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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, May 3, 2011 (Business Wire) -GE Intelligent Platforms today announced that Tiancheng Paper Company, a subsidiary of Guangxi State Farms Sugar Group companies, has chosen GE's breakthrough DCS, Proficy® Process Systems, for all plant equipment interlock and data acquisition. Located in Laibin City, China, Taincheng Paper has an annual output of 95,000 tons of bleached pulp. They chose Proficy Process Systems as part of a full plant automation designed to improve production efficiency, operator efficiency and asset optimization.

With Proficy Process Systems, GE Intelligent Platforms provides an advanced DCS that delivers the power and effectiveness of a distributed control system with unmatched flexibility, openness and price affordability. With the Proficy software layer inherently architected into the process control system, optimization and analytics, and production management are simply layered on.

"With this win we see yet another example of how customers in China are seeing the benefits provided by our system. Our customers there and around the world are under increased pressure to grow and optimize their businesses in this challenging global business environment. The ability to control the process with accuracy, flexibility, and high availability is more important than ever to increasing quality, productivity and providing a sustainable competitive advantage," said Steve Ryan, General Manager of Process Solutions for GE Intelligent Platforms.

The foundation of Proficy Process Systems is a contemporary hardware and software infrastructure that delivers the benefits of traditional DCS systems. Proficy Process Systems provides scalability that allows customers to architect a system that fits their business today, and easily grows with them in the future. With Proficy Historian integrated in the solution for data acquisition, analysis of operational performance is enabled allowing for performance and efficiency optimization.

"The net effect of reduced machine downtime resulting in higher productivity of operators and less defects is what we needed from GE," said Nong Hao, General Manager for Tiancheng Paper. "Proficy Process Systems has provided us with the ability to achieve higher production levels with the same amount of resources."

GE Intelligent Platforms' Professional Services team provided total system integration from initial system design to installation and post start up support.

China's Tiancheng Paper chooses GE’s Proficy Process Systems for pulp control

05/03/2011 - 03:04

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, May 3, 2011 (Business Wire) -GE Intelligent Platforms today announced that Tiancheng Paper Company, a subsidiary of Guangxi State Farms Sugar Group companies, has chosen GE's breakthrough DCS, Proficy® Process Systems, for all plant equipment interlock and data acquisition. Located in Laibin City, China, Taincheng Paper has an annual output of 95,000 tons of bleached pulp. They chose Proficy Process Systems as part of a full plant automation designed to improve production efficiency, operator efficiency and asset optimization.

With Proficy Process Systems, GE Intelligent Platforms provides an advanced DCS that delivers the power and effectiveness of a distributed control system with unmatched flexibility, openness and price affordability. With the Proficy software layer inherently architected into the process control system, optimization and analytics, and production management are simply layered on.

"With this win we see yet another example of how customers in China are seeing the benefits provided by our system. Our customers there and around the world are under increased pressure to grow and optimize their businesses in this challenging global business environment. The ability to control the process with accuracy, flexibility, and high availability is more important than ever to increasing quality, productivity and providing a sustainable competitive advantage," said Steve Ryan, General Manager of Process Solutions for GE Intelligent Platforms.

The foundation of Proficy Process Systems is a contemporary hardware and software infrastructure that delivers the benefits of traditional DCS systems. Proficy Process Systems provides scalability that allows customers to architect a system that fits their business today, and easily grows with them in the future. With Proficy Historian integrated in the solution for data acquisition, analysis of operational performance is enabled allowing for performance and efficiency optimization.

"The net effect of reduced machine downtime resulting in higher productivity of operators and less defects is what we needed from GE," said Nong Hao, General Manager for Tiancheng Paper. "Proficy Process Systems has provided us with the ability to achieve higher production levels with the same amount of resources."

GE Intelligent Platforms' Professional Services team provided total system integration from initial system design to installation and post start up support.

LONGVIEW, WA, April 26, 2011 (Longview Daily News) -Miraculously, no one was hurt when a cargo ship slammed into the Georgia-Pacific Wauna mill's dock Friday - but things might have turned out differently if the accident hadn't happened during a shift change, a mill official said Saturday.

Several employees at the paper mill 11 miles west of Clatskanie, Ore., heard the 440-foot Susaki Wing blast its fog horn before it smashed into the dock, a barge loaded with paper products and a large metal building at 5:53 p.m. Friday, said Kristi Ward, the mill's public affairs manager.

"People were able to go out and see what was happening," she said. "We're grateful that no one was injured in the event."

Longview Daily News - No injuries after ship slams into Wauna mill dock

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Cargo ship slams into dock, paper barge at Georgia-Pacific tissue mill in Oregon

Posted in: Tissue 04/26/2011 - 07:28

LONGVIEW, WA, April 26, 2011 (Longview Daily News) -Miraculously, no one was hurt when a cargo ship slammed into the Georgia-Pacific Wauna mill's dock Friday - but things might have turned out differently if the accident hadn't happened during a shift change, a mill official said Saturday.

Several employees at the paper mill 11 miles west of Clatskanie, Ore., heard the 440-foot Susaki Wing blast its fog horn before it smashed into the dock, a barge loaded with paper products and a large metal building at 5:53 p.m. Friday, said Kristi Ward, the mill's public affairs manager.

"People were able to go out and see what was happening," she said. "We're grateful that no one was injured in the event."

