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Week of 24 May 10: Large Mills/Small Mills/Consolidated Control Mills
About 15 - 20 years ago, the idea of "mini-mills" was all the rage in the paper industry. The concept was to build a simple, one machine mill, using recycled fiber as the feedstock and a package boiler burning natural gas as the energy source. Several were built, some for linerboard and medium production, others for tissue.
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Jim Thompson (jthompson@taii.com) |
Week of 17 May 10: A challenge
One of the respondents to last week's survey asked the following: What is the social, environmental, and economic case for having a pulp and paper industry in no more than 300 words? Could be done as a strengths / weakness assessment and should be endorsed industry wide and easily found/available. More ...
Jim Thompson (jthompson@taii.com) |
[Adv.] Edge
What British soldier had the idea to load gunpowder and musket balls into a shell? More ...
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Energy & the Environment
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| Perspectives from PaperMoney |
Hello From Down Under
(A note to readers: I will be keeping readers of PaperMoney up to date with what is happening in our industry in Australia, New Zealand, and, from time to time, our near neighbors in Oceania.) More ...
Dennis Shore |
Some Thoughts on the Future of Pulp
PaperMoney asked me to write a bimonthly column on the industry in “my” area, which is Canada. As the deadline rolls around I find myself in Uruguay, working on a permit application for a new 4000 tons/day mill, and realize that the situation here has much to do with North America. More ...
Neil McCubbin |
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