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Clearwater Paper Acquires Manchester Industries

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TAPPI

Thursday December 22nd - Member
Cristini
Manchester Industries of Richmond, Va., is a leading, independently-owned paperboard sales, sheeting, and distribution supplier to the packaging and commercial print industries.
 
SCA to Acquire BSN Medical
BSN medical, Luxembourg, is a leading medical solutions company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells products within wound care, compression therapy, and orthopedics. The purchase price totals EUR 2,740 million
 
Hengan to Install Two Toscotec MODULO-PLUS ES Tissue Machines
Units have a production speed of 1,600 m/min. and a net sheet width of 2.8 m. Each is equipped with a TT Headbox SL-T full hydraulic single layer headbox, TT SuctionPressRoll-SPR1200 big diameter suction press roll, TT SYD-12FT 2°GENERATION steel yankee with optimized rib design, TT Milltech high efficiency natural gas heated hybrid hood, and steam and condensate system.
 
Fortress Paper Announces Agreement with Executive Chairman
Company has entered into an agreement with Chadwick Wasilenkoff for his continued role as executive chairman of the company on a full-time basis. The agreement will commence on Jan. 1, 2017, for a term of four years.
 
Packaging Innovation Helps Reduce Christmas Gift Landfill
Company makes molded paper packaging, which can be recycled with household paper and offers a sustainable alternative to plastics—including those used in gift packaging at Christmas.
 
Save the Date for Tissue 2017 in Miami
Eden Roc Resort Location Chosen for October 2017 Event.
 
Safety Hats - Direct Digital Manufacturing Services
Market Roundup
World Wood Pellet Trade Doubles in Past Five Years
Global trade is being driven by biomass-fueled power generation.
 
U.S. Sanitary Paper Producer Price Index Declines for Third Straight Month
In November 2016, the U.S. index slid for the third consecutive month.
 
U.S. Containerboard Production Increases
November 2016 containerboard production in the U.S. was 3.8% higher than in November 2015.
 
Industrial Packaging Market to Grow at 5% CAGR to 2022
Key drivers for the growth of the industrial packaging market are increased globalization and international trade.
 
U.S. BSK, BHK Pulp Imports Rise
Bleached softwood kraft pulp imports were up 5% y/y through the first 10 months of the year, while bleached hardwood kraft pulp imports were up 4% fro the same period..
 
Paper and Paperboard Global Group of Eight (G8) Publishes 2016 Industry Guide
G8 countries are expected to reach a value of $118,698.1 million in 2021, with a CAGR of -2% over the 2016-21 period.
 
U.S. Boxboard Output Rises in November
Boxboard production increased 1.2% compared with November 2015 and increased 1.7% from last month (October 2016), according to the AF&PA (Washington, D.C., USA, November 2016 Boxboard Report released this week.
 
Universal Electric Corp.
Pulp & Paper
Burgo Completes Natural Gas Replacement of Fuel Oil at Belgium Mill
Burgo Ardennes mill concluded a large project aimed at replacing fuel oil used to power the boilers at the Virton paper mill in Belgium with natural gas. Project, which cost EUR 9 million, has an important environmental value, since it will allows an improvement of the mill performance in terms of carbon dioxide emissions.
 
IPUSA Choses New Cellwood Pulper System for Tissue Mill in Uruguay
Pulping system will allow for increased usage of wastepaper and improve the flexibility in the IPUSA process.
 
PPC Expands Tissue Converting Plant in Wisconsin
Project includes $5.8 million expansion of company's facility and installation of a state-of-the-art facial tissue interfolder and cartoner.
 
Pulsar to Reshape Group Control Structure
Shareholders have decided to streamline the Group’s structure, adapting it to the new evolutions and joining together the operational activities and the product research and development under the Pulsar Engineering Srl company.
 
Sun Paper Orders Valmet Technology for Greenfield Dissolving Pulp Mill in Laos
Valmet's scope of supply includes batch cooking with an engineering package, brown stock and bleaching presses for the fiber line, wood powder firing, belt dryer, and lime kiln.
 
Voith Brings Transformation of Group to Successful Conclusion
Voith has successfully completed the transformation of the Group, which has taken several years. In 2017, the company moves into its 150th anniversary year "with renewed strength" and at the same time anticipated to be the starting point of a new period of growth for the Group.
 
