The export duty will be 4–7% depending on the ruble exchange rate; if exchange rate is 80 rubles per US dollar and below it will be zero tariff.
Waste paper
The new paper machine in Henderson, which is more than twice the length of a football field, will produce 1500 tons of 100% recycled paper every day.
Prinzhorn Group's Hamburger Recycling has signed a contract covering the takeover of the Italian recycling company Eurocart, together with its affiliated company Berica Recuperi.
Visy Industries unveiled a major AU$42.5 million upgrade to its paper recycling and remanufacturing campus in Coolaroo, Australia. The drum pulper will double Visy’s kerbside recycling capability in Victoria, diverting up to 180,000 tonnes of paper and cardboard annually.
The new line – complete from pulping to the storage tower – has a capacity of 550 bdmt/d and processes a mixture of AOCC and LOCC for the production of high-quality linerboard grades.
Arnold Grummer’s will remain in Wisconsin, with headquarters moving to New Leaf Paper in Appleton.
The plant was bought by Fisel Holding GmbH & Co KG, which deals with logistics and waste disposal.
State-of-the-art line at Stora Enso’s Polish production site is set to triple the country’s annual recycling capacity of post-consumer beverage cartons.
Construction added 25,000 jobs, including 11,000 jobs in heavy and civil engineering construction.