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Smurfit Kappa Relies on Voith’s Advanced Process Control System OnEfficiency.Strength to Reduce Starch Consumption

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Thursday, January 20, 2022 - Member
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Voith’s digital solution package OnEfficiency.Strength, installed at Smurfit Kappa's Hoya mill in Lower Saxony in 2021, is showing very positive results from the first day.
 
Order Execution in Record Time – Successful Start-Up of Sun Paper's XcelLine PM 2 in Beihai
Paper producer Sun Paper recently successfully started up PM 2 at its site in Beihai in Southeast China. The new line in visionary industrial design now produces high-quality white folding boxboard with a basis weight of 170 to 350 gsm and a wire width of 8,900 mm.
 
Runtech Delivers a Vacuum System to Kivanc Tekstil, Turkey
Runtech Systems delivers a RunEco vacuum system to Kıvanç Tekstil greenfield paper mill in Adana, Turkey. RunEco system will provide vacuum for the new containerboard machine PM1 with design speed of 1,200 m/min and trim width of 6,600 mm.
 
Unifor and PPWC Reach Wage Pattern Deal with Canfor
Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), [announced on Jan. 15] a tentative deal with Canfor that establishes the pattern for Western Canadian forestry.
 
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 December 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
 
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Chinese Decor Paper Producer Minglian
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has successfully completed the acquisition of a 60% stake in Chinese decor paper producer Minglian New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. and forms a joint venture which comprises a state-of-the-art plant in the city of Xingtai, Hebei Province, China.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Pulp & Paper
China's Tissue Paper Production Capacity Growing at Record Pace
According to the China National Household Paper Industry Association (CNHPIA), in 2021, newly added production capacity in China's tissue paper industry reached a record high. "The market competition will become more intense, and industry enterprises should invest cautiously," CNHPIA warned.
 
Mondi to Offer Extensive Portfolio of Cradle to Cradle Certified Uncoated Fine Papers
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, received the Cradle to Cradle certification at Bronze level for its uncoated fine papers produced in its mills in Austria, Slovakia and Russia. Mondi is thus the first to offer an extensive uncoated fine paper portfolio as Cradle to Cradle Certified® meeting the high standards and demanding requirements of this certification scheme which marks the step from a linear to a circular economy.
 
APPM to Build Second Stage of Tissue Plant in Russia
Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (APPM), one of Russia’s largest pulp and paper producers, plans to build a second stage of the plant for the production of sanitary and hygienic products in the Kaluga region in 2023, according to recent statements, made by the company and some local media reports.
 
X-Rite Pantone
Containerboard/Packaging
U.S. Paper Industry Reaches Record for Containerboard Production in 2021
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released preliminary 2021 data from U.S. paper and paperboard mills indicating record containerboard production, the material used to make cardboard boxes.
 
Norske Skog Names Paperboard as Containerboard Agent in Poland
Norske Skog has named Warsaw-based Paperboard as their exclusive representative for sales of containerboard in the fast-growing Polish market.

Founded in 2016, Paperboard is an independent paper and board mill agent, representing numerous mills in Poland.
 
Optimize Your Starch Cooking Capabilities
Hydro-Thermal Corp®
Starch cooking is a vital component in successful paper production. Hydro-Thermal’s original Jetcooker™ ensures that producers have a reliable supply of consistently cooked starch for improving wet end sheet strength, size press surface properties, and overall coating quality.  Learn more about how Hydro-Thermal is the right pick in Starch Makedown, Starch Cooking, and Cooked Starch Handling.
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Nanotechnology
The Global Market for Cellulose Nanofibers 2022
Cellulose nanofibers (CNF), also called cellulose nanofibrils or nanofibrillated cellulose, 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. They are also lightweight and have made a recent impact in industrial applications in biopolymers, bio-composites and hygiene and sanitary products.
 
New Products
New Paper Bags for Waste to Be Tested in Sweden
Carrier bags made of paper are becoming more common in Swedish waste bins as plastic bags are being phased out in the stores. But the paper bags are not adapted for residual waste, which creates problems in the system. Now, four companies in central Sweden are working together to give paper bags a given place in the waste management system.
 
Michelman Inc.
Sustainability
Rayonier Advanced Materials Earns ISCC Plus Certification At Fernandina Beach Facility
Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that it has achieved International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) recognition at its Fernandina Beach facility. The certification will allow RYAM's customers to procure ISCC+ certified High Purity Cellulose, addressing sustainability requirements in their end markets.
 
Lucart has Chosen Enel X to Proceed on the Path to Decarbonisation
A new synergy for creating an industrial development model that is sustainable in economic and environmental terms. This is the partnership between Enel X, the innovative global business line of Enel Group, and Lucart, one of Europe's leading paper manufacturers, known for its Tenderly, Grazie Natural and Tutto Pannocarta brands, among others, which has chosen to embark on an ambitious project to reduce the climate-changing emissions of its production plants.
 
Smurfit Kappa Receives SBTi Approval for Carbon Reduction Targets
Smurfit Kappa has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The targets covering greenhouse gas emissions from Smurfit Kappa’s operations (scopes 1 and 2) are consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to well-below 2°C.
 
ABB Inc.
People
Michelle Bryson Named Global Sustainable Packaging Leader for BW Packaging Systems
BW Packaging Systems, the packaging equipment arm of Barry-Wehmiller, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle Bryson to the role of Global Sustainable Packaging Leader.
 
PulPac Appoints Emelie Andersson as Brand and Creative Manager
PulPac announced that Emelie Andersson has joined the company as Brand and Creative Manager. Working with global brands on an international level, she will drive brand development and growth as PulPac continues to scale up.
 
Zandra Martinez is New Chairperson of the FSC Board of Directors
FSC announces that Zandra Martinez, from Oaxaca, Mexico, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the International Board of Directors for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
 
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Solutions for Hazardous Dust Show Promise for Tissue Mills
Flying drone technology and an effective dust control program help mitigate dangers.
 
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Join Us In-Person for Popular Pulp and Paper Basics Workshop
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Focus on Lime Kilns at this Online Ask an Expert Event
Get Answers to Questions on Lime Kilns and Recausticizing: The Forgotten Part of a Kraft Mill at this live "Ask the Expert" Event!
 
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