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TexSnips: Combating Opioid Crisis with Nonwoven Wipes

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Thursday, April 20, 2023 - Member
Cristini
FedEx recognizes Synthetic Opioid Safety (SOS) kit, which has nonwoven wipe as its component. 
 
Voith Recognized as 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Awards Finalist
Global technology company Voith is proud to announce its recognition as a finalist in the 2023 Manufacturing Leadership Awards for outstanding achievement in the category of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
 
Billerud Temporarily Idles Escanaba, Michigan, Mill Following Fungal Infection Outbreak
Billerud announced the temporary idling of the Escanaba Mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of its employees and contractors due to a blastomycosis fungal infection outbreak.
 
Beat the Heat: TL-Series Bearings from NSK.
NSK Americas®
Under the high temperatures and thermal stresses of dryer rolls in paper making machines, conventional bearings can experience cracking damage and fail prematurely. NSK’s Tough and Long Life (TL) Spherical Roller Bearings dramatically increase MTBF and significantly reduce maintenance costs and machine downtime.
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From The Experts
One-Size-Fits-All Extended Producer Responsibility Not the Right Call
The Times Union Editorial Board expressed support (“A budget with heart,” March 29) for a one-size-fits-all Extended Producer Responsibility program in the governor’s budget. Instead of rushing complex EPR policy through the budgeting process, lawmakers should pursue a more deliberate, thoughtful approach.
 
Lubrizol, Inc.
Market Roundup
AF&PA Releases March 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the March 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
 
Heinzel Group Reports Record-Breaking Results for 2022
Heinzel Group announced a record-breaking year in 2022, achieving the highest turnover and the best earnings in the company's history. At the same time Heinzel Group reduced its CO2 emissions substantially, in line with its climate targets and sustainability strategy.
 
Sappi's Agreement to Sell European Graphic Paper Mills to Aurelius Group Lapses
Sappi Limited on Sept. 14 announced that the intended sale to Aurelius Group of its Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, its Stockstadt Mill in Germany and its Kirkniemi Mill in Finland (the "Transaction") has not materialized within the agreed timeframe of the contractual agreement and therefore the agreement has lapsed.
 
Merichem Company
Pulp & Paper
Second ANDRITZ Tissue Line Starts Operating at Innovative Industry Newcomer MG TEC
MG TEC Industry successfully started up its second complete tissue production line from ANDRITZ at its mill in Dej, Romania. The first line went into operation in 2021.
 
Stora Enso to Permanently Close One of Two Paper Machines at Anjala Mill in Finland
Stora Enso announced plans to consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of the two paper machines at the Anjala Mill in southern Finland.
 
Valmet Renews Service Agreement for the AS Estonian Cell Pulp Mill in Kunda, Estonia
Valmet has signed an extension of the service agreement with AS Estonian Cell aspen pulp mill in Kunda, Estonia. The previous three-year agreement between Estonian Cell and Valmet was extended to an additional five years.
 
Toscotec to Supply New TT SteelDryers in USA
Toscotec has recently received several orders from a confidential US producer for a total of 30 TT SteelDryer cylinders. Through repeated orders, this confidential group has so far purchased close to 50 TT SteelDryers for installation at 4 different locations in the USA.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
Georgia-Pacific Plans $91 Million Upgrade at Monticello Mill in Mississippi
Construction is scheduled to begin soon on a $91 million upgrade at Georgia-Pacific’s containerboard mill in Monticello.  It’s one of the company’s largest investments in the Lawrence County facility.
 
Cytiva Pioneers Recyclable Thermal Packaging
Cytiva is pioneering an innovative recyclable packaging solution to replace polystyrene through its Designing in Sustainability strategy. In collaboration with TemperPack, a leading provider of cold chain packaging, new liners are made with renewable paper and corn starch as their primary ingredients.
 
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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New Products
A New Way to Analyze Biomass - Swedish MANTEX Exhibits at TAPPICon
In April, the Swedish greentech company Mantex AB visits the USA to market the company's product Biomass Analyzer. Mantex has developed the Biomass Analyzer, an analysis equipment that, through revolutionary X-ray based technology, determines the accurate moisture content of biomass such as wood chips in less than 2 minutes.
 
UPM Specialty Papers and Henkel Create a Sustainable Heat-Sealable Packaging Concept
Working closely with partners from across the food packaging value network, UPM Specialty Papers is co-creating transformative solutions that reimagine the future of sustainable packaging.
 
Neopac Introduces Fiber-based Tubes for Personal Care and Cosmetic Products
Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging and dosing applications for pharma, beauty and oral care, has introduced its PaperX Tube series, which utilizes thin-walled 300 micron fiber-based laminate with 80% paper content to drastically reduce both plastic materials use and overall carbon footprint.
 
Amtech Software
Sustainability
TAPPICon 2023: Voith Showcases Leading Product Portfolio for the Most Sustainable and Efficient Papermaking
Under the motto “Papermaking for Life” Voith is taking part at the TAPPICon in Atlanta, GA, from April 22 to 26, 2023. Together with BTG, the global technology company will feature its versatile technologies and initiatives that lead to more efficient and sustainable processes in papermaking at booth 513.
 
World's Most Northerly Paper Mill Makes Sustainable Choices with ABB
Why buy something new when you can renovate and upgrade? These are values packaging giant Billerud in Karlsborg, northern Sweden, lives by. So a retrofit solution with new energy-efficient circuit breakers was a perfect match when its decades-old switchgear needed new life.
 
Metsä Board Moves Towards Energy Efficiency Targets on Several Fronts
At Metsä Board we aim to achieve fossil free production and further improve our energy self-sufficiency by the end of 2030. Currently, 87% of the energy used at our mills is fossil free.
 
Keit Spectrometers
Prevent Costly Wear in Rotary Kilns & Dryers
Lubrication Engineers®
High-quality, easy-to-apply melting lube bars placed between rotary kiln and dryer components will extend filler bar, shell and refractory life; reduce friction, wear, scoring and weld fractures; and fill microscopic imperfections. LE’s Easy Bar with Almasol has an auto-ignition point of 538°C (1,000°F) – the highest of any lubricant bar in the market – ensuring worker safety with no flame-ups.
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People
RYAM Announces the Hiring of Michael Osborne as VP, Manufacturing; Bill Manzer to Retire
Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) announced that Michael Osborne joined the company on April 10, 2023, as Vice President, Manufacturing, replacing Bill Manzer, who has announced his plans to retire. Osborne is a thirty-plus-year manufacturing veteran, most recently holding the position of Vice President, Global Manufacturing for Kraton Pine Chemicals.
 
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TAPPICon Starts This Saturday
You still have time to register for this industry-wide event. Don’t miss the chance to learn about new technologies and strategies to help your mill plan for the future.
 
Performance BioFilaments, FiberLean Technologies Ltd., Grenoble INP Headline TAPPI Nano 2023 Keynotes
Reserve your seat today to hear what top industry thought leaders have to say.
 
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Less than two weeks until TAPPI’s Paper Machine Operations Course
Register today for TAPPI’s invaluable Paper Machine Operations course, this Tuesday, May 2 – Thursday, May 4 at Miron Construction in Neenah, WI.
 
Get Essential Tissue Training this May for Essential Products You Produce
TAPPI’s highly rated training courses will help improve your work in tissue from property and process to operations and runnability.
 
Use Your TAPPI Member Benefits to Track Down the Information You Need
The secret to success isn’t knowing all the answers, it’s knowing where to find them!
 
 
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