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June is National Safety Month

Over the Wire

TAPPI

Thursday, June 10, 2021 - members edition
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If safety is your focus, let TAPPI highlight your successes. We invite companies to submit their safety success stories for a chance to be published in an upcoming issue of Over the Wire.
 
Nationwide Poll in the United States Finds K-12 Parents Overwhelmingly View Printed Materials as Essential Part of Student Learning
Following a year of extraordinary disruption to the nation’s educational system and the necessary shift to online instruction, parents of students in grades K-12 have reached a clear consensus: When it comes to books, the physical version matters.
 
ABB Awarded Collaborative MES Agreement, Supporting Sappi’s Digital Transformation Across its Entire Production Fleet
ABB has been selected by Sappi Limited to support a major digital transformation project across its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, North America, and South Africa.
 
1 Million Seedlings Planted in Latvia
During one year, SCA have planted over one million seedlings on its forest holdings in Latvia. Most of the seedling come from SCAs tree nursery in Sundsvall, Sweden.
 
Clearwater Paper to Close Wisconsin Tissue Mill
Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the indefinite closure of its Neenah, Wisconsin facility, which includes three tissue machines and ten converting lines, removing a total paper production capacity of approximately 54,000 tons. Clearwater Paper intends to indefinitely close Neenah and exit the away from home business by the end of July 2021.
 
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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From The Experts
Domtar Marks Safety Milestones for National Safety Month 2021
As we enter National Safety Month 2021 in June, Domtar facilities are on a positive trend, with several sites or groups recently achieving safety milestones.
 
Merichem Company
Market Roundup
Buckman Announces Price Increases For All Product Offerings
Buckman, a privately-held global company specializing in innovative chemistry and smart solutions, announced global price increases of 5 to 20% for all product offerings. The price increases will become effective immediately, or as customer contracts allow.
 
Thiele Kaolin Company Announces Global Price Increase for Kaolin Products
Thiele Kaolin Company announced that it will increase prices on all kaolin products by 8% effective July 1, 2021 or as contracts or agreements allow.
 
Sappi Europe Announces Price Rise for All Coated and Uncoated Paper Grades in Europe
Sappi Europe announces a price increase for all its woodfree coated and woodfree uncoated paper grades by 7 – 10 % effective 1 June 2021 for all markets in Europe. This is in addition to the previously announced and implemented increases.
 
Buckman
Pulp & Paper
Red Leaf Pulp to Build $350 Million Wheat Straw Pulp Mill in Regina, Saskatchewan
Red Leaf Pulp Ltd., developer of a proprietary wheat straw-based pulp mill, announced that it will locate its initial facility in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company has secured properties on the west side of the City of Regina and will begin construction of the $350 million facility in early 2022.
 
Segezha Group Plans to Build Pulp and Paper Industrial Complex in Karelia
Segezha Group and the Republic of Karelia confirm intention to construct a state-of-the-art pulp and paper industrial complex.
 
Smurfit Brothers Lead Takeover of New Zealand Paper Mill
The Irish Times reports that packaging entrepreneurs Dermot Smurfit and Michael Smurfit have led the takeover of a New Zealand paper mill for an undisclosed price, saving the plant from closure and preserving 170 jobs.
 
Kuraray America, Inc.
Containerboard/Packaging
Smurfit Kappa Acquires Corrugated Operation in Peru, Expanding Footprint in Latin America
Smurfit Kappa Group, one of the world's largest integrated manufacturers of paper-based packaging products with operations in Europe and the Americas, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacifico, a leading paper-based packaging company in Peru.
 
BoxWay Packaging Established After Acquisition of Saica Sheet Plants
BoxWay Packaging Group has announced ambitious plans for the newly incorporated company following the acquisition of the former Saica sheet plants in Exeter, Peterlee and Telford.
 
Webinar: Brown Stock Washing & TDS optimization
Vaisala Inc., 1®
On September 8th, 1pm EST a Vaisala expert will discuss the importance of Brown Stock Washing and Total Dissolved Solids optimization for pulp mill efficiency. The development of Vaisala K PATENTS® SAFE-DRIVE Process Refractometer for the continuous inline measurement of dissolved solids content in a fiber suspension has made it possible to follow the performance of individual process steps continuously. Join our live webinar to learn more!
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New Products
Toscotec Introduces New Shoe Press Generation Design for Tissue
Toscotec has launched the new generation design of its shoe press TT NextPress, featuring superior drying performances and energy savings, resulting from R&D activities in cooperation with Voith.
 