Containerboard/Packaging
AWPPW Members Approve Kapstone Contract Offer at Longview Mill, Box Plant
The Union's bargaining board unanimously supported ratification of the new contract, which expires on May 31, 2024, for the 700-plus members of AWPPW Local 153.
 
Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Transfers Ownership to Egeria
Transfer follows the announcement in September that Egeria had signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Group from an affiliate of Warburg Pincus.
 
Heritage Paper Installs Sanilox Roll Cleaning System
Sanilox System makes anilox roll cleaning totally automated in-line or off-line and will help monitor roll inventory and maintenance.
 
IP Foodservice Facilities Earn Elite Certification in Global Food Safety
Company's Kenton, Ohio, and Visalia, Calif., facilities achieved food safety certification by exceeding the standards of the benchmarking procedures as dictated by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
 
Mondi Wins WorldStar 2017 Awards for IceBox and Queen Display
Winning designs come from two facilities within the Mondi Corrugated Packaging business segment - Mondi Grünburg in Austria for IceBox and Mondi Tire Kutsan in Turkey for Queen Display.
 
New Products
Siegwerk Introduces Latest Generation of EB Offset Inks
Ink solution for offset printing and subsequent electron beam (EB) curing delivers outstanding print quality and enables the reduction of operational costs for short runs.
 
Tetra Pak Gets Closer to Renewable Packaging Goal with New Aseptic Carton
Tetra Brik Aseptic 1000 Edge carton with Bio-based LightCap 30 is the first aseptic carton package in the world to receive the highest class of Vinçotte certification for its use of renewable materials.
 
Published Pricing
Glatfelter Annonces Carbonless Price Increase
The U.S. and Canadian price increase will be effective with shipments on or after Monday, Feb. 6, 2017.
 
Kraton Announces Global HSBC Price Increase
Company announced a Global HSBC Price Increase of $250/metric ton for all of its HSBC polymers, effective Jan. 1, 2017.
 
Praxair to Raise Gas Prices January 1
Adjustments are as follows: 15% for nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, facility fees and rent.
 
Suzano Increases Pulp Prices in N.A., Europe, China
In North America, the list price will be $860/metric ton. In Europe, the price will be $680/metric ton, and in China it will be $570/metric ton.
 
People
Glatfelter Announces Executive Leadership Transition in Human Resources
SVP of Human Resources and Administration William T. Yanavitch II will retire from the company, effective March 31, 2017. Eileen Beck, VP, global compensation and benefits, has been selected as Yanavitch’s successor.
 
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Announces New Managing Directors
Dr. Martin Schreer and Andreas Jastrzembowski will become the new managing directors of Mitsubishi, succeeding Gerhard Schoon, who is retiring at the end of 2016.
 
Nordic Paper Names Wallin New Chairman
Arne Wallin will take up the position as new chairman of Nordic Paper AB. He has sound experience in both the Swedish and international paper industry and once was M.D. of Holmen Energi and Holmen Paper AB.
 
TAPPI News
Deadline for Woman of the Year Award Nominations Extended to January 31
TAPPI/PIMA’s Woman of the Year award recognizes women that have demonstrated excellence in leading, motivating, and developing others within the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and related industries.
 
Attend the Industry’s Most Comprehensive P&P Course
Seats are filling quickly for TAPPI’s 2017 Introduction to Pulp and Paper Technology Course set for Jan. 9-12, 201,7 in St. Petersburg, Fla., USA.
 
Add Education to Your WIST List
The Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) begins its 2017 Schedule of Short Courses with a hands-on course in packaging solutions.
 
Register Today for our Top-Rated Corrugator Course
Attend the Best Practices on the Corrugator Course to learn how you can run your corrugator at optimum efficiency while putting out top-quality product with less waste.
 
TAPPI Press Holiday Sale on Best Sellers
Now through December 31, receive 25% off of our top selling publications.
 
TAPPI Connect: Keeping Committees Organized
Committees are starting to use TAPPI Connect to move projects along, share ideas, and get their work done without cluttering up their personal inboxes.
 
TAPPI seeks Nominations for Young Professionals Division Awards
Be recognized as one of TAPPI’s Top Outstanding Young Professionals. The deadline to submit nomination forms is January 30, 2017.
 
Register for the 2017 Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing Conference
Learn new methods and techniques to reduce roll damage April 18-19 in Portland, Me., USA.