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Thursday, February 25, 2021 - members edition
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DS Smith and Ipsos MORI, a global leader in market research, have conducted a new study that reveals despite the global health crisis, shoppers still have their eye on the environment; with 85% of buyers wanting to buy products that use as little packaging as possible, and almost a third (29%) disclosing that they have stopped purchasing specific brands on the grounds that their packaging was not sustainable.
 
Weekly Spotlight
Republic Paperboard Company LLC and Voith Innovate Curtain Coater Process to Launch Republic’s Coated Gypsum Linerboard Production
Republic Paperboard recently installed and commissioned a new curtain coater system, which was built by Voith and will allow Republic to produce coated Gypsum Linerboard for the first time.
 
Progroup Starts Construction of Corrugated Sheetfeeder Plant at Stryków Mill in Poland
Progroup announced that construction is starting for its "PW14" corrugated sheetfeeder facility located at the company's paper mill in Stryków, Poland. Progroup is investing about 72 million euros in the facility which will be powered by a combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) plant.
 
A.Celli Supplies IDEAL® and E-WIND® Solutions for the Newly Inaugurated Blue Tissue Plant in Mexico
Governor Marco Mena recently inaugurated Blue Tissue, a company dedicated to the industrial production of paper located in the municipality of Yauhquemehcan.
 
Domtar Named a Winner in the Beyond the Bag Challenge
Domtar has been honored as one of the winners of the Beyond the Bag Challenge, led by the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag — a collaboration convened by Closed Loop Partners with leading retailers, environmental partners, global design firm IDEO and others.
 
Extended Uptime in Contaminated Environments: Molded-Oil™ Bearings.
NSK Americas®
Under conditions of liquid or dust contamination, even sealed conventional bearings will fail prematurely. Molded-Oil Bearings with DDU seals from NSK deliver continual, clean, no-leak lubrication for dramatically increased service life and maintenance intervals.
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Market Roundup
American Forest & Paper Association Releases January 2021 Packaging Papers Monthly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its January 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. 
 
The Navigator Company Increases Paper Prices in USA by 6-8%
The Navigator Company announced today that it would increase paper prices in USA by 6-8%. This measure involves all cut size office papers, including Navigator, Pioneer, and Discovery and all rolls, including Navigator Premium Inkjet and Soporset Premium Opaque Offset Printing Papers (Text & Cover & Digital), Navigator Copier, and Express Offset rolls.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Pulp & Paper
Monadnock Paper Mills Enters New Distribution Partnership with Digital Color Ink
Monadnock Paper Mills has entered into a new distribution partnership with Digital Color Ink, LLC, a leading wide format graphic specialist supplying hardware, consumables and media for customers across the Mid-Atlantic and Upper Southeast Region in the U.S.
 
ABB Delivers First-of-its-Kind Winder Safety System for New Zealand Paper Mill
Oji Fibre Solutions, a leading producer of market pulp, paperboard and fiber-based packaging, has appointed ABB to supply a specially-designed winder safety system – the first of its kind in New Zealand – as well as a winder drive control system and DCS880 drives.
 
Kuraray America, Inc.
Containerboard/Packaging
Mill Rock Packaging Partners Acquires All Packaging Company
Mill Rock Capital, a private investment firm, announced that its portfolio company Mill Rock Packaging Partners LLC has acquired All Packaging Company, a leading specialty paper packaging company focused on various consumer end markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 
Nanotechnology
The Global Market for Cellulose Nanofibers to 2031
Cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are sustainable materials with high mechanical strength and stiffness (stronger than steel), high aspect ratios, high transparency, high chemical resistance and impressive rheological, optical and film-forming properties.
 
New Products
Mondi Expands Release Liner Range with Launch of Two New Paper-Based Sustainable EverLiner Products
Leading global packaging and paper group Mondi is launching a range of new paper-based release liners which are created using recycled and light-weight materials and provide a more sustainable solution for a range of applications.
 
ABB NovolinkTM Modules Integrate Industrial Motor Starting Solutions Into Smart Manufacturing Strategies
ABB is closing the gap between factory floor electric motors and smart factories. The company’s new Novolink smart device modules for AF contactors are fully compatible with B&R PLCs and automation system, the integrated software environment used by many advanced machine builders.
 
Sustainability
Metsä Group Invests in a New Bioproduct Mill
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has made the investment decision to build a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland. The value of the investment is EUR 1.6 billion and it is the largest investment ever made by the Finnish forest industry in Finland.
 
UPM Sawmills Now Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy
Production at UPM sawmills is now running completely on renewable energy. Since the beginning of 2020, no fossil energy sources have been used in production at any of the company’s four sawmills.  
 
People
Mauro Luna is Körber Tissue’s New Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
Mauro Luna has been appointed Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Körbers Business Area Tissue and will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Oswaldo Cruz. He joined the company in 2019 as Global Head of Sales at the Körber Business Area Tissue, and will now also be in charge of marketing.
 
Nordic Paper Appoints Henrik Essén as New Head of IR and Strategy
Nordic Paper has appointed Henrik Essén to a position as Head of IR and Strategy. He will assume his position on March 1st 2021 and will be part of the executive management team of the company.
 
PCA’s Benjamin Frank Earns TAPPI’s Gunner Nicholson Gold Medal Award
Packaging Corporation of America’s (PCA) Benjamin Frank has been awarded the TAPPI 2021 Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award.
 
TAPPI News
Calibrate an Efficient Preventive Maintenance Strategy in 2021
Leverage the Exceptional Training Delivered by TAPPI and IDCON.
 
TAPPI’s Tissue 101 Presented in Virtual Format
Absorb the important fundamentals in tissue properties and processes.
 
TAPPI Announces International Flexible Packaging and Extrusion Division Honors
Spotlight shines on 2020 recipients for their accomplishments in the industry
 
New Resource Co-Authored by Popular Author and Instructor David Roisum
Web Handling Handbook now Available from TAPPI Press.
 
Grow Your Career and Network with TAPPI’s Mentor Match
Mentor Match, TAPPI’s popular networking platform, connects students, young professionals, and experienced professionals to share resources and experiences, and work together to achieve professional and personal goals. 
 
TAPPI Elects Fellows and Honors Young Professionals for 2021
TAPPI announces 10 new Fellows and five recipients of the 2021 Young Professional of the Year award.
 
TAPPI Awards Highest Honors for 2021
 
Biomass SME’s sought for IBBC 2021
Have something to say about bioenergy and bioproducts? Say it at IBBC 2021 as an expert speaker.
 
TAPPI Industry Career Center: International Paper Seeks REACH Engineers
International Paper is accepting applications for Process, Reliability, Process Control, Project, and Environmental Engineers and Health & Safety Professionals at multiple U.S. Pulp & Paper Manufacturing sites.
 
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