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Weekly Spotlight
Paper Workers' Union Confirms Collective Labour Agreements for All Five UPM Businesses
The Board of the Paper Workers' Union has confirmed the negotiated results of the collective labour agreements for the Finnish mills and biorefinery of UPM Pulp, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Raflatac and UPM Biofuels.
 
ANDRITZ Acquires Machine Vision Specialist Procemex
International technology group ANDRITZ has acquired the Finnish company Procemex, the global leader in integrated web monitoring and web inspection solutions for the pulp and paper industry. The acquisition further strengthens ANDRITZ’s automation and digitalization portfolio.
 
Runtech Systems Signs a RunCare Agreement with Levent Kâğıt
Runtech Systems and Levent Kâğıt San. ve Tic. A.S PM2 in Kemalpasa, Izmir, Turkey, have signed a 5-year RunCare Agreement. The agreement includes all needed maintenance actions and an extended warranty for the recently commissioned RunEco Vacuum System with EP600 Turbo Blower, EcoDrop water separator and EcoFlow multi dewatering measurement.
 
Ahlstrom Completes EUR 2 Million Investment for New Lamination Line at Louveira Plant in Brazil
Ahlstrom has successfully completed a EUR 2 million investment for a new laminator at its Louveira plant in Brazil.
 
Dryer Cylinder Bearing Failures? Beat the Heat with 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.
Learn more: NSKAmericas.com
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From The Experts
What is the Environmental Impact of the Paper Industry?
By AF&PA
Paper products and packaging are part of our daily lives. From tissues and paper towels to the absorbent pulp in diapers to cardboard boxes to boxes that package medicine and food.
 
Lubrication Engineers
Market Roundup
Greif Announces Price Increase for Uncoated Recycled Paperboard
Greif, Inc. announced that it is implementing a $50 to $70 per short ton increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) products.
 
North Macedonia’s Fustelarko Borec Increases its Dividend This Year
North Macedonian cardboard maker Fustelarko Borec has announced it is distributing a dividend of some MKD 200 (US$3.5) per share to the company’s shareholders. This represents a considerable increase compared with the dividend of MKD 150 per share the company paid to its shareholders in 2023.
 
EPIQ Advanced Dynamics Corp
Pulp & Paper
Runtech Systems Delivers Ropeless Tail Threading to Munksjo Caieiras Ltda, Brazil
Runtech delivers a ropeless tail threading systems to Munksjo Caieiras Ltda, Brazil. The delivery includes Runshooter technology with detailed engineering and startup support. With the upgrade Caieiras targets more fluent and faster tail threading and improved operator safety.
 
Voith Paper Webshop Enhances Efficiency for Moorim Paper with a Comprehensive Order Across Three Mills
Moorim Paper, a global paper manufacturer, has placed a substantial order distributed across three mills: Moorim Ulsan, Moorim Jinju and Moorim Daegu, utilizing Voith Paper Webshop's streamlined ordering process. This order represents an important milestone in Moorim Paper’s collaboration within the Voith Paper Webshop and was realized thanks to Voith Paper’s Asia Pacific Sales and Customer Service Representative Team.
 
ANDRITZ Starts Up New High-Temperature Yankee Hood and Air System at Kartogroup, Spain
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the new high-temperature PrimeDry Hood HT and air system supplied for the rebuild of a tissue machine at Kartogroup España’s mill in Burriana, Spain.
 
A.Celli to Supply a Paper Rewinder to Zhejiang Jiding New Material Technology
A.Celli is proud to welcome Zhejiang Jiding New Material Technology among its customers, who decided to rely on the Italian company’s renowned technology for paper winding and rewinding.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
Green Bay Packaging Inc. Expands Operations with the Acquisition of SMC Packaging Group
Green Bay Packaging Inc. (GBP) proudly announces the successful acquisition of SMC Packaging Group based in Springfield, MO. The transaction, which took place on May 31, 2024, marks a significant milestone for both companies.
 
