Over the Wire

Full-year 2017 P&W paper demand was down 5.9%.

 

New research report by Global Market Insights shows high growth in the food and beverage industry in emerging economies such as Brazil, India, Argentina, and China will drive pressure sensitive tapes and labels market demand until 2024.

 

However, output of Chinese paper and paperboard was still up 3.1% y/y for 2017.

 

Long Chen Paper Co is planning to shut down one of its machines, which will affect production volume and the company could lose billions, according to a local newspaper report.

 

Hengan and Toscotec sealed their partnership at the end of a project that started one year ago with the order of two tissue machines, TM 25 (started up in November 2017) and TM 26, producing a total increase of 50,000 metric tpy to Hengan’s production.

 

Mill in the Netherlands orders a new forming section and headbox installation for its PM 1.

 

Voith expands merQbiz trading platform with integrated logistics solutions. Customers now have direct access to integrated logistics services.

 

One of North Carolina's largest privately held companies. Atlantic is awarding $1,000 bonuses to nearly 1,000 full-time employees.

 

New 1,000 sq. ft. testing lab at its Grand Rapids, Mich., blown film manufacturing facility will assist converters in delivering performance-oriented materials.

 

Company will support the European Commission's Plastics Strategy, announced this week as part of the EU Action Plan for a Circular Economy.

 

Board production line with automation will be installed at Pratt Paper, for its new greenfield mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA. The mill will use 100% recovered paper to produce lightweight and high-performance linerboard and corrugated medium.

 

REI Co-Op partners with Quad/Graphics and WS Packaging Group to create innovative solution for direct mail catalogs.

 

New unit has infrared 905 nanometer technology, allowing accurate measurement of highly-reflective, clear liquids.

 

High Intensity Gas-fired Infrared Emitter, designed exclusively for paper drying.

 

FlexPad helps to increase operational life of hubs through intelligent wear protection. In this case the system uses four FlexPads to decrease wear.

 

Increase on the uncoated recycle board grades will be effective starting with shipments on Feb. 26, 2018.

 

Company reports that it is forced to raise prices for the entire THERMOSCRIPT thermal paper product range by up to 15%.

 

Increases will affect anionic and cationic polyacrylamides (dry and emulsion), low molecular weight polymers, epichlorohydrin polyamines, and dispersants.

 

The $21 million project is part of an initiative to renew and transform the forest products industry, building on investments made in 2012 by Resolute, the Ontario Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE), and Natural Resources Canada.

 

"For more than a decade, we have been actively reducing the energy-intensity of our operations and our dependence on fossil fuels," said Stora Enso CEO Karl-Henrik Sundström.

 

Gary Visser has been appointed to the position of executive chairman and management consultant of IMFA, effective January 2018. The appointment is currently for a two-year term.

 

TricorBraun’s VP of Brand Marketing Suzanne Fenton elected for second two-year term.

 

Eeva Sipilä has been named Metso's interim president and CEO, effective Feb. 3, 2018.

 

James Armstrong brings more than 12 years of experience in investment analysis on both the sell and buy sides, specializing in the paper and packaging industry.

 

Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions has a career opportunity for a Client Account Manager - Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Sector Lead for its Kennesaw, Ga., USA, location.

 

Three-day machine operations course offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn how to increase the operational performance of paper machines and why this will improve the quality of the finished product.

 

A panel of more than 10 subject matter experts is assembled to instruct you at the Tissue 201: Operations and Runnability course this May.