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Port of Tilbury launches the London Paper Terminal
Tilbury, the UK’s largest paper handling port which already handles more than three million tonnes of forest products a year. The 36-acre terminal includes 700,000 square feet of covered storage for paper and packaging already signed up will use the new terminal as their UK base to distribute more than 400,000 tonnes of paper products a year to The launch of LPT follows a latest state of the art equipment including intelligent clamps for safe handling of paper rolls as has been made in IT systems to ensure the terminal has the latest
P
aper industry giants Kotkamills are amongst
investment in the new terminal is excellent news for our business and we are already seeing the in both equipment and new
Process Leader at Sappi said: “The new London Paper Terminal is a natural home for our business in the UK and this investment by the port will further enhance the excellent service we receive from
of Tilbury, said: “We are focused that London Paper Terminal is equipped with the best technology equipment to respond to our “LPT is a core part of our port
as well as the terminal’s own dedicated berths, plant equipment, commented: “The Port of Tilbury
Kotkamills said: “We have worked with the Port of Tilbury for some years now and this investment in the new London Paper Terminal will bring our business many London Paper Terminal is
prepared to handle a full range of paper-based products including newsprint, magazine and packing
Simpson Lumber sells its Tacoma mill to RockTenn
RockTenn, one of North America’s leading manufacturers of corrugated and consumer packaging, is to buy the Tacoma Lumber Company LLC for about $343 million.
In 2013, the mill in Washington
state produced 465,000 tons on two paper machines and two pulp dryers that made various paper grades including containerboard,
March 2014
that was completed in 2009 and sells electricity under a long-term Norcross, Georgia-based
$60 million in the mill during the next three years and has also entered into a seven-year wood chip supply contract with Simpson
Steve Voorhees, RockTenn’s chief “Adding a West Coast mill will
Coast customers and generate Jim Porter, president of
RockTenn’s Corrugated Packaging segment, added: “We look forward to working with the developed over the years with the
of RockTenn’s customers in the Allan Trinkwald, president of Simpson Lumber Company, part of RockTenn – a successful
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