpA), Italy; and ZAO ...
AF & PA offers Web-based jobs board.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... AF & PA OFFERS WEB-BASED JOBS BOARD. American Forest & Paper Assoc (AF & PA), Washington, D.C., USA introduced an interactive job board. Employers can visit www.afandpa.org/careercenter to reach a ...
Georgia plant closes.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... GEORGIA PLANT CLOSES. Intertape Polymer Group Inc., Bradenton, Florida, USA ...
Kruger PM up and running.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... KRUGER PM UP AND RUNNING. Kruger Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada held an inauguration ceremony for its new coated paper machine at the ...
Longview sells bag business.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... LONGVIEW SELLS BAG BUSINESS. Longview Fibre Co., Longview, Washington, ...
Retailer uses TAPPI brightness standard.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... RETAILER USES TAPPI BRIGHTNESS STANDARD. Staples Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, USA announced it will use a unified paper brightness standard in its stores for easy ...
Stora Enso sells interest in plantation.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... STORA ENSO SELLS INTEREST IN PLANTATION. Stora Enso, Helsinki, Finland has divested its majority shareholding in PT Finnantara Intiga, which owns the ...
Missota assets sold.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... MISSOTA ASSETS SOLD. Wausau Paper, Mosinee, Wisconsin, USA has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Missota Paper Company LLC, a ...
Weyerhaeuser AIDS storm victims.(NEWS DIGEST)
Nov 01, 2004 ... WEYERHAEUSER AIDS STORM VICTIMS. Weyerhaeuser, Federal Way, Washington, USA has donated US$ 100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Program to ...
Ainsworth acquires three OSB plants.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... AINSWORTH ACQUIRES THREE OSB PLANTS. Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has completed the acquisition of all assets and certain related net working capital of Potlatch Corp. used in the operation of three OSB facilities located in the northern Minnesota towns ...
Green forestry directory available.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... GREEN FORESTRY DIRECTORY AVAILABLE. Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA has released a new directory put together by its own researchers to help link supply and ...
ARC releases study.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ARC RELEASES STUDY. Automation Research Corporation (ARC). Dedham, Massachusetts, USA has released a new ARC Advisory Group study. "Control Valve Outlook for China," which sheds light on China being the only country worldwide currently providing double-digit growth for control valve ...
Cascades named U.S. Customs and Trade Partner.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... CASCADES NAMED U.S. CUSTOMS AND TRADE PARTNER. Cascades Inc., Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada has been admitted to the Customs and Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), a program created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide ...
FPI publishes outlook.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... FPI PUBLISHES OUTLOOK. The Foodservice & Packaging Institute (FPI), Falls Church, Virginia, USA has released to its members the fourth wave of its biannual "Market Research Study on Foodservice Packaging Products." One third of the 1600 foodservice operators surveyed said they ...
North State Cartons sold.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... NORTH STATE CARTONS SOLD. Keller Crescent Co., Evansville, Indiana, USA has purchased substantially all of the assets of North State Cartons, Charlotte, North Carolina, a ...
K-C helps with hurricane relief.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... K-C HELPS WITH HURRICANE RELIEF. Kimberly-Clark Corp. (K-C), Dallas, Texas, USA has delivered more than US$ 150,000 in personal hygiene products to area residents in Mobile, Alabama in response to Hurricane Ivan, and has made a financial contribution of US$ 40,000 to the local American Red ...
Alliance promotes global industry.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ALLIANCE PROMOTES GLOBAL INDUSTRY. Miami University (MU). Oxford, Ohio, USA said enthusiasm ran high as faculty and staff from Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Miami University, and paper industry representatives from nine companies met at MU to review the progress of an alliance ...
Newark Group moves to new home.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... NEWARK GROUP MOVES TO NEW HOME. The Newark Group, Cranford, New Jersey, USA has combined the tube and core operations of its Oshkosh and Neenah, Wisconsin locations into a new, larger facility in Oshkosh. Roll head converting ...
New mill triples company's output.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... NEW MILL TRIPLES COMPANY'S OUTPUT. Norske Skog, Lysaker, Norway, revealed that a new paper mill under construction in China's Hebei province will allow PanAsia Paper Co., which is owned 50% by Norske Skog, to more than triple its annual sales in China. Beginning with autumn 2005, the new ...
Unisource joins NPTA.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... UNISOURCE JOINS NPTA. The NPTA Alliance, Farmingdale, New York, USA said Unisource, Norcross, Georgia has joined its organization, a trade ...
MeadWestvaco expands Pennsylvania operation.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... MEADWESTVACO EXPANDS PENNSYLVANIA OPERATION. The Office of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA announced that MeadWestvaco has retained 375 existing employees by expanding its warehouse and distribution ...
Potlatch board mulls direction.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... POTLATCH BOARD MULLS DIRECTION. Potlatch Corp., Spokane, Washington, USA said its board of directors is working on potential short- and long-term uses of about US$ 455 million in cash that would become available with the ...
PwC's annual study available.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... PWC'S ANNUAL STUDY AVAILABLE. PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), Canada released its seventh annual 2004 Global Forest and Paper Industry Survey, attributing the global forest and paper industry's stagnant growth and ...
