Over the Wire

With temperatures dropping, the town is asking the province to pay the costs of heating the mill this winter and to confirm that the traditional wood supply for the facility remains intact.

 

Company has successfully started up a PMP, Poland, Intelli-Tissue® 1200 EcoEc machine at its mill in the Henan Province of China.

 

MLPs, commonly used in the oil and gas industry, pay no federal tax as long as they distribute most of their cash to shareholders.

 

Catalyst Paper Holdings intends to run the mill, which employs about 400 people, as it always has operated,

 

Paper mills outside of Maine are interested in hiring Verso Paper workers, whose jobs are expected to come to an end when the Bucksport, Maine, paper mill closes its doors on December 1.

 

SCA, will cease production of flexible packaging papers and specialty products at the hygiene products mill in Mannheim, Germany, in the first quarter of 2015.

 

One of Russia’s largest financial and investment groups plans to invest up to $2 billion to build a large pulp mill in the Vologda region of Russia.

 

Coating board for food packaging with fossil free barriers has long been a hard nut to crack, UMV notes.

 

The transaction was completed subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

 

Miles Roberts, chief executive of DS Smith, says that "the acquisition of Andopack in Spain is an exciting development for DS Smith as we continue to strengthen our pan-European customer offering. Andopack has high quality assets and we look forward to growing it further as we expand in this attractive market."

 

The concept is designed to reduce curl formation caused by the drying process, and also lowers energy demand by increased runnability of the paper machine.

 

In late 2012, the Newport facility partnered with local recycling company TLR Solutions to process some of the more difficult to recycle byproducts of the mill's operations, such as bailing wire, glass, staples, and ceramics that are sorted out from incoming paper fiber.

 

The product is also recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable, and can be used as an alternative to virgin fiber board with PE lamination.

 

In addition to providing obvious benefits for safe transport of hazardous liquids, the Double-See Containment System fulfills local, state and federal environmental and safety regulations.

 

Biomass feedstock data are analyzed both statistically and graphically using a geographic information system (GIS).

 

Novaes will succeed McGowan Jr., who has informed the company of his decision to retire in the first quarter of 2015.

 

In his new position, Long will oversee the company’s Forest Resources operations across all regions in the U.S.

 

"Rottneros is developing positively and the profit improvement program, Fokus 15 that was initiated by the board, will continue. The change of leadership is based on different views on leadership and organizational development," said Rune Ingvarsson, chairman of the board, Rottneros.

 

TAPPI’s Nano Conference next June brings together developers and users of renewable nanomaterials that are looking for innovative solutions and advanced functionalities in materials.

 

TAPPI member Rosy Covarrubias says she has so many shoes in her closet "they would rival Imelda Marcos."

 

TAPPI members will gain access to material about global market pulps--their forest and fiber sources, pulp qualities, and how to select market pulps.

 

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

 

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

 

E-book was written by the Quality Control Systems Education Common Interest Group of the TAPPI Process Control Division. TAPPI members save $70 off list price.