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In July 2016, bleached softwood kraft (BSK) pulp was up 5.1% y/y, and bleached hardwood kraft (BHK) pulp was up 4%.

 

To calculate the market size, the report considers the volume of packaging tapes manufactured for different industries such as automotive packaging, retail ready packaging, food and beverage packaging, e-commerce packaging, and others.

 

In July 2016, production and converted product shipments both increased y/y, while operating rates declined over the same period (and m/m). Parent roll prices inched up m/m and were higher on a y/y basis.

 

International Paper appears confident on Industrial Packing Fundamentals and is optimistic that demand will grow. IP remains focused on domestic containerboard and fluff pulp, but is also evaluating how some businesses fit within the company's portfolio. Paying down debt is also a top priority for the company.

 

Offering FSC, SFI, and PEFC certification not only supports customer requirements, it also confirms Expera's sustainability commitment known as SOAR.

 

New tissue machine adds another 60,000 metric tpy of tissue products to Hengan's current production of more than one million metric tpy.

 

After the rebuild, the machine will continue to be able to produce both decor and abrasive backings. The rebuild also will enable additional capacity within latex impregnated abrasive backings and hence allow for new product applications and a more efficient production,

 

"We are on schedule with the $270 million project, our largest investment since 2010," said Richard Garneau, president and CEO."

 

Restructuring measures at sites in France are aligned with the company’s strategy to improve production efficiency to drive cost and capital efficiency and further increase value creation in the tissue business area.

 

Group has launched its large-scale effort to quantify the conservation benefits associated with well-managed forests stretching across North America from British Columbia to Florida.

 

Company signed an agreement to acquire the shares in Nopco Holding AS and related subsidiaries (Nopco), Germany, a producer and supplier of advanced chemical solutions for the pulp and paper industry.

 

Total cash consideration for the divestment is approximately EUR 25 million, subject to final closing adjustments.

 

Company has started up two new Toscotec machines, TM 9 and TM 10. Both machines are AHEAD-2.0M, with a design speed of 1,800 m/min. TM 10 is the 21st machine supplied by Toscotec to Vinda.

 

"With the acquisition of Los Angeles Paper Box, we will service our West Coast customers in a more efficient manner," said the GM of Caraustar Consumer Packaging. "We also are pleased... we are expanding our product assortment available to the food industry by offering a large variety of custom and stock packaging containers."

 

Accommodation is a regional distributor in the Greater Philadelphia, Penn., USA, area of janitorial and sanitary supplies. According to Imperial, the acquisition provides the companies’ customers with more types of products including direct consumer use of their pulp made bags and paper with better customer service

 

Conotainer is a leading manufacturer of bag-in-box products specializing in the wine and beverage segments across mainland Europe.

 

Venture with International Trading Company Ltd, opens up new business opportunities and gives access to a brand new market for Advantage SpringPack Plus in China.

 

As a result of Sonoco's TermoSafe Division aquiring the PharmaPort360 assets from AAR Cold Chain Solutions, advanced temperature control technologies may soon be employed in forest product packaging by one of the largest U.S. companies currently producing paper/containerboard and cellulose for high-tech packs.

 

"Our gas contracts are due for renewal in the next few years and it's vital that we maintain competitively-priced contracts, given the important role natural gas plays in our energy mix," said Australian Paper National Manager of Sustainability and Communications, Craig Dunn.

 

"We are pleased Halalt has chosen to discontinue its participation in the litigation against Catalyst," said Catalyst's CEO. "Catalyst is focused on improving its long-term relationship with the Halalt... and working collaboratively to safeguard the environment along with developing mutually beneficial economic opportunities."

 

The Pas is one town in Canada not willing to give up on a community paper industry creating high quality, decent-wage local jobs for the people living there. However, it may require tax sacrifice from the citizens. In addition to reducing the mill's financial stress, the city has a task force trying to keep it open.

 

Glide Graphics is the first in a series of release liner base papers for North American pressure sensitive markets.

 

"Need a higher holdout? Our Insu-Gard® XKL papers are ideal for asphalt, poly coating, and other applications," explained Robyn Buss, VP of sales and marketing for Expera Specialty Solutions.

 

The bespoke, design-engineered, molded paper packaging product developed by the group’s new business—James Cropper 3D Products—challenges plastic in terms of color, quality, and performance, and will add value for brand owners, designers, and other customers—going above and beyond the capabilities of any other molded fiber packaging.

 

CraftPoint is a family of premium pressure-sensitive and cut-and-stack beverage label papers designed to make craft beers, spirits, and wines stand out on the shelf or in the cooler.

 

International Paper may have set a surprisingly fast-spreading trend late this past month, beneficial for producers of containerboard more so than consumers/box converters buying sheets of paper-based board as raw material. KapStone will follow in IP's footsteps on October 1, and WestRock is rumored to follow.

 

"The increase follows a recent rise in coreboard prices across Europe, driven by higher raw material costs," said the director of Sonoco Sales/Marketing Europe. "We continue to do all we can to maintain tight cost control, but with coreboard a dominant part of our cost, we are unable to offset recent price increases."

 

It is quite a task to be recognized for one outstanding new detail attracting judges interest over 20,000 items, much less to be reonized as a Gold the evaluation shows that BillerudKorsnäs is among the very best of 150 companies in the same industry

 

No injuries have been reported according to the regional ABC Chicago affiliate covering the accidental blaze. Officials have not released any details about what may have caused the fire. It is unclear at this time if any details, even in the most minor sense, are in any way related to the conversion of the machinery in a way that would trigger fire.

 

Giovanni Iadeluca is a chartered professional accountant with more than 20 years of senior management experience in the manufacturing industry, and was formerly the CEO of AV Terrace Bay Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group.

 

Kari Järvinen, Niko Pakalé, Risto Murto, and Mikko Mursula will be in charge of the Metso Shareholders' Nomination Board. Metso's chairman serves as the nomination board's expert member.

 

In this new position, Will Fuller will pursue client-focused partnerships and identify new product opportunities as the company continues to expand its global presence and adapt to meet market needs.

 

Prior to joining the company, Gloss served between 2011 and 2016 as VP and CFO of Atna Resources Ltd., a public gold mining company.

 

"We are delighted to have Sandy McDade join the board," said Director Maria M. Pope, "as his extensive transactional and operational experience with the largest public company in our forest products space will be of great help as we endeavor to continue growing the partnership."

 

The company appointed five new VPs on Tuesday (Sept. 6, 2016) as a result of creating new strategic business units within the operation.

 

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Eight years is a long time to wait for a conference focused specifically on the mechanical pulping industry, but that is just what the U.S. must do to host this premier event. Through the collaboration of its international co-sponsors, the International Mechanical Pulping Conference (IMPC) is held in a different country every two years. This month, it will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., USA, and offers mechanical pulping professionals the opportunity to discuss how the industry can best meet changing market and regulatory conditions world-wide.

 

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