Tag Archives: Hardwood Pulp

Suzano to Reduce Production of Market Pulp in 2023 by Four Percent

Suzano on June 2 said it expects to reduce its production volume of market pulp by approximately 4% throughout the year when compared to its nominal production capacity and historical volumes. Suzano said its decision is based on the fact that this volume production would not bring adequate returns for the company during a more […]

Suzano and Sofidel join forces for a pilot program to protect biodiversity in the Amazon region

Suzano, the world’s largest producer of hardwood pulp, and Sofidel, a leading European tissue paper producer, today announced “Together we plant the future”, a landmark three-year pilot project which will advance ecological conservation and restoration, alongside supporting socio-economic development in the Amazon region in Brazil[1]. This will be delivered with support and on-the-ground implementation from […]

Stora Enso to Invest 80 Million EUR in Two Specialised Pulp Production Projects

Stora Enso strengthens its focus on specialized pulp grades by investing EUR 38 million in unbleached kraft pulp (UKP) production at its Enocell site in Finland and EUR 42 million in fluff pulp production improvement at its Skutskär site in Sweden. Stora Enso said the investments will support the growing consumer demand for non-bleached renewable […]

Vaasa Administrative Court confirmed the environmental permit for Metsä’s Kemi bioproduct mill

By its decision of 4 November 2022, the Vaasa Administrative Court upheld the environmental permit package granted to Metsä Group’s Kemi bioproduct mill. On 18 December 2020, the Regional State Administrative Agency for Northern Finland granted environmental and water supply permits for the Kemi bioproduct mill. Three appeals were filed against the permit during the […]

Suzano acquires 2,000 sq km in Brazil

Suzano, the world’s largest hardwood pulp producer, has completed the purchase of over 2,000 square kilometers (206,000 hectares), for the total price of US$667 million. The land represents an area similar to the size of Tokyo and brings into Suzano’s direct ownership a number of eucalyptus plantation forests it currently manages under a long-term leasing […]

Softwood Pulp saw higher price increases worldwide than Hardwood Pulp

Softwood fiber costs were generally higher worldwide in the 2Q/21 than in the previous quarter despite an increase in the supply of residuals from sawmills in Europe and North America. Practically all regions covered by the WRQ experienced q-o-q prices increases in the range of 1-5%. The major exception was British Columbia, where wood chip […]

What is bleaching of pulp ?

The objective of pulp bleaching is to produce white pulp. Unbleached pulp is not suitable for manufacturing of high grade of white paper. Since all the processing pulp brightness is very low, especially Kraft pulp. The sulfate pulping process produces comparatively bright chemical pulp, while the others pulping process such as kraft, soda and semi-chemical […]

Karelia Pulp LLC ready to start modernization of largest mill in Northern Russia

Karelia Pulp LLC, one of Russia’s leading pulp and paper producers, is ready to start modernization of the Kondopoga PPM, a flagship production asset of the company, according to recent statements, made by the General Director of Karelia Pulp LLC Yuri Aivazov.   As he said in an interview with Karelia-based Stolitsa na Onego business […]

Hardwood fiber costs for pulp mills worldwide increased in 2020

Hardwood fiber costs for pulp mills worldwide increased modestly at the end of 2020 but were still substantially lower in many markets compared to late 2019, according to the Wood Resources International.   Increased demand for hardwood fiber in key pulp-producing countries and a weaker US dollar resulted in higher hardwood pulp logs prices in […]

Sulzer to supply pumps and mixers to the new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland

Metsä Fibre, part of the Finnish forest industry company Metsä Group, and Sulzer Pumps Finland have signed an agreement for the supply of process pumps, medium-consistency pumps and mixers for the main processes of the bioproduct mill that will be built in Kemi. The delivery will include several hundred devices. Metsä Fibre is a leading producer of wood-based […]