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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
Sappi Europe is pleased to announce its completion of phase two of a three-phase modernisation project at Gratkorn Mill, Austria. The double-digit million-euro investment consolidates its strong position as a global coated fine paper producer.
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Ahlstrom announced that it is implementing a refined strategy focused on global trends for sustainable materials and is simplifying its divisional structure from five to three business units.
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Lubrizol announced a $20 million investment to its plant in Gastonia, North Carolina, to enhance production of innovative acrylic emulsions.
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From The Experts
By Paper Advance
Mondi, a leading paper and packaging producer, tackles a common question: why not use 100% recycled paper? Their answer highlights the crucial partnership between fresh and recycled fibers in maintaining a healthy paper cycle.
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Market Roundup
Metsä Group reported results for the first quarter of 2024.
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SCA announced that it will increase the prices on brown and white kraftliner in Europe by EUR 60 per metric ton.
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Pulp & Paper
International technology group ANDRITZ successfully completed the upgrade of the combustion system on a through-air drying (TAD) tissue machine at the paper mill of Essity in Prudhoe. This is the third upgrade of this kind that ANDRITZ carried out for global hygiene and health company Essity.
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Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has made an investment decision to renew the folding boxboard machine at Simpele, which will improve the quality of folding boxboard and increase production efficiency. The investment will enable the replacement of fossil fuels in paperboard production, and supports Metsä Board's target of fossil free production at all its mills by the end of 2030.
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Colombian tissue manufacturer C.Y.P. Del R. S.A. has started up a complete AHEAD 1.8 tissue line supplied by Toscotec at its mill in Risaralda. This is a repeat order for Toscotec who has successfully installed a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at the same mill on PM1 in 2021.
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ANDRITZ has received an order from PT. Pabrik Kertas Indonesia to rebuild two existing OCC (old corrugated containers) lines for its mill in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q1 2024 Boxboard report.
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Polish cardboard packaging maker Grupa Akomex has announced it is joining the Natureef Association as a supporting member.
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Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) [on April 22] reported first quarter 2024 net income of $147 million, or $1.63 per share, and net income of $155 million, or $1.72 per share, excluding special items. First quarter net sales were $2.0 billion in 2024 and 2023.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q1 2024 Containerboard Quarterly report.
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New Products
Valmet is introducing new low-friction doctor blades to respond to customers’ energy savings and decreased doctor blade usage sustainability requirements. The new low-friction doctor blades are suitable for dryer sections in all paper and board machines regardless of the original equipment manufacturer.
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Sustainability
Recycling is a central component of Voith Paper’s sustainability strategy and forms the basis for a sustainable paper industry. With this in mind, the company is stepping up its activities in the area of reutilization and recycling of press felts in order to conserve resources, reduce waste and cut CO2 emissions.
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The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) has announced the release of a new report detailing the results from a newly completed study on the recycling of fiber-based materials with transfer metallic decoration.
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DS Smith has announced a new partnership with Bioenzymatic Fuel Cells (BeFC), a pioneer in the development of fully recyclable smart tags.
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The EU Parliament recently adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.
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People
The Food Production Solutions Association announced that it has hired Matthew R. Ott as its new President and CEO. This announcement was made by Brian Perkins, FPSA Chair and President of Provisur Technologies Inc, during the Association’s Executive Exchange & Conference held in Indian Wells, California.
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Willamette Falls Paper Company announced the addition of Rich Meyer to the sales organization as Sales Director. He will be managing the Minnesota, Canada, and the Great Plains territory.
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TAPPI Career Wire
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MTA New York City Transit Brooklyn, New York
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Sacramento Suburban Water District Sacramento, California
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