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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
One immediate impact of the war in Ukraine and the sanctions by Western countries has been a dramatic reduction in exports of forest products from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
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ABB has been awarded a new contract by long-term customer, sustainable packaging company DS Smith, to fulfil a vision of highly automated, connected, and secure operations at their Kemsley Mill in the UK.
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Veritiv Corporation announced today that it has completed the sale of its Veritiv Canada, Inc. business to Imperial Dade, a leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging, facilities maintenance supplies, floor equipment, and industrial packaging in the United States and now, Canada.
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From The Experts
By The Two Sides Team
It may come as a surprise in this digital age, but about 52% of British adults still read printed magazines. And it’s not a generational thing either as a reported seven out of 10 millennials read printed magazines for leisure and entertainment.
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By Kandi Hagenbuch, Kadant Flooding occurs when condensate is being evacuated from the dryer at a rate that is less than the rate at which steam is condensing in the dryer. A dryer begins to recover from a flooded condition when the evacuation rate exceeds the condensing rate. Here are some common mechanical problems that can cause paper drying flooding.
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q1 2022 Boxboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total boxboard production in Q1 2022 increased two percent compared to Q1 2021.
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Stora Enso reported first quarter 2022 financial results.
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Pulp & Paper
Georgia-Pacific has announced plans to upgrade areas of its 640-acre Muskogee (Oklahoma) bath tissue, towel and napkin manufacturing operations. The Muskogee Mill has proposed investments of more than $50 million during the next three years to improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of operations in addition to the investment of a new production line and equipment.
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Renowned Indian board producer B&B Triplewall Containers Limited has chosen to partner with Voith with the order of a BlueLine OCC stock preparation and advanced approach flow system for its Krishnagiri PM 1. With a capacity of 250 tons per day, the new stock preparation line will consistently supply high-quality OCC pulp for the production of stable container board.
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ABB has been awarded a new contract by long-term customer DS Smith with an Ability™ System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) and paper machine drives upgrade across PM3, PM4 and PM6 at their Kemsley Mill in the UK.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its Q1 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total containerboard production in Q1 2022 increased two percent compared to Q1 2021.
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Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has highlighted the power of packaging in creating a more sustainable homecare industry.
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New Products
Neenah, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of materials focused on filtration media, specialty coatings, engineered materials as well as imaging and packaging, announced a versatile paper-based medical packaging capable of withstanding all three widely used sterilization processes, including radiation, autoclave, and ethylene oxide.
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Paper and molded fiber packaging have traditionally relied on a thin plastic film or the addition of fluorochemicals to hold out water and grease. Neither of these solutions is ideal, as plastic layers are not degradable and can be difficult to recycle.
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Sustainability
Stora Enso will invest EUR 10 million at its Enocell pulp mill in Finland to replace fossil-based heavy fuel oil with renewable pitch oil. This will reduce the environmental impact of the operations and help in reaching the ambitious target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Many companies are now flooded with questions and surveys from their customers and suppliers about sustainability. When Holmen Iggesund discovered EcoVadis, they saw an opportunity to simplify reviews and increase transparency around sustainability.
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Solenis LLC, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is pleased to recognize International Paper’s Pine Hill, Ala., Containerboard Mill as a winner of the 2021 Solenis Sustainability Award. The installation of an ultrasonic bed depth monitor and chemical automation on the plant’s raw water clarifier resulted in water savings of 1,300,000 gallons annually.
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People
International Paper announced today that Mark Nellessen has been named vice president of Investor Relations, reporting to Tim Nicholls, senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective immediately
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Ms. Katri Hokkanen (M.Sc. Econ) has been appointed interim CFO at Valmet as of May 1, 2022. In this position she will report to President and CEO Pasi Laine.
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TAPPI News
Take a sneak peek into the P&P industry’s most pertinent safety issues.
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Gain insight from FiberLean and the University of Vienna at this not-to-miss global event.
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Explore innovations in enzymes, biological control, injection systems and more at TAPPI’s Wet End Chemistry Course.
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Showcase your product and/or service at PEERS/IBBC 2022.
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Are you looking for proven ideas to solve issues in your kiln or recaust areas, improve efficiency &/or reliability, or just want to learn more about these critical but often forgotten parts of the mill? You should be at KILNCON 2022!
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Wood is looking for applications to fill the position of Senior Project Manager in Green Bay, WI. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
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