+++ IMPORTANT +++ Stora Enso: Building consumer board and pulp mill in China Stora Enso plans to build plantation-based integrated board and pulp mills at Beihai city in Guangxi, southern China. The mill will initially include a 450 000 t/y state-of-the-art paperboard machine and have a pulp capacity of 900 000 t/y. › more

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG: Sales and earnings reach new peak levels Against the backdrop of a weakening global economy, the Mayr-Melnhof Group was able to successfully assert itself and finish the business year 2011 with peak values both in terms of profits and sales. › more

BTG Instruments: Opening new Service Center in China BTG Instruments opened a Service Center in Shanghai’s Xingzhuang Industrial Park district on March 9 to enhance support for its growing number of Chinese customers. › more

Papyrus: To increase prices for uncoated papers Papyrus announced price increases for wood-free uncoated papers, meaning office papers, folio sheets and reels by 5 to 8% as of April 15. The size of the increase is depending on product grade and profitability. › more

AS Estonian Cell: Polyurethane roll covers prove themselves The pulp producer AS Estonian Cell in Estonia has been successfully using polyurethane press roll covers from Voith Paper for more than one year. The covers are used on the 6th press of the twin wire press section for pulp dewatering. › more

Metso: Inaugurating new facilities in Brazil Metso has inaugurated its new facilities in Brazil on March 8. The new facilities, incorporating a machinery production and services unit and an administrative office, are situated in Araucária, a metropolitan area of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná. › more

Metsä Group: New frame agreement with Pöyry Pöyry and Metsä Group have signed a frame agreement for technical consulting and engineering services. The frame agreement will enable easy cooperation in small and medium sized operations improvement and engineering assignments and provide Metsä Group access to Pöyry's global service network. › more

Ji'An Group: Metso-supplied containerboard line with multilayer curtain coating started up The Metso-supplied containerboard production line, PM 3, for Ji’An Group Co., Ltd. successfully came on stream at the end of November 2011 and the line’s curtain coating process was started up on January 4, 2012. › more

Lila Kagit: Metso-supplied tissue machine started up A Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue production line successfully came on stream on January 24, 2012 at Lila Kagit’s mill in Corlu, about 100 km west of Istanbul in Turkey. › more