New Ingersoll Rand® MSG® TURBO-AIR® NX 5000 Centrifugal Compressor Generates Oil-Free Air 5% More Efficiently
Ingersoll Rand has released the new Ingersoll Rand® MSG® TURBO-AIR® NX 5000, an oil-free air and nitrogen compressor that provides manufacturers and producers improved total cost of ownership through optimized energy efficiency and operational flexibility.
 
Michelman Inc.
Sustainability
New SWEDBRAND Factory in Poland Designed with Sustainability in Mind
SWEDBRAND Group, a packaging partner to some of the world’s most iconic brands, today reported that its new plant in Gdansk, Poland, was designed with sustainability in mind.
 
Smurfit Kappa Announces Multimillion Fuel Conversion in Germany to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Smurfit Kappa has announced a significant investment of €11.5 million in its Zülpich paper mill in Germany, which will fund a fuel conversion project aimed at significantly reducing the plant’s CO2 emissions. The plant currently produces approximately 500,000 metric tons of paper annually.
 
Two Champions of Post-Consumer Textile Recycling Joining Forces
Lenzing, a leading global supplier of wood-based specialty fibers, and Södra, a world-class producer of pulp, signed a cooperation agreement June 02, 2021, with the clear objective of making a decisive contribution to addressing the enormous textile waste challenges of the industry and the society.
 
Siemens Energy Signs Cooperation Agreement with Heat Management to Reduce the Global CO₂ Footprint in the Pulp- and Paper Industry
Siemens Energy and Heat Management have entered a strategic partnership to jointly contribute to a global reduction of the CO₂ footprint in the pulp and paper industry.
 
Maintenance: The hidden profit generator in Pulp & Paper
Bently Nevada LLC®
Your mill's maintenance cost profile has a huge impact efficiency and profitability. Traditionally, maintenance has been viewed strictly as a cost. But there are ways to turn it into a more proactive and positive contributor to business success.

This whitepaper looks at how a better maintenance strategy can actually improve your plant's bottom line and regulatory compliance.
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People
ND Paper Names Tom Pazdera as VP and GM of Rumford Division
ND Paper announced that Tom Pazdera has been named the new Vice President and General Manager of ND Paper's Rumford Division.
 
Verso Corporation Names Brian D. Cullen Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) announced that Brian D. Cullen will become its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective June 16, 2021.
 
WestRock Announces Commercial and Operational Leadership Changes
WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK), a leading provider of differentiated, sustainable paper and packaging solutions, today announced the future retirement of Jeff Chalovich, president of Corrugated Packaging and chief commercial officer, after an incredible 23-year career with WestRock. Moving forward, WestRock has also announced an evolution of its commercial and operational leadership structure and team reporting to president and chief executive officer, David B. Sewell.
 
TAPPI News

 
Who Deserves Our Industry’s Highest Honors?
Nominate your colleagues before August 1 for TAPPI’s Association-level awards.
 
Only One Week Left to Register for TAPPI’s Virtual Kraft Recovery Operations Course
Access convenient instruction about the chemistry, physics and engineering behind kraft recovery
 
Success through Resilience
Latest Paper360 Podcast shares insights from four Valmet PMs on the skills and talents that promote flexibility, adaptability and readiness to innovate.
 
Experts are Ready to Show You How to Run Corrugated Operations for Peak Performance
TAPPI’s Best Practices on the Corrugator Course takes place August 7-8 in Orlando, Florida. Registration is open!
 
Time and Tide Wait for No Man; Neither Does the Film Extrusion Process. Are You Prepared?
Make sure you’re ready with the Film Extrusion Manual, Third Edition.
 
Join us for the 2021 Northeast PIMA/TAPPI Scholarship Golf Tournament!
Friday, June 25, 2021 at Fox Ridge Golf Club.
 
TAPPI Industry Career Center: Michelman Seeks Senior Scientist
Michelman is looking for applications to fill the position of a Senior Scientist to join the Global Research & Development (R&D) organization for their Printing & Packaging Business Unit (P&P) segment in Ohio. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
 
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