| Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 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 Career Wire
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
Clearwater Paper announced that it temporarily suspended operations at its Augusta, Georgia paperboard facility and its Shelby, North Carolina tissue facility due to the impacts from Hurricane Helene. There was no serious damage to equipment and both facilities are resuming operations.
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The American Forest & Paper President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement regarding concern around toilet paper shortages in the U.S.:
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The EU Commission has proposed today a draft amendment to postpone by a year the implementation of a regulation aiming to limit deforestation linked to commodities, not only imported but also produced and exported from the European Union.
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Stora Enso announced that it is preparing to sell approximately 12% of its total forest assets of 1.4 million hectares in Sweden. Stora Enso has therefore initiated steps to implement a new legal structure for its Swedish forest assets to facilitate the potential sale.
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From The Experts
The American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Heidi Brock released the following statement regarding the European Union’s Commission decision to extend the EU Deforestation Regulation implementation deadline to December 2025.
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Market Roundup
Suzano announced that it expects to reduce its production volume of market pulp in 2024 by approximately 4% when compared to its nominal production capacity (not including Cerrado Project).
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Pulp & Paper
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a large new pulp mill for Liansheng Pulp & Paper in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China. ANDRITZ supplied the complete mill with state-of-the-art technologies for all major process islands.
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Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. has been awarded a paper machine steam and condensate system rebuild, including system engineering, dryer drainage equipment, and related steam joints and syphons.
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Eren Holding, a family-owned Turkish conglomerate, has officially launched its landmark GBP 1 billion Shotton Mill paper campus at a business meeting attended by senior Ministers from the UK and Welsh governments, along with leading figures from the international business community.
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Suzano, the world’s largest pulp producer, completes the acquisition of two industrial assets from Pactiv Evergreen in Arkansas and North Carolina, United States. The acquisition of the mills in Pine Bluff and Waynesville, that manufacture liquid packaging board and cupstock, adds approximately 420,000 metric tons annually of integrated paperboard to Suzano’s production capacity.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Atlantic Packaging Products, Ltd. announced the opening of its newest manufacturing plant in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Valmet is to supply an OptiConcept M containerboard machine with automation and services to Anhui Linping Circular Development in China. The new machine, PM 8, will produce recycled liner grades.
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New Products
Austrian Lenzing Group invests in Swedish fiber company TreeToTextile to accelerate development of a new renewable and resource efficient cellulose fiber for textile and nonwoven applications. The fiber aims to replace part of the cotton fiber market and help the industry reduce its environmental footprint significantly.
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Scientific instrument manufacturer Scilutions has released 100% biodegradable and recyclable automation racks made from paper pulp. The Pulp Fixin AutoRacks were developed with Zenpack, the San Jose-based packaging design and manufacturing company.
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Sustainability
Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer and a global leader in the manufacture of bioproducts developed from eucalyptus, recognized the socio-environmental and quality performance of its suppliers at the second edition of Suzano Valoriza, an event that took place on October 1.
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Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has co-founded an alliance to improve the circularity of used paper bags in the construction industry. The Spain-based alliance, called Paper Sacks Go Circular Spain comprises of 12 European companies from the full value chain including Mondi.
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Lucart, the Italian multinational group known for the Tenderly, Tutto Pannocarta, Grazie EcoNatural and Lucart Professional brands, was awarded “Platinum” rating by the independent agency EcoVadis for the third year running, with a score of 85/100 (up from 2023).
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Valmet has been awarded a Gold Medal in the EcoVadis sustainability assessment, ranking it among the top five percent of companies evaluated over the past 12 months.
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People
Metsä Board announced that Laura Remes has been appointed SVP, Business Development and a member of the Corporate Management Team. She will start in her position at a time to be specified later, and will report to CEO Mika Joukio.
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As of October 1, 2024, Dr. Christian Rink will take over the position of global CFO of the CHT Group held by Prof. Dr. Klaus Müller on an interim basis. In this role, he will be responsible for Finance & Controlling, Information Technology, Digitalization, Compliance Management and Project Management.
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Danny Lopez, VP, New Machinery Sales, The Haire Group and Tom Staal, Director of Management Systems, Coastal Containers, have been elected to TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Council (CPC). The CPC acts as the governing body of TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Division, developing strategic plans, press products and events.
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Vanguard Companies founded in 1975, is a leading designer and manufacturer of retail point-of-purchase (POP) displays, retail packaging, industrial packaging, and fulfillment services. Today Vanguard announces the appointment of Jerry Solberg, National Account Manager.
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TAPPI Career Wire
City of Greenville Greenville, North Carolina
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Samtec Microelectronics Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Oakland County Waterford, Michigan
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Criterium Lalancette & Dudka Engineers Rutland, Vermont
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City of Salina, Kansas Salina, Kansas
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TAPPI News
Reserve your seat now for TAPPI’s Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology Course
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Boost your knowledge of kraft pulp mill recovery operations and get training to solve mill challenges this January.
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Virtual Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Event, November 7, 2024, is Open to All Professionals
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TAPPI’s PIMA Division publishes first safety TIP based on sharing safety related best practices.
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Nominations for 2025-2026 awards now being accepted
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