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Weekly Spotlight
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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
Valmet will supply a grade conversion rebuild to VPK's Alizay mill in France. In the project, the paper machine, which currently produces fine paper grades, will be rebuilt to produce recycled lightweight containerboard grades to support Alizay's plans for long-term sustainable development in circular economy. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2022.
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Verso Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which BillerudKorsnäs AB will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Verso for a purchase price of $27 per share in cash, or approximately $825 million.
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With the holiday season in full swing, you may be looking for ways to celebrate more sustainably this year. Luckily, using paper is a simple, effective way to be a force for nature this holiday season – it comes from a plant-based, renewable resource that can be recycled up to seven times!
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its November 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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Pulp & Paper
Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the indefinite idling of pulp and paper operations at its Calhoun (Tennessee) mill. Tissue manufacturing and converting will continue at the site and the adjacent distribution center will remain in full operation.
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Kruger Products announced that it will double the size and production of its future LDC tissue machine in the Brompton borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The machine is slated to be commissioned in 2024.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Valmet will supply an Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) line, three stock preparation lines, and an OptiConcept M container board making line with automation and services to Kıvanç Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret's mill in Adana, Turkey. Kıvanç Tekstil's new board making line (PM 1) will produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades.
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Liberty Diversified International (LDI) announced the acquisition of Alois Box Company of Chicago. The acquisition marks the accelerating growth of the Liberty Packaging business unit within the LDI family of companies.
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New Products
With the newly launched fiber orientation measurement and control of Voith's OnQuality product family, paper manufacturers can reliably control the fiber orientation angle.
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Sustainability
PulPac announced further patent grants for its pioneering cellulose forming technology that makes it possible to replace single-use plastics with competitive fiber-based alternatives. The company's most general patent, that already has been granted in big parts of the world, is now also granted in Colombia.
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The European paper industry fully supports the EU ambition of making Europe the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and building a European circular economy.
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People
Dunn Paper announced the appointments of Founder Brent Earnshaw as Chief Executive Officer and promotion of Wade Kemnitz to President of the company.
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TAPPI News
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