Longview Daily News - No injuries after ship slams into Wauna mill dock

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POTSDAM, NY, April 21, 2011 (Local News) -Paper mills in Potsdam and Newton Falls will be getting $2 million each from the state to develop projects for wood-chip-fueled combined heat and electric power systems.

Potsdam Specialty Paper and Newton Falls Fine Paper are working on projects to generate electric power and capture otherwise wasted heat for buildings at their sites.

The Potsdam mill plans to generate 960 kilowatts with a $13.7 million system.

The Newton Falls plant wants to generate 13,600 kilowatts with their $23.7 million biomass system.

North Country Now - Potsdam and Newton Falls paper mills getting $2 million grants for cogeneration projects

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Potsdam Specialty Paper and Newton Falls Fine Paper gains New York state grants for biomass cogen projects

Posted in: Bio-Insight 04/21/2011 - 10:01

POTSDAM, NY, April 21, 2011 (Local News) -Paper mills in Potsdam and Newton Falls will be getting $2 million each from the state to develop projects for wood-chip-fueled combined heat and electric power systems.

Potsdam Specialty Paper and Newton Falls Fine Paper are working on projects to generate electric power and capture otherwise wasted heat for buildings at their sites.

The Potsdam mill plans to generate 960 kilowatts with a $13.7 million system.

The Newton Falls plant wants to generate 13,600 kilowatts with their $23.7 million biomass system.

North Country Now - Potsdam and Newton Falls paper mills getting $2 million grants for cogeneration projects

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PINEROLO, Italy, April 15, 2011 (Press Release) -

The Yuen Foong Yu PM#1 at Hsin Wu mill in Taiwan was successfully started up on February 14th 2011, after PMT Italia had been selected by YFY as a key partner for the supply of machinery and engineering.

The investment focused on machine efficiency and paper quality improvement to the highest targets, implying the rebuild of the key sections of the paper machine.

PMT Italia's supply included a new PMT M4 Headbox with dilution system for the back ply and the rebuild of the two existing Headboxes, redesign and reconstruction of the Wire Section into a 3 plies Fourdrinier configuration with upgraded Dewatering System. A new Film Size Press was installed along with new After Dryer Section, new Calender and Reel upgrade. The machine runnability was improved in the critical areas of the dryer section also by means of a new Tail Threading through Film Size Press to Reel. A new MCS for the entire Paper Machine control completed the scope of supply of PMT Italia.

The project was successfully driven to the final targets through the tight and efficient cooperation between YUEN FOONG YU and PMT Italia teams.

This result enabled PMT Italia to strengthen its relationship with YUEN FOONG YU and to consolidate its presence in Asia.

PMT Italia-supplied PM1 starts operation at Yuen Foong Yu's Hsin Wu mill in Taiwan

04/14/2011 - 21:12

PINEROLO, Italy, April 15, 2011 (Press Release) -

The Yuen Foong Yu PM#1 at Hsin Wu mill in Taiwan was successfully started up on February 14th 2011, after PMT Italia had been selected by YFY as a key partner for the supply of machinery and engineering.

The investment focused on machine efficiency and paper quality improvement to the highest targets, implying the rebuild of the key sections of the paper machine.

PMT Italia's supply included a new PMT M4 Headbox with dilution system for the back ply and the rebuild of the two existing Headboxes, redesign and reconstruction of the Wire Section into a 3 plies Fourdrinier configuration with upgraded Dewatering System. A new Film Size Press was installed along with new After Dryer Section, new Calender and Reel upgrade. The machine runnability was improved in the critical areas of the dryer section also by means of a new Tail Threading through Film Size Press to Reel. A new MCS for the entire Paper Machine control completed the scope of supply of PMT Italia.

The project was successfully driven to the final targets through the tight and efficient cooperation between YUEN FOONG YU and PMT Italia teams.

This result enabled PMT Italia to strengthen its relationship with YUEN FOONG YU and to consolidate its presence in Asia.

LUCCA, Italy, April 12, 2011 (Press Release) -On March 23rd 2011 the Syrian Company Mediterranean Paper Mills (MPM) has started up the new Toscotec tissue line installed in the Jableh, Lattakia mill.

MPM is one of the well recognized tissue producer in the Syrian market, with ambitious plans for expansion and growth.

The Company was established in 1989 and is owned by the Jalloul family. Before the installation of the new machine, MPM was producing and converting around 3.500 tons per year of toilet, facial and napkins for the local market. To better serve the growing Syrian market in terms of quantity and quality the company has decided to replace the old existing TM#1 fourdrinier machine with a last generation line.

The new Toscotec crescent former features a single layer headbox, single press configuration and Steel Yankee Dryer TT SYD 3200 MM. The scope of supply included also approach flow system, upgrading of the existing stock preparation plant, steam heated hood, steam & condensate system as well as electrification&control system.

The project was including also the dismantling of the existing paper machine, civil works on the existing building and the installation of a new boiler and new transformers.

The old machine was shut down and dismantled in November 2010, erection activities started in December 2010 and has been completed in February 2011; after commissioning phase, the machine has been successfully started-up reaching the steady saleable production in few days.

Machine speed is up to 900 mpm with a trim width of 2250 mm, for a daily production of 40 tons increasing the overall mill production output.

This new successful project, completed in accordance with the original time schedule, confirms once more Toscotec as strategic partner for tissue producers in the whole range of tissue machineries supply, from large high speed units up to modular and energy savings machines for emerging markets.

Mediterranean Paper Mills starts up new Toscotec tissue machine at its Syrian mill

Posted in: Tissue 04/12/2011 - 02:46