Pulp- and Paperindustry

Total shipments of lumber, panelboard, pulp and paper manufactured by Alberta Forest Products Association-member companies for 2010 were up substantially over the previous year. Shipments increased from approximately $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion.

Helsinki, Finland, Feb 24, 2011 - In early February 2011 Pöyry's Industry business group was awarded an assignment by MWV Rigesa Ltda., Brazil for the expansion of its paperboard mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The total value of Pöyry's contracts is about BRL 325 million (about EUR 144 million) of which a majority consists of the EPC Open Book BOP contract. The total value has now been booked into the order stock.

Stockholm, Sweden, Feb 25, 2011 - The world's first pilot plant to produce nanocellulose was inaugurated yesterday by research company Innventia in Stockholm. The facility makes it possible to produced nanocellulose on a large scale for the first time and is an important step towards the industrialisation of a new energy efficient manufacturing process.