When Did Chemical and Pulping Ltd Start?
Chemical and Pulping Ltd (CPL) was incorporated in 2004 to be the exclusive distributor of CabTec International llc technology which includes kraft batch cooking systems and pulp mill lime mud conversion systems. Also, CPL provides import/export services, project management and other technology assistance.
Management
This page gives brief information concerning our management team.

Craig A. Bianchini, PE PMP CEM
Founder
Mr. Bianchini is the founder and owner of CabTec International llc. His career activities included owning an erection company, representing equipment suppliers as a regional manager for a process control equipment rep firm, directing a flagship proprietary chemical process for a multinational corporation as the product manager (the Beloit RDH cooking process), as well as assisting with various capital project installations. His broad technical background allowed him to perform various duties during all phases of capital project installations such as sales, design, installation, startup and transfer to owner. His professional experience includes project management, quality control management, process engineering, process control engineering and control system design. Most of his assignments were as an independent consultant or contractor indicating his exemplary coordination skills between the various project stakeholders. He has domiciled in Indonesia and PR of China (Taiwan and the Mainland).
Government Licenses — PE (Professional Engineer). Registered Disciplines (by technical examination and verified experience): 1) Chemical Engineering, 2) Control Systems Engineering. Registered States: Pennsylvania (#PE060806), Florida (#57395).
Professional Certifications. PMP Certification (#44118): Project Management Professional according to technical examination and experience quota by the Project Management Institute. CEM Certification (#13727): Certified Energy Manager according to technical examination and experience quota by the Association of Energy Engineers. CRM Certification (#00143): Certified Carbon Reduction Manager according to technical examination and experience quota by the Association of Energy Engineers.
University Diplomas. Project Management: M.Sc. Construction Management, FIU; M.Sc. Engineering Management - In Progress, FIU; A.S. Accounting - In Progress, LCCC. Engineering: M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, FIU; B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, ASU; B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, ASU. (FIU: Florida International University in Miami, FL. ASU: Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. LCCC: Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, PA.)
Professional Memberships. PMI: Project Management Institute (member #216364). AIChE: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (life member #082857). ACS: American Chemical Society (member #2396040). ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (life member #8975559). AEE: Association of Energy Engineers (life member #53668).

Lu LiPeng (Jordan)
General Manager
Professional Experience: 30 years of expertise on pulp production management, optimization, and expansion projects
- 1996~2019: Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation, Taiwan, Manager of Pulping Division (Production Management, Renovation and Expansion: Wood Preparation → Pulping → Sheet Forming and Finishing)
- 2005~2007: Production Manager (Expatriated to Guangdong Dingfeng Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd.)
- 2019~2021: APP, Indonesia, OKI-1 Pulp Mill 8,500T/D, Production Manager (Scope of work: Production Management and Mill Balance of the entire Pulp Mill)
- 2021~2024: APP, Indonesia, OKI-2 Pulp Mill 9,500T/D, Project Manager (Scope of work: Wood Preparation → Pulping → Sheet Forming and Finishing)
- 2025~now: CPL, General Manager

