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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
For game publishers seeking premium quality with sustainable credentials, Sappi introduces Arboro, a board game that showcases the versatility of modern paper solutions. Created as a Sappi original concept, Arboro was developed in partnership with board game specialists Game Brewer and produced by Cartamundi, one of the world's largest playing card and board game manufacturers.
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UPM Plywood and the Industrial Union have failed to reach an agreement on a new employer-specific collective agreement. The union today rejected the mediator's settlement proposal, and the five-week strike at UPM Plywood mills in Finland continues.
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From The Experts
President Trump has stated that on April 2, he will implement reciprocal tariffs, which could significantly impact global trade dynamics.
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Market Roundup
Sonoco Products Company today announced it is implementing a EUR 60 per metric ton price increase for all grades of core board and paperboard in Europe, effective with all deliveries from April 7, 2025.
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Pulp & Paper
Valmet is to supply two OptiWin Drum two-drum base winders to Wuzhou Special Paper’s paper machine PM 21 in China. This new order follows the customer’s previous winder order, announced in July 2024. The target of this latest investment is to have high-technology winders that can meet the paper machine’s high capacity and quality objectives.
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As a pioneer in the field of autonomous paper mills, Voith has already been able to position itself strongly in recent years and has set the course for a digitalized and connected future of paper production. Now, with the launch of its ecosystem MillOne, the market-leading full-line supplier is taking the next important step on the way to a completely autonomous paper mill.
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PGA Anlagenbau, a member of the IBS Paper Performance Group, celebrates the successful start-up of its patented starch cookers at Mondi Ruzomberok, Slovakia. As part of an optimization project, the existing conventional starch cookers were replaced by a PGA starchPERFORMER in the surface starch preparation systems of both PM18 and PM19.
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International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Cartaseta AG to supply a combustion system upgrade for a tissue machine at its mill in Gretzenbach, Switzerland. This marks the fifteenth upgrade of its kind carried out by ANDRITZ in the last five years. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.
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Metsä Group announced plans to cease producing recycled pulp at its Mänttä mill in Finland and to shut down one of the mill's tissue paper machines, which is at the end of its life cycle.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Flint Group, a leading supplier of inks and coatings for the global print and packaging industry, has reinforced its commitment to Nitrocellulose-free (NC-free) ink systems in Europe. This initiative actively supports flexible packaging recycling in alignment with the newly updated Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
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Norske Skog Golbey will commence production of recycled containerboard in April and start delivery of its first customer volumes. Finalising the pre-commissioning at the containerboard machine is the main outstanding item before the project is completed and production can start. There is no change in the budget for the project.
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Graphic Packaging International has partnered with JJM Packaging to bring its Boardio™ paperboard canister to a wider North American market.
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Oji India Packaging Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Japan’s Oji Group, a leading paper products manufacturer, has opened its fifth manufacturing plant in India at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The new facility, the largest of its kind in South Asia, will specialise in producing corrugated boxes and packaging accessories, offering sustainable and high-quality packaging solutions for South India.
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New Products
Hinojosa Packaging Group in collaboration with KHS Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage and liquid food industries, launches the innovative “BottleClip Carrier” system.
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Sustainability
Essity on March 12 unveiled the world's first tissue machine operating wholly on geothermal steam at its production facility in Kawerau, New Zealand. The annual CO2 emissions of the plant have been reduced by two-thirds.
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Toscotec is pleased to announce the publication of its first Sustainability Report as the latest integration of its long-standing commitment to sustainability, which dates back to 2005 with the award of its first environmental certification.
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ANDRITZ has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with the German recycling pioneer HolyPoly to provide a comprehensive recycling solution for used paper machine clothing to paper producers across Europe.
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Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is moving closer to its goal of eliminating landfill waste from its production by 2030. In 2024, the company successfully utilized 95% of solid side streams, with only a small portion ending up in landfills.
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Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, has published its 2024 Sustainability Report, detailing its performance and strategic sustainability efforts.
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People
Andreas Batzer was named the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the management board at Voith Paper in March 2025. In this role, he is responsible for the company's financial strategy and will play a key role in the further development and optimization of processes.
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Metsä Board Corporation's long-term CEO Mika Joukio has decided to step down from his position as of April 7, 2025 in accordance with an agreement he made today with the Board of Directors of the company.
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Sappi North America announced that its President and CEO Michael "Mike" Haws has been recognized as a Mainebiz 2025 Business Leader of the Year in the CEO of the Year category. The Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year awards recognize executives across Maine's industries who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, innovation and commitment to economic growth in the state.
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Kurita America, part of the Kurita Group, a leading global provider of industrial water treatment and process technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Todd Emslander as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective April 1, 2025. This announcement aligns with the planned retirement of his predecessor, Greg Becker, a 40-year veteran of the water treatment industry who has guided the company through significant change and growth.
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TAPPI Career Wire
Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. Fulton, Maryland
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Mayo Clinic Phoenix, Arizona
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Illinois Municipal Electric Agency Springfield, Illinois
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Chugach Electric Association Anchorage, Alaska
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Clear Lake City Water Authority Houston, Texas
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TAPPI News
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