JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005

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COLUMNS

Heads-Up
Which direction will business steer towards in 2005?

Market Grade
Uncoated free sheet prices surge despite weak domestic demand.

Mulling it Over
Dioxin in soup? That's not what the EPA had in mind.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor's Note
The print version of PaperAge takes on a new look.

Shaping the Industry
Decisions by the U.S. Congress will have a tremendous impact on the future of the forest products industry.

Viewpoint
The Healthy Forests Act gets much needed help.

Recycling Matters
Using image analysis software to make fast, reliable analysis of pulp contaminants.

Of Interest
Details about Besicorp-Empire's plan to start-up a 335,000 tpy newsprint mill.

FEATURES

Massive Maintenance Restructuring Revives Struggling Mill
Carter Holt Harvey's Kinleith mill in New Zealand outsources full maintenance operations, boosting productivity 36% in two years and cutting overall maintenance costs 15% in the first year of a 5-year contract.

When One is More than Two
Only one winder unit is needed to handle the entire production of each paper machine in applications that previously would have required two.

New Cationic Microparticle System Improves Retention, Quality on Latest Generation Paper Machines
System combines advanced properties and cost-efficiency for fine paper retention on machines running at high speeds incorporating twin wire and gap former technology.

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