Smurfit Kappa Acquires Bag-in-Box Plant in Bulgaria
Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's leading providers of sustainable packaging solutions, has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Artemis Ltd., a Bag-in-Box packaging plant located in Shumen, Bulgaria.
 
Precision Green Liquor Heating with Hydro-Thermal
Hydro-Thermal Corp®
Read how Hydro-Thermal solved a bleached paper and board mill challenge in North Carolina, USA, that needed to provide consistent green liquor temperature to two causticizing lines in the recovery process. The mill operates two causticizing and lime kiln lines and heats green liquor to each line. Precise temperature control of the green liquor to the slaker is crucial to a smooth operation.
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New Products
Stora Enso and Altris Collaborate to Develop World's Most Sustainable Battery
Stora Enso has partnered with Altris, a Swedish developer of sodium-ion batteries. The two companies aim to further advance the development and commercialization of a sustainable battery value chain in Europe. Together, the two companies will drive the adaptation of Stora Enso's hard carbon solution Lignode® as an anode material in Altris' sodium-ion battery cells.
 
Sustainability
Lecta Publishes its 2023 Sustainability Report
Lecta’s ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) strategy is a key pillar of its business strategy, and this second Sustainability Report highlights improvements in the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) defined in 2022 in the three essential ESG areas. It also presents a more complete and detailed analysis of the achievements and progress made last year.
 
WestRock's First Virtual Power Purchase Agreement Project Reaches Commercialization
WestRock is making progress toward its science-based greenhouse gas targets by supporting the first of two Texas-based solar projects. WestRock set the stage by entering into virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) with ENGIE North America (ENGIE), a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. and global leader in the net zero energy transition.
 
Walki’s New Investment in Steinfurt to Support Customers’ Transition to Circular Packaging Materials
A new state-of-the-art production line at Walki Group’s Steinfurt plant, Germany, will support customers in the transition to sustainable and circular fibre-based packaging materials.
 
Laser Shaft Alignment Tool
LUDECA, INC.®
Maximize the performance of your rotating equipment with XT770. Align to ANSI tolerances, measure misalignment of horizontal and vertical machines including soft foot, track thermal growth and pipe strain, and document the results.
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In Memoriam: TAPPI Member and Fellow, James Tucker
TAPPI honors the legacy of James Tucker
 
Sustana Appoints Nathan Jeppson as CEO; Succeeds Fabian de Armas
Sustana announced the appointment of Nathan Jeppson as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Fabian de Armas. Jeppson brings more than 20 years of leadership experience driving growth and innovation at premier manufacturing, industrials, and materials businesses, including global roles at Shell Chemical LP and Dow.
 
Valmet Announces Thomas Hinnerskov to Start as President and CEO
Valmet announced that Thomas Hinnerskov will take over as President and CEO on August 12. He succeeds Pasi Laine, who will continue as the President and CEO of Valmet until August 11.
 
Dow Silicones Corporation
TAPPI Career Wire
Engineer I, II, or III
Clallam County PUD
Sequim, Washington
 
Extension Meat Science Specialist (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Knoxville, Tennessee
 
Transportation Planner / Sr. Transportation Planner
Ada County Highway District
Garden City, Idaho
 
Traffic Engineer I - III
Adams County Government
Brighton, Colorado
 
Senior Project Manager
CED Construction Engineering Design Inc.
Overland Park, Kansas
 
TAPPI News
 
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Elevate Your Expertise of Kraft Pulping and Bleaching from Expert Instructors
Register today for TAPPI’s Intro to Kraft Pulping and Bleaching Course and receive the early bird registration discount. A savings of over $100!
 
Discover Cutting-Edge Knowledge and Practical Extrusion Coating Skills
Register now and save up to $200 on TAPPI’s Popular Three-Day Extrusion Coating Course
 
Insights from TAPPICon 2024 Highlighted on Better Together (BT) Podcast
The energy was electric as BT Host Jan Bottiglieri interviews seven attendees about their experiences and insights