| Thursday, October 19, 2023 - Member
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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
EPIQ Machinery recently announced the acquisition of Stymer Technologies under ADF Engineering, a subsidiary of EPIQ Machinery, a Canada-based company.
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Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) announced that it has engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisor to explore the potential sale of its paperboard and high-yield pulp assets located at its Temiscaming site.
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Georgia-Pacific completed a $175 million investment into its Dixie tableware facility in Darlington, South Carolina, and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community celebration.
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The persistent global economic downturn is proving to be much tougher than anticipated with depressed markets, geopolitical instability and weak economic growth combining to put significant pressure on Sappi, particularly in Europe.
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From The Experts
By Mary Anne Hansan, President, Paper and Packaging Board Over the last nine years, the Paper and Packaging Board has built a smart, strategic marketing program that communicates our industry's sustainability ethos and planet-smart packaging innovations. Our sustainability work is in its infancy, just two and a half years in, with more work ahead.
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Market Roundup
SCA announced that it is increasing the price for NBSK pulp (Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft) in Europe.
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Pulp & Paper
Softys has selected Toscotec for the supply of a complete tissue line at their facility in Altamira, Mexico. Scheduled for start-up in the first quarter of 2025, the new AHEAD 2.2 line (PM5) will be supplied on a turnkey basis.
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Enstra Paper, member of the Corruseal Group and one of the largest producers of recycled containerboard grades in South Africa, has engaged Voith to rebuild its PM 6 for packaging paper in Springs, close to Johannesburg, in South Africa.
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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc., the global leader in High Purity Cellulose, announces that it has engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisor to explore the potential sale of its paperboard and high-yield pulp assets located at its Temiscaming site.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Heidelberg has delivered the two sheetfed offset presses to WestRock's folding carton plant in Tczew, Poland.
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Visy announced the opening of its new corrugated box plant in Hemmant, Queensland, Australia.
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Andritz will rebuild a paper machine at Holmen Paper’s Braviken mill in Sweden to provide maximum production flexibility.
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New Products
As an exhibitor at the ATIP Congress, emtec Electronic will spotlight its newest products designed to tackle industry-wide issues such as resource waste in the wet-end and the precise determination of advanced haptic parameters.
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Mondi Grünburg has partnered with NKE, a prominent manufacturer of bearing solutions for wind, railway and industrial applications, to create a new packaging solution for wind power components.
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Positioned between the Econo Facer and Modul Facer® in its requirements, the CF-A addresses customers who want to use cassette machines with proven belt technology, especially for lighter grammages.
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Sustainability
Metsä Tissue said that its Kreuzau mill in Germany has stopped using lignite (soft brown coal) as an energy source, and since this past September the mill has switched to wood pellets in the mill's production of heat.
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Rottneros is extending its commitment as an active partner in Sting Bioeconomy’s Industri Partner Program. The Industri Partner Program is a platform and catalyst for the crucial green transition aimed at creating a sustainable industry with reduced environmental and climate impact.
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The corrugated packaging industry has achieved substantial reductions in the environmental impacts of a corrugated cardboard box, according to a new life cycle assessment.
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People
The Board of Renewcell has appointed Magnus Håkansson as the new acting CEO. Magnus has solid experience from leading roles in the retail and fashion sector and from leadership in a listed environment. He will start today and replaces Patrik Lundström, who has been the company's CEO since 2019.
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Resolute’s Claudia Roberge, superintendent, Health and Safety – Lac-Saint-Jean and Mauricie (Quebec) woodlands operations, has been recognized at the 2023 Globee® Awards for Women in Business.
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TAPPI News
Hear Jamie Tiralla, AF&PA, and Mark DeAndrea, Centrisys Renewables, present at PEERS and IBBC 2023. Register today and attend both conferences for only one registration fee.
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Day-long event features multiple subject matter experts on a range of energy-focused topics
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Head to Chicago TAPPI’s Corrugated Boot Camp on Tuesday, November 7, 2024
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Network with your peers and gain invaluable insights into essential kraft recovery science from experts around the world.
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Registrations are coming in for TAPPI’s highest rated pulp and paper training event.
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Recruit the next generation of industry leaders and get your company’s brand in front of engineering students by participating in the industry’s leading career fair event.
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