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This section highlights <B>Technology Transfer & Advisory Services</B> which we have carried out throughout the world. </div> <div> Please click on  <a href="HTMLobj-1308/2010-07-30_HC_Ref_List.pdf"><u>Project Reference List</u> </a>  for a pdf download version of a complete list of HurteConsult projects. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Production Audit/Rationalization</B></div> <bR> <div> Visited ABC Paper, recommended solutions to several problems in the pulp mill, advised client on grade lines to be produced on 3 smaller paper machines, provided advice on operating problems on 4th large paper machine, advised client regarding new market opportunities in the “green” market in North America, advised client on “green” certification requirements.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> ABC Paper Limited</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Saila Khurd, India</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Wheat straw, local grasses, hardwood, purchased woodpulps</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Uncoated printing/writing papers</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Recyclability of Tree Free Paper</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert opinion on the recyclability of TreeFrog 100% tree-free multi-purpose copy paper produced from 25% bleached bamboo chemical pulp and 75% bleached sugarcane bagasse chemical pulp.  Arranged for laboratory testing that confirmed the recyclability of the paper within the USA wastepaper mix.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> TreeZero, LLC</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Norcross, GA, USA</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Bamboo, bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Multi-purpose copy paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Wheat Straw f</B><B>or Molded Products</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided overview of producing high yield semichemical pulp from wheat straw for use in molded products.  Identified most promising processes and equipment based on cost effectiveness and product quality. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> USA & International Operations</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wheat straw</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Tableware, clamshell packaging</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Production Program Audit/Rationalization</B></div> <bR> <div> Visited PROPAL 1, recommended solutions to several problems in the pulp mill, advised client on the grades of paper best suited to high bagasse content, reviewed production program, advised regarding “green” market opportunities in North America, advised regarding “green” market requirements and green certification.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Productora de Papeles S. A. (PROPAL)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Cali, Colombia</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse, purchased softwood pulp</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Uncoated and coated printing/writing papers</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fiber Preparation System Audit - Cellulosic Biofuel Demo Plant</B></div> <bR> <div> Inspected existing fiber preparation system for nonwood fiber raw materials that was experiencing problems with excessive stones, sand and dirt and recommended system additions to provide well cleaned fiber to the digester. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> USA</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Cellulosic ethanol</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alternative Nonwood Fiber Mill-Scale Trial</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice during a mill-scale trial of an alternative nonwood fiber raw material to replace sugarcane bagasse.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Grupo Papelero Scribe SA de CV</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Orizaba, Mexico</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wet lap pulp, printing/writing papers</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nonwoods for Tissue & Personal Hygiene Products</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided overview of various nonwood fibers that can be used in tissue and personal hygiene products.  Identified most promising nonwood fibers based on cost effectiveness and product quality. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> USA & International Operations</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sugarcane bagasse, cereal straws, bamboo, reeds, grasses, etc.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Tissue, personal hygiene products</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nonwoods for Moulded Products</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided overview of various nonwood fibers that can be used in moulded products.  Identified most promising nonwood fibers based on cost effectiveness and product quality. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> USA & International Operations</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sugarcane bagasse, cereal straws, bamboo, reeds, grasses, etc.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Tableware, clamshell packaging</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bagasse Moulded Products & Copy Paper</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice on bagasse products and revised client web site for technical aspects.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> The Sugar Cane Paper Company</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> USA</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Tableware, clamshell packaging, copy paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bagasse Pulp Mill Audit</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided solutions for operating problems and high bagasse costs at an existing bagasse pulp mill including identification of an alternative fiber raw material for the mill.