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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
Domtar Corporation announced the successful acquisition of Iconex Paper from Atlas Holdings.
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Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its real estate of the Sunila site in Kotka, Finland, to AALTO Development Oy, a Finnish, privately-owned property development company focusing on high-quality architecture and urban planning.
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Valmet's website, valmet.com, has reached the top position in Finland in the Comprend Webranking 2024.
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From The Experts
By Mohammed Bashir, London Daily News
Businesses can reduce their environmental impact by switching to eco-friendly packaging solutions that safely wrap and protect products during shipping, while contributing to sustainability efforts.
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Market Roundup
Sappi today reported fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2024 results. Commenting on the group's results, Sappi's CEO, Steve Binnie, said the company's strong performance exceeded expectations.
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Cascades Inc. reports its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024.
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Pulp & Paper
Runtech Systems delivers a RunEco Vacuum System to Silverton Pulp & Paper Pvt Ltd. PM5, Uttar Pradesh, India. The delivery includes three EP600 Turbo Blowers with EcoDrop Water Separators.
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As part of Grupo Corporativo Papelera's TM5 completion project, A.Celli Paper provides one of its distinctive forged Yankee Dryer for the customer’s plant in Huehuetoca, Mexico.
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Lenzing Nonwovens, a leading supplier of regenerated cellulose fibers, is proud to announce the expansion of its Lenzing Lyocell Dry fiber portfolio with two new cellulosic fibers – a fine dry fiber that delivers strength and softness and a coarse dry fiber which provides enhanced liquid and air flow.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Saica Group announced the acquisition of Schumacher Packaging plants in Poland as of 31 October 2024. That includes all activities in Poland: the whole management, all employees, two state-of-the-art corrugated board plants in Bydgoszcz and Wroclaw, two paper mills in Grudziadz and Myszków and three service centres.
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Folding cartons and corrugated have had something of a bumpy ride over the last two or three years, with production down last year and bottoming out during 2024. Neil Osment, MD of packaging market research company NOA, looks at what the next few years might have in store for these major paper packaging formats.
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Green Bay Packaging in Lebanon, Ohio, a corrugated box manufacturer, recently purchased the 200th twin box slitter from BW Papersystems in Phillips, Wisconsin. This marks a significant milestone for the machine, recognized for its precision, efficiency and contribution to box-making production lines.
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New Products
“MediKraft SealBase demonstrates our commitment to the medical segment and providing innovative solutions to our customers. This is a strategic step in broadening Billerud's product portfolio in medical paper, allowing us to cater to a wider range of medical applications and customers seeking alternatives to traditional latex-based cold seal products,” says Robert Torstensson, Vice President, Business Area Paper at Billerud.
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Leading Australian brand MasterFoods™ has announced a major step forward in its sustainability journey with a trial of new paper-based packaging for their MasterFoods Squeeze-On Tomato Sauce packs, which can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling.
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Sustainability
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners. The awards recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry.
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Ahlstrom announces that its near and long-term science-based emissions reduction targets have been approved, and net-zero science-based target by 2050 has been verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Setting ambitious climate targets is an integral part of Ahlstrom’s strategy and purpose to ‘Purify and Protect with Every Fiber for a Sustainable World’.
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People
The Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced the election of Stephen R. Scherger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Packaging International, as its new Board Chair.
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FSC International is pleased to announce the appointment of Marion Barriskell as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective on 15 October 2024.
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TAPPI Career Wire
OMPA Ponca City, Oklahoma
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COMMONWEALTH UTILITIES CORPORATION Saipan , Northern Mariana Islands
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Ohio University Athens, Ohio
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Reeves County, TX Pecos, Texas
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TAPPI News
Tissue professionals invited to present at TAPPICon in six diverse areas
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Gain valuable insights and exceptional training from two expert instructors this January at TAPPI's Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology Course.
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TAPPI’s Kraft Recovery Operations Course, a cornerstone of pulp mill operations training, returns January 13-16, 2025 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Listen in live as a panel of industry experts from manufacturing and supplier companies share actionable insights and proven strategies that are driving real change in the industry. Bring your sustainability questions and join in the Q&A session.
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Special savings with this pre-holiday offer
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Register today for NC State University’s Basic Financial Training and Strategic Market Analysis Workshop
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Explore recent advances in the field of wood optics and photonics, with a special focus on light-emitting wood composites and their relevance for the energy and building sectors.
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