Weekly Spotlight
Resolute, Paper Excellence Merger Receives Canadian Competition Bureau Approval

Over the Wire

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Thursday, January 5, 2023 - Member
Cristini
The Paper Excellence Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation, and Resolute Forest Products, on Dec. 28 jointly announced that the Canadian Commissioner of Competition has entered into a consent agreement regarding the parties' business combination.
 
Midway Limited Officially Opens Wood Fibre Export Plant in Tasmania
Recently, Midway Limited opened a new wood fibre export facility at the Bell Bay Industrial Complex in Tasmania, Australia.
 
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Successfully Starts Up ANDRITZ Tissue Production Line with Double-Width Tissue Machine
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper, China has successfully started up its tissue production line delivered by ANDRITZ for its mill in Xinhui district, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China.
 
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Market Roundup
Uncoated Fine Paper Market is Expected to Grow from USD 2016.7 Billion in 2022 to USD 3025.29 Billion by 2030
The market has been studied for the below mentioned-segmentation and regional analysis for North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Middle East and Africa. These are the key regions where the Uncoated Fine Paper market is operating currently and is predicted to expand in the near future.
 
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Pulp & Paper
Sylvamo Completes the Acquisition of Stora Enso's Nymölla Pulp and Paper Mill
Sylvamo completed the acquisition of Stora Enso's uncoated freesheet paper mill in Nymölla, Sweden, for 150 million euros.
 
UPM in Final Phases of Construction on its Eucalyptus Pulp Mill in Uruguay
UPM is finalizing the construction works of the new pulp mill in Uruguay and enters the final phases of the project. The start-up of the UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2023.
 
ProJet Receives Order for 8 High Pressure Tail Cutters for YueLi, Taiwan for Nine Dragons Paper
ProJet, Meerssen, Netherlands ProJet will deliver 8 Tail Cutters to OEM YueLi, Taiwan . It will be two (2) dry end High Pressure Tail Cutters for the four (4) new paper machines of Nine Dragons Paper. The order was included in ProJet’s December orders received.
 
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Containerboard/Packaging
CellMark Launches New Division: CellMark Packaging & Paper
CellMark announced the launch of a new division — CellMark Packaging & Paper — which is the result of a merger of its two existing divisions, CellMark Packaging and CellMark Paper.
 
New Products
Mars Bar, Snickers and Milky Way Transition to Recyclable Paper-Based Wrappers in Australia
Packaging Europe reports that Mars Wrigley has announced plans to transition a large part of its chocolate bar portfolio in Australia to a new paper-based packaging format that can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling.
 
Papira® – The Paper Recyclable Packaging Foam
The surge in e-commerce sales has resulted in an increasing number of packages entering people’s homes. This means adapting to the specific demands of e-commerce packaging.
 
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Sustainability
Canada's First Indigenous-Owned Bioenergy Facility Opens
As the temperature dips to -28 C, Paul Opikokew is ready for the unexpected at the newly-built Meadow Lake Tribal Council Bioenergy Centre in northwestern Saskatchewan, now being tested by its first winter in operation.
 
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People
International Paper Announces Changes to Executive Team
International Paper announced changes to its senior leadership team including the retirement of a long-serving executive and organizational shifts to enhance agility in serving customers and driving profitable growth.
 
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New Year, New Start!
Please view the list of Upcoming January Webinars and Events.
 
Learn More About Nanocellulose-Mycelium Hybrid Materials
Register today for the Nanocellulose-Mycelium Hybrid Materials free webinar held Tuesday, January 24th 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (ET).
 
Still Time to Submit Abstracts for TAPPI Nano 2023
Call for Papers has been extended to 13 January for the global nanotechnology conference slated for 12-16 June 2023 in Vancouver, BC Canada
 
TAPPI Industry Career Center: Sappi Seeks a Sr. Process Engineer
Sappi is looking for applications to fill the position of a Sr. Process Engineer in Cloquet, Minnesota. Are you interested? If so, apply today.
 
Showcase Your Commitment to Nanotechnology and Renewable Materials
Guarantee your organization stands out at TAPPI Nano 2023 with these exhibit and sponsorship opportunities.