Fernando E. Mera
International Advisor
Fernando has over forty years of proven performance in developing, engineering, managing, financing, implementing, and operating international projects. He is experienced in strategic planning, negotiation, logistic and operation of business units.
Fernando has a successful track record in developing, engineering, and implementing international Pulp and Paper Projects and managing International Business Units:
- Africa - engineered, managed, and coordinated the construction of a multi-billion-dollar pulp and paper project for SAPPI Ngodwana Mill a subsidiary of General Mining Corporation.
- Asia – negotiated and sold pulp projects in China, Indonesia, and India.
- Europe – promoted pulp mill projects in Russia, Sweden, Finland, Spain, and Slovakia.
- North America – sold and engineered pulp mill projects in the USA and Canada.
- Managed Latin American operations for Beloit/Harnishfeger.
Fernando led, developed and implemented multi-million-dollar international projects by establishing strategic alliances through Consortiums and Joint Ventures with major General Contractors like Bechtel and multinationals like Mitsubishi. He facilitated project financing through Export/Import Banks and Commercial Banks. He has provided services to financial institutions like Chase Manhattan Bank as Senior Consultant for risk management and mitigation of projects in Latin America.
Fernando served as Project Engineer, Project Manager and Senior Consultant at Chas T. Main Engineering in Boston- MA (Parsons Corporation) where he engineered and managed the implementation of North American and International Projects.
At Harnischfeger Industries (Beloit Corp. & Joy Mining Corp.), Fernando served as Vice President of Business Development and Sales for Latin American Operations. He also served as Global Director of Business Development and Sales with offices in the USA, Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and China.
Fernando has served as COO at MIAS Group for procuring and operation of iron ore and gold in Mexico and as President of MIAS India for the logistic and procurement of iron ore for China.
Fernando served as the CFO of Andes Mineral SAC, a Peruvian mining company that mines and process minerals rich in gold, silver, copper, lead and Zinc.
Fernando is the founder of Trade Latin LLC. The company provides valued products and services from Strategic Global Partners. The Company facilitates working capital and financing from strategic partners, it also provides cost effective solutions and services to Mining, Transportation, Ecotourism, Biomass Energy Power Plants and Pulp and Paper Industry.
Fernando on a part-time basis has served as a instructor of International Business at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business - Georgia State University in Atlanta.
Fernando was appointed by the Governor of Georgia to serve on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority.
Fernando has been promoting and developing environmentally friendly Green Project in the Peruvian Amazon to generate electricity using forest biomass. The biomass generates clean wood gas in balance with nature that replaces diesel fuel and natural gas that contribute to global warming. Also promoting Pulp Mills using as raw material fast growing tropical wood species.
Fernando served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Bison EV Retrofits Inc. the core business of the company is the conversion of fossil fuel vehicles to electric vehicles.
Currently Fernando serves as international adviser at Chemical Pulp LTD and is a Director at the Loreto Chamber of Commerce.

Alejo Xavier Artaza Jauregui
In Remembrance (1956 – 2025)
In addition to performing the duties as President for Chemical and Pulping Ltd., Mr. Artaza was the Managing Director and a co-founder of Bapco a.i.e., the non-profit Basque Paper Consortium. Prior to this endeavor he was the Vice President of Beloit Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of the Beloit Corporation USA, which was headquartered in Singapore. At Beloit Asia Pacific, he initially was the Vice President of Sales and Marketing before being promoted to the regional Vice President. Mr. Artaza started his career as a project engineer and subsequently progressed into project management responsibilities at various worldwide organizations, including a former Exxon division in Venezuela, before continuing into administrative management.
University Diplomas. M.Sc. Industrial Engineering and Project Management, Cranfield University; Cranfield, Great Britain. B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Simon Bolívar University; Caracas, Venezuela.
Professional Organizations. Project Management Institute; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; USA. TAPPI; Atlanta, Georgia; USA. Royal School of Engineers, United Kingdom. Engineering Association of Venezuela.
Patents
This page describes the pertinent USA patents for digester technology.
Basic Batch Digester Displacement Patent — Designee: Beloit Corp. Fagerlund, #4,578,149; Process for Digesting Cellulosic Material with Heat Recovery. This is the basic displacement concept for DDS, RDH, SuperBatch, EnerBatch and CBC. Expired in March 2003. Grant, #4,849,052; Batch Digester Multi-Stage Pulping Process. This is a two step cook (ie two hot liquor fills with TTT/TAT operations using less white liquor in the second). Expired in 2006.
Related Patents and Filings (Partial Listing) — Designee: CabTec International llc (Licensed to Chemical and Pulping). Bianchini, #7,604,711; Method to Optimize Temperature Profiles in Displacement Batch Cooking. This is marketed with the DDS system. Expiration on 8 Sep 26. Bianchini, #7,282,115 (6,752,903 Divisional); Method and Apparatus to Mitigate the Interference Caused by High Molecular Weight By-Products in Pulping Processes. Expiration in August 2021. Bianchini, #6,752,903; Method and Apparatus to Mitigate the Interference Caused by High Molecular Weight By-Products in Pulping Processes. Expiration in August 2021. Bianchini; Method and Apparatus to Distribute the Inflow of Liquors in a Batch Digester. This is marketed with the DDS and DSS systems. Filed 19 Jan 05. Bianchini; Method and Apparatus to Decrease Steam Consumption in Conventional Batch Digesters. This is marketed with the DSS system. Filed 19 Apr 05.
The information concerning patents as well as an electronic search function can be accessed at various government websites, including the US Patent Office and the Canadian Patent Office.
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