| Thursday, April 15, 2021 - members edition
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#BetterTogether
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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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Sustainability
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People
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TAPPI News
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#BetterTogether
By Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, Nonwovens, Engineers and Technologists (NET) Division, TAPPI Nonwoven textiles are integral components of surgical masks, N95 face masks and different PPEs, which have saved lives. The state of the nonwovens sector during the current pandemic, innovations in this sector and its contributions to counter future pandemics will be discussed in a forthcoming virtual conference.
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Weekly Spotlight
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2021 US Best Managed Company. Sponsored by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal, the program recognizes outstanding U.S. private companies and the achievements of their management teams.
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The International Association of Paper Historians (IPH) is pleased to open registration for its upcoming 35th Biennial Congress on June 7-11, 2021. The much-anticipated event, entitled "Investigating American Collections on Paper" will be co-hosted by the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art and the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Runtech Systems delivers two RunEco vacuum systems to Shanying International, at its Zhaoqing mill in China. RunEco systems will provide vacuum for the two new linerboard machines PM52 and PM53 with design speed of 1,200 m/min and wire width of 9,300 mm.
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After a complete dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec, Cartiera di Ferrara fired up PM1 at its mill in Ferrara, Italy. Toscotec modified the entire dryer section, without changing its overall length and therefore leaving the positions of the press and the pope reel unchanged.
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new 500 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler at Kuantum Papers Limited in Saila Khurd, Hoshiapur district in the state of Punjab, India.
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With an investment sum of 16.7 million euros, being part of the normal overall capex spend, DS Smith, is expanding and modernizing its traditional site in Arnstadt, Thuringia. The recent symbolic ground-breaking ceremony marks the start of construction work to renovate and expand the plant, which will take place while production continues and will span the next 12 months.
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Market Roundup
Heinzel Group announced that it recorded a "respectable result in the challenging environment of 2020 and created a good basis for further growth after completely freeing itself from debt."
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Lecta has announced a second price increase of 8% on all its 2-side CWF (coated woodfree) and UWF (uncoated woodfree) grades in sheets and reels. The revised prices will be effective on deliveries from June 1.
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Pulp & Paper
PAPRESA, the leading southern European manufacturer of newsprint, commissioned Voith in March to completely rebuild PM 5 at the Rentería mill in Spain. The start-up of the ambitious project is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022.
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ABB will provide the paperboard producer Metsä Board with its L&W Autoline automated paper testing solution at five of the group’s mills in Finland: Kemi, Kyro, Simpele, Tako and Äänekoski.
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Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill. Now, researchers at UBC Okanagan (University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) are developing guidelines to use this waste for road construction in an environmentally friendly manner.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Valmet will deliver the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) based Valmet IQ Web Inspection System (WIS) to Progroup's paper machine PM2 in Eisenhüttendstadt, Germany.
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Graphic Packaging International has partnered with Estrella Damm to replace 100 percent of its plastic shrink wrap packaging, equivalent to 99 metric tons annually, with paperboard alternatives on multipack cans.
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New Products
The papermaking process starts with pulping and separation of coarse contaminants to prepare the pulp for the subsequent cleaning steps. Based on its many years of expertise, Voith Paper now introduces the latest technology within the BlueLine stock preparation – the IntensaDrum Duo, a two-piece drum pulper.
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Valmet has developed an innovative solution to reduce forced boiler shutdowns, caused by superheater corrosion or boiler plugging, and provide guidance for ash treatment and sootblowing need.
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Part of the new ECO RFID Food & Beverage Collection by Stora Enso is the world’s first paper tag for microwave-safe use, ECO Meal.
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Sustainability
Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Kotkamills, a Finnish paper and paperboard manufacturer, have joined forces to create innovative solutions for printers and producers of fibre-based packaging to further drive packaging circularity.
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Kruger Products has launched its new sustainable development strategy, Reimagine 2030: transformative growth and sustainable innovation. This 10-year strategy includes four targets to reduce its environmental footprint even further, and has been developed to evolve as the business grows.
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People
LEIPA Group announced that Mike Petersen will be joining its sales team as Head of Sales Packaging Paper, effective May 1.
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FSC Canada would like to welcome Etienne Vezina, Resolute Forest Products to the FSC Canada Board of Directors. Etienne will replace Andre Gravel (economic chamber) who has decided to resign from his position.
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TAPPI News
Be a part of the largest and most influential packaging event in the Western Hemisphere as the corrugated industry safely comes together for the first time in over a year.
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Important work management techniques are offered in this three-day training.
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Gain an essential overview of major processes in papermaking from three highly regarded industry experts.
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Experts present TAPPI’s popular kraft recovery course in a new format.
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Do you have what it takes to become the new Director of Regional Services and Solutions for ANDRITZ? If so, apply today.
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Register today for TAPPI’s “Cyber Security to Keep the Operations Running” webinar to be held on Wednesday, April 28th 2PM - 3PM (EST).
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Register today for free attendance to TAPPI's Tissue Division's “Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee Spring Meeting” to be held Tuesday, May 11th to Thursday, May 13th.
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Get a jump start with TAPPI Academy’s eLearning Courses including the new Winding and Web Handling courses taught by popular author and instructor Dr. David Roisum.
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