S & P says NA outlook is improving.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... S & P SAYS NA OUTLOOK IS IMPROVING. Standard and Poor's Ratings Services (S & P), New York, New York, USA has released a report saying the outlook for North American forest products companies has modestly improved behind a pickup in demand for almost all printing and writing papers since ...
State begins PCB cleanup.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... STATE BEGINS PCB CLEANUP. The State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (W-DNR), Madison, Wisconsin, USA says the long-awaited cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) began the week of September 13 at two of Wisconsin's worst PCB contamination sites, while work at third site ...
Wisconsin Rapids mill celebrates 100 years.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... WISCONSIN RAPIDS MILL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS. Stora Enso North America, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA celebrated the centennial of its Wisconsin Rapids mill with a public open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 25. Visitors had an ...
Smurfit-Stone leads safety initiative.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... SMURFIT-STONE LEADS SAFETY INITIATIVE. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Chicago, Illinois, USA has been named as one of America's safest companies, according to Occupational Hazards, the leading magazine ...
Solo streamlines.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... SOLO STREAMLINES. Solo Cup, Highland Park, Illinois, USA will eliminate 130 sales and corporate jobs at the company's Owings Mills hub, but will ...
British Columbia settles with Timberwest.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... BRITISH COLUMBIA SETTLES WITH TIMBERWEST. Timberwest Forest Corp., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada received C$ 14 million (US$ 10.9 million) from the Province of British Columbia as an out-of-court settlement for the 1995 expropriation of timber harvesting rights in the Walbran ...
UPM upgrades Scottish plant.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... UPM UPGRADES SCOTTISH PLANT. UPM, Helsinki, Finland announced that its Caledonian Paper unit will install a high consistency bleaching plant at its site in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland as part of its regular strategic assessments. The investment cost is approximately EUR 11 million (US$ 13.5 ...
Andritz to supply fiberline in Chile.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ANDRITZ TO SUPPLY FIBERLINE IN CHILE. Andritz, Graz, Austria, said its international technology group was selected to supply the complete fiberline for the new Santa Fe Line 2 Pulp Project in Chile. CMPC Celulosa S.A., a subsidiary of Empresas CMPC S.A., selected Andritz to complete the ...
BASF supplies new LEIPA machine.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... BASF SUPPLIES NEW LEIPA MACHINE. BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany is the principal paper chemicals supplier for LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH, Schwedt, Oder, Germany, which officially ...
Labs now open for LANXESS.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... LABS NOW OPEN FOR LANXESS. The Material Protection Products Business Unit (MPP) of Bayer Chemicals AG, Leverkusen, Germany, which will soon be part of the newly formed, global chemical company LANXESS once realignment of the Bayer Group is concluded, has established additional microbiology ...
Fleissner celebrates 80 years.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... FLEISSNER CELEBRATES 80 YEARS. Gerold Fleissner celebrated his 80th birthday October 9, 2004. Fleissner, an ...
Honeywell wins it system contract.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... HONEYWELL WINS IT SYSTEM CONTRACT. Honeywell, Phoenix, Arizona, USA has received a contract to supply and install a manufacturing execution system (MES) and a Web-based data reporting solution at the Sunila pulp mill, Kotka, Finland. The systems are slated for summer 2005 startup. ...
Ti[O.sub.2] processing partnership announced.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... [TIO.sub.2] PROCESSING PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED. ITOCHU Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Tarrytown, New York, USA and Safe Handing Solutions, Inc. (SHS) have announced an agreement in which SHS will operate ITOCHU's titanium dioxide slurry plant being ...
ITT launches Aquious brand.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... ITT LAUNCHES AQUIOUS BRAND. ITT Industries, White Plains, New York, USA has formed Aquious, a new brand that will comprise ITT Industries' existing membrane filtration products, which serve the ...
Kemira establishes new center.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... KEMIRA ESTABLISHES NEW CENTER. Kemira, Vaasa, Finland inaugurated its new technology center and production facilities in Krems, Austria on Sept. 9, 2004. Employing 90, Kemira Krems ...
Kerr-McGee shuts plant.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... KERR-MCGEE SHUTS PLANT. Kerr-McGee Chemical LLC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA shut down ...
Kvaerner Power wins power boiler contracts.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... KVAERNER POWER WINS POWER BOILER CONTRACTS. Kvaerner Power, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, Lysaker, Norway, has signed a contract for three power boilers for a corn processing plant in ...
Metso Paper opens new office in China.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... METSO PAPER OPENS NEW OFFICE IN CHINA. Metso Paper, Helsinki, Finland opened a new branch office in Jinan, Shandong, China in September. The new office in this region, one of the most important paper industry areas in China, was opened to strengthen Metso Paper's customer service for the ...
NTGA works with Appleton.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... NTGA WORKS WITH APPLETON. Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA), Chicago, Illinois, USA was selected by Appleton, Appleton, Wisconsin to provide complete ...
Sandusky opens Scandinavian office.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... SANDUSKY OPENS SCANDINAVIAN OFFICE. Sandusky International, Karlstad, Sweden, opened a new office in Sweden on September 1, 2004, which ...
