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Editor's Note Ken Patrick David Price Harold Cody
Deep Change or Slow Death. It's been about 17 months since NWBC Timber and Pulp bought Skeena Cellulose and its related assets, and the pulp mill's new owners have found start-up financing a bit tougher to gather than expected.
Rosy Pictures of the Future Thirty or more years ago people wondered what life would be like at the turn of the century. Though much has changed for the better, some things remain stubbornly the same.
Industry Outlook for 2003/04. PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Global Forest and Paper Industry Survey 2003 looks at lessons learned from 2002 and expectations for 2003 and 2004.
GRADE REPORT: Uncoated Groundwood Papers Face
Stiff Competition as Markets Mature. The fastest growing grade in recent years faces a maturing of key markets, but new technology has lowered costs and resulted in higher quality and more options for printers.
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Controlling Energy Costs in the Face of Rising Natural Gas Prices Finch, Pruyn Cuts Unscheduled Downtime With Remote Monitoring/Diagnosis System Gasification Edges Closer to Commercial Reality with Three New N.A. Mill Startups Repositioning in Tough Economic Times
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Recent upward movement in the price of natural gas and other fuels has wreaked havoc with paper mill operating budgets and corporate fuel procurement strategies. But comparative studies have indicated that the total cost of solid fuels at the burner tip can be sufficiently lower than the cost of natural gas to justify the investments needed and the increased operating costs.
Real-time, continuous support service helps fine paper mill in New York avoid $200,000 in lost production during first six months of operation.
Georgia Pacific at Big Island, Va., Norampac in Trenton, Ont., and Weyerhaeuser at New Bern, N.C., are currently in or approaching startup of commercial-scale black liquor gasifiers.
The North American pulp and paper industry needs to restructure, reorganize, refocus, and consider adopting a new business model to remain competitive during depressed economic conditions.