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Weekly Spotlight
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From The Experts
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Market Roundup
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Pulp & Paper
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Containerboard/Packaging
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Legislative
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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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Weekly Spotlight
ABB has been contracted by Arctic Paper Grycksbo, a leading producer of high-quality graphical fine paper in Europe, to install a new drive and automation system for its Winder 10 at its mill in Grycksbo, Sweden, to improve the plant’s production and availability as well as meet the latest requirements for safety and machine directive.
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Runtech systems will supply a RunEco vacuum system rebuild to Kartonsan Karton Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. BM2, Turkey. The delivery includes an EP600-T1 Turbo Blower with ABB frequency converter, EcoDrop water separator and EcoFlow dewatering measurement system.
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Sappi North America, Inc. announced that it will sell its hydroelectric assets on the Presumpscot River in Maine to Dichotomy Power LLC, pending satisfactory completion of regulatory and other approvals. The move is designed to allow Sappi to focus on its core competencies and is consistent with Sappi's recent restructuring of the Westbrook site.
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EACOM Timber Corporation announced a multi-year commitment to the Local Services Board of Gogama to contribute towards the purchase of new boilers for the Community Centre building and a backup generator for the Gogama water treatment plant. Home to over 300 residents and many EACOM employees, the community is a key partner in EACOM’s operations.
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Nippon Paper has positioned the five businesses of packaging, household paper and healthcare, chemicals, energy, and wood as growth areas. In the packaging field in particular, paper is being reevaluated as an environmentally friendly material.
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From The Experts
by: Nicola Cervelli - A.Celli Group The Yankee Dryer has been used for the paper drying process since 1800 and, although its operating principle has remained substantially unchanged, numerous technical innovations have been made to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the process, including the adoption of steel instead of cast iron as a material for its construction.
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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In the first six months (October 2020 to the end of March 2021) of the current financial year 2020/2021, the Voith Group continued to develop positively, despite a very challenging market environment partly due to the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sappi Europe announces a price increase for Transjet, Basejet and Inkjet grades by 8-15 % valid for deliveries from 1 July 2021.
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Pulp & Paper
Toscotec will supply an AHEAD 2.2S tissue machine to Saudi Paper Group (SPG) at its Dammam paper mill in Saudi Arabia. The new PM2 will produce premium quality tissue from virgin pulp. The start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.
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ProJet’s subsidiary in Japan, ProJet Japan Co. Ltd. Based in Tokyo, received an order for 2 Power Cleaners (dryer fabric cleaners) from Takasago Paper for their Paper Machine # 1. The order is a spin-off of the successful installation of Power Cleaners that were already installed on the PM’s 1st and 2nd Dryer Section Top.
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The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future and supporting workers in the natural resource sectors — including finding innovative ways to increase the use of underutilized forest fibre sources.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.
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The global market for folding cartons will be $136.7 billion in 2021, and as the market recovers from COVID-19 disruption global demand will reach $172.0 billion in 2026, according to a new market data study from Smithers.
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Valmet will supply recycled fiber lines for Umka Cardboard Mill rebuild in Serbia. The order is a continuation of Valmet’s board machine rebuild delivery, which will be started up during the second half of 2021. The main target of the rebuild is to increase the customer’s production capacity and improve end-product quality. The recycled fiber lines are scheduled to start-up during the first half of 2022.
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Legislative
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement in opposition to the Maine Legislature’s passage of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging (LD 1541):
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New Products
WestRock Company has announced an expansion of its produce packaging offerings with the launch of its EverGrow™ Collection.
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“Paper” and “stretch” are words that don’t usually go together. But in a reality where regulations on single-use plastics are increasing, paper is proving itself a worthy player as an alternative to plastic-containing products.
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Sustainability
AFRY provided expertise in Arauco’s Licancel pulp mill project, which targeted to enable the expansion of water reuse in the pulp production line as part of the company's sustainability objectives. Arauco requested AFRY to develop different scenarios of how the treated effluent could be reused in the pulp mill itself.
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Stora Enso has completed the installation of dispersion barrier technology at its Forshaga site in Sweden and production has now started. Completion of the installation follows the company's EUR 10 million investment announced in 2020.
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EuroVast Spa, the all-Italian company specialized in the tissue sector, has been a consolidated business in Europe for the last thirty years. With five paper mills, four processing factories, one in Great Britain and another in Holland, it employs about 300-strong workforce and boasts a production output of about 150,000 metric tons.
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People
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) recently announced the launch of its inaugural J.Edward Woods Scholar Award. The award will be given annually to passionate and enthusiastic rising stars who work in the folding carton industry.
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TAPPI News
Specialty Papers Europe 2021 – New dates and location announced
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The TAPPI Academy team offers a free, informational newsletter and you’re invited to sign up!
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You’ll know they will hold up to the task. Attend Best Practices on the Corrugator Course to help you contribute to quality board.
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This introductory course is presented in person by highly respected and well known instructors.
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What does it takes to develop a market-creating innovation that can help you and your company prosper? Get answers during Karen Dillon’s keynote presentation at TAPPICon 2021.
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North Carolina State University is looking for applications to fill the position of Department Head of Forest Biomaterials in North Carolina. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
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