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The article focuses on the problems that papermaking sector faces in China. According to Zhao Wei, secretary-general of China Papermaking Industry Association, the papermaking sector faces the problem of uncertainty in the export market, unsure impact of saving energy and lessening pollution on industrial restructuring. Other information related to the problems in the papermaking sector are also mentioned.

The article reports on the announcement made by Shandong Huatai Paper Co. Ltd. on September 12, 2007 about its plans to issue 100 million domestic shares for 3. 5 billion Chinese renminbi, building a 500 000 t/a ion-membrane caustic soda project and a forest/paper integrated project in China. As a result, the business of the company will shift from papermaking business to the combination business of papermaking and chemicals.

The article provides updates on the papermaking chemical sector in China. It is an upstream sector of the papermaking industry. In fact, various chemicals are indispensable throughout the production process from pulping, papermaking and post processing. The development of the papermaking industry greatly promotes the development of the papermaking chemical sector.

Reports on developments in the papermaking chemicals industry in China. Number of paper and paperboard producers in 2004; Projected increase in the market demand of papermaking chemicals by 2015; Companies that have made investments in the papermaking chemical sector.

The article discusses the guiding regulations of environmental permissions issued by the Zhejiang Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau (ZEPB) for three industrial sectors in China. These sectors include the chemical active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), papermaking from wastepaper and dyeing/printing sectors in Zhejiang. The standardization in site selection in the chemical API sector, emphasis on production scale in waste paper sector and process technology in dyeing sector are cited.

The article focuses on the plan of the government to speed up efforts for energy conservation and pollution reduction in China. It states that the Chinese government plans to shutdown 15 million kilowatt (kW) of small thermal power units and eliminate outmoded capacity in iron smelting, steel making and papermaking. The government will also give awards to underdeveloped areas for their efforts in removing outdated capacity.

The article reports on the start of production of the modified starch project funded by Roguette Starch Co. Ltd. at the Lianyungang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Jiangsu province in China. The product is used in papermaking and paperboard production. Raw materials will be procured in Lianyungang and cities in Shandong province.

The article reports that the 500 000 t/a heavy calcium carbonate superfine powder project in Imerys Mining Co. Ltd. has been launched in Zhongshan county of Hezhou, Guangxi province in China. Imerys SA of France will funding the project. Imerys will invest US$20 million which includes a 500 000 t/a heavy calcium carbonate superfine powder plant and a 500 000 t/a marble mechanized mine. The project will be completed at the end of 2006. The product can be extensively used in papermaking, plastic, coatings and rubber sectors.

The article discusses production status of modified starch. Modified starch is one of the intensively processed products of starch. It is mainly used in papermaking, textile, food, feed, casting, fine chemical, pharmaceutical, coating and construction material sectors in China. Modified starch has an extensive development space in China. The production process of modified starch in China is outdated and can not meet the requirements of high-grade users. To meet the needs in industrial production, therefore, China imports more than 100, 000 tons of modified starch from abroad each year.