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PULP&
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The Best-Read List
I
recently had a refresher course on how to use Google Analytics to
gain insights about visitor behaviour on the Pulp & Paper Canada
web site. That led me to poke around in the data, and eventually I
thought to expand my view and enquire about the top news stories
of the year. Here is the list of most-read news stories from Jan. 1,
2014 to now (Nov. 4).
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Kimberly Clark releases tube-free bathroom tissue
Paper Excellence ditches dissolving pulp plans
Hinton Pulp to install commercial-scale lignin recovery
Kruger invests in paper bottle technology
Massive eucalyptus pulp mill starts up in Brazil
Cascades exits fine paper business
Lafarge cement operations will test torrefied biomass
Paper Excellence investing $50 million to upgrade
Chetwynd pulp mill
9. Terrace Bay fined for fatal explosion
10. Chinese duty on pulp makes Fortress LSQ plans not viable
Drawing conclusions from these and other wellread stories, there is (understandably) high interest
in stories of mill or paper machine shutdowns, technical innovations (tube-free tissue for example), and
advancements in biomass-based products.
Dissolving pulp, Fortress Paper and Paper Excellence also draw interest. Dissolving pulp, because it
is a volatile sector with investment and jobs hinging
on its ups and downs. Fortress Paper, I would say,
because it has a vocal entrepreneur at the helm who
makes himself accessible to media and to the industry.
Cindy Macdonald
Editor
Fortress Paper also finds itself in the news regularly
because of its frequent and detailed investor updates.
Paper Excellence, I think, draws interest for the opposite reason.
The company is not often in the news, so little is known about its
plans, yet it owns seven mills in Canada and controls a significant
portion of Canadian pulp production.
If I had to guess at top stories for next year, I would say dissolving pulp will continue to draw readers. There is an ongoing trade dispute involving dissolving pulp, and the future of a
couple of projects hangs in the balance. Catalyst Paper just days
ago announced its intention to purchase two coated paper mills
in the U.S., so I expect Catalyst’s actions in the next few months
to be worth following. I don’t think Canadian mills are finished
trimming capacity or re-purposing assets, so we will likely see
more announcements of curtailments, shutdowns and conversions.
These are only guesses, however. Usage data only allows us to
look back, not to predict the future.
Editor
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Industry News
Kruger Inc. was planning to stop production of the No. 1 paper machine
and deinked pulp plant operations at its
Brompton newsprint mill for an indefinite period, effective November 14. The
company says the decision is intended to
rebalance the order book and improve the
mill’s competitive position.
Unfavourable market conditions, in
particular the continuing drop in demand
for newsprint, were cited as the reason for
the decision.
The shutdown will affect 98 employees
and reduce the mill’s annual newsprint production by 100,000 tonnes. The company
has said it will make every effort to minimize the closure’s impact on employees.
The Brompton mill is located in Sherbrooke, Que. Kruger Inc. is a major producer of publication papers, tissue, lumber and other wood products, corrugated
cartons from recycled fibres, green and
renewable energy and wines and spirits.
Domtar upgrades evaporator
train at Ashdown
Domtar has contracted Valmet to supply
equipment for an evaporator train upgrade
at the company’s Ashdown mill in Arkansas, with the aim of significantly reducing
energy consumption and fresh water usage.
The upgrade will also improve reliability
and performance of the evaporator train.
The upgraded evaporator train is scheduled to begin operation in late 2015.
“Domtar selected Valmet for this project because of the technology proposed for
the upgrade, total cost of ownership considerations and the successful long-term
relationship we have with Valmet,” said
Jimmy Evans, strategic contracts manager
for Domtar.
Raymond Burelle, regional sales manager for Valmet, said the chosen technical
solution will provide a system that is simpler and safer to operate.
Valmet will supply new evaporator
vessels and the components needed to
upgrade the existing concentrators, as well
as several smaller vessels.
Domtar’s Ashdown mill has three
pulp lines and three paper machines. The
mill’s annual paper production capacity is
680,000 tons and pulp production capacity
700,000 tons.
Photo: Cascades
Kruger indefinitely shuts PM1
at Brompton newsprint mill
The Greenpac mill, shown at start-up in July 2013.
Fire interrupts production at Greenpac and Norampac Niagara Falls
Operations at the Greenpac and Norampac containerboard mills in Niagara Falls, NY,
were interrupted for a few days following a fire that occurred in the exterior old corrugated containers (OCC) stock piles. In the interim, both mills were shipping finished
products manufactured prior to the fire.
The fire occurred on Saturday, September 20, in the OCC stock piles located outside
of the mills. Both mills were quickly evacuated with no injuries to personnel. After an
investigation, local authorities said the cause of the fire is undetermined, but noted that
the bales of paper were stored in compliance with local building codes.
According to the Niagara Gazette, “At the height of its fury on Sept. 20, the flames
from the blaze shot hundreds of feet into the air and the smoke plume was visible on
weather radar screens. More than 24 hours later, the massive collection of cardboard
bundles that had fueled the fire had been reduced to smoldering piles where flames
still flickered and smoke still rose as firefighters continued to pour water on the site.”
Damage to the Greenpac Mill is limited to the OCC stock pile and the OCC conveyor.
Damage to the Norampac Niagara Falls mill, while more extensive, is limited to the OCC
stock pile, pulper and stock preparation, the company reports.
Norampac, a division of Cascades, manufactures 100% recycled medium at the Niagara
Falls site. Greenpac Mill is a state-of-the-art mill that manufactures 100% recycled linerboard. It is owned 59% by Cascades, with three other partners.
CKF brings production of
Earthcycle line to NS plant
Canadian food packaging company, CKF
Inc., is now producing the Earthcycle™
line of agricultural trays at its Hantsport,
N.S., facility. The first production runs
are being delivered to long-term client, Gourmet Trading, reports Freshplaza.com. The move is in line with
the strategic intent of CKF’s acquisition
of Earthcycle Packaging in May 2013.
“Our decision to invest in the people and
the technology to manufacture Earthcycle™ in Canada further delivers on our
sustainability mission,” said Ian Anderson,
president of CKF Inc. “Consumers today
have a wider definition of sustainability,
one that incorporates socially responsible
manufacturing and support of local businesses,” he added.
“We were thrilled when we learned
about CKF’s plans to produce in North
America,” said Brian Miller, president of
Gourmet Trading. Gourmet Trading has
been using Earthcycle™ trays for more than
two years in programs for leading natural
retailers. “The environmental benefits of
the Earthcycle™ line combined with North
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Industry News
GLV to separate water treatment from pulp and paper division
One of the founding families of GLV Inc. has offered to buy the company’s pulp and paper
division, allowing the water treatment division to continue operations as a water treatment
company under the name Ovivo.
