Over the Wire

Decline in November 2017 was the first since April 2017, following six months of steep rises.

 

The likelihood of strong profits from the wood products business, alongside higher prices and growth in paper packaging from increased e-commerce demand, will help to offset the secular declines in the printing and writing paper segment, according to Moody's Investors Service in its annual sector outlook.

 

Canada’s NBSK exports to China were down 15.3% y/y in October 2017.

 

Record high prices for softwood lumber in North America in the 3Q/17 and rising lumber export prices in Sweden, Finland, and Russia as lumber demand picks up in key markets, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ), Seattle, Wash., USA.

 

Andritz will supply a new stock preparation line and paper machine approach system for Varaka, Turkey.

 

Company was presented the award during PPI’s 9th edition of the annual event in Brussels.

 

DS Smith is committed to sustaining and further improving the program. Five more Apprentices are currently studying Paper Technology, with further recruitment planned for the future.

 

Amica Matrix has been conceived as an extremely flexible line. The Matrix technology allows users to freely match speed and number of cycles according to the product characteristics and the converter’s specific needs.

 

Boise Paper and General Mills Award $7,500 in prizes to winners of Give the Gift of Box Tops Sweepstakes.

 

Award was presented to UPM Biofuels at the 2017 Platts Global Energy Awards, often described as the Oscars of the energy industry.

 

Mariysky pulp and paper mill in Volzhsk, Russia, will upgrade the existing stock preparation line of PM 1 with state-of- the-art equipment for thickening and high-consistency refining.

 

Partnership creates vision and inspection print technology powerhouse.

 

Machine at mill in Japan now also can produce lightweight containerboards, which are in greater demand due to environmental considerations.

 

New production line (PM 21) with a wide automation package is designed to produce high-quality testliner grades.

 

Startup of the new plant, which has a production capacity of 400 admt /day, is scheduled for the first quarter of 2019.

 

An extensive audit performed ahead of project planning resulted in higher productivity and reduced use of resources. The rebuild of No. 3 board machine at RDM Group’s Arnsburg, Germany, mill was completed sooner than planned.

 

Universal Drive takes performance, efficiency, and flexibility to the next level, utilizing state-of-the-art digital drive technology combined with an intuitive and highly configurable user interface.

 

Heat-sealable packaging paper runs successfully at NOMI Co-Packing.

 

New grades launched for innovative shopping bag portfolio are Fashion® White and Fashion® White OF that feature high whiteness with natural and good printing surface in a wide range of virgin fiber grades and grammages between 70 gsm and 130 gsm.

 

Increase, due to recent cost changes and market conditions, consists of $5/cwt for Glo-Tone and $4/cwt across all other grades, with equivalent changes made among envelope items.

 

Company announced price increases of 10% - 25% across its main sizing product lines and FennoSize-products.

 

Increase, effective Jan. 2, 2018, will be 5% - 7% for all of its uncoated fine paper products.

 

Since its creation in 2011, Carbios has developed two industrial bioprocesses dedicated to the biodegradation and the biorecycling of polymers.

 

Mondi has participated in the Index since its inception in 2010 and has demonstrated continuous environmental improvement over time.

 

The number of RafCycle partners has grown increasingly over the years as sustainability has become one of the key drivers in the labeling industry. Today more than 10,000 tons of label liner waste is being recycled in Europe through the RafCycle program.

 

Aaron Braaten has been on the supervisory board and has led PMP as its chairman since 2000. Prior to his role at PMP, he worked for the Beloit Corp., Beloit, Wis., USA, as an engineer, in sales, and ultimately as VP of sales and marketing, Europe.

 

Laura Thompson, director of Sustainable Development and Policy Initiatives at Sappi, was honored this past week at the Women of Distinction Gala, an annual event that celebrates women whose individual excellence and high levels of achievement distinguish them as outstanding members of their communities and exemplary role models for today's girls.

 

Previous attendees say the impressive and large panel of experts, the presentations, homework, Q&A sessions, team-based exercises, and networking are reasons this training is so successful.

 

Kadant Solutions Division is seeking a Service Technician for its Portland, Oe., USA, location.

 

Voting is open until Jan.17, 2018.

 

Thank you to those who submitted abstracts for the 2018 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials. Abstract review is currently underway.

 

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This month, TAPPI added more members to its ranks. See which of your colleagues may be among them.

 

Collaborate on projects and store documents all in one place. Learn how your committee can do more in less time with TAPPI Connect.

 

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