Thursday, March 29, 2018 - Member
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Weekly Spotlight
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Market Roundup
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Pulp & Paper
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Containerboard/Packaging
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New Products
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Published Pricing
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Sustainability
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People
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
Ireland's Smurfit Kappa on Monday said it had rejected an increased takeover offer from U.S. rival International Paper.
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Single-use corrugated minimizes risk of contamination, supporting food safety.
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WaterLoupe dashboard to help stakeholders identify factors driving water risk across the entire watershed, and explore sustainable stewardship strategies.
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Ideas were ideas submitted by chemistry startups, scale-ups, scientists, and university teams for the 2018 edition.
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Praising is for Senator Tom Carper’s (D-DE) leadership on U.S. Postal Service reform.
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Market Roundup
Compared with February 2017, shipments decreased 5% in February 2018, and U.S. purchases of P&W papers decreased 4% in February 2018.
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February shipments were down 3.2% y/y at 89% ship/cap rate vs. 97% a year ago.
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Index remains at a 10-year low in February 2018, according to data maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Country’s output slid 2.5% y/y through January and February 2018.
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Pulp & Paper
Agreement to sell business for EUR 10.1 billion successfully concludes dual-track process.
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New laboratory will facilitate cutting-edge simulation and product development, and will further strengthen the position of Chemetall as global supplier of choice for the surface treatment industry.
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New digester at FSC mill in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, has been completed, on time and on budget.
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Companies will market 100% recycled coated paper under the GEMSTONE 100 brand to commercial printers and corporations that want to support environmentally sustainable business practices and demonstrate environmental leadership.
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Center offers hands-on experience with WF equipment and media from Roland, Mutoh, and others
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Baling line is the second Valmet will install at the mill and will be installed in parallel with the existing baling line.
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Stora Enso decided to invest in full-scale production after seeing strong customer demand for higher volumes of pulp pellets production, to be used as a renewable replacement for plastics.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Kolln uses the material in the packaging of its oat flakes, without any visible changes to the classic paper bag.
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Acquisition of Ajanta Packaging will further strengthen Huhtamaki's labeling business in India by adding new printing technologies into its offering as well as improving its innovation capability.
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Packaging Corporation of America is offering scholarships to two graduating seniors from each of six local high schools.
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Mill gains increased level of control over machines from vibrations to pressure and temperatures with SKF’s next generation IMx-8 monitoring system.
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Acquisition expands fresh food packaging depth serving the growing perimeter of the store.
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System will reduce warp of the final product and improve overall performance at the corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland.
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Turkish site is ready to support more customers with world-class quality and efficiency.
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New Products
D-Sack, the dissolvable sack for cement and other construction materials, disintegrates in a conventional mixer and the bio-based carbon in the paper is captured in the construction itself.
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New valves feature balls offering a choice of seven "V" shaped ports for superior control of viscous or corrosive fluids, gases, and steam in demanding applications.
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Each year, roughly 96,785 workers are injured from forklifts (according to data from Optimum Safety Management).
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Published Pricing
New prices for Europe to become effective April 1, 2018.
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Increase effects all new and existing orders with confirmed delivery dates of April 22, 2018.
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Sustainability
With this acquisition, Fortress moves into the global bioproducts arena.
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Sustainable forestry and forest conservation go hand-in-hand with a landscape approach for working forests.
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Lineo can be used in a range of applications where fossil-based materials are currently used.
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People
Association recognized Dr. David Galton for his outstanding contribution to the Flexo Printing Industry.
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Rick Mitchell named Chief Operating Officer; Kathy Wentworth promoted to Vice President of Human Resources.
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Olov Winblad von Walter will be responsible for managing Metsä Board’s integrated board and pulp mill at Husum. He will start Sept. 2, 2018, at the latest.
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TAPPI News
Paper machines throughout the industry are being adapted to handle new or different products. Learn from paper machine experts at the Paper Machine Operations Course this May.
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Don’t miss the opportunity to explore sustainability and end-of-life packaging innovations and consumer preferences at TAPPI’s 2018 International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division Conference. But hurry, the hotel discount cut-off is March 30.
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Claim one of the limited seats for TAPPI’s Intro to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching and learn from one of the most experienced instructors in the industry.
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If you’re interested in building on what you know in tissue making, take the Tissue 201: Operations and Runnability course to advance your skills and best practices.
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Industry experts to present at the 2018 Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing Conference held May 7-8 in New Orleans, La., USA
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Todd Conklin, Ph.D., headlines this information-packed event as pulp and paper safety experts gather at the elegant Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg, Fla., USA, June 12 – 20, for the 75th annual Conference.
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