Solvay integrates sodium bicarbonate business.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... SOLVAY INTEGRATES SODIUM BICARBONATE BUSINESS. Solvay Chemicals Inc., Houston, Texas, USA integrated the sodium bicarbonate business of its affiliate, American Soda, LLP, into its Houston-based ...
Stainless Valve recertified.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... STAINLESS VALVE RECERTIFIED. Stainless Valve Co., Monroe, North Carolina, USA announced its ISO ...
Holman installs mops.(SUPPLIER NEWS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... HOLMAN INSTALLS MOPS. TietoEnator, Espoo, Finland and Kista, Sweden, has implemented ...
Marcus Wallenberg prize-winner improves paper machine efficiency.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... MARCUS WALLENBERG PRIZE-WINNER IMPROVES PAPER MACHINE EFFICIENCY. The Marcus Wallenberg Prize for 2004 will be awarded to the Finnish engineer Paul Olof Meinander. The Prize includes an award of SWK 2 million. Meinander developed a significant modification of the design of the paper ...
Ciba Specialty Chemicals.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, Tarrytown, New York, USA said its High Point, North Carolina location was honored by that state's Commissioner of Labor Cherie Berry for employee safety. The plant is recognized for ...
The American Forest & Paper Assoc.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOC., (AF & PA), Washington, D.C., USA conferred its sixth-annual Sustainable Forestry Initiative[R] (SFI) Implementation Committee (SIC) award on The Minnesota SIC. Minnesota SIC was recognized by AF & PA during the SFI Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. ...
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Columbia, South Carolina, and National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C., have named Bowater's Catawba Operations as the state's 2004 Manufacturer of the Year. Criteria for ...
2005 World Pulp & Paper Week announced.(MEETINGS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... 2005 WORLD PULP & PAPER WEEK ANNOUNCED. SPCI, Stockholm, Sweden, announces SPCI 2005 World Pulp & Paper Week in Stockholm on June 14-16, 2005. This event is geared to meet the needs of an industry that is constantly changing. During the week, two international conferences and the world's ...
Process Automation subject of conference.(MEETINGS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... PROCESS AUTOMATION SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE. Siemens Energy & Automation, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA will host its annual Process Automation user community conference in Tampa, Florida on May 4-6, 2005. The conference provides an ...
ABS AS 0631 pump.(NEW PRODUCTS ON THE WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The AS 0631 has been added the AS pump family. The new pump is a DN 65 vortex model and uses 2 pole motors. These pumps are based on the K63 models made by Pumpex and the extension forms part of the coordination program between the Pumpex and ABS ...
Eurotherm optima touch industrial computer.(NEW PRODUCTS ON THE WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... A rugged, compact, industrial computer combined with an integral LCD touch screen monitor. It is designed to serve ...
Royce Associates HYDROBOOST bleaching additive.(NEW PRODUCTS ON THE WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... HYDROBOOST is a non-hazardous, non-flammable, 42% active liquid that enhances bleaching systems. When added to sodium hydrosulfite or FAS, HYDROBOOST will reduce bleaching costs, ...
Seepex TSE dry-run protection.(NEW PRODUCTS ON THE WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The seepex TSE protects against dry run damage, the most common cause of progressive cavity pump failure. Friction between rotor and stator resulting from an unexpected loss of lubricating liquid can destroy a stator, ...
Xonics automated water capillary flow permeability analyzer: POROMETER [3.sup.G].(NEW PRODUCTS ON THE WEB)
Nov 01, 2004 ... The POROMETER [3.sup.G] capillary flow permeability analyzer is a compact, bench-top instrument that measures through pores in membranes, filters, paper, plastics, ceramics, sintered and woven metals and other porous media. The measurable pore range is from 0.05[micro]m to 500[micro]m ...
Chemistry Institute graduates 15th class.(NOVEMBER ONLINE EXCLUSIVES)
Nov 01, 2004 ... High school students do not often have the chance to explore subjects such as organic synthesis, polymerization, and chromatography, but one group of students have done that and more. This year, the Ciba Specialty Chemicals High School Chemistry Institute brought a specially selected group ...
Cold, hard facts on cryogenics.(NOVEMBER ONLINE EXCLUSIVES)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Cryogenic processing--the deep chilling of tool steel in order to improve wear characteristics--is not a new technology. In the past, tool makers would bury components in snow banks to improve their wear ...
The industrial sector is looking for a few good firms.(NOVEMBER ONLINE EXCLUSIVES)
Nov 01, 2004 ... With the recent recession and intense domestic and international competition, the industrial sector could benefit from professional marketing ...
Paul Olof Meinander.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Paul Olof Meinander was awarded The Marcus Wallenberg Prize. The Prize is awarded through the auspices of ...
Van den Akker Prize for Paper Physics.(AWARDS)
Nov 01, 2004 ... Paul L. Ridgway, R.E. Russo, Emmanuel LaFond, Charles C. Habeger, and T. Jackson were awarded the Van den Akker Prize for Paper Physics for their ...