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Grupo Papelero Scribe SA de CV</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Orizaba, Mexico</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wet lap pulp, printing/writing papers</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bagasse Recycle Fiber</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided justification that sugarcane bagasse could be considered as a recycled fiber raw material based on FSC definitions of recycled raw materials.  Government of Mexico has since granted bagasse a “recycled fiber” designation.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Grupo Papelero Scribe SA de CV</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Orizaba, Mexico</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wet lap pulp, printing/writing papers</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nonwood Fiber Dissolving Pulp</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice regarding the use of nonwood fiber raw materials for the production of dissolving pulp for use in specialty chemicals.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="655" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="570"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="570"><div> USA</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="570"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sugarcane bagasse, bamboo, giant reeds, industrial hemp, flax, cotton linters</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>BCTMP Whole Stalk Kenaf Pulp Mill - Part 3</B></div> <bR> <div> Inspection of equipment to be used for preprocessing the kenaf prior to mechanical pulping.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Andritz Inc., Vienna, Austria</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> 100,000 mt/year BCTMP pulp mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Vietnam</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Kenaf</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> BCTMP market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Patent Application Review</B></div> <bR> <div> Reviewed a patent application and examiner’s responses with respect to providing responses for the client to the patent office for the Alberta research Council, Edmonton, Alberta.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Nonwood Fiber Pulp & Paper Mill Chemical Recovery</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided options for nonwood fiber preparation systems, desilication systems and black liquor chemical recovery systems.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Prairie Pulp & Paper Inc.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> 200,000 mt/year integrated pulp & paper mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Manitoba, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wheat straw, oilseed flax straw</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Printing & writing paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Nonwood Fiber Cellulosic Biofuels Seminar</B></div> <bR> <div> Presented a seminar on nonwood fiber raw material harvesting, storage and preprocessing for hydrolysis/fermentation and gasification applications for biofuel production.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Andritz Ltd.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Quebec, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Cereal straws, prairie grasses, sugarcane bagasse, flax, hemp, jute, bamboo, giant reeds</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Renewal of Closed Groundwood Market Pulp Mill</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice regarding alternative possible projects for the renewal of a closed groundwood market pulp mill including moulded products and biomass to energy generation.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Quebec, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Nonwood fibre raw materials, waste wood, peat</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>BCTMP Whole Stalk Kenaf Pulp Mill - Part 2</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice regarding a novel approach towards  preparing and cleaning  whole stalk kenaf raw material for delivery to the refiners as well as establishing the basis for process  guarantees.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Andritz Inc., Vienna, Austria</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> 100,000 mt/year BCTMP pulp mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Vietnam</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Kenaf</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> BCTMP market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Grant Funding Application Review (2006)</B></div> <bR> <div> Reviewed 39 applications for grant funding in the agricultural sector for the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada</div> <bR> <div> <B>Urban Forest Recyclers Inc.</B>, Swift Current, SK, Canada</div> <bR> <div> Prepared specifications and tender documents and solicited bids for a 100 ton per day wastepaper recycling for two new mills.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Swift Current, SK, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wastepaper</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Molded trays</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Research & Development Work on Straw Mulch</B></div> <bR> <div> Research and development work to soften straw mulch to increase pumpability.  Developed RFP for work to be carried our in labs, set test conditions, monitored lab work.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> North America</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Straw</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Mulch</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Grant Funding Application Review (2005)</B></div> <bR> <div> Reviewed 47 applications for grant funding in the agricultural sector for the Alberta Agricultural Research Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada</div> <bR> <div> <B>Industrial Hemp Pulp Mini-Mill Review & Commentary</B></div> <bR> <div> Reviewed and commented on concept for a mini-mill based on industrial hemp.  Developed alternative concepts including recommendations for process selections to minimize environmental discharges.