GLV announced a definitive agreement for the sale of its Pulp and Paper Division for
$65 million to a corporation owned by Richard Verreault, the president and chief executive officer of GLV and Laurent Verreault, the executive chairman of the board of GLV and
a founder of the company. A statement from GLV says the transaction “will allow GLV to
become a pure provider of water treatment products and solutions in a rapidly growing
industry with attractive long-term fundamentals.”
Upon closing of the transaction, Richard Verreault will step down from his current roles
of president and chief executive officer and director of GLV but Laurent Verreault will
continue to act as executive chairman of the board of directors. The Verreaults will remain
shareholders of the corporation, exercising the same voting power.
“The Board of Directors of GLV has been considering the sale of the Pulp and Paper
Division for quite some time,” said Marc Courtois, chair of GLV’s committee of independent directors, which is overseeing the transaction. “Over the past years, GLV has solicited
and received expressions of interest for the Pulp and Paper Division, none of which was
superior to today’s proposed transaction.”
Laurent Verreault commented: “[Richard and I] believe that the sale of the Pulp and
Paper Division is the right strategic decision for GLV to focus on its core water treatment
business and strengthen its financial flexibility to capitalize on growth opportunities. We
are also pleased to acquire the Pulp and Paper Division, the founding activities of GLV,
and to ensure that its head office will remain in Quebec.”
GLV Group was founded in 1975 by Louis Laperrière and Laurent Verreault. Then
called GL&V, it was a service and equipment provider for major manufacturers in
the pulp and paper industry. Through strategic acquisitions over the years, the company added to its innovative technological solutions for separating liquids from solids.
In the early 2000s, seeking diversification, the company targeted the water treatment sector
which was facing a growing demand.
Currently, GL&V Pulp and Paper Group designs and markets equipment used in various
stages of pulp and paper production. Brands and intellectual property owned by GL&V
include: TamPulping, KanEng Industries, LaValley, Sandy Hill, Beloit Lenox Div., Cameron,
Hedemora, Beloit Jones Div., Albia, Black Clawson-Kennedy, Impco, and Celleco.
The transaction to split the two divisions of GLV has been approved unanimously by
the Board of Directors of GLV, but is subject to shareholder vote. As well, there is a 45-day
“go-shop” period during which National Bank Financial will solicit third-party interest.
BASF reorganizes paper chemicals business
BASF is changing the organizational set-up of its paper chemicals business “to strengthen
its competitiveness and better meet the needs of the paper industry,” the company explains.
BASF offers a wide range of chemical products for paper manufacturing and coating.
BASF says it remains committed to the paper chemicals industry and there will be no
impact on supply security and service for the customers. Sales with paper chemicals were
€1.44 billion in 2013.
As of January 1, 2015, the Paper Chemicals division will be dissolved. The current
headquarters of the Paper Chemicals division in Basel, Switzerland will be closed. Overall,
there will be a reduction of about 50 positions globally.
The wet-end chemicals and kaolin businesses will be integrated into BASF’s Performance
Chemicals division. A new global business unit called “Paper Chemicals” will be established
within the Performance Chemicals division.
BASF is evaluating strategic options for its paper hydrous kaolin business.
The paper dispersions business and the Center for Sustainable Paper Packaging (CSPP)
will be integrated into the Dispersions & Pigments division.
“Integrating the paper chemicals business along existing value chains will allow BASF
to optimally steer plant capacity,” said Michael Heinz, member of the Board of Executive
Directors of BASF SE.
American manufacturing make it easy for
our end consumers to make the sustainable lifestyle choices they are demanding. Also, in buying from CKF, our supply
chains are shortened, allowing us to manage our inventory and be sure of product
when we need it,” Miller commented.
Domtar and Kruger Products
among 2014 PPI award winners
Winners of the 2014 PPI Awards were
announced on Oct. 8 at a ceremony in Boston. Among them were Domtar’s Windsor,
Que., mill, for Environmental Strategy of
the Year, and Kruger Products as IT’s Tissue Company of the Year.
The awards are sponsored by RISI, a
leading information provider for the global
forest products industry. According to
RISI, the PPI Awards honor leadership,
vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pulp and paper
industry.
For the Environmental Strategy of the
Year, Domtar states that the Windsor Mill
was chosen for its steadfast dedication to
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,
water consumption, energy use and waste,
as well as championing the use of raw
materials sourced from Forest Stewardship
Council® (FSC®) certified sources.
Domtar also received an award called
The Innovative Printing & Writing Campaign of the Year, recognizing Domtar’s
Paper Fun Truck initiative. This whimsically decorated truck visited schools, businesses, and retirement communities to
show how paper remains fun and valuable.
Financial incentive for retrofits
of lighting, compressed air
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
has made updates to the saveONenergy
Retrofit Program that provide additional
financial incentives for Ontario businesses
to reduce energy used by heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems,
lighting, refrigeration systems and building
plug loads.
Retrofitting outdated equipment provides cost savings and improves the efficiency of operational procedures and
processes. Eligible companies can receive
financial incentives worth up to 50% of
project costs towards modernizing current
systems with high-efficiency equipment.
“These financial incentives strengthwww.pulpandpapercanada.com
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en the business case for companies to
upgrade or replace equipment with more
energy efficient options. We expanded the
program to help move energy efficiency
projects higher on the list of priorities for
Ontario businesses,” says Andrew Pride,
OPA vice-president of conservation.
Key updates and new incentives include:
incentives for certain LED lighting products; incentives for variable frequency drive
and variable displacement air compressors;
engineered worksheets for compressed air
systems; and incentives for HVAC system
upgrades.
For additional information, visit www.
saveonenergy.ca/business or contact your
local electric utility.
Get the facts, not fiction, about
Canadian paper boxes
The Canadian paper packaging industry’s environmental council, PPEC, today
announced the launch of a new website
specifically focused on paper boxes or boxboard cartons: www.paperboxescanada.
org.
“There is information (and a lot of misinformation) about paper boxes scattered
all over the place,” said PPEC executive
director, John Mullinder. “What we are trying to do here is to ensure that customers
and consumers have easy access to accurate, concise, and current information on
the paper boxes used in Canada.”
The website has sections on the different
types of cartons and what they are made
from; the renewability of Canada’s forest
resource; the mills’ high use of recycled
content; and the widespread recyclability
and compostability of the boxes themselves. There is a section on public policy
issues such as the responsible sourcing of
paper materials and the pioneering efforts
of the industry to launch old boxboard
recovery in the 1990s.
Neucel fined for mill discharge
Neucel Specialty Cellulose Ltd. has been
convicted in provincial court for illegally
discharging waste from their pulp mill
operation in Port Alice, B.C. The company
has been ordered to pay $1,000 in fines to
the province and $174,000 to the Habitat
Conservation Trust Foundation.
