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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 Career Wire
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
The Board of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and its Selection Committee invite individuals and institutions, globally, to nominate candidates for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize.
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Taiwanese tissue producer Yuen Foong Yu Consumer Products Co., Ltd. has successfully started up a new ANDRITZ PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line at its mill in Chingshui.
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The new BOBST Competence Center, an innovation hub for the US market, is scheduled to open its doors on April 15–16, 2024. At this event, visitors will gain valuable insights into the future of label and flexible packaging production through live demos, presentations from industry experts, and exclusive networking opportunities.
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Approximately 72 American workers employed in the U.S. forest products industry descended on Washington, D.C., this week and made more than 535 visits with Members of Congress and Administration officials.
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From The Experts
By Essity
The global hygiene and health market is continuously evolving. As a leading global hygiene and health company, it’s important that we stay on top of trends and continue to shape innovations that define the industry in new areas.
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Market Roundup
Stora Enso reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results.
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International Paper today reported full-year and fourth quarter 2023 financial results.
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Pulp & Paper
Mondi plc (Mondi), a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, has completed the acquisition of Hinton Pulp mill in Alberta, Canada, from West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd (West Fraser) for a total consideration of USD 5 million.
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International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new high-capacity chemi-thermomechanical pulping system supplied to Wuzhou Special Paper (Jiangxi) Co. Ltd. in Hukou County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China. This is the largest fiberline worldwide with only one high-consistency refiner as the heart of the process.
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Valmet will deliver a complete tissue line including a tissue making line and converting equipment to Suzano Papel e Celulose in Brazil. The order also includes a biomass boiler.
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Sofidel America on Feb. 1 started production and produced its first parent roll of tissue at its newly acquired mill in Duluth, Minnesota (USA).
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Containerboard/Packaging
Smurfit Kappa announced that it will invest EUR 54 million to double the capacity of its Ibi Bag-in-Box plant in Alicante, Spain.
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Sonoco Products Company, one of the largest global sustainable packaging companies, today announced that certain of its subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Protective Solutions business to Black Diamond Capital Management, LLC (“Black Diamond”) for an estimated $80 million in cash.
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PT Riau Andalan Paperboard International, part of APRIL Group, has initiated the commissioning of its new IDR 33.4 trillion (US$ 2.3 billion) paperboard manufacturing plant, bringing it a step closer to full-scale commercial production, which is expected later this year.
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New Products
Renewable Lubricants introduces Bio-Process™ Oils, a family of blended, highly refined biosynthetic base oils (Biobased) that maintain flexibility over a wider range than petroleum based products, making them ideal for use in many types of adhesives and sealants.
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Voith introduces OnView.Energy, an innovative digitalization solution for energy monitoring that enables paper manufacturers to visualize, monitor and reduce energy consumption to lower their operating costs while minimizing environmental footprint.
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Force Control Industries’ Posidyne® X-Class Clutch Brakes are ideal for incline conveyor applications because they provide precise positioning each cycle, they act as a holding brake so that materials never slide backward on the incline, they are oil filled and sealed so they do not rust, and they do so without maintenance or adjustment.
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Cascades has launched a new produce basket design for the produce sector. Made from up to 100% recycled fibers, the new produce baskets with flaps offer produce growers a sustainable alternative to replace more hard-to-recycle packaging.
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Sustainability
In an ambitious endeavor funded by the European Union with 9.8M€, the SteamDry project is poised to transform the sustainability of drying processes for web-like materials such as paper, board, tissue, and nonwovens.
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People
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today introduced Sonoco President and CEO Howard Coker as AF&PA’s Board Chair. He joined other paper and wood product industry leaders at the association's Winter Board of Directors’ Meeting on January 31.
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David Albert Dyer, 74, died unexpectedly in November, 2023. Dyer earned his BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maine in Orono.
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TAPPI Career Wire
Boulder County Boulder, Colorado
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City of Kissimmee Kissimmee , Florida
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City of Lenexa Lenexa, Kansas
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PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC Los Angeles, California
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City of Pasco, Washington Pasco, Washington
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TAPPI News
Both Conferences will now co-locate with TAPPICon, beginning with special programming options in 2024
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Hurry, this special Press Sale ends February 8
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Master the basic concepts in pulp and paper manufacturing
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TAPPI’s 16th Advanced Coating Symposium will showcase barrier coatings and other considerations
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TAPPI’s2024 Women’s Summit Promotes Gender Equality and Inclusion.
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Registration is open for PS&ChE’s Hands-On Papermaking Course and Advanced Papermaking: Additives Course. Register today!
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TAPPI honors the legacy of Howard Neft
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