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> ITRAB, Linköping, Sweden</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Mini-pulp mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sweden</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Industrial hemp</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Industrial Exchange Corporation, Richmond, VA, USA</B></div> <bR> <div> Visual inspection and assessment of a 400 t/d bleached hardwood kraft pulp mill and report on its condition and suitability for relocation - assessment covered batch cooking system, brown stock washing, screening & cleaning, bleach plant, evaporators, recovery boiler and recausticizing system.</div> <bR> <div> <B>BCTMP Whole Stalk Kenaf Pulp Mill - Part 1</B></div> <bR> <div> Provided expert advice regarding various methods for preparing and cleaning  whole stalk kenaf raw material for delivery to the refiners.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Andritz Inc., Vienna, Austria</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> 100,000 mt/year BCTMP pulp mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Vietnam</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Kenaf</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> BCTMP market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Eko Pulp & Paper Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia</B></div> <bR> <div> Research and development on cooking and bleaching conditions for oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) raw material and pilot-scale production of unbleached and bleached papers using EFB pulp.  Assisted in developing test conditions and directed test work carried out at a USA-based laboratory/pilot plant.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Pulp and paper mill</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Malaysia</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Oil palm empty fruit bunches</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Unbleached and bleached paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>ENSYSTEX, North Carolina, USA</B></div> <bR> <div> Technical assistance/investigation of alternative lower cost cellulose sources and grinding/milling systems for Termite Bait.</div> <bR> <div> <B>EPYTEK S.L.</B>, San Sebastian, Spain</div> <div> Technical assessment and review of a black liquor chemical recovery system developed in Spain for small to medium scale wood and nonwood pulp mills.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Changing World Technologies</B>, West Hempstead, NY, USA</div> <bR> <div> Technical assessment of patented thermo-depolymerization (TDP) process for applications in the pulp and paper industry including black liquor recovery and organic waste treatment, and assistance in market development.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Spexel Inc.</B>, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada</div> <div> Expert advice on expansion of pulp mill capacity and capabilities.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Pulp mill expansion</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Beauharnois, Quebec</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Cotton rag</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Currency and high quality writing paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Consoli Consulting Company</B>, Media, PA, USA</div> <div> Member of Peer Review Panel for life cycle analysis (LCA) on the use of cereal straw in directory grade papers.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> LCA Peer Review Panel</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> North America</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wheat straw</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Directory grade paper (for telephone directories)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>INNOTECH</B>, Newtown, CT, USA</div> <div> Innovation/brainstorming expert session on the use of a new biodegradable polymer in the pulp and paper industry.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Expert Session</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> North America</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> New polymer</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Urban Forest Recyclers Inc.</B>, Swift Current, SK, Canada</div> <div> Technical report on the use of agricultural residues in molded egg trays.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Swift Current, SK, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wheat straw, flax straw, wastepaper</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Molded trays</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>CONFIDENTIAL</B></div> <div> Review and analysis of costs for producing and processing new crop fiber into pulp for high groundwood content papers.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> North America</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Confidential</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Newsprint and other high groundwood content papers</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada</B>, Vancouver Laboratory, Vancouver, BC, Canada</div> <div> Technical review of PAPRICAN's report on Nonwood Pulping Technologies to identify  opportunities for producing pulp from agricultural residues in Alberta, Canada</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Review of Nonwood Pulping Technologies</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Alberta, Canada</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Wheat straw</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Phillips Fox</B>, Perth, WA, Australia</div> <div> Expert witness report concerning a failed bagasse market pulp mill project.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Australia</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Sugarcane bagasse</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>U.S. Department of Agriculture</B>, Washington, D.C., U.S.A</div> <div> Technical and commercial review of several applications for financial support for research and development of new technologies which would lead to commercial use of domestic nonwood fibers by the U.S. pulp and paper industry.</div> <bR> <div> <B>U.S. Department of Energy</B>, Golden, Colorado, USA</div> <div> Technical and commercial review of applications for financial support for research and development of new technologies which would lead to commercial use of domestic nonwood fibers by the U.S. pulp and paper industry.