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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
Maflex is proud to announce that its concept for a machine built entirely out of LEGO® bricks has been approved and published on LEGO Ideas, the platform dedicated to promoting and sharing original projects created with the world’s most famous bricks. This initiative represents a unique approach to showcasing tissue converting technology through an iconic, creative, and globally recognized medium.
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UPM Fibres announced "planned measures" that include the possible reduction of 110 positions in the UPM Pulp operations in Finland, UPM Forest and UPM Timber.
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The Fedrigoni Group announced its decision to exit the office paper business and will close Giano S.r.l, its Italian subsidiary operating in the office paper business segment — a separate vertical within the Special Papers business.
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From The Experts
By Luciana Lima In recent years, the pulp and paper industry has undergone a remarkable transformation driven by technological advancements and a strong focus on sustainability.
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Market Roundup
Kemira announced 4-8% price increases for all Pulp & Paper segment product lines in the Americas region, effective November 1 or as contracts allow.
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International Paper (NYSE: IP) is pleased to announce that it received the necessary shareholder approval for its pending acquisition of DS Smith (LSE: DSS), (the "Combination").
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In 2023, overseas purchases of sulphite wrapping paper increased by 25% to 5.1K tons, rising for the third consecutive year after three years of decline. Over the period under review, imports, however, continue to indicate a perceptible decline.
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Pulp & Paper
Runtech Systems delivers a RunEco vacuum system to Canan Kagit Sanayi ve Ticaret AS in Mersin, Türkiye. The delivery to PM1 includes two EP600 Turbo Blowers with EcoDrop water separator, a low vacuum blower and EcoFlow dewatering measurements with six measurement points for vacuum system optimization.
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Perseus Group (“Perseus”), an operating group of Constellation Software, announced that it has completed the purchase of a worldwide exclusive license to Honeywell’s OptiVision for the pulp and paper industry. OptiVision is a leading Order to Cash system providing order management, planning, manufacturing execution, warehousing and shipping.
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This acquisition marks another important step in Antalis’ expansion in the Iberian packaging market. Founded in 1983, Plaesa is a family-owned business specialising in the design, conversion and production of customised technical packaging solutions.
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Metsä Wood, part of Metsä Group, plans to discontinue plywood production in Suolahti, Finland. The plan to end production at the Suolahti mill is based on its poor profitability. According to the plans, production at the Suolahti birch plywood mill would end by the end of first quarter of 2025 and production at the spruce plywood mill would end by the end of 2026 at the latest.
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Georgia-Pacific officially opened its new Dixie® tableware manufacturing site in Jackson, Tennessee. The approximately $425 million facility sits on 241 acres and is 900,000 square feet.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Mondi announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging.
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Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority (MBCIA) announced that Graphic Packaging International (GPI), a leading company in the design and manufacturing of packaging for commercial products, will invest $136 million in the modernization of its Macon mill. GPI employs more than 1,330 employees in Georgia, and the Macon mill investment will help retain more than 460 manufacturing jobs.
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DS Smith, a leading international provider of fibre based sustainable packaging solutions, has won Silver at the prestigious ‘Golden Walnut’ (Golden Noot) Awards, for their revolutionary product, ‘DS Smith Lift Up’.
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New Products
Norske Skog Skogn has successfully launched a new food packaging product made from 100% fresh wood fiber, marking a significant shift in the company’s sustainability efforts.
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RE-ZIP, a Danish software company and circular packaging solutions supplier, has initiated a reusable packaging trial with Amazon in five European countries.
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Hinojosa Packaging Group announces the launch of its new 100% sustainable and recyclable corrugated trays, developed exclusively for the E. Leclerc chain. This initiative aims to replace the plastic trays used for summer fruit, in compliance with the AGEC law.
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Sustainability
OneFortyOne announces a significant investment of c.$30 million in a renewable biomass power generation project at our Jubilee Sawmill.
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Releaf Paper, the world’s first producer of pulp and paper made from green waste, is excited to announce its participation in Uber’s ambitious new global sustainability initiative, unveiled at the Uber Go Get Zero event in London.
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People
Kalle Parviainen has been appointed SVP, Metsä Fibre’s sawmill business and member of Metsä Fibre’s Management Team. He will report to Ismo Nousiainen, CEO, Metsä Fibre in this new role. Parviainen has previously worked as CFO at Metsä Wood.
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TAPPI Career Wire
ASC Engineered Solutions Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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County of Ventura Ventura, California
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Biomedical Engineering Department Madison, Wisconsin
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St Jude Children''s Research Hospital Memphis, Tennessee
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DuPage Water Commission Elmhurst, Illinois
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TAPPI News
Explore solutions for transferring knowledge and know-how internally on the job during this one-hour webinar
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Learn about Bio-Gas and explore the application of anaerobic digestion on WWT effluents during part 2.
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Call for Papers is open! Abstracts are due by December 1st.
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Learn how integrating Six Sigma methodologies with advanced safety management systems like Amesphere can enhance data accuracy and lead to more effective safety interventions in the workplace.
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