Author Archives: Leslee Masters

Should Maintenance Cost be Benchmarked?

TOR IDHAMMAR Trying to benchmark maintenance cost is a very common practice among many plants or companies. The maintenance cost/ton or maintenance cost/unit is usually considered the most important benchmark. However, only focusing on the maintenance cost/unit benchmarking is not useful. Why not? First, comparing maintenance cost between plants is very difficult because of variables such as the organization’s definition ...

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Turning Pulper Rejects into Valuable Fuel

Until recently, non-recyclable material has been sent to third-party waste management companies for incineration. Such processes are inefficient, costly, and create a significant carbon footprint. The Oguma Pelletizer is the ideal, simple, and practical solution to a mill’s waste recycling needs.

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Pulp and Paper Playing a Crucial Role in Global Bioeconomy

The World BioEconomy Forum was recently held in Bélem, Brazil, where there was an excellent turnout of speakers and delegates including pulp and paper industry producers and suppliers. Paper360° was also there.

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