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Asian Development Bank</B>, Manila, Philippines</div> <div> Technical seminars sponsored by the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the People's Republic of China government implementation capacity in the pulp and paper sector. Over a period of three (3) months, the seminars covered feasibility study and tender document preparation, the latest trends and technology in kraft pulping and short sequence bleaching, effluent treatment and environmental impact, bagasse newsprint production and nonwood fiber pulp and paper production. Technical analysis of seven operating pulp and paper mills also was carried out including recommendations for improving mill operations.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Client:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Guangxi Bureau of Light Industry Project</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Nanning, P.R. of China</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sugarcane bagasse, cereal straws, bamboo, softwood, hardwood</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Printing & writing paper, kraft papers, newsprint, linerboard</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Canadian Investor Group</B></div> <div> Assessment of the value of 350 mt/day bleached softwood market mill assets and financial projections concerning the long-term viability of the mill (for potential purchaser).</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Mill:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Celulosa de Guatemala, S.A.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> El Rancho, Guatemala</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Softwood</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Bleached market pulp</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)</B>, Hull, Quebec, Canada</div> <div> Procurement advisory services, specifications, bid analysis, monitoring and transportation services for $2,800,000 line of credit from CIDA to the Khulna Newsprint Mills.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 42 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Khulna Newsprint Mills Balancing, Modernization, Rehabilitation & Expansion Program</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Khulna, Bangladesh</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Tropical hardwoods</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Newsprint</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Simons Eastern </B>, Atlanta, Georgia, USA</div> <div> Assistance in developing package bidding documents.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="85"><div> Project:</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Panafrican Paper Mills (E.A.) Ltd.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Webuye, Kenya</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Softwood</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Newsprint, printing & writing paper, sack kraft, linerboard</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Zenith Paper Company</B>, Banah, Punjab, India  </div> <div> As Zenith's Technical Consultant for a five year term, assisted management of existing 30 mt/day writing and printing pulp and paper mill including improvements to existing operations and reduced costs, replaced imported long fiber wood pulp with in-house cotton liners pulping, increased production to 50 mt/day, and provided training for technical personnel.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="620" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Location:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Banah, Punjab, India</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Materials:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Cotton linters, wheat and rice straw, hessian (jute bags), wastepaper</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Products:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="535"><div> Printing & writing paper</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Incorporated">Home</A> / <A HREF="philosophy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Process Technology Design Philosoph">Process Technology & Design Philosophy</A> /<B> </B><A HREF="expertise.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Areas of Expertise">Areas of Expertise</A><B> </B>/<B> </B><A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Scope of Services">Scope of Services</A> / <A HREF="cellulosic_biofuels.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cellulosic Biofuel">Cellulosic Biofuel</A></div> <div> <A HREF="references.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Project References"><B>Project References</B></A> / <A HREF="info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult News Info">News & Info</A> / <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Favorite Links">Links</A> / <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact HurterConsult">Contact Us</A> / <A HREF="legal_notice.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Legal Notice About This Web Site">Legal Notice</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Studies"><B>Studies</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="design_engineering.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HurterConsult Design Engineering Project"><B>Design Engineering Projects</B></A><B>   |  </B><B> </B><B>Technology Transfer & Advisory Services</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  <center> <FORM method=GET action="http://www.google.com/search" TARGET=_blank> <input type=hidden name=ie value=UTF-8> <input type=hidden name=oe value=UTF-8> <TABLE bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tr><td> <A HREF="http://www.google.com/" TARGET=_blank> <IMG SRC=http://www.google.com/logos/Logo_40wht.gif border="0" ALT="Google" align="middle"></A> </td> <td> <INPUT TYPE=text name=q size=31 maxlength=255 value=""> <INPUT type=submit name=btnG VALUE="Google Search"> <input type=hidden name=domains value="www.HurterConsult.com"><br><input type=radio name=sitesearch value=""> Search WWW <input type=radio name=sitesearch value="www.HurterConsult.com" checked> Search www.HurterConsult.com <br> </font> </td></tr></TABLE> </FORM>   </B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="3" WIDTH="636" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Copyright © 2000-2010 HurterConsult Incorporated.  All rights reserved.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>