| Thursday, November 16, 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
In a groundbreaking partnership between the United States Army and First Line Technology, recent research findings are poised to usher in a revolutionary shift in decontamination processes.
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Study will focus on four areas: wood construction, forestry, pulp and paper, and new biobased products.
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At the end of October, Voith successfully started up Asia Symbol's BM 13 at Rugao, 180 km north of Shanghai, China. The state-of-the-art machine is 8.16 m wide with a design speed of 1,400 m/min and an annual capacity of around one million tons.
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From The Experts
On Friday, November 3 (November 4 in the print edition), the Wall Street Journal published an article titled Citi to Cardholders: Go Paperless or Else about Citigroup’s decision to cut off all online and app communications with their customers who refuse to go paperless. Two Sides North America sent the following letter to the editors of the WSJ the same day.
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Market Roundup
Sylvamo on Nov. 9 released its third quarter 2023 earnings.
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WestRock Company announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2023.
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Pulp & Paper
Graphic paper manufacturer Les Papeteries de Clairefontaine started up PM6 after a dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec at its Etival Clairefontaine mill in France. The machine produces graphic paper in the basis weight range from 60 to 100 gsm.
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Jujo Thermal selected ABB to upgrade its drive control system at its mill in Kauttua, Finland, for improved runnability and efficiency. ABB’s scope of delivery included the provision and commissioning of the upgrade package for the existing PM2 drive control system and new drives.
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Voith announced that Sun Paper's two packaging paper machines — PM 2 and PM 3 — were successfully commissioned at the Nanning, China site within one month.
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Despite the extremely difficult situation created by the ongoing conflict, A.Celli and Kochavinska Paper Factory teams managed to start up the new iDEAL® tissue line provided for the plant located in the Lviv region.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Unicorr Packaging Group announced the acquisition of TriState Container Corporation.
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The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) enlisted South Africa as one of the 16 countries that participated in this year's global 'Trend Tracker Survey'.
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ProGroup announced that an agreement has been signed with Sappi whereby ProGroup will take over Sappi's Stockstadt pulp and paper mill in Germany.
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New Products
Voith is supplementing its proven Pluralis family with new Pluralis Hot Stock (HS) refiner fillings. Representing a significant advancement in refining technology, they are specifically designed to meet the demanding requirements of pulp mills and to minimize resource consumption.
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In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has obtained unprecedented maximum limits of its highly extensible formable cellulose-based webs used for rigid packaging applications.
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Sustainability
Demand for more greener packaging is aligning with innovation in industrial applications to future drive sales of specialty papers, according to the latest Smithers research.
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Velvet CARE earned a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings, as Central Europe’s fastest-growing consumer tissue producer continues to refine its environmental, social and governance practices.
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People
Cascades deeply regrets and is saddened to announce the death of one of its cofounders, Mr. Bernard Lemaire, at the age of 87.
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Association TRENDS has named Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), as the 2024 Association Executive of the Year.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the election of its new 2024 Board of Directors members.
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Jessica Nordin is taking up the role as new Director of Sustainability at Södra with responsibility for leading and developing Södra’s overall sustainability agenda moving forward.
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TAPPI News
Reserve your seat for the most comprehensive pulp and paper training!
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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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The TAPPICon 2024 Planning Committee is pleased to announce the extension of its Call for Papers deadline to December 15, 2023.
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TAPPI’s Kraft Recovery Operations Course delivers a review of chemistry, physics and engineering principles.
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TAPPI is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.
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Increase your value as a business owner or supervisor by using TAPPI to help train your workforce or find new hires.
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