Fortress Paper Ltd.

At the recent Brazilian Technical Pulp and Paper Association (ABTCP) Pulp and Paper International Congress & Exhibition, pulp and paper exhibition and congress in Sao Paulo, Brazil, pulp and paper leaders noted a movement towards biotechnology despite market downturns in the industry. Due to the international economic crisis, Brazilian pulp and paper exports fell this year.  Despite predictions that the market downturn will continue, the ...

Two countries looking to expand their opportunities in biorefining have joined forces to help each other seek out the full potential of the industry. Norway and the U.K. have been working together to identify the short and long-term areas for growth and potential within the sector, says an article published by Biorefining Magazine. The report compiled by Innovation Norway and the U.K.’s Technology Strategy Board identified three short-term...

The installation of four 110-ton boilers on site at the Thurso pulp mill this week not only marks a crucial step in converting the mill to a full-time specialized dissolving pulp producer, it also marks the beginning of some other notable changes for the Quebec facility. Construction on a brand new 25-megawatt cogeneration plant will begin this summer. Capturing excess heat and steam from the process of making dissolving pulp, the cogeneratio...