You may qualify for a
free subscription.
CLICK HERE
to go to our
Free Subscription
page.
COLUMNS
Editor's Note Ken Patrick David Price
Something Good Always Comes. Difficult economic times prove to be the driving force behind companies efforts to improve their business operations.
The Long Arm of Economics. The southern U.S. seems an ideal region to make pulp and paper. But, a number of older mills have been shuttered due to the high cost associated with bringing the modernization of the aging facilities. At times it's just been easier to drain the tanks and shut the doors.
How Is Your Paper Made? Printing technology is moving rapidly. Demand for short runs, and more requests for embossed or textured papers have, in turn, imposed demands on papermakers to make a different kind of product from the conventional, coated grades. Are printers now driving the papermakers?
FEATURES
The following feature articles are in a .pdf format and require Acrobat Reader 4.0 or later version.
Planning More Effective Maintenance Shutdowns. Kemira Enters North America via Vinings Green Liquor Pretreatment of Chips
Could Boost Kraft Pulping Efficiency Eka Chemicals Applies a New Approach to Technical Service
Free download of Adobe's latest 5.0 Acrobat Reader for .pdf files.
With scheduled mill shutdowns becoming shorter, costlier, and fewer between, the pressures to improve efficiency and reliability of these events is increasing.
Kemira Chemicals acquisition of Vinings Industries has brought the once-European chemical supplier to the forefront of the global chemical market.
Study of chemical absorption characteristics indicates green liquor fortified kraft pulping can be a low-capital, mill-compatible approach to improving delignification in the digester.
In a change of philosophy, Mario Houde, President of Eka Chemicals North America, explains how and why his company's technical services group will benefit pulp and paper makers and Eka Chemicals.
In charge of Voith Paper and Voith Fabrics, Hans Müller discusses business opportunities in North America, Russia and China, and provides some perspective on what to expect in 2003.