| Thursday, July 22, 2021 - Members
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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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New Products
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Sustainability
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People
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
ANDRITZ Inc., a member of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has been selected by Domtar Corporation to provide equipment and technical services for conversion of a power boiler and a recovery boiler at their Kingsport paper mill, in Kingsport, TN, USA. This mill will be converted into Domtar’s first packaging facility.
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GrandBay Group placed an order with Toscotec for one AHEAD 2.2L complete tissue line to be installed at its subsidiary Papelera Internacional in Rio Hondo Zacapa, Guatemala. The start-up is scheduled for late 2022.
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Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Atlas Holdings LLC regarding a potential transaction to acquire all outstanding shares of Class A common stock of Verso for $20.00 per share in cash.
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Domtar announced it will restart a paper machine at its Ashdown, Arkansas, mill to add the capacity necessary for the company to meet increasing customer demand.
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Following a successful trial, DS Smith has adopted Trimble’s powerful data mining platform, Wedge, at our paper mill in Kemsley in Kent - the largest mill for recycled papers in the UK.
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From The Experts
A new report co-authored by global consultancy Kearney and the World Economic Forum, The Resiliency Compass: Navigating Global Value Chain Disruption in an Age of Uncertainty, using data on global value chains collected from over 400 senior operations and supply chain management executives, found that 88% of companies have not built in sufficient supply chain resilience to weather coming challenges and disruptions.
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Two Sides reports that North American consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impacts of the products they buy and use, and they want to do the right things. But when it comes to paper products, the right things are often buried under an avalanche of misinformation and outright falsehoods that are made to sound plausible.
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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Sappi Europe announced further price increases for all Coated and Uncoated Flexible Packaging and Silicone Base Papers that will be applied by 1 October. Sappi did not disclose the amount of the price increase.
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Pulp & Paper
Valmet will supply a semi-chemical pulp (SCP) line to Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd, Chongqing in China. The technology deliveries by Valmet will begin in 2022 and the start-up is planned for 2023.
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Paper Excellence is proposing a complete transformation of Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation ("Northern Pulp" or "the Company"), a producer of high-quality Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft pulp at its kraft pulp mill in Pictou County (the "Mill") that is used in the manufacturing of a variety of products from tissue and paper towels to food additives and packaging.
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Eczacibasi Consumer Products has chosen Valmet as the supplier for their new tissue line, which will be installed at the company’s Manisa Plant in Turkey. The new Valmet Advantage DCT 200TS line, including stock-preparation, automation and Focus rewinder will support the company’s rapid growth in global tissue paper markets.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2021 Boxboard Monthly report.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its June 2021 Containerboard Monthly report.
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In June, one of Europe’s leading producers of publication papers, Norske Skog, commissioned the technology group Voith to rebuild the PM 1 production line for the future production of recycled packaging paper.
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New Products
Antalis UK and Ireland is pleased to announce that they are the exclusive stockists of Eska Black – a black solid board with natural texture and minimal environmental impact.
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Sustainability
Industries that have been waiting to add “greener” packaging materials to their normal packaging processes need wait no longer! Cortec’s patent pending Eco Wrap® commercially compostable stretch film is now available on the market as an excellent substitute for traditional polyethylene stretch wrap.
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Fibrepak packaging can now be manufactured from pulp made from 100 percent recovered waste paper.
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People
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Green Dream Internship Program. Winners will blog about their work experiences in Canada’s forests and mills over the course of the summer.
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TAPPI News
Join us for a free, virtual series in August focusing on new products, services and applications that TAPPICon exhibitors will be showcasing on the show floor.
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Registration is hot and hotel blocks are filling up ... don’t miss out
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Learn how to enhance the safety culture within your workplace at PPSA’s 2021 Safety and Health Conference.
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Register now for TAPPI’s Intro to Pulp and Paper Tech Course beginning August 2.
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Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill, a new resource from TAPPI Press, is here to help.
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KILNCON 2021 returns to the Gulf Coast TAPPI Local Section!
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Attendees learn from first-hand experiences shared by corrugated machinery experts
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Kadant Black Clawson LLC is looking for applications to fill the position of Regional Sales Manager (RSM) for the Northeastern United States. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
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