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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
Germany will face with an acute shortage of paper this year, that will be mainly due to ever rising energy prices in the country this year and the existing threat of bankruptcies of many leading local pulp and paper enterprises, according to recent statements, made by some leading German paper producers and local media reports.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö has started to operate under the business name Ahlstrom as of October 3, 2022. The company has completed the ownership reorganization of its Decor business and thus proceeded with its plan, announced in May 2022, to change its name to Ahlstrom.
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Sappi Limited announced that it has concluded an agreement with AURELIUS Investment Lux One S.à.r.l. ("AURELIUS") regarding the divesture of its Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, its Stockstadt Mill in Germany and its Kirkniemi Mill in Finland (the "Transaction").
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Sonoco has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire S.P. Holding, Skjern A/S ("Skjern"), a privately owned manufacturer of paper based in Skjern, Denmark. The acquisition expands production capacity for customers and Sonoco converting operations throughout Europe and bordering regions.
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From The Experts
By Sören Back, Paper AdvanceBy
How is electricity produced and distributed in Europe? Why do we have today's situation with high electricity prices and a lack of electricity? Why is Europe affected by the natural gas prices?
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Market Roundup
Nanocellulose (NC) can be classified into cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), cellulose nanofiber (CNF), and bacterial nanocellulose (BNC). They are are novel biomaterials with multiple industrial uses for replacing fossil derived raw materials.
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Pulp & Paper
Solenis and Kolb Distribution Ltd. (“Kolb”), a unit of KLK Kolb Group, have announced that Solenis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the latter’s paper process chemicals business. The deal includes a long-term supply agreement, in which the KLK Kolb Group will manufacture paper process chemicals exclusively for Solenis.
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Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, a leading manufacturer of specialty papers in North America, has announced plans to restart a paper machine in its Chillicothe, Ohio facility. The company is investing $21 million to upgrade and restart the #24 paper machine (PM24) and plans to hire 52 full-time employees to operate and maintain it.
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ANDRITZ has received an order from Bracell SP Celulose Ltda. to supply four PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue production lines to its mill located in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo.
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Metsä Tissue's renewed tissue paper machine at the Mänttä mill in Finland has moved from the trial run phase to continuous production. The renewed paper machine will be used to produce fresh fibre-based tissue paper products primarily for the Finnish market.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has successfully finalized the acquisition of Essentra Packaging, which was agreed in June 2022, after receiving approval from all relevant competition authorities. The transaction comprises of 100% of the shares in ESNT Packaging & Securing Solutions Limited (UK) and 100% of the shares in Essentra Packaging US Inc (US) as well as their affiliated companies.
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Valmet will supply a coated board making line with automation and Industrial Internet solutions as well as spare parts and consumables packages to one of its customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The board making line with high productivity will produce folding coated board grades of premium quality.
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New Products
Industrial Shredders announced it is now offering its Core Shredder that turns cardboard cores into a moveable, reusable material to help improve the performance of an organization.
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Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, announced that its ground-breaking Appretan NTR range based on 30% renewable raw material can now be applied to impart barrier properties to selected types of food packaging.
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Sustainability
The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has enjoyed celebrating National Forest Week (NFW), which took place the week of September 18-24, 2022, as the sustainable management of Canada’s forests is fundamental to PPEC and its members.
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People
Industry stalwart served as long-time editor and publisher of PaperAge magazine.
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Emi Stefani, co-founder of the Sofidel Group in 1966 and chairman until March 2021, passed away suddenly at his home in Porcari, Lucca.
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A helicopter tragedy took the lives of six tissue industry executives, including four from the Turkish firm Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products, and two from Lebanese company Indevco.
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TAPPI News
Please view the list of Upcoming October Webinars and Events.
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Subject Matter Experts are invited to speak at TAPPICon 2023.
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The free newsletter from TAPPI Academy is designed to keep you connected to events, news and opportunities.
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An exciting opportunity to learn from industry leaders about upcoming developments and advancements.
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Get to know potential new recruits at the TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit; meet face-to-face with qualified interns and co-op candidates.
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Sharpen your skills and know-how through webinars, courses and live events, or choose from our library of e-Learning courses.
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Green Bay Packaging is looking for applications to fill the position of a Plant Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager in Morrilton, AR. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
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