In 2011, Neucel was found to have
exceeded authorized levels of discharge
into Neroutsos Inlet on three separate
occasions. The B.C. Conservation Officer
Service, supported by Environment Canada, conducted a joint investigation and
forwarded recommended charges to B.C.’s
Crown counsel.
Kemira invests in its hydrogen
peroxide plant in Oulu
Due to the growing demand for pulp
chemicals in Finland, Kemira is planning
to make a multi-million euro investment in
its hydrogen peroxide plant in Oulu. The
improved efficiency and operational capabilities will enable Kemira to better serve
pulp and paper producers.
The company is also investigating other
bleaching chemical investment needs to
support the pulp and paper industry in
Europe and the announced future pulp
mill expansions.
Nordic forest industry making
push to diversify in 2014
The revival of the softwood fiber-based forest industry in the Nordic countries has
been especially noticeable in 2014, with
investment plans of US$3 billion dollars in
pulp, bio-energy and biomaterials, reports
the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ).
The pulp and paper industry in the
Nordic countries has started to see a new
dawn with a growing demand for pulp and
paper products made from long wood fiber
from the vast conifer forests in Northern
Europe, the publication suggests. Over the
past few months, there have been a number of announcements about investments
by forest companies in Finland, Norway
and Sweden totaling close to US$3 billion
dollars.
The primary end-products will be softwood market pulp and virgin fibre-based
container board, but major investments are
also being considered to increase the utilization of forest biomass for energy on a
larger scale, such as Sodra/Statkraft’s biofuels endeavor and Metsä Fibre’s biorefinery.
According to WRQ, some of the factors that have placed softwood fiber in a
new positive light are: limited investments
in the establishments of softwood plantations worldwide, favorable global supply/
demand balance for softwood pulp over
hardwood pulp, (if you are a pulp manufacturer), increased demand for packaging material requiring wood fiber with
high strength, and a rise in research in new
Briefly…..
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he Town of Espanola and Domtar Inc. have reached an agreement
resolving outstanding matters with
respect to the mill’s assessed value
from 2009-2016 and industrial tax
rates from 2013-2016.
• Richard Garneau, president and
CEO of Resolute Forest Products
Inc., has been named to Canada’s
Clean50, a list which recognizes
leaders who have made the significant contributions to sustainable
development or clean capitalism in
Canada.
products made from trees, sometimes as
substitutes to non-renewable materials such
as plastic and metal.
These recent developments in the Nordic countries may very well be the beginning of the biggest transformation of the
softwood fiber-based forest industry we
have seen in decades, not only in Northern
Europe but in other regions of the world as
well where coniferous forests is the dominant forest-type, states the publication.
Wood Resource Quarterly provides
global pulpwood and timber market
reporting.
Canfor enters wood pellet
business
Canfor plans to construct a pellet plant at
each of the company’s Chetwynd and Fort
St. John sawmill sites, in partnership with
Pacific Bioenergy Corporation.
The two plants will have a combined
annual production capacity of 175,000
tonnes of wood pellets, the sale of which is
tied to a long term agreement with a power
utility customer. The total investment of
$58 million will include electrical selfgeneration capacity of 3 megawatts supported through BC Hydro’s Power Smart
Load Displacement Program.
“These investments enhance our utilization of sawmill residuals and contribute
to our company’s overall sustainable value
proposition,” said Canfor Corporation president and CEO Don Kayne. The pellet plants
are scheduled to begin production in the
third and fourth quarters of 2015.
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Opinion
Developing new nonwoven products for
value-added application of market pulp
By Jennifer Ellson, Senior Communications Specialist, FPInnovations
T
he forest sector has been challenged in
recent years to create new, value-added products that would utilize the most
value from wood and pulp fibre. FPInnovations took action,
as always, and a recent pilot plant trial has demonstrated the
possibility of using market pulps for the production of different
types of nonwoven products.
Pulp fibres were coated with polymers, a sizing agent and
fire retardant chemicals, and blended with synthetic fibres. A
dry-laid process was used to manufacture different prototypes
for thermal insulation, sound insulation and automobile interior panels.
These new products showed better performance on impact
sound insulation than the best acoustic products currently used
in building construction, such as commonly used felt and wood
fibreboard. The airborne acoustic performance was also comparable to existing products on the market. This development
confirmed the potential applications of nonwoven cellulose
fibre products for building sound insulation as the membrane
for wood and concrete floor finishing, underlayment for heavy
topping on wood floors and sound absorptive material in floor
and wall cavities.
Sound insulation is one of many issues that architects and
builders have to encompass within their designs for buildings and especially for attached dwellings. With the increasing demand for multi-family housing and the use of timber
structures and flooring for multi-level buildings, the need for
improved sound insulation has become more prominent as it
affects the dwellers’ quality of life.
Recently developed sound insulation testing methods at
FPInnovations’ Quebec laboratory will help benchmark and
characterize currently used sound insulation products on the
market and provide guidelines for further development of nonwoven products. FPInnovations’ research has also confirmed
that the physical and mechanical performance of wood-based
nonwovens is comparable to commercial products used in the
automotive industry.
For more information on FPInnovations’ nonwoven
research projects, please contact James Deng at 418-781-6767 or
[email protected].
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Forest product innovation: expect us in the unexpected
By David Lindsay, president and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada
R
ecently on Parliament Hill, a group of
MPs and staffers crowded a reception
area showcasing a wide variety of innovations made from renewable wood fibre.
They were awe-struck to see the likes
of a Ford Lincoln console, an architect’s
model of a 40-storey building made from wood, 3D printing,
examples of the iridescent qualities of crystalline nano-crystals,
and rayon saris and shirts worn by staffers with the Forest
Products Association of Canada (FPAC) with a sticker saying
“I’m Wearing Wood.”
The event was an eye-opener for many parliamentarians but
even those working in today’s forest products industry may not
realize the vast potential for wood fibre – in everything from
car parts to clothing to cosmetics. The Canadian industry is
now diversifying and emerging as a global leader in innovation.
Some of the pioneering products made from Canada’s renewable forest resource are already found in the marketplace, such
as specialty cellulose being used as a film coating for pills or
as a binder and time release ingredient for slow-release capsules. Other products are in the offing, including using touch
screens just two cellulose fibres thick for the next generation
of smart phones and “intelligent” packing with bio-reactivity
properties to extend shelf life, monitor freshness and identify
allergens such as peanuts.
