Elliott Baxter & Company Limited (EBB) said that it has acquired Warren Board, an independent carton board and graphical board distributer and converter in the UK.

Toscotec successfully completed a post dryer section rebuild at German containerboard producer Aviretta. The project was executed according to the original schedule, despite Covid-19 restrictions. The paper machine (PM4) produces fluting from 60 to 130 g/m².

Valmet will deliver a new flash drying and baling line and a rebuild of the existing integrated thermomechanical pulp (TMP) production line at SCA’s Ortviken mill into a chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) market pulp line, which will have a capacity of 300,000 metric tons per year.

On December 11, 2020 Voith’s long-term customer Sun Paper has started up its first paper machine outside of China. The XcelLine packaging paper machine PM 1 has successfully started operation in Laos, showing the steady implementation of Sun Paper’s “Forestry-pulp-paper integration” project.

High level of harmful emissions continues to be one of the major problems of the Chinese timber processing complex, despite the efforts, which have been taken by the government to solve the problem in recent years, according to recent statements of some Chinese media and local analysts in the field of paper business.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2020 Printing-Writing Monthly report.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2020 Boxboard Monthly report.

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. on Dec. 17 announced that it will increase prices by EUR 60 (£50) per metric ton on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the company’s EMEA regions (Europe, Middle East, and Africa). The price change is effective with all shipments on or after the January 1, 2021.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions [on Dec. 9] announced its long-term strategic plan to continue manufacturing specialty papers at its paper mill in Jay, Maine.

Pulp production in Russia for 11 months of 2020 grew by 6.7%, compared to the same period of last year, while the growth is currently ongoing, according to recent data, provided by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

E-commerce has forever changed the way people shop, and now recycled containerboard will change the way products are delivered.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2020 Containerboard Monthly report. Total Containerboard production in November increased two percent compared to November 2019. It was up four percent when compared to the same 11 months of 2019.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2020 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. 

Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has launched a new paper EcoWicketBag for Drylock Technologies’ baby diaper ranges, bringing sustainable paper-based packaging to the hygiene market globally.

Packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has launched a new company called Recycling Dual GmbH to help German manufacturers and retail businesses reduce costs and improve their sustainability efforts, in line with updated legislation.

Enviva, a leading global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and GoChain, a blockchain company that drives the adoption of impactful technology for the betterment of society and our habitat, recently announced the initial results of a pilot program designed to enhance the traceability of sustainable biomass.

Dunn Paper announced the appointment of David Apollonio as President and CEO. Apollonio joins Dunn as a tenured paper executive and leader having managed multiple P&Ls both domestically and internationally for International Paper for over 25 years.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced that Hugues Simon will join the company and be appointed as president of the wood products division as of March 1, 2021. His term will begin as of the date on which Remi G. Lalonde, currently Resolute's chief financial officer, assumes the position of president and chief executive officer. Simon will report to Lalonde.

We honor David H. Paterson who spent 30 years as executive of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association. He passed away on November 28, 2020. We extend our sympathy and condolences to his family, colleagues and friends.

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