Index to this Page:
- Vendors, Labs, Consultants
- Information about Paper-related Companies (from third parties)
- Online Sources and E-commerce Centers
Other Commercial Sites: Labs, Consultants, Vendors, Consumer Products
- Abba Makolin Waldron & Associates, LLC
- A new consulting firm with a lot of expertise in papermaking and consumer products. Includes a couple of experts formerly with Kimberly-Clark.
- ABB Pulp and Paper Solutions
- This section of ABB's Web site deals with their offerings for the pulp and paper industries. ABB is large company that provides process control systems, drives, instruments, and energy systems for the paper industry (and other industries as well).
- Ahlstrom
- A home page for Ahlstrom, offering links to their annual report, product sectors, office locations, and "Ahlstrom scenery" - the latter has very big graphics files that may download slowly.
- Air Products
- This large company provides resources, technology, and expertise for bleaching operations (including oxygen and ozone bleaching), environmental operations (air pollution control and water quality), and other aspects of pulp and papermaking. The site is attractive and well organized, with many pages and lots of information.
- American Fine Paper
- A supplier of fine printing paper made in mills in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin.
- Andritz AG
- This Austrian company provides machinery and unit operations for the pulp and paper industries, including recycling systems, systems for tissue paper mills, and systems for pulping and bleaching.
- Babcock and Wilcox
- Power generation, recovery boilers, and process control for the pulp and paper industries is just part of what this large and historic company does. Their web site is heavy on graphics (including animation) and offers many pages of information.
- Bayer AG
- A large supplier of chemicals for the pulp and paper industries and many other industries, as well. Dyes, fluorescent whiteners, pigments, fillers, and fixation agents are among the chemicals they offer.
- Buckman Labs
- Chemistry services and chemical products for the paper industry. This web site offers some of its information in four languages: Spanish, Portuguese, English, and French. Nice! The photos of microbes offered at this site are especially interesting.
- Calgon
- They have a list of products, with some links to other sites.
- Clariant
- A major supplier of dyes and other chemicals (bleaching agents, wet end chemicals, barrier coatings, etc.).
- Cytec
- A major supplier of chemicals for the pulp and paper industries and many other industries as well. Their page of pulp and paper products features sizing agents, recycling aids, strength agents, wet end polymers, coating resins, etc.
- Delta Training
- A consulting firm specializing in training for personnel in the forest products industries. Their site offers a good demo of a training module for a chip screening system with information about the equipment.
- ECC International Europe
- ECC International is part of English China Clays, dealing primarily in speciality minerals and chemicals. ECC International is the minerals division and is the world's largest producer of white speciality minerals, many of which are used in the paper industry (e.g., coatings and fillers).
- Econotech Services
- Econotech is an independent laboratory providing services to the pulp and paper industries. This site is maintained by Graham Vandegriend, "full-time microscopist/wood technologist and part-time webmaster."
- Eka Chemicals
- A manufacturer of chemicals for bleaching, papermaking, and recycling.
- Harris Associates
- A job-search firm specializing in the paper and forest products industries. You can register as a candidate online.
- GL&V/Celleco AB
- An international supplier of separation technology solutions for the forest products industries. Based in Sweden, they provide centrifugal pulp cleaners, stock deaeration systems, fiber recovery and dewatering filters, screw presses, and recycled fiber systems.
- Heidelberg USA
- Suppliers of advanced printing and bindery equipment.
- HeatWave Drying
- This commercial site offers information on radio frequency drying technologies for wood products and other materials.
- Honeywell Controls
- (I did not find specific pulp and paper information at this graphics-intensive site.)
- Indufor of Finland
- A consulting firm whose services cover forest industry and environmental management.
- Industrial Technology Institute
- They offer equipment and services for surface topography measurements of paper products (embossing structure, for example). Moire interferometry is one interesting method for assessing surface structure.
- IPS (formerly) Integrated Paper Service
- A test lab and consulting service in Appleton, Wisconsin. A helpful resource for many paper companies and universities. They conduct technical services, testing, and quality assurance work for a wide industrial cross-section, including nonwovens, consumer products, paper, and many other areas.
- Jaakko Poyry
- Jaakko Poyry is a major global player among forest products consultancies and apparently have the largest engineering group for forest products in the world. They also own Marathon Engineering in Appleton, Wisconsin.