We can expect even more surprising forest products in the
future thanks to Canada’s unique innovation system based on
a shared vision, and alignment between the forest products
industry, governments, academics, research institutions and
other partners. Industry leadership comes from: the Forest
Products Association of Canada (FPAC); the federal government, which has funded strategic programs such as Investments
in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT); FPInnovations, a
world-leading public-private research body; and the FIBRE
network, which taps into the creativity of 27 universities, 100
professors and 400 students.
The result is groundbreaking work that is helping to put
Canada in the pole position for forest product innovation. The
key now is to build on the momentum. International competitors are also moving quickly down the road of innovation.
However, if we can build on recent success, Canada can truly
lead the pack in these game-changing technologies and ecofriendly materials. And that can only be good for Canada’s
future prosperity and job creation.
Learn more about innovations from wood fibre at
Fpac.ca/innovation
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Industry News continued from page 7
Canada files trade complaint against
dissolving pulp duties
The Canadian government has filed a claim with the World
Trade Organization regarding the imposition of duties by China
against Canadian producers of dissolving pulp (specifically
viscose staple fibre pulp).
Both Tembec and Fortress Paper were affected the China’s
import duties, which range from 13 to 23%, and requested
the federal government intervene. On Oct. 15, Canada made a
request of the WTO for consultations with China with respect
to Chinese anti-dumping duties levied on imports of cellulose
pulp from Canada. The anti-dumping duties also apply to
producers in the United States and Brazil.
According to the WTO, Canada’s position is that “the preliminary and final duty measures announced in November
2013 and April 2014 appear to be inconsistent with China’s
obligations under various provisions of the Anti-Dumping
Agreement and the GATT 1994.”
“Tembec hopes dialogue between Canada and China will
result in a resolution of the dispute in the short term,” states
Tembec president and CEO James Lopez.
Chad Wasilenkoff, CEO of Fortress Paper, comments: “In
Canada, the impact of the duty has put thousands of jobs in
the dissolving pulp industry at risk, including over 300 jobs at
the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill in Thurso, Que.”
Management at Fortress Paper believes “that China’s domestic dissolving pulp industry, which petitioned the investigation
into dissolving pulp imports, suffered no injury as a result of
imported pulp.”
If Canada and China do not reach a settlement in 60 days,
Canada could escalate the issue and ask the WTO to adjudicate.
50
YEARS
AND STILL GREEN
Since 1964, Cascades has been
committed to recycling for a
better world.
Every day, over 12,000 men and women
transform your surroundings by changing
the very nature of things.
This represents hundreds of innovative
products, ranging from simple paper to
complex packaging, each produced with
respect for the environment and
community.
This is why we are proud to be one of the
world’s largest processors of recyclable
materials.
It’s in our nature.
DNA biosurveillance for forest pests
A new $2.43 million research project, funded in part by
Genome BC, has been approved to develop state-of-the-art DNA
biosurveillance detection tools for operational deployment.
The project is led by Dr. Richard Hamelin, project leader
and professor in the Department of Forest Sciences at the
University of British Columbia and senior research scientist
at Natural Resources Canada.
The introduction of DNA-based tools in standard monitoring protocols could assist decision making for risk assessment and help minimize foreign threats to Canadian forests
and trees,” says Dr. Hamelin. “Establishing a link to origin is
crucial to prove scientifically the source of pests and genomics can do that – this means that Canadian officials will have
verifiable evidence when managing non-compliant exporters
and trading partners.”
Cameron Duff of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
explains that traditional diagnostic techniques to make a definitive identification can take months, and “once an invasive alien
species is on Canadian soil the treatments are costly and disruptive: the key to avoid this is to identify their geographical
origin and stop them before they are loaded in a container, or
on a ship.”
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Cover Story
ANC’s unconventional
revenue streams
Not content with being just a newsprint mill, Alberta Newsprint is
finding other business opportunities for its infrastructure.
By Cindy Macdonald, editor
ike many Canadian mills, Alberta Newsprint is putting underutilized assets to work. The difference is, Alberta Newsprint
is looking outside the confines of its own industry. Mill manager
Mike Putzke explains that ANC hired a business development
manager a few years ago, and directed him to look for “revenuegeneration opportunities that complement the site.”
One of the first non-pulp and paper routes to be explored was
transloading of crude oil. Putzke says the ANC had underutilized
rail infrastructure, because the mill was designed on the expectation that 80% of product would be shipped by rail. In reality,
now, only 20% is moved by rail.
“We heard through the county that there was an opportunity
to transload crude from truck to rail,” Putzke recalls. So ANC
secured the business, and began transloading mid-2013.
ROI for the investment was measured in months, says Putzke.
His goal for 2014 is to find another complementary business for
ANC.
The transloading facility has achieved throughput of up to 15
cars/day. When Pulp & Paper Canada visited in May 2014, the
demand was only for 3-5 cars per day. Demand is governed by
the oil companies’ monthly allocation.
Also in the oil and gas sector, there is
hydraulic fracturing (fracking) activity going on northwest of the
mill, and Putzke expects the transloading business will eventually
include acid and other fracturing fluids.
ANC hired 9 people for the new transloading operation. They
were trained for chemicals handling and to perform basic tests
on the crude oil.
Trucks come in to the transload station, tie-in to the “envirobox” (a pumping and containment building) and pump out to
railcar. The transloading site was upgraded with several containment mechanisms to protect the environment in the event of a
spill or leakage. For example, the tanker trucks being offloaded
are parked above a shallow, membrane-lined basin to keep any
spilled fluids from leaching into the soil.
Obstacle or opportunity?
The deregulation of Alberta’s electrical power market created an
opportunity for ANC to install a “peaking” plant to take advantage
of price fluctuations. ANC built a “behind-the-fence” peaking unit,
consisting of 10 reciprocating natural-gas engines, each capable
of producing 6.5 MW of electrical power. (Behind-the-fence is
another term for localized generation, meaning power generation near where the power is to be consumed.)
Photo: Alberta Newsprint
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The investment in a transloading facility
had very quick ROI for Alberta Newsprint.
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Cover Story
Adapting to supply and demand
Photo: Alberta Newsprint
Alberta Newsprint’s new power plant incorporates 10 natural-gas
powered engines.
The plant reduces tariff costs for ANC and reduces line costs. In
this way, it has more value for the mill than a stand-alone power
generation plant. The mill can either sell the power for profit, or
use it for mill operations.
The power plant completed its 24-hour continuous operation
test and came online in late May 2014.
Although the power plant is not only for ANC use, it will be
under control of the TMP plant operators. They also control the
mill’s boilers, the effluent treatment system, and the fresh water
intake. And, says Gary Smith, technical manager, they monitor
power price and steam demand, all using an ABB 800 Series control system.
Smith says workers at ANC are very flexible regarding their
assignment. “They realize we all have to be innovative to ensure
ANC’s viability.”
