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NEWS CONSUMABLES AND PAPER

Paper Excellence Canada Price increase
for papers

Restarts Pulp Operations announced that it will
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper
increase the prices for its
Thermoscript line of thermal
Paper Excellence Canada tion curtailment. papers by up to 10%, effective
announced the resumption Located on Vancouver Oct. 1, 2023.
of kraft pulp operations at Island, Crofton, British In an announcement, the
its Catalyst Crofton mill, Columbia, the Crofton Mill company said, “The aim is in
bringing more than 300 has two paper machines and particular to counteract the
workers back to their jobs. price decline of recent
“While market conditions two pulp lines. months, which has had vary-
allow for the restart of our The mill has the capacity to ing effects in the different
pulp operations, the curtail- produce 320,000 tonnes per regions and application
ment of paper operations at year of printing / packaging areas, while costs remain at a
Crofton is being extended to The Crofton Mill has two paper machines and two pulp lines papers and 380,000 tpy of high level.”
the end of October,” the are resuming pulp produc- sistent with our overall busi- NBSK pulp. Mitsubishi noted that its
company said in a press tion and reinstating a por- ness strategies.” Located on Vancouver sales team is contacting cus-
release. tion of our workforce at our Paper Excellence Canada Island, Crofton, British
Krista Cuddy, Catalyst Crofton mill. continues to work with both Columbia, the Crofton Mill tomers directly and advising
Crofton, Interim Director - has two paper machines and personally.
Operations & Integration, While this is a positive the Public and Private two pulp lines. The mill has Mitsubishi HiTec Paper
explained, “In spite of chal- development, we will con- Workers of Canada (PPWC) Europe is a German subsidi-
lenges posed by exception- tinue to assess the ongoing and Unifor unions to sup- the capacity to produce ary of Mitsubishi Paper Mills,
ally low pulp and paper viability of maintaining port our valued workforce as 320,000 tonnes per year of and produces high-quality
prices driven by global mar- Kraft pulp operations at we restart pulp production printing / packaging papers direct thermal, inkjet, car-
ket fluctuations, we are Crofton to ensure it is cost and mitigate the impact of and 380,000 tpy of NBSK bonless and barrier papers
pleased to announce that we effective to operate and con- the ongoing paper produc- pulp. for flexible packaging.
Valmet to supply fine paper BTG Group Appoints

making line to a firm in China Xin Shun Cui

Valmet will supply a high- BTG Group, a Voith com-
capacity fine paper making pany, announced the
line with automation, spare appointment of Xin Shun
parts and consumables pack- Cui as its new President and
ages to Yueyang Forest Paper CEO. This strategic move
in China. The delivery is comes as Robert Crossman,
scheduled for the third quar- the former President and
ter 2024. The paper CEO, took on a new role as
machine, with a 11,150 mm President Products and Xin Shun Cui, new president
wide fabric, will produce Service North America
woodfree uncoated, offset, within the Voith Paper served as CFO for Voith
and copy paper grades with organization.A trained Paper P+S based in
Heidenheim Germany. “I
the basis weight range of financial professional, Cui am truly honored and excited
50-120 g/m2. The design To supply paper making line to Yueyang Forest Paper in China started his career in 1993 to take on the role of
speed of the machine will be with Motorola in China and President and CEO of BTG,”
1,800 m/min. said Xiangdong Zhu, Area jects but also deepening the moved to Hong Kong with said Cui. “BTG has an excel-
“Valmet has been in China President, China, Valmet. partnership. We feel honored ExxonMobil in 1997. In lent reputation for delivering
for 90 years, witnessed the “From their line 1 project and confident to build the 1999, he went to Canada to exceptional products and ser-
pursue further education
rapid and healthy develop- of Juntai pulp mill to the new PM 11 together with and career. vices to its clients, and I look
ment of China’s pulp and cooperation in the PM 8 pro- them,” Zhu added. The deliv- forward to building on this
In 2004, Cui moved back
paper industry and partici- ject, Valmet and Yueyang ery will include a high-speed to Asia to further his career legacy by further strengthen-
pated in it. Therefore, we Forest Paper have worked fine paper making line from with Danaher and other ing our market leading posi-
have a strong connection closely together, not only stock preparation to reel and US-based MNCs before join- tion and driving continuous
with Yueyang Forest Paper,” building high-quality pro- winders with air systems. ing Voith. Since 2018, Cui innovation.”
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