West Coast Paper Mills to import paper machine from Germany.
MUMBAI: West Coast Paper Mills Limited, a leading manufacturer of writing, printing and wrapping papers, has placed an order with a German company Voith Paper GmBH & Co. As a part of its expansion and modernization programme, the company is installing a new writing and printing paper...

Panel to look into problems of north-east paper mills.
MUMBAI: Union Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Sontosh Mohan Dev has ordered a high level committee headed by the additional secretary of the ministry to look into the raw material and related problems of the paper industry situated in the north-eastern region. The average per...

CoorsTek Announces Alliance with IBS Paper Performance Group of America.
IBS will offer sales, repair, and regrind services for CoorsTek ceramic elements used in pulp and paper industry. HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- CoorsTek, Inc., a large technical ceramics supplier and manufacturer of critical components for the pulp and paper industry and other high-technology markets, today...

NewPage to Take 150,000 Tons of Downtime in First Quarter of 2009.
MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation today announced that it plans to take approximately 150,000 tons of market-related downtime during the first quarter of 2009. Specific operating and curtailment plans as well as timing will be developed across NewPage mills to best satisfy customer commitments. ...

Catalyst improves underlying financial results in 2008.
RICHMOND, BC, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Catalyst Paper (TSX:CTL) posted a net loss of $28.0 million ($0.08 per common share) before specific items in 2008, a significant improvement over the prior year's net loss of $89.3 million ($0.42 per common share) before specific items. Including after-tax impairment...

NewPage Anthem(R) and Fortune(R) Now FSC Chain-of-Custody Certified.
MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation announced today that Anthem(R) and Fortune(R) sheetfed products are now Forest Stewardship Council(R) (FSC) chain-of-custody certified (BV-COC-953662). FSC is an international, nonprofit organization that develops standards for responsible forest management, and accredits independent third-party organizations to certify forest managers and forest...

NewPage Announces New Packaging and Collateral for Digital Papers.
Miamisburg, Ohio, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation launched today new printed collateral that contains extensive information about its digital coated papers' capabilities. The launch consists of a new digital swatchbook featuring premium through economy grades: Futura(R) Laser, Sterling(R) Ultra Digital(TM), Productolith Pts. Digital(TM) and Blazer Digital(R). Also included...

NewPage to Release Fourth Quarter 2008 and Year-End Financial Results and Webcast Conference Call on February 26, 2009.
MIAMISBURG, Ohio, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2008 and year-end financial results on Thursday, February 26, 2009, before the market opens. The news release will be available on the NewPage Web site at http://www.newpagecorp.com/. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080514/NEWPAGELOGO )...

Trees get new role; Truckfuls of chips to create electricity.
Byline: George Barnes WESTMINSTER - Tree cutting in Worcester and surrounding communities because of Asian longhorned beetles may be an environmental tragedy, but the hardwoods that once graced people's yards and defined local avenues will find new value in lighting and heating homes in the Fitchburg area....