ANC is not unionized, so management created a mill-wide
incentive system for bonuses that exemplifies the ANC philosophy of “team effort.” The bonus system also rewards safety performance.
ANC staff are also adept at recognizing opportunities to save
money and resources. Recycling of effluent is a case in point.
Smith explains how, at one point, the mill’s fresh water intake
screens froze, so effluent was used to try and thaw them. Since
there was no obvious detrimental effect on the process, the mill
continued to recycle treated effluent back into the process, to a
maximum level of 20%.
Smith says the limiting factor is related to heat exchanger
capacity.
Recycling effluent saves on energy needed for heating incoming
water and allows the mill to use less fresh water, thus using less
natural resources overall.
ANC is reputed to be the best mill in Canada for effluent discharge quality. Putzke says ANC effluent is generally less than
1/10th of its permit levels. The cleanliness of the effluent is what
allows the mill to reuse it. (Effluent cleanliness is one of the factors
calculated in the bonus structure.)
Due to its location in north-western Alberta, ANC has had to
adapt its process in recent years to make the most of wood killed
by the mountain pine beetle. The mill was built in 1990 and has
one of the most efficient newsprint machines in North America.
In 2009, a shoe press was added, largely to mitigate the effect of
mountain pine beetle. The drier beetle-killed wood can impact
strength and runnability. Smith notes that the Alberta government
also wanted companies to harvest the healthy pine that was in the
path of the pine beetle. Pine is a more coarse fibre.
ANC still produces 45 g newsprint for the North American
market, essentially the same product as when the mill began 24
years ago.
Smith says the mill has added “a lot of bells and whistles” from
FPInnovations and Alberta’s research institute Alberta Innovates.
These include dispersed air technology for white-water treatment,
which removes pitch; an online wood species meter; an online
blue stain meter for beetle-killed wood; and a gap former with
dilution control. Every year, $5-6 million is budgeted for enhancements and upgrades.
Currently, employees at ANC are considering grade developments and methods to achieve higher brightness.
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Management
CREATIVE
about sustainability
Two papermakers take sustainability
way beyond environmental concerns
W
hile the three pillars of sustainability are environment,
economics and social, the concept of sustainability can
encompass so much more. Two North American papermakers,
Sappi and Domtar, demonstrate a broad interpretation of the
concept, involving sustainability of their individual businesses
and sustainability of the paper industry as a whole.
Domtar recently received a PPI award from RISI, an information provider for global forest products industry, for its Paper
Fun Truck campaign. This whimsically decorated truck visited
schools, businesses, and retirement communities to show how
paper remains fun and valuable. The 2014 PPI award recognized
the Paper Fun Truck as the “Innovative Printing & Writing Campaign of the Year.”
With the start of the 2014 school year, Domtar launched another creative campaign to boost awareness of the value of paper.
Project Learning Curve is an effort to increase focus on handwriting and the research that shows how much it benefits students.
As part of Project Learning Curve, Domtar has been working
with software developers on an app that helps connect a digital pen
to a computer, allowing teachers to measure students’ progress.
The teachers can track how long students spend on handwriting, or set classroom goals for students, such as writing enough
characters to cross the Golden Gate Bridge.
“A growing body of research underscores the importance
of handwriting and the brain development it stimulates, yet a
growing number of classrooms have eliminated handwriting from
the curriculum because of the greater availability of technology,”
said Paige Goff, Domtar’s vice-president of sustainability and
business communications. “Project Learning Curve illustrates
how print and pixels can complement each other in the classroom,
Photo: Domtar
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By Cindy Macdonald, editor
giving students the best chance of success.”
Researchers have found handwriting helps students learn,
remember, express ideas and perform better in a variety of ways.
“Educators have noted that even after calculators were invented,
schools continued to teach math,” Goff said, referring to a recent
gathering in Washington for National Handwriting Day. “Why
should parents and teachers treat handwriting any differently?”
Mentoring: the one-on-one approach
For several years now, Sappi Fine Paper North America has been a
sponsor of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) annual conference. Its sponsorship subsidizes student attendance at the event.
As well, for the past two years Dr. Laura Thompson of Sappi has
mentored students at the conference.
Thompson is director of technical marketing and sustainable
development at Sappi Fine Paper North America. Sappi produces
coated fine and release papers, as well as dissolving wood pulp
and market kraft pulp.
She says mentorship has been very satisfying. “I like to hear
from the students. They’re like sponges with how quickly they
learn.
“By the end of the meeting, their questions made it clear they
were absorbing everything they were hearing,” she comments.
During the 2014 SFI conference in Montreal, the students
Thompson mentored were both from University of Toronto, in
the Forest Conservation Masters program. Both were international
students.
Education has always been a core value of Sappi North America
and its predecessor organizations, says Thompson.
Educating students, educating the public, marketing, outreach;
all of these fall under the umbrella of sustainability, and all contribute to shoring up the economic and social pillars.
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Conference Preview
PaperWeek Canada Preview
A 100-year-old event still has something new to offer
Photo: Domtar
PaperWeek Canada celebrated its 100th
anniversary last year. Reflecting the cyclical
nature of the pulp and paper industry, the
annual gathering of the Canadian industry
has had some ups and downs, but in the
HIGHLIGHTS
FIBRE Day
featuring presentations by the
research networks of FIBRE
Executive panel
breakfast
A panel of industry executives will
kick-off day two of PaperWeek
Canada, Tuesday, Feb. 3.
PAPTAC Fellows
As part of the association’s centennial anniversary celebrations,
PAPTAC has initiated a Fellowship
program. The program aims to
recognize individuals who have
demonstrated a long-term and
significant contribution to either:
the association, the pulp and paper
industry, or the advancement of science and technology in the sector.
“We feel it is important to
emphasize the impact that some
of the most talented individuals have had on this industry and
the association,” explained Daniel
Archambault, PAPTAC chairman
and executive vice-president and
COO, Kruger Inc.
The first fellowships will be presented during PaperWeek Canada.
last five or six years, momentum has been
building. More than 1100 people took part
in PaperWeek Canada last year.
PAPTAC is the host and organizer of
PaperWeek Canada, which takes place from
Feb. 2-5, 2015, at the Fairmont Queen
Elizabeth hotel in Montreal.
For the most up-to-date information
about the event, visit www.paperweekcanada.ca.
International Forest Biorefinery Summit
The International Forest Biorefinery Summit runs concurrent with PaperWeek
Canada. To strengthen the international stature of this event, Peter Axegård
of the Swedish agency Innventia and Adriaan van Heiningen of the University
of Maine have joined the organizing commitee, and Innventia is assisting with
promotion.
“The idea is to become a reference in the biorefinery field abroad,” says Mariya
Marionva, conference chair.
