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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced today that it will permanently reduce capacity at its pulp mill in Hinton, Alberta (“Hinton Pulp”) by the end of this year. One of Hinton Pulp’s two production lines will shut, and the remaining line will produce Unbleached Kraft Pulp (“UKP”) rather than Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft Pulp (“NBSK”). “Hinton Pulp has been in operation since 1956 and these changes are necessary to simplify our oper Read more...
“ We see a growing demand for pulp and our stocks are decreasing”, says Henning Ellström, VP sales and marketing pulp. “Furthermore, the pulp supply this autumn is limited, not the least by maintenance stops among pulp producers. Many planned maintenance stops this spring were postponed until this autumn.” The new price on bleached softwood kraft pulp, $ 880 per tonne, is valid from October 1, 2020. For further information, pl Read more...
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, recently implemented its SmartWash data-enhanced chemistry control solution to help a Nordic kraft pulp mill decrease costs and improve sustainability for its brownstock washing process. The customer, a world-leading manufacturer of liquid packaging board for food and beverage items, produces pulps in their integrated mill, where top-class raw materials are needed to make high-quality end products for users requiring high le Read more...
