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Valmet will supply key process technology for Century Sunshine’s new Rizhao pulp mill in Shandong, China, including two cooking and fiberlines, evaporation, recovery boiler, ash treatment and white liquor systems. The mill is designed for 1.2 million tonnes per year of hardwood or softwood pulp plus 400,000 tonnes per year of softwood pulp, with the flexibility to produce fluff, dissolving, softwood and hardwood pulp; start-up is targeted for June 2028. The project forms part of Century Sunshine’s broader “Paper-for-Plastic” investment programme, which aims for 2.65 million tonnes per year of new paper capacity and greater raw-material self-sufficiency. Valmet’s order is valued at more than approximately US$115 million. The recovery island and lime kilns are designed for high energy efficiency and biomass use, enabling the mill to operate without fossil fuels.…
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Södra reported an operating profit for the third quarter of 2026, saying earnings improved from the year-earlier period. Net sales for the Södra Group reached SEK 6,492 million, up 2% from SEK 6,349 million a year earlier. The company said the result was positively affected by the divestment of its holding in Sunpine.…
COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers completed its first pulp-loading operation at the Port of Rio Grande in southern Brazil on October 20, according to the supplied report. The company’s vessel GREEN SUAPE loaded pulp for Voyage V9. The operation was also the company’s first pulp-transport collaboration with Chilean group CMPC.…
Arauco, Copec and Abastible have launched SynFuels Biobío, a pilot project in Chile to develop synthetic fuels with a low carbon footprint. The project aims to combine biogenic carbon dioxide generated by pulp production with green hydrogen. It was presented at the Summit Transición Energética 2026 with support from Corfo, Chile’s production-development agency.…
China imported 8.39 million metric tons of wood pulp in the third quarter of 2026, down 1.1% year on year, according to Lesprom. The supplied report also says the value of imports rose 0.5% and the average CIF price increased 1.7%.…