One new element to the summit in 2015 will be a panel session with invited
guests from outside of the pulp and paper sector. “At this point, we need to
switch to another level of discussion,” says Marinova. “We need to talk with
people in the bio-economy sector and the chemical sector, to ask what they need,
to give them ideas, and to share solutions to accelerate the penetration of forestbased products into the bio-economy.”
The event’s continued growth attests to industry’s interest in the topic. Several
See, touch and explore
The PaperWeek Canada trade show runs
Feb. 3 & 4. Don’t miss the opportunity to
chat with exhibitors.
Lunch and learn
The PaperWeek luncheons are one of the most
popular draws of the event. Each features a
keynote speaker.
PAPTAC’s
100th
anniversary
A special Centennial
Banquet on Feb. 4 will
bring together industry
leaders, key players
from the association and
the Canadian pulp and
paper community.
Recognizing
success
The PAPTAC Business Awards
recognize excellence in specific management areas and
provide an opportunity to
honor business leadership in
the Canadian pulp and paper
industry.
Conference sessions
The tradition of strong technical and business presentations continues. Subject tracks for the 2015 conference include: tissue, safety, technical, industry transformation, management, packaging, reliability, logistics,
energy reduction, paper machine efficiency (seminar).
Deadlines
Early bird registration deadline: Jan. 9
Hotel room conference rates deadline: Jan. 16
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Case History
Photo: Kadant
Syphon retrofit has
mill-wide benefits
A turnkey dryer project at Sonoco’s Trent Valley
mill eliminated previous syphon failures and
flooding, while reducing fresh water makeup
costs in the cogen plant.
By Mark Williamson, journalist engineer
I
grades from 39 to 100 lb./1000 sq.ft. (9
point to 28 point). It has a width of five
metres and runs at machine speeds ranging from 110 to 193 m/min. The 6.7 MW
natural gas-fired cogeneration power plant
produces 115,000 lb./hr. of steam for the
board machine and the turbine.
Previous syphons had
short life span
Mill staff realized that something had to
be done to solve recurring and persistent
problems with dryer section syphon failures, condensate-flooded dryers and associated dryer bearing failures. Jean François
Désilets, production superintendent, says
that at most times before the project an
average of 10 dryers were locked out, the
Photo: Mark Williamson
t’s an ideal situation if a paper or board
mill project aimed at reliability and
improved machine operation can have a
cascading, positive effect on the operating costs in other mill departments. The
ROI effect is thus amplified. That sort of
scenario was realized earlier this year at
Sonoco’s Trent Valley mill in the hamlet of
Glen Miller, Ont. A board machine dryersection project to solve chronic syphon reliability and dryer flooding problems did just
that and, additionally, lowered the costs of
generating steam. The cogeneration plant
crew gives thanks, as well as the board mill
production staff.
The dryer project targeted board
machine 3 (BM3), which produces linerboard, coreboard, boxboard and specialty
Board machine #3.
majority of which were for broken syphons. Some were shut for safety issues.
“We repaired 4 to 6 syphons on a maintenance shut, but we never got ahead of
the problem since the syphons had such
as short lifetime; it was hit and miss.” He
also notes that, during machine operation,
there could be a number of flooded dryers but the operating crew had no way of
knowing since there were no sight glasses.
The need to operate at slower speeds on
heavy weight grades was another problem
caused by lower drying capacity.
Wilbur Wilton, chief operating engineer, adds his description of the issues:
“We allocated two to three maintenance
people every shutdown to repair syphons but the problem was getting worse.
We could repair five syphons but not 10
since we didn’t have enough manpower.
We were also repairing a lot of leaks at
the shutdown.” These leaks caused some
unsafe, slippery floors in the basement.
Since the condensate return was unreliable, the cogen plant across the road was
spending too much money for treating
and heating fresh makeup water from the
Trent river.
Premature dryer bearing failures were
another problem created by frequent dryer
flooding since the extra condensate load
added stress to the bearings. A dryer head
failure last year convinced the mill staff to
focus on the issue and make some decisive
corrective action. Moreover, over the long
run, the maintenance cost had to be cut
since too much effort was being put into
correcting chronic problems.
To rectify these urgent problems the mill
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Photo: Kadant
Case History
Photos: Mark Williamson
Left: Flooding has been
eliminated as shown by
condensate flow sight glasses
on all dryers.
Middle: Jean-François Désilets.
Right: Wilbur Wilton.
contracted Kadant Canada to conduct a machine study in November, 2012, that revealed an inherent weakness in 50 existing syphons. These were very old, thin-wall bent pipe stationary syphons.
The remaining 10 dryers that form the dry-end high-pressure section were equipped with Kadant HDRS rotary syphons. Kadant’s
proposal to replace the bent pipe stationary syphons with rotary
scoop syphons was accepted in June, 2013, and the installation
was completed in January, 2014, during a scheduled press rebuild
shutdown. The project was more complex than usual since the
dryers had different journals and manhole placements. The new
products started up with no issues according to Désilets.
Designed for lower speed machines, rotary scoop syphons
efficiently remove condensate that pools at the bottom the dryer
shell. At lower speeds, the condensate pools rather than rimming
in an even layer around the circumference of the shell as condensate does at higher speeds. The scope of the turnkey project
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50 ANS
ET TOUJOURS VERT
Recycler pour recréer le monde,
Cascades s’engage à le faire
depuis 1964.
Chaque jour, ce sont près de 12 000 hommes
et femmes qui transforment votre milieu en
changeant la nature des choses.
Cela représente des centaines de produits
novateurs, allant du simple papier à de
complexes emballages, toujours faits dans
le respect des communautés et de
l’environnement.
Voilà pourquoi nous sommes fiers d’être l’un
des plus importants transformateurs de
matières recyclables au monde.
C’est dans notre nature.
also included installing dual flow rotary joints, steam and condensate isolation ball valves, flex hoses and sight glasses that
show condensate flows from each dryer, as well as replacing
components in the thermocompressor to match its operating
curve to the new syphons. As an extra benefit, the move to common syphons and steam joints made the spare parts inventory
consistent for all dryers.
Raised the bar for maintenance
Since the startup, the syphons have been completely reliable
and the flooding problems have disappeared. The new sight
glasses are in place just in case there is a future problem. The
frequency of dryer bearing replacements has been reduced dramatically, from an average of once per month. There have been
no replacements since the installation of the scoop syphons.
Regular bearing temperature measurements show that the bearings are running 15 to 20˚ F cooler than before. That should
extend their lifetime.
On the boardmaking side, Désilets sees that board quality
has been improved as papermakers can predictably set the top
and bottom dyers for effective board curl control. Before, the
crew did not know the extent or locations of flooded dryers.
