Radix, a leading global engineering and technology company, is proud to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious Customer Delivery Partner of the Year by Cognite at the recent Cognite Impact 2024 conference.

Paper Excellence Group announced the operational integration of the recently acquired Domtar Corporation (and other legal entities) and Resolute Forest Products with the legacy Paper Excellence business, forming a leading, unified forest products company in North America. This integration represents a strategic alignment of the companies' strengths, resources and expertise, creating a stronger organization poised for future growth and innovation, while maintaining the highest levels of environmental stewardship.

The Voith Paper Customer Event 2024, under the motto “Source of Success,” is one to remember. Among the standout moments of this year’s three-day event from October 14-16, was seeing valued customers from around the world take the stage to share their successful strategies, best practices and key partnerships in papermaking.

Following the fire at Mondi’s Stambolijski mill (Bulgaria) on Tuesday 24 September 2024, the Group has announced that it will permanently close the mill.

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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the Q3 2024 Containerboard Quarterly report on October 25. According to the report, total U.S. containerboard production in Q3 increased 3% compared to Q3 2023. It was up 6% when compared to the same nine months of 2023.

For the third quarter of 2024, the Company reported an operating loss of $209.3 million, including an asset write-down and impairment charge totaling $211.0 million within its pulp segment.

Manchester Industries, a Clearwater Paper company, recently enhanced its production capabilities in Hagerstown, Indiana, by acquiring a new 73-inch SheetRunner from BW Papersystems. This advanced sheeting system, designed specifically for high-volume board production, will allow Manchester to optimize substrate use, reduce waste and improve production times.

Aldar Tissues, Ireland's largest household and commercial tissue paper manufacturer and part of the Zeus Group, has officially opened its new EUR 15 million tissue paper converting facility in Rathcoole, Dublin.

KP Tissue Inc. and Kruger Products Inc., Canada’s leading tissue products manufacturer, announce the completion of the construction of a new plant on a site adjacent to the existing Sherbrooke TAD facility and the successful start-up of their new double-width light dry crepe (LDC) tissue machine with a capacity of 60,000 metric tons.

India’s Jani Sales has significantly expanded its tissue production capacity at the Sarigam mill, located in Valsad, Gujarat. This expansion increases the facility’s overall capacity to 57,000 metric tons per year, thanks to the introduction of a new virgin fiber-based tissue production line.

Navigator Company has started up a new industrial plant producing moulded fibre for packaging. The company aims to become world pioneer in the production of moulded eucalyptus pulp packaging.

Founded in 1967, Columbia Corrugated Box Company has built a strong reputation in the packaging industry. The company operates through two primary divisions: Columbia Corrugated Box and Packaging Resources Company (PRC). With facilities in the Portland and Seattle metro areas, as well as Medford and Eugene, Oregon, CCB serves customers across Washington, Oregon, and Northern California.

The French producer of corrugated material Papeterie Saint-Michel is being liquidated, EUWID reports. The company has been facing challenging financial difficulties for quite some time and has been placed in receivership since April this year. On 3 October, the commercial court of Angoulême in France placed the company in liquidation.

IDEC Corporation has expanded its operator interface (OI) family with its new HG1J Series touchscreen. This device uses the latest innovations to provide vivid visualizations and responsive multi-touch operation, all in an extremely compact form factor so the technology can be used in more applications than ever before. The HG1J Series is the successor of the HG1G Series HMIs, and it provides an upgrade path for existing installations.

Packaging accounts for nearly 40% of global plastic production, making it a prime target for environmentally conscious consumers, companies and regulators focused on reducing pollution. RENW launches with a fully integrated, industrial hemp-based solution for brands seeking to minimize the use of fossil fuels and reduce deforestation with regenerative materials without compromising cost or performance.

Metsä Group marked the inauguration of the bioproduct mill in Kemi on Wednesday, 23 October 2024. The mill was inaugurated by President of Finland Alexander Stubb, chair of Metsäliitto Cooperative’s Board of Directors Jussi Linnaranta, and President and CEO of Metsä Group Ilkka Hämälä.

2M Sustainable Packaging Technologies, a leading supplier of bio-based solutions, has been awarded an Innovate UK SMART Grant to develop FlexSea’s material – a novel biomaterial derived from red seaweed.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) is celebrating the 64th annual National Forest Products Week. Throughout the week, AF&PA will highlight innovations in the paper and wood products industry that are driving its sustainability goals.

In Atlantic Packaging’s first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, President Sean Weir shares the company’s ongoing dedication to sustainable practices.

Suzano S.A., a leading global player in the pulp and paper industry, has announced the upcoming departure of Marcelo Feriozzi Bacci, the company's longstanding Executive Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations.

A.G. Stacker, custom manufacturer of corrugated material handling equipment and technology, is proud to welcome Doug Butler to their Sales Team, as Director of Sales. In this role, Doug will lead and manage A.G.’s sales department.

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