Over the Wire

The annual paper recovery rate has nearly doubled since 1990

 

The report Paper Coating Materials Market by Type, Application, and Geography - Regional Trends & Forecast to 2019, being distributed by MarketsandMarkets, Dallas, Texas, USA, defines and segments the paper coating materials market with an analysis and forecast

 

U.S. containerboard production in March increased 8.7% from February and was 3.8% higher than the same month last year

 

With no slowdown in sight, North American wood pellet exporting companies keep building new facilities to manufacture pellets for the European market

 

After a little more than one year of operation, the greenfield pulp mill of Eldorado Brasil in Três Lagoas, Brazil, has set three consecutive world records for daily pulp production

 

Domtar Corp., Montreal, Que., Canada, reports that its corporate operations center in Fort Mill, S.C., USA, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Energy Star certification, signifying that the building performs in the top 25% of similar facilities nationwide

 

Ecopaper.com, Ventura, Calif., USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGD Holdings Ltd., this week said that it fully intends to continue its involvement in the marketing and distribution of hemp paper products in the U.S. and around the globe

 

Construction work is now underway for the largest pulp mill investment in Canada since 1993

 

Lincoln Paper and Tissue, Lincoln, Maine, USA, will spend $7.8 million to improve energy of its tissue production line

 

Norske Skog, Norway, has appointed Van Tek, Vancouver, Wash., USA, as the exclusive broker for the sale and liquidation of the complete PM 4 production line at its mill in Walsum, Germany

 

Rayonier Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., USA, this week announced updates on the planned separation of its performance fibers business from its forest resources and real estate businesses

 

Tembec, Montreal, Que., Canada, has agreed to sell approximately 49,500 hectares of land within the Regional District of East Kootenay, British Columbia, to Jemi Fibre Corp. for $35 million

 

The BillerudKorsnäs Board of Directors, Sweden, has approved a SEK 180 million investment for Paper Machine No. 6 at its Gruvön, Sweden, production unit

 

Ecologic Brands, Oakland, Calif., USA, makers of America’s first recycled paper bottle and the eco.bottle® line, this week announced that it has completed the first close of a $7 million round of financing

 

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO), Saudi Arabia, has placed an order with Andritz, Austria, to upgrade three paper machines

 

SinoCPMC, China,has signed a cooperative agreement with PMT Italia, Italy, for a 500,000 metric tpy high quality packaging grades machine to be installed at its mill in the Zhejiang Chuancheng Industrial Project

 

Appvion, Inc., Appleton, Wis., USA, has expanded its product offering of specialty substrates

 

Konecranes, Springfield, Ohio, USA, has introduced its CXT Electric Wire Rope Hoist for overhead cranes, which, according to the company, provides precise and customizable lifting to meet the needs of industrial plants and assembly workshops

 

Packaging giant Greif, Delaware, Ohio, USA, reports that David Lloyd has joined the company as VP, corporate financial controller

 

All changes are effective immediately

 

TAPPI's William L. Cullison scholarship is available for graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in the pulp, paper, converting, and packaging industries

 

PPSA, partially sponsored by TAPPI, will hold this three day conference June 22-25 in St. Petersburg, Fla., USA.

 

Innovation is the focus of TAPPI’s Introduction to Wet End Chemistry Course taking place June 10-12 in Metro Atlanta, Ga., USA. Learn more about the May 12 early-registration rates

 

TAPPI and NCSU are partnered to offer this second of three introductory courses for industry professionals that cover the entire pulping and papermaking process

 

Through a partnership with North Carolina State University and TAPPI, this three-day workshop, July 30 - August 1, helps you estimate financial outcomes and supports your decision making

 

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

 

This comprehensive volume details all aspects of extrusion coating and is available to TAPPI members for a $47 dollar discount off the list price

 

Al Lucier achieved an international reputation as a thoughtful and effective leader and spokesperson on numerous forest management and sustainability topics, most notably the role of forest carbon in greenhouse gas accounting

 

This e-book describes in detail the measurement technology used in quality controls systems and is available to TAPPI members for a $70 discount

 

Get employees updated and better qualified with the most up-to-date, in-depth industry e-Learning Courses available

 

This book is a collection of two to three page summaries on recently completed and on-going research with high strength nanomaterials. It identifies a who’s-who of research as well as leads on successful applications

 

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

 

Includes more than 130 diagrams and a glossary of frequently used terms. TAPPI members save $30 off the listed price