Also, production speed can be maintained on heavy grades.
The reduction in maintenance burden has been a welcome
relief to Wilton since he can now plan preventive maintenance
more effectively rather than reacting to chronic problems. “We
have a more even distribution of time and manpower. Now, we
can plan and focus on priorities. This project has set a precedent
and raised the bar for our maintenance. By stabilizing the drying
and condensate return the rest of the steam system can now be
optimized,” he says.
Wilton says the cogen steam generation is more economical
since, with more condensate return, the fresh water makeup has
been reduced from 35% to 14%. This means less consumption
of pH-controlling amine and water softening chemicals for fresh
water and less energy to heat the river water from its sometimes
frigid level. Wilton estimates the consumption of expensive food
grade amines has been reduced by almost 80%.
Financial returns
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Cofondateur
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The total numbers, as compiled by process engineer Cassandra
Bailey, tell the financial story. The maintenance and machine
downtime costs related to syphon failures, flooding and associated bearing replacements have been eliminated up to July,
2014. This results in a saving of more than $12,000 per month.
The savings in amine for pH control is almost $11,000 year to
date in July and the water softening chemical saving for the same
period is $3,000. From May to July, 2014, the fresh water makeup has been reduced by about 1,190 cu.m. /month to 1,1360,
amounting to a fuel cost saving of $4,000 to $5,500/month. The
cost of the study and the project was partially subsidized by
Union Gas, the local gas distributor. The mill has applied for a
gas consumption rebate under the Ontario EnerSmart program.
Mill manager Jason Giffen gives his final assessment of the
project results: “This was a big win for our mill. It has been a
game changer since we have been able to tackle and solve these
repetitive problems.”
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Technology News
Propapier PM2 sets another
containerboard machine world
record speed
The Valmet-supplied containerboard base
paper machine at Propapier PM2 GmbH in
Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany, set a 24-hour
world speed record of 1,704 m/min on
April 24, 2014. During the record run, the
10.85 m-wide PM2 produced corrugating
medium at basis weight of 70g/m2 with a
total efficiency of 96%. The Propapier PM2
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Steel grooves are often the preferred
choice in highly loaded presses. According
to Voith, the hard nip that occurs when using
steel rolls impairs the lifecycle of the fabric
and can also cause quality issues with the
paper. The stability of InForce withstands the
high loads while still providing the benefits
of a polyurethane cover.
Voith Paper, www.voith.com
Vibraton transmitter for
rotating equipment
Emerson Process Management’s new
CSI 9360 vibration/position transmitter
offers users and manufacturers an
economical solution for extending
basic protection to compressor, pump
and fan assets. Developed using OEMsupplied specifications, the transmitter
detects emerging sleeve bearing issues
by capturing vibration or position data
and translating it into a 4-20mA signal for
monitoring. This advanced warning allows
customers to shut down these assets before
significant equipment damage occurs or
production is impacted.
With its versatility, the CSI 9360 helps
users save money by reducing the need
for multiple types of transmitters. It can be
field-configured for three radial vibration
ranges or position with invertible position
signal, selectable sensor loop response
times and optional sensor fault lock out
times. While most transmitters standardize
on 5mm sensors, the CSI 9360 supports
multiple eddy current sensor sizes.
The transmitter has flexible options for
accessing data, making it easier to take
timely, corrective action. For data collection
and analysis, the buffered output can
be accessed through a SMB connection
by a portable analyzer such as the CSI
2140. The screw terminal buffered output
connection can be directly wired to a
monitoring system for detailed analysis or
troubleshooting.
Emerson Process Management,
www.EmersonProcess.com
Eldorado Brasil achieves further production record
After having achieved world record pulp production of 5,156 tons per day at the end of
March 2014, the Eldorado Brasil pulp mill in Três Lagoas, Brazil, again set a new world
record with Andritz technology in August 2014. On August 30, Eldorado Brasil produced
5,300 tons of pulp in a single day. This means a specific drying capacity in the range of
400 tons per day and per meter of working width.
Polyurethane roll cover ensures
higher void volume
Voith’s new InForce polyurethane roll
cover offers high stability and provides
additional void volume with particularly
deep and wide grooves for highly loaded
positions. This additional benefit will
not compromise the wear and abrasion
resistance. The result, says Voith, is
consistent dewatering during the cover’s
complete operating cycle.
The strong material used in InForce
means that the grooves exhibit virtually no
deformation over time. The roll cover easily
withstands extreme nip loads. As a result,
the void volume remains constantly high
over the entire lifecycle.
The WebNet layer located between the
polyurethane and base layer has a threedimensional polymer matrix specially
developed by Voith which can withstand
high temperatures and mechanical and
chemical loads.
The mill also achieved important benchmarks in terms of sustainable reduction
of steam and electrical power consumption, fiber loss, and water consumption.
Consumption of steam and electrical power in the pulp drying plant is approximately
10% lower, and the fiber loss and fresh water consumption are about 5% lower than in
comparable worldwide leading pulp mills.
The mill was started up successfully at the end of 2012 and has achieved several
production records since then.
Andritz delivered the woodyard, cooking system, fiberline, white liquor plant, and pulp
drying plants to Eldorado, including two parallel twin-wire former pulp machines, two
airborne dryers, two cutter-layboys, and four bale finishing lines.
Eldorado Brasil’s greenfield pulp mill achieves annual production of around 1.5 million
tons of dried, bleached eucalyptus market pulp and is currently the largest single-line
pulp mill in the world
Andritz Pulp & Paper, www.andritz.com
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Technology News
BEARINGS & PUMPS
SKF Canada to acquire Hofmann
Engineering North America
SKF Canada Ltd. has agreed to acquire
Hofmann Engineering North America,
which the company says will enable it to
better serve customers in mining, metals
and pulp and paper industries with a more
complete product and service portfolio.
Hofmann Engineering North America
is a high precision machining operation
located in Cambridge, Ont. The company
currently serves mainly OEM customers
handling large components, such as large
pinion and gear solutions.
This acquisition will add to current SKF
Solution Factory capabilities and enable
SKF to better serve industrial users and
expand the current offer of customized
engineering projects.
The SKF Group is a global supplier of
products, solutions and services within
rolling bearings, seals, mechatronics,
services and lubrication systems.
SKF Canada Ltd. 416-299-1220,
www.skf.com
Timken boosts repair and remanufacturing capabilities
The Timken Company has
expanded its service offering at
Standard Machine in Saskatoon
to include Philadelphia Gear
brand high-speed gearbox
repair capabilities and Timken
bearing remanufacturing
services.
