Over the Wire

During the first two quarters of 2014, exportation from Canada and the U.S. was slightly more than 1.3 million metric tons in each of the two quarters, which was down from the all-time-high of almost 1.4 million metric tons in the 4Q/13,

 

Bleached hardwood kraft exports, data for dissolving pulp use and production, UKP (unbleached kraft pulp), BSK, BHK, and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) all showed various gains according to both government and private analysis reports.

 

Temporary curtailment of one of three paper machines at Powell River mill will remove 6,500 metric tons of specialty paper grade capacity from the market.

 

Company was recognized this week for its longtime leadership in sustainability with the first-ever annual FSC Leadership Award for the paper sector in a ceremony at the Greenbuild 2014 Conference in New Orleans, La.,

 

More than 200 Michelman (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities.

 

This latest investment, now approved, relates to the expansion of the evaporation plant.

 

A Voith IntensaDrum SD 35 pulping drum is part of the stock preparation system at Agarwal Industries in Sarigam. .

 

Company has invested SEK 260 million at its production unit in Skärblacka, Sweden, that will increase the volume and improve the quality of sack papers produced there.

 

Ensocoat is produced at Stora Enso's Imatra Mill in Finland, where Board Machine (BM) No. 2 was started in 1956.

 

Two groups this week launched Carton 2 Garden, a nation-wide competition that gives students a hands-on experience in repurposing empty cartons to build or enhance their school garden.

 

A logistics team has been working for a couple of years to gradually improve the situation.

 

Imatra Mills consists of two units, Kaukopaa and Tainionkoski. Together they produce more than a million tpy of paper and paperboard products.

 

Board Referee, designed by the Smurfit Kappa Development Centre in the Netherlands, is the latest in a line of corrugated board innovations by the company. It reportedly is the first to apply the "Three Point Bending" theory (TPB) to packaging.

 

The quickest way to minimize DIM weight (and therefore, shipping costs) is to reduce the overall carton size as well, the company advises, noting that simply shrinking a box by 20% in each direction will reduce the cube size by nearly 50%.

 

The adjustment will be immediately implemented or as existing contracts allow.

 

Butier will be responsible for the company's operations, with all business unit leaders reporting to him. Donald A. Nolan, president of the Materials Group, will leave the company after a brief transition period.

 

The company is world market leader in injection moulding machines.

 

Since joining Western in 2006, he has held a number of positions, including SVP of finance. "I thank Brian for his dedication to Western," said Don Demens, president and CEO of Western. "He has been instrumental in the completion of Western's operational turnaround and the restoration of our balance sheet."

 

Pilla attributes a customer-centric and results-driven approach to his successful track record of implementing business efficiencies. Prior to 2011, he served as president of McKesson Canada, a leading provider of health care services.

 

Learn and review the basics of tissue production in Tissue 101.

 

The 2014 TAPPI Nominating Committee has announced the 2015 TAPPI Board Slate. See who the nominees are for this upcoming year.

 

This event will be held in partnership with Focus on Energy.

 

We are seeking artifacts, photos, books, and equipment that represents a stage in our industry’s history.

 

The future looks bright to this P&P professional and TAPPI member.

 

Honoring our Past, Inspiring Our Future: Speak at the largest program for the pulp and paper industry.

 

This book focuses on the keys to a good maintenance program with a concession to today’s busy mill engineers.