Brazilian tissue maker Mili inaugurated its new plant recently. Two machines will produce toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins, disposable diapers, sanitary napkins and items for personal hygiene and household cleaning. The mill is in Macei—, Algoas state and will be the company's distribution center for Northeast region. It is also reported to be investing R$80 million in a new Voith tissue line at its Tr�s Barras mill, SC. It has another mill in Curitiba, PR. www.mili.com.br.

AirTrim, Springfield, OH, is celebrating 20 years of service of providing pneumatic trim and waste removal systems for the label, film, foil, and paper industries. Its patented label Matrix Removal, energy-saving venturi and chopping diverter technologies enable users to improve productivity and lower production costs. "Our tradition of providing our customers with a system they need at a value they can afford is the root of our success" states President Robert Patton. www.airtrim.com.

Marathon Pulp Inc. in Northwestern Ontario said in March it would declare bankruptcy and forego an extended 30-day protection period from creditors. The joint venture between publicly-traded Tembec and privately-owned Kruger, both based in Montreal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Feb. 13 and owes $C50.4 million. Price water house Coopers is now the trustee and will try to find a new buyer for the operation. The mill employed about 240 people and produced about 550 tonnes/day of NBSK pulp. Tembec had stopped proportionately consolidating the financial results of Marathon in its reports. Tembec said that move would result in a one-time gain of $3 million in the March 2009 quarter. During the 12-month period ended December 27, 2008, the joint venture had increased Tembec's reported sales by $C61 million and generated EBITDA of $2 million. www.tembec.com.