This expansion of services
provides energy customers in
Canada with ready access to the
intellectual property and knowhow behind Philadelphia Gear
branded high-speed gearbox
designs. Standard Machine
recently opened a dedicated highspeed gear test bay to further expand its
expertise in gearbox services.
Bearing repair from the bearing experts
is another service addition at Standard
Machine. The Saskatoon facility is now
equipped to provide a full range of bearing
services from reclaim to reconditioning
and remanufacture. Bearings can often
be returned to like-new specifications in
as little as one-third of the time it takes to
purchase a new bearing. Comprehensive
services include everything from cleaning,
visual inspection and repackaging, all
the way through complete replacement/
reconditioning of critical roller
components and raceways to return the
bearings to like-new condition.
“Investment in these new capabilities
further strengthens our commitment
to meeting the needs of our Canadian
customers,” said Frank Mascia, managing
director for the company’s business in
Canada.
The Timken Company,
www.timken.com
KSB Pumps teams up with Canadian Bearings
KSB Pumps Inc. has announced a sales and distribution partnership with Canadian
Bearings, a Mississauga-based supplier of industrial systems and products. Canadian
Bearings will be an additional sales channel for KSB products, especially the Movitec, Eta,
and Amarex N series pumps in addition to KSB’s pump service capabilities.
“At KSB Pumps, we have been largely focussed on large-scale industrial and municipal
projects that have required significant engineering input in the development of
specialized pump solutions. With Canadian Bearings’ strong connections with industries
across Canada, we will be able to offer KSB’s exceptional quality and performance to more
customers, especially those who are more interested in standardized off-the-shelf pump
products,” says Michael Blundell, president of KSB Pumps.
KSB Pumps Inc. 905-568-9200, www.ksb.ca
Hybrid ceramic ball bearing line suits electrical machinery
C&U Americas offers a wide range of hybrid ceramic ball bearings for electrical machinery and general
industry applications. C&U hybrid ceramic ball bearings are engineered to maximize the benefits of
precision steel ring construction and lightweight ceramic balls.
In addition to delivering excellent electric insulation properties, they provide a higher-speed and
higher temperature capability, and longer service life than all-steel bearings in most applications.
The bearings are available in a variety of configurations with bores from 17 – 90 mm, ODs from
40 – 190 mm, and speed ratings as high as 21,600 RPM/min.
C&U hybrid ceramic bearings are constructed of steel rings and silicon nitride
(Si3N4) balls. This gives the bearings a lower inertia than standard bearings.
The lower inertia results in less loading on the raceway and provides superior
performance during rapid acceleration and deceleration. The silicon nitride balls
also have a lower coefficient of friction so they generate less heat at high speed,
greatly improving the life of the grease and the bearing.
C&U Americas, cubearing.com
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is now operating on biomass, making it
the largest electrical power plant in North
America fuelled by 100% biomass.
“Atikokan GS is a unique addition to
our clean energy portfolio as it provides
dispatchable, renewable energy that can be
used when the power system needs it,” said
OPG’s president and CEO, Tom Mitchell.
“The biomass conversion and solutions
developed for the Atikokan GS are cutting
edge and OPG is at the forefront of this
innovative technology,” he added.
OPG has fuel supply contracts in place
with two companies in northwestern Ontario: Rentech Inc. and Resolute Forest Products. Each will supply 45,000 tonnes of
wood pellets annually for a total of 90,000
tonnes. Both suppliers have employment
arrangements with local Aboriginal communities.
The Atikokan GS is a former coal-fired
electrical facility. The conversion project
got underway in mid-2012 with ground
preparation and the construction of two
Stora Enso to build
biomass-to-sugar
demonstration plant
Following its recent acquisition of the
US-based biotechnology company Virdia,
Stora Enso is investing US$43 million in a
demonstration and market development
plant to be built at Raceland, Louisiana.
The plant will be used for industrial
validation of the extraction and separation
technology developed by Virdia that
enables cellulosic biomass, such as wood
or agricultural waste, to be converted into
highly refined sugars. Stora Enso says the
investment serves to establish the feasibility of the technology at industrial scale,
and that it may in the future be applied
in some of Stora Enso’s existing pulp mills.
The demonstration plant will use
bagasse waste as feedstock to produce high
purity five-carbon sugars and, in particular,
xylose.
The Raceland demonstration plant is
scheduled to start production early 2017.
22 silos, each 44 metres tall and 21 metres in
diameter. Each silo can store up to 5,000
tonnes of wood pellets. Modifications to
the boiler and a new distributed control
system were also required. As well, new
infrastructure was built for truck receiving
and transfer.
Pellets are received from self-unloading,
rear discharge trucks that have their own
discharging system built into the trailers. A
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to the large storage silos by conveyor belt
and a bucket elevator. When needed for
production, the pellets are delivered to the
plant on a first-in, first-out basis from the
silos via conveyor belts and a second bucket elevator. Once inside the powerhouse,
the pellets are pulverized and fed into the
boiler, much the same way as coal was
previously. Due to the similar heat content
of lignite coal and wood pellets, the Atikokan boiler design was an ideal candidate
for fuel conversion. All 15 burners were
replaced with Doosan Mark IV biomass
burners. New ash transport systems have
also been installed.
The conversion of the Atikokan generating station
to a biomass fuel involved construction of two silos.
Ensyn signs second biofuel supply agreement
Ensyn Fuels has signed a contract with Valley Regional Hospital in New Hampshire for the supply of RFO™, Ensyn’s advanced cellulosic biofuel. Ensyn Fuels
will provide the hospital with approximately 250,000 gallons/year of RFO for
a renewable term of seven years, commencing deliveries by April 2015. This is
the second long term supply contract Ensyn Fuels has signed committing biofuel
from Ensyn’s expanding production capacity and also the second supply contract
to be signed with a hospital.
This contract will allow Valley Regional to convert its entire heating requirements from petroleum fuels to Ensyn’s renewable fuel, lowering the hospital’s
greenhouse gases from heating fuels by approximately 85% and reducing the
hospital’s operating cost, says Ensyn.
Ensyn’s RFO is a liquid fuel produced from non-food solid biomass including forest and mill residues. RFO directly displaces petroleum fuels in heating
operations and is also a renewable feedstock for refineries for the production of
gasoline and diesel.
Initial deliveries of RFO will be sourced from Ensyn’s production facility in
Ontario. This plant has been qualified by the US Environmental Protection Agency
under the US Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS2) program. Ensyn expects that sales
of RFO from this facility to Valley Regional will qualify for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) under the RFS2 program, enhancing contract economics.
Ensyn companies have been operating commercially for over 25 years and their
RTP® technology has produced over 37 million gallons of fuels and chemicals
from wood residues.
PPC
PULP & PAPER CANADA November/December 2014
Photo: OPG
Atikokan generating station operating on biomass
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