Over the Wire

Sawlog prices trended upward throughout the world in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) rose to $88.78/cubic meter

 

The paper industry in China developed rapidly after China joined the WTO, according to a new report by China Research and Intelligence (CRI), Shanghai, China, titled Research Report on China Paper Industry, 2014-2018

 

CatchMark Timber Trust, Atlanta, Ga., USA, has agreed to purchase 36,340 acres of timberland (known as the Waycross-Panola properties) located in southeastern Georgia and eastern Texas from Hancock Timber Resource Group for approximately $74 million

 

FiberMark, West Springfield, Mass., USA, an integrated producer of fiber based specialty materials in the U.S. and the U.K., reports that it will merge conVerd, Elk Grove Village, Ill., into its operations

 

Delion France, a Springwater Capital subsidiary that acquired the Vertaris pulp mill in Voreppe, France, is preparing to restart the facility as a deinked market pulp producer this October

 

Harry E. Gould Jr., chairman and president of Gould Paper Corp., New York, N.Y., USA, this week announced the name change of the company’s Southern Paper subsidiary in Miami, Fla., to Gould Paper South LLC

 

Kemira, Finland, has officially opened its Kemira Business Service Center in the Alchemia office complex in Gdansk, Poland

 

Kemira, Finland, reports that, beginning April 1, its operations in South America and North America will be combined to form a single region—The Americas

 

Europac Papeles y Cartones de Europa S.A., Spain, has ordered a Voith SpeedSizer applicator unit for PM 2 at its Duen͂as mill in Spain

 

Hiang Seng Fibre Container Co., Thailand, has selected PMT Italia, Italy, to supply key sections for its new PM 5, to be installed at the company’s mill in Samut Sakorn, Thailand

 

UPM, Finland, has begun construction of a third production unit at its Changshu mill in China, which it first announced in August 2012

 

MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV), Richmond, Va., USA, this week announced the launch of EnShield™ kit 5, a new lightweight paperboard for packaging foods that require resistance to oil and grease

 

Manufactured using high density polyethylene (HDPE) derived from sugar cane, the bio-based version of TwistCap OSO 34 marks another step forward in Tetra Pak's (Switzerland) efforts to make fully renewable packages

 

The Portucel Soporcel group, Portugal's second leading exporter, will increase the prices for its UWF (uncoated woodfree) paper products 3% to 5% across all European markets, beginning April 1

 

The Valmet-supplied gasification plant at GoBiGas (Gothenburg Biomass Gasification Project) was inaugurated this week in Gothenburg, Sweden

 

Gould Paper Corp., New York, N.Y., USA, has announced the appointment of Mike Sero as VP of marketing

 

Holmen Paper, Stockholm, Sweden, has named Nils Ringborg to succeed Henrik Sjölund as president and CEO of the company, effective April 9

 

Advance Registrations Indicate Largest PaperCon Ever; Discounted Registration Still Available; See Who is Attending.

 

Innovations in Safety: Software and Technology Tools for Safety Professionals is a short but highly informative 30-minute presentation by Dr. Isabel Perry.

 

This March 24 webinar will provide an overview of the creping process and the chemicals used to enhance its effectiveness. A question and answer session will be included.

 

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Search for your favorite company in the TAPPI Buyers Guide and contribute a review. The sweepstakes for winning an iPad Mini ends March 31.

 

A call for papers has been issued for IPBC, with a deadline of March 31.

 

Time Inc. SVP to Keynote; Event relocated to New Orleans; Program Announced.

 

Locate pulp and paper mills all over the world using this map containing all the information you need to plan your next trip.

 

TAPPI "gears-up" for this May 13-15 course, back by popular demand.

 

This two and half day conference on June 22-25 will feature topics on individual commitment and the importance of developing a caring culture, new control methods celebrating safety innovations, and the consequence of life changing injuries and the importance of a focus on a critical few risk areas.

 

You’ll save $186 alone by purchasing a subscription to Standards, TIPS, and Useful Methods Online along with a TAPPI membership. This offer applies each year you renew your membership.

 

If at First You Succeed: Member records several career "firsts."