China Energy Recovery has announced that the company has completed the installation of a biomass boiler system valued at CNY9.8 million for EKO-PP Paper Mill — the first paper mill to utilize palm shell to produce pulp and paper in Malaysia.

Liaoning Province will close over 200 small paper-making plants along the Liaohe River basin this year and try to remove the stinky smell from 10 branches of the Liaohe River over the next three years.

In the United States, the United Steelworkers union joined with a group of manufacturers in applauding U.S. Department of Commerce decisions to impose anti-dumping duties on certain types of nails imported from China and the United Arab Emirates.

Rohm and Haas announced a price increase for all products sold in the Asia-Pacific Region to the adhesives, plastic additives, textiles, non-woven, graphic arts, paper and leather industries.