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Smurfit Westrock's CEO, along with colleagues, family and friends on July 8 celebrated the new company's debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill and Waynesville, North Carolina, extrusion facility to Suzano for $110 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for closing amounts such as working capital.

Lindenmeyr Munroe, a leading independent paper, packaging, wide format, and facility solutions provider across North America, announced today plans to expand operations into the Georgia market with an Atlanta-based distribution facility.

Heinzel Group announced that it has made the difficult decision to close its subsidiary, Raubling Papier GmbH, in Germany, due to persistently difficult market conditions and challenging economic circumstances.

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In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper companies have seen a turnover decrease in the past year. A record high annual recycling rate indicates the industry’s autonomy and circularity.

In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper companies have seen a turnover decrease in the past year. A record high annual recycling rate indicates the industry's autonomy and circularity.

The start-up of the Eldorado mill in Três Lagoas, Brazil, in 2012 was big news in SPECTRUM magazine and across the global industry, and it hasn’t stopped there.The mill has often been in the news since then, it has broken all sorts of records and has produced many more tons of pulp than it was originally designed for.

ABB has secured a landmark contract to modernize Smurfit Kappa’s Paper Machine 5 (PM5) at its Cerro Gordo corrugated cardboard mill near Mexico City. ABB will provide Smurfit Kappa with its ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS), accompanied by a comprehensive paper machine drives system, encompassing some of the market’s most advanced drives and motors meticulously designed to optimize PM5’s performance.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from C&S Paper to supply two PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines for its mill in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China.

Huatai’s PM8, with a wire width of 5m and a design speed of 900mpm, will be upgraded and relocated with the goal of producing High Porosity Sack Paper with 100% virgin fiber and other grades with a portion of OCC.

Valmet is to supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand. The system will enable the plant to improve corrugated board quality and productivity and reduce waste caused by warped board. The start-up of the system is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.

Green Bay Packaging (GBP) recently announced the expansion of its Great Lakes Packaging Division in Germantown, WI. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 9, 2024, at the new location.

Contaminant-loaden stock flows in pulping systems for recovered paper can only be conveyed reliably and largely blockage-free with a special pump. Whether in the LC or HC system, the new IntensaPump reliably pumps critical contaminants to the next machine in both systems.

Sappi, a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources, has again achieved Platinum, the highest rating in EcoVadis’ sustainability assessment across all three of its manufacturing regions – Europe, North America, and South Africa.

Toscotec has been certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001:2018 energy management system. The certification was issued by Certiquality, an independent third-party assurance body validated by Italy’s national accreditation body Accredia.

Voith, a leading full-line supplier in the paper industry, presents its optimized LC (low-consistency) pulping system for recycled paper. The previous TwinPulp system has undergone extensive further development, with the focus on improving efficiency and reducing costs.

Sustainable packaging is gaining traction, but a new survey by UPM, a leading supplier of renewable biomaterials, reveals a surprising hurdle: cost.

Lecta announces an agreement with Naturgy, a multinational energy group, for the supply of renewable gas that will contribute to the sustainable decarbonization of its manufacturing activity.

TAPPI and AICC, co-producers of the mega corrugated event SuperCorrExpo® 2024, have announced Cris Carter will be a keynote speaker at the corrugated industry’s quadrennial event taking place September 8-12, 2024 in Orlando, FL.

Suzano announced that Beto Abreu is the new CEO of Suzano as of July 1. The executive takes office with the mission of advancing the company's strategic plan, which this year celebrates its centenary and completes the construction of the largest single cellulose production line in the world, in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS).

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