The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) Board of Directors announced advocacy priorities the association will pursue to ensure the pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and wood products industry’s continued growth and ability to create American manufacturing jobs.

Progroup is continuing its growth strategy by starting to construct the PW14 corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Poland. The company’s twelfth production facility for corrugated board sheets and its third plant in Poland is being constructed on the site of the existing PW07 plant in Stryków.

Port Hawkesbury Paper said that it has taken another significant step in the development process for the 112-megawatt wind farm first announced in December 2019 by directly funding the installation of two meteorological towers on the proposed project site in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.

 The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its January 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. 

Based on a Global Market Insights report, the Corrugated Equipment Market size was estimated at $226.77 million in 2020 and is slated to surpass $282.3 million by 2027, registering a CAGR of 3.3% from 2021 to 2027.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the carbonless rolls and security papers business of Appvion Operations, Inc.

Toscotec successfully accomplished an extensive rebuild of Russian containerboard manufacturer JSC Yarpaper’s PM1 at their mill in Yaroslavl, near Moscow. PM1 has a wire width of 2,830 mm and produces 100% recycled-based fluting and test liner in the range from 90 to 175 gsm.

Recycling International reports that in an effort to help reduce plastic waste, Procter & Gamble has created a line of refillable packaging for its deodorants Secret and Old Spice. The 100% aluminum-free, recyclable paper tube cases are available across the US as of this month.

The Board of Directors of RDM Group favorably assessed an irrevocable offer received by its subsidiary RDM Blendecques S.A.S. for the purchase of its 100% interest in R.D.M. La Rochette S.A.S., a cartonboard mill in France.

Guide rolls are used throughout the paper machine and must therefore meet a wide variety of requirements. In the dryer section the primary task is to safely guide either dryer fabrics or the paper sheet through the machine.

Environmental considerations have never been as relevant as they are today and consumers are making more conscience choices. Moving away from plastic wrapping to a more sustainable solution will reduce your CO-2 footprint and will avoid that microplastics end up in the ocean.

Leading global packaging and paper group Mondi is launching a range of new paper-based release liners which are created using recycled and light-weight materials and provide a more sustainable solution for a range of applications.

Voith and the nonwoven fabric expert Truetzschler Nonwovens have delivered a new system for specialty paper production to the Spanish paper factory Papel Aralar. In December, the PM 5 successfully started up and is now stably producing adult and baby wet wipes that are completely plastic-free, flushable and biodegradable, a characteristic that conventional wet wipes do not have.

Mondi Steinfeld in Germany has been certified as CO2 neutral for its manufacturing processes by ClimatePartner, an organization which supports companies in reducing and offsetting their CO2 emissions.

As part of its ongoing efforts to help establish a circular economy, Avery Dennison today announced the launch of AD Circular, a comprehensive program providing recycling of used paper and filmic label liners in countries across Europe.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the election of Graphic Packaging International, LLC, President and CEO Michael Doss as the new AF&PA Board Chair and released its 2021 slate of AF&PA Board Officers.

AstenJohnson announced that Connie Wilson has accepted the role of VP Human Resources, effective February 15.

Giovacchino Giurlani is the new Managing Director of the Fold Division of Körbers Business Area Tissue, the most advanced and complete supplier in the world of technologies dedicated to tissue.

Case Paper has announced recent changes to the Executive Management Team.

A long time TAPPI member, colleague and mentor, Dr. Thomas M. Grace passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 3rd at his assisted living facility in Appleton, WI from a brief battle with COVID-19.  He was 82. 

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