Weekly Spotlight
TTU Professor’s Invention FiberTect Wipe is Part of Decontamination Advancements by the U.S. Army

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Thursday, November 16, 2023 - Member
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In a groundbreaking partnership between the United States Army and First Line Technology, recent research findings are poised to usher in a revolutionary shift in decontamination processes.
 
Forest Bioeconomy Trade and Study Mission to go to Finland from The United States June 2024
Study will focus on four areas: wood construction, forestry, pulp and paper, and new biobased products.
 
Successful Start-Up of Asia Symbol's Rugao Board Machine 13
At the end of October, Voith successfully started up Asia Symbol's BM 13 at Rugao, 180 km north of Shanghai, China. The state-of-the-art machine is 8.16 m wide with a design speed of 1,400 m/min and an annual capacity of around one million tons.
 
Beat the Heat: TL-Series Bearings from NSK.
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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
TSNA Responds to Wall Street Journal Article
On Friday, November 3 (November 4 in the print edition), the Wall Street Journal published an article titled Citi to Cardholders: Go Paperless or Else about Citigroup’s decision to cut off all online and app communications with their customers who refuse to go paperless. Two Sides North America sent the following letter to the editors of the WSJ the same day.
 
Market Roundup
Sylvamo Quarterly Results Higher Than Guidance
Sylvamo on Nov. 9 released its third quarter 2023 earnings.
 
WestRock Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results
WestRock Company announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2023.
 
Merichem Company
Pulp & Paper
Toscotec Supplied a Dryer Section Rebuild to Les Papeteries de Clairefontaine
Graphic paper manufacturer Les Papeteries de Clairefontaine started up PM6 after a dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec at its Etival Clairefontaine mill in France. The machine produces graphic paper in the basis weight range from 60 to 100 gsm.
 
ABB Upgrades Drive Control System at Jujo Thermal Paper Mill in Finland for Improved Machine Runnability
Jujo Thermal selected ABB to upgrade its drive control system at its mill in Kauttua, Finland, for improved runnability and efficiency. ABB’s scope of delivery included the provision and commissioning of the upgrade package for the existing PM2 drive control system and new drives.
 
Sun Paper Has Started Up Two Voith-Supplied Packaging Paper Machines in Nanning, China
Voith announced that Sun Paper's two packaging paper machines — PM 2 and PM 3 — were successfully commissioned at the Nanning, China site within one month.
 
A.Celli Starts Up its Tissue Line at Kochavinska Paper Factory in Ukraine During War
Despite the extremely difficult situation created by the ongoing conflict, A.Celli and Kochavinska Paper Factory teams managed to start up the new iDEAL® tissue line provided for the plant located in the Lviv region.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
Unicorr Packaging Group Has Acquired Pennsylvania-based TriState Container
Unicorr Packaging Group announced the acquisition of TriState Container Corporation.
 
South African Consumers Prefer Paper Packaging, Want More Packaging Return Programmes
The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) enlisted South Africa as one of the 16 countries that participated in this year's global 'Trend Tracker Survey'.
 
ProGroup to Take Over Sappi Stockstadt Mill; Convert Production to Containerboard
ProGroup announced that an agreement has been signed with Sappi whereby ProGroup will take over Sappi's Stockstadt pulp and paper mill in Germany.
 
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New Products
Voith Introduces New Pluralis Hot Stock (HS) Refiner Fillings
Voith is supplementing its proven Pluralis family with new Pluralis Hot Stock (HS) refiner fillings. Representing a significant advancement in refining technology, they are specifically designed to meet the demanding requirements of pulp mills and to minimize resource consumption.
 
VTT Finds Unprecedented Extensible Limits for Formable Cellulose-Based Food Packaging
In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has obtained unprecedented maximum limits of its highly extensible formable cellulose-based webs used for rigid packaging applications.
 
Augury Inc
Sustainability
New Study Shows Sustainable Packaging Fuels Growth and Innovation in Specialty Papers
Demand for more greener packaging is aligning with innovation in industrial applications to future drive sales of specialty papers, according to the latest Smithers research.
 
Velvet CARE Wins EcoVadis Gold Medal for Sustainability
Velvet CARE earned a Gold Medal from EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings, as Central Europe’s fastest-growing consumer tissue producer continues to refine its environmental, social and governance practices.
 
Keit Spectrometers
ABB Inc.
People
Cascades Announces the Death of Bernard Lemaire, a Great Entrepreneur and Builder
Cascades deeply regrets and is saddened to announce the death of one of its cofounders, Mr. Bernard Lemaire, at the age of 87.
 
AF&PA CEO Heidi Brock Named 2024 Association Executive of the Year
Association TRENDS has named Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), as the 2024 Association Executive of the Year.
 
AF&PA Elects Board of Directors and Welcomes New Members
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the election of its new 2024 Board of Directors members.
 
Jessica Nordin New Director of Sustainability at Södra
Jessica Nordin is taking up the role as new Director of Sustainability at Södra with responsibility for leading and developing Södra’s overall sustainability agenda moving forward.
 
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Gain Access to Enthusiastic Instructors and an Outstanding Curriculum
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2024 TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit: Meet the Best and Brightest Candidates
Recruit the next generation of industry leaders and get your company’s brand in front of engineering students by participating in the industry’s leading career fair event.
 
TAPPICon 2024 Call for Papers Deadline Extended
The TAPPICon 2024 Planning Committee is pleased to announce the extension of its Call for Papers deadline to December 15, 2023.
 
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TAPPI’s Kraft Recovery Operations Course delivers a review of chemistry, physics and engineering principles.
 
Nearly $60,000 Available in TAPPI Scholarships
TAPPI is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.  
 
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