- The Johnson Company
- They are major producer and designer of rotary joints, syphons systems, dryer drainage systems and related equipment for the dryer section of the paper machine.
- Johnson Screens
- Manufacturer of a popular solid-liquid separator, widely used in the paper industry.
- Kadant Black Clawson
- A supplier of major equipment to the paper industry, including paper recycling systems, approach flow systems, and pulp processing equipment. Located in Mason, Ohio.
- KCL - Finland
- KCL is a central research laboratory in Helsinki that does work with paper and pulp. Highly respected.
- KDM International
- A forest products company in the UK, offering market reports and other information.
- Metso Corp.
- A giant firm that comprises several former equipment manufactures such as Valmet, Sunds Defibrator, and others. Metso Paper specializes in pulp, paper and power generation industry processes, machinery, equipment and aftermarket services. Offerings extend over the entire life cycle of the process, covering new lines, rebuilds and various services. They also offer control and automation systems.
- The Papermill Channel
- A large resource aimed at paper mills. Provides lists of service resources, equipment suppliers, etc.
- PPG
- PPG (Pittsburgh Plate and Glass) produces many chemicals used in the paper industry.
- Resource Information Systems, Inc. (RISI)
- A consulting firm for economic analysis of the international forest products and related industries.
- Saimatec
- A Finish company specializing in roll wrapping systems and bulk material handling for the forest products industry.
- Tenneco Packaging
- A diversified packaging manufacturer offering fiber-based materials and packaging for both consumer and industrial applications, as well as aluminum and plastic-based specialty packaging for consumer, retail, food service and food processing applications.
- Thermo Fibertek
- A division of Thermo Electron. They make equipment for the paper industry such as dryers, doctor blades, fabric treatment equipment, fiber prep devices, etc.
- The 3M Innovation Page
- The 3M site offers some great information and ideas about how to organize and manage research to promote innovation. 3M produces many paper-related products, including masking and packaging systems.
- Thompson Analytic International
- A firm that deals with the areas of marketing communications and support, community relations, recycling and strategic services. This web site is well organized and provides useful features without excessive graphics. One such service is a list of pulp and paper foundations (with e-mail addresses of key contacts).
- Valmet
- Valmet is now owned by Metso Corp.
- VanNatta Logging and Forestry
- An excellent guide to logging machinery - but it's much more than that. This is a Web site loaded with personality and interesting information. Classy and interesting. Offers extensive text about logging trucks, equipment, etc., as well as information on Oregon. There is also a photographic history of the VanNatta Family, whose ancestors have been logging in Columbia County Oregon for many years.
- Voith, Inc.
- A major supplier of equipment and technology to the paper industry. This interesting site has many pages with photos of equipment and information about their technology and businesses. Paper-related divisions include Voith Paper and Voith Fabrics.
- Wallen, Inc.
- A company specializing in roll grinders and service.
- Weavexx
- A supplier of paper machine clothing.
- Webex
- Manufacturers of idler rolls, heat transfer rolls, vacuum rolls, custom machines, etc. Located in Neenah, Wisconsin.
- Western Laboratories Inc. (Lännen Laboratoriot)
- Established in 1992, this is Finland's largest privately-owned research company serving the forest products industry. They provide long-term research collaboration, consultation, and laboratory analysis. This site now features an on-line "Ask an Expert" service.
Third-party Information about Paper-related Companies 
Yahoo's Directory of Paper Sites (B2B)Hoovers provides useful and extensive business information about many companies, including the paper industry. Specific information on various companies can be obtained, such as Kimberly-Clark, Procter and Gamble, Badger Paper Mills, MeadWestvaco and Georgia Pacific.
Another source of information is Scandinavian Pulp and Paper Reports (SPPR) - publishers of multiclient studies on the pulp & paper, forest products and print media industries.
Portals and E-commerce Centers
- PaperWeb.biz
- A source of information about paper companies, events, and people. Includes video content with news and other information. Emphasis on Europe.
- PaperBase
- An information source that pools the resources of CTP (France), KCL (Finland), Pira International (UK) and STFI (Sweden). Online information of many kinds is provided. Information can be provided via Internet, Intranet, CD ROMs, and other means.
- PrintNation.com
- Online purchasing of supplies relating to the printing industry, including many paper products.
