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Stora Enso Stops All Production and Sales in Russia

Over the Wire

TAPPI

Thursday, March 3, 2022 - Member
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Stora Enso announced that they will stop all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine.
 
Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Will Likely Halt Planned Investments in the Russian Forest Industry
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to impact global trade in the coming months. Increased sanctions against trading with Russia and difficulty with financial transactions will probably interrupt and re-direct shipments of forest products throughout the world. As a result, trade with Russia will likely decline, impacting long-established international trade flows of forest products.
 
Willamette Falls Paper Company Cuts Waste with Energy Trust of Oregon Program
Willamette Falls Paper Company (WFPC) completed participation in Energy Trust of Oregon's First Year Strategic Energy Management program (First Year SEM) and looks forward to participating in another year.
 
Sappi to Invest Nearly EUR 6 Million in Modernization of Steam Generation Boiler at Maastricht Mill
Sappi announced that it will invest nearly EUR 6 million in an extensive modernization of the current steam generation boiler at its Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands.
 
Valmet Acquires U.S.-Based Coldwater Seals
Valmet acquired North American-based Coldwater Seals, Inc., a global provider of consumables and services to the pulp and paper industry. Coldwater operates manufacturing facilities in the United States and Sweden. The value of the acquisition will not be disclosed.
 
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Market Roundup
Verso Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021.
 
Cascades Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021
Cascades Inc. reports its unaudited financial results for the three-month period and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
 
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Pulp & Paper
Columbia Pulp Has Idled Its Lyons Ferry Pulp Facility in Washington State
Columbia Pulp, LLC has idled its Lyons Ferry pulp production facility in Starbuck, Washington. The pulp plant, which has the capacity to produce 140,000 tons per year of wet lap pulp from wheat straw, was idled on Feb. 18.
 
ANDRITZ to Supply Drying, Air and Energy Technology to Essity's Menasha Mill
ANDRITZ will deliver drying, air and energy technology to Essity's PM3 and PM4 tissue machines at its mill in Menasha, Wisconsin (USA).
 
Runtech Systems to Rebuild Vacuum Systems at Doruk Paper in Turkey
Runtech Systems delivers RunEco vacuum system rebuilds to two Doruk Paper sites in Turkey. RunEco systems with EP650 and EP315 Turbo Blowers will provide vacuum for the Doruk Paper and Packaging Industry Inc. Kayabasi site paper machines PM1, PM2 and PM4.
 
Toscotec to Supply a Turnkey Tissue Line to City Group for New Market Entry
Toscotec will supply an AHEAD 2.2 tissue line on a turnkey basis to the Bangladeshi consumer goods manufacturer City Group who sets out to enter the tissue market. The new tissue mill will be erected in Hoshendi Economic Zone near Dhaka, and it is planned to start production in 2023.
 
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Containerboard/Packaging
Antalis Packaging Extends its Range of Ecommerce Packaging
Antalis Packaging has extended its range of ecommerce solutions to include efficient, easy-to-use and eco-friendly packaging options.
 
LVMH Beauty Joins Avantium’s PEFerence Consortium to Develop Sustainable Packaging for Perfumes and Cosmetics
Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that world luxury goods leader LVMH Group (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and Avantium have agreed to further explore the potential of Avantium’s 100% plant-based, recyclable polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), as a sustainable packaging solution for LVMH beauty brands.
 
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Voith’s New QualiFlex QView Press Sleeve Reduces Unplanned Shutdowns and Increases Efficiency
Web breaks and paper jams are among the rare but real problems in paper production. With each such incident, invisible damage can arise inside the press sleeve.
 
Sustainability
Stora Enso Accelerates its Growth Agenda by Exploring Expansion in Production of Renewable Consumer Packaging Board
Stora Enso is starting a feasibility study for the possible conversion of an idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland for a high-volume consumer board line. On a successful completion of the feasibility study, an investment decision could be made by the end of 2022 with start-up in 2025.
 
Tetra Pak Invests in Four New Recycling Facilities, Enabling Global Carton Packaging Recycling to Exceed Fifty Billion a Year
In just four months, Tetra Pak has co-invested over €11.5 million with recyclers and industry players, to help set up four completely new recycling solutions for carton packages in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Australia.
 
Does Buying Paper with a Lower Basis Weight Lead to Less Climate Impact?
The short answer is yes. The bulk calculator shows how you can buy fewer tonnes without losing paper thickness. The long answer is, well, long ... Read the whole thing below.
 
MM Group Signs its First Classified Green Loan of Euro 65 Million
MM Group successfully signed a syndicated loan contract in the amount of EUR 65 mn classified as sustainable according to the Green Loan Framework. Based on the strict rules of Deutsche Industriebank AG and KfW (German state funding bank) MM received this certificate for its sustainability investment at Neuss for the rebuilt of the board machine.
 
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TAPPI Recognizes WestRock's Peter Hart Gunnar Nicholson With the Gold Medal Award
TAPPI is pleased to announce that Peter Hart, Ph.D., Director-Research and Innovation, WestRock, has been named winner of the prestigious Gunnar Nicholson Gold Medal Award.
 
Stora Enso Announces Change in Group Leadership Team
Stora Enso announced that Teemu Salmi, CIO, Head of IT & Digitalisation and a member of the Group Leadership Team, has decided to leave the company. After five years with Stora Enso, Salmi will assume the position of CEO at Finnish cyber security company Nixu.
 
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Spring is Around the Corner Along with More TAPPI Events!
Please view the list of Upcoming March Webinars and Events.
 
NEW TAPPI Webinar: Four Ways Packaging Manufacturers Use IIoT to Solve Their Biggest Challenges
Register today for the “Four Ways Packaging Manufacturers Use IIoT to Solve Their Biggest Challenges” webinar held Tuesday, March 22nd 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM (EDT).
 
Brand Exposure Opportunities Available at TAPPI Nano 2022
Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities at TAPPI Nano 2022 are designed to showcase your commitment to nanotechnology and renewable materials.
 
If You’re Involved in Paper Machine Operations – Take Note of These Three Helpful Opportunities
Mark the dates for TAPPI’s upcoming interactive Q&A discussion with a PM expert, technical training and an exclusive mill tour.
 
Valuable New Tool: TAPPI Connected Community
Use your member benefits!  This one connects you with more than 6,000 peers. Ask questions, follow conversations, find resources, and see what is happening.
 
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