Seattle, WA -- The export market for pulp produced in Brazil has become increasingly important for the pulp sector with the export share of domestic production having gone up from 55% in 2007 to almost 70% in 2016. Pulp export volumes have expanded in an impressive fashion over the past two decades, with increased year-over-year shipments for 19 of the past 20 years. This trend continued in 2016, with export volumes likely to reach almost 13 million tons, an increase of about 11% from 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 23, 2017 -- On the evening of Jan. 22, International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) experienced significant structural damage to the largest pulp digester as well as the power house at its Pensacola pulp and paper mill in Cantonment, Fla. No one at the mill was injured.

Stora Enso has initiated a process with the Government of Guangxi with the target to remove the authorisation for the hardwood chemical pulp mill from its investment permit. Stora Enso has previously announced that it considers building a chemical pulp mill at its Beihai Mill site, once the consumer board machine is up and running. The final decision is still subject to the decision of Stora Enso’s Board of Directors.

Graz, January 19, 2017 -- International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from KAMA Karton LLC, Krasnokamsk, Russia to supply a complete production line for folding box board with a basis weight range from 200 to 350 g/m2. The board machine has an annual capacity of 220,000 tons and is complemented by a new wood handling line, a BCTMP plant with HC bleaching, as well as stock preparation, approach flow, broke, and fiber recovery systems. ANDRITZ will also deliver the Motor Control Center, the Multi Motor Drive and a complete PrimeControl system for the entire line. The line is scheduled to be started up during the first quarter of 2019.

PURCHASE, NY, Jan. 19, 2017 -- Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), a leading sales and marketing organization in the global pulp, paper and forest products industry, announced today that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire KFI Technology, a dynamic and specialized business focused on the wide-format printing industry.

Graz, January 18, 2017 -- International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully completed the rebuild of a sludge screw press at Stora Enso’s Anjala paper mill in Anjalankoski, Finland.

January 17th, 2017 -- STARCO CHEMICAL of East Rutherford New Jersey, a division of Diamond Chemical Company, Inc. and a leading supplier of specialty chemical products, is pleased to announce the addition of Jack Sides as Vice President of Business Development.

Graz, January 17, 2017 -- International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sun Paper Holding Lao Co. Ltd. to supply main production technologies and equipment for a new pulp mill located in the city of Xepon, Lao People\'s Democratic Republic. Start-up is expected in mid-2018.

NEW YORK CITY, January 17, 2017 -- Gould Paper Corporation, a supplier of paper and supply chain solutions, has brought all of its businesses together under one marketing umbrella \"JP Gould.\" The new brand underscores the collaborative nature of the company\'s global supply chain.

Sydney, NSW, Australia, January 10, 2017, Further cementing its commitment to the Australian market, ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has appointed Kim Taranto as its new Oceania Manager. Previously Managing Editor of INCLEAN and INCLEAN New Zealand magazines, Kim has been heavily involved in the Australasian cleaning and hygiene industry for more than five years.