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TAPPI

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - Member
Cristini
Exciting new Corporate Headquarters and new mill for Graphic Packaging
 
Weekly Spotlight
Smurfit WestRock CEO Celebrates "Momentous Occasion" at New York Stock Exchange Opening Event
Smurfit Westrock's CEO, along with colleagues, family and friends on July 8 celebrated the new company's debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
Pactiv Evergreen to Sell Pine Bluff Paper Mill and Waynesville Extrusion Facility to Suzano for $110 Million
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill and Waynesville, North Carolina, extrusion facility to Suzano for $110 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments for closing amounts such as working capital.
 
Lindenmeyr Munroe Expands Distribution Operations into Georgia Market
Lindenmeyr Munroe, a leading independent paper, packaging, wide format, and facility solutions provider across North America, announced today plans to expand operations into the Georgia market with an Atlanta-based distribution facility.
 
Heinzel Group Announces Decision to Close Its Subsidiary, Raubling Papier in Germany
Heinzel Group announced that it has made the difficult decision to close its subsidiary, Raubling Papier GmbH, in Germany, due to persistently difficult market conditions and challenging economic circumstances.
 
Up to 2X bearing service life: NSKHPS.
NSK Americas®
NSKHPS spherical roller bearings deliver a new performance standard for load capacities and operating life. With cage design options to suit a range of general to heavy-duty applications, these bearings accommodate high loads and limiting speeds with superior wear resistance, low running noise, and reduced heat generation.
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From The Experts
In a Very Difficult Context, Pulp and Paper Industry has Shown Resilience in 2023
By Cepi
In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper companies have seen a turnover decrease in the past year. A record high annual recycling rate indicates the industry’s autonomy and circularity.
 
Lubrication Engineers
Market Roundup
Paper Industry in Europe Saw Sharp Decrease in Paper and Board Production in 2023
In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper companies have seen a turnover decrease in the past year. A record high annual recycling rate indicates the industry's autonomy and circularity.
 
EPIQ Advanced Dynamics Corp
Pulp & Paper
Ten Years On: Eldorado Continues to Run Faster and Faster
The start-up of the Eldorado mill in Três Lagoas, Brazil, in 2012 was big news in SPECTRUM magazine and across the global industry, and it hasn’t stopped there.The mill has often been in the news since then, it has broken all sorts of records and has produced many more tons of pulp than it was originally designed for.
 
ABB Awarded Landmark Modernization Project for Key Smurfit Kappa Board Mill in Mexico
ABB has secured a landmark contract to modernize Smurfit Kappa’s Paper Machine 5 (PM5) at its Cerro Gordo corrugated cardboard mill near Mexico City. ABB will provide Smurfit Kappa with its ABB Ability™ System 800xA® distributed control system (DCS), accompanied by a comprehensive paper machine drives system, encompassing some of the market’s most advanced drives and motors meticulously designed to optimize PM5’s performance.
 
ANDRITZ to Supply Two Tissue Machines to C&S Paper, China
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from C&S Paper to supply two PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines for its mill in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China.
 
A.Celli Selected by Rizhao Huatai Paper as Technological Partner for PM8 Rebuild
Huatai’s PM8, with a wire width of 5m and a design speed of 900mpm, will be upgraded and relocated with the goal of producing High Porosity Sack Paper with 100% virgin fiber and other grades with a portion of OCC.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
Valmet Receives Fifth Order for IQ Quality Control System for Corrugator from Thai Containers Group in Thailand
Valmet is to supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugator to Thai Containers Group's corrugated containers plant in Rayong, Thailand. The system will enable the plant to improve corrugated board quality and productivity and reduce waste caused by warped board. The start-up of the system is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.
 
Green Bay Packaging Announces Expansion of Germantown Facility
Green Bay Packaging (GBP) recently announced the expansion of its Great Lakes Packaging Division in Germantown, WI. The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on July 9, 2024, at the new location.
 
Best-in-class in Paper Mill Starch Cooking.
Hydro-Thermal Corp®
Hydro-Thermal’s proven and original Jetcooker™ technology provides the instantaneous gelatinization of wet end starch, adjustable mechanical shear, and precise temperature control, optimizing the cooking process. Our patented Jetcooker™ directly injects steam into the starch slurry, producing consistent starch with 100% energy efficiency.  For more information on our advanced direct steam injection technology for starch cooking in paper making - 
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New Products
New IntensaPump from Voith Reduces Maintenance Costs and Energy Demand in Stock Preparation
Contaminant-loaden stock flows in pulping systems for recovered paper can only be conveyed reliably and largely blockage-free with a special pump. Whether in the LC or HC system, the new IntensaPump reliably pumps critical contaminants to the next machine in both systems.
 
Sustainability
Sappi Awarded Highest Sustainability Level by EcoVadis for Six Consecutive Years
Sappi, a leading global provider of everyday materials made from woodfibre-based renewable resources, has again achieved Platinum, the highest rating in EcoVadis’ sustainability assessment across all three of its manufacturing regions – Europe, North America, and South Africa.
 
Toscotec Awarded ISO 50001 Certification for Efficient Energy Management
Toscotec has been certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 50001:2018 energy management system. The certification was issued by Certiquality, an independent third-party assurance body validated by Italy’s national accreditation body Accredia.
 
Optimized LC Pulping System for Recycled Paper: Voith's BluePulpLC Enables Significant Resource Savings
Voith, a leading full-line supplier in the paper industry, presents its optimized LC (low-consistency) pulping system for recycled paper. The previous TwinPulp system has undergone extensive further development, with the focus on improving efficiency and reducing costs.
 
Cost Hurdles in Sustainable Packaging: Survey Reveals Industry Challenges
Sustainable packaging is gaining traction, but a new survey by UPM, a leading supplier of renewable biomaterials, reveals a surprising hurdle: cost.
 
Lecta Commits to Renewable Gas and Moves Forward With its Decarbonization Plan
Lecta announces an agreement with Naturgy, a multinational energy group, for the supply of renewable gas that will contribute to the sustainable decarbonization of its manufacturing activity.
 
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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Dow Silicones Corporation
People
TAPPI/AICC Announce Cris Carter to Keynote at SuperCorrExpo® 2024
TAPPI and AICC, co-producers of the mega corrugated event SuperCorrExpo® 2024, have announced Cris Carter will be a keynote speaker at the corrugated industry’s quadrennial event taking place September 8-12, 2024 in Orlando, FL.
 
Beto Abreu is the New Chief Executive Officer of Suzano
Suzano announced that Beto Abreu is the new CEO of Suzano as of July 1. The executive takes office with the mission of advancing the company's strategic plan, which this year celebrates its centenary and completes the construction of the largest single cellulose production line in the world, in Ribas do Rio Pardo (MS).
 
TAPPI Career Wire
Associate Engineer
City of Hesperia
Hesperia, California
 
Staff Scientist
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Bethesda, Maryland
Visit https://careers.tappi.org/jobs/20315255/staff-scientist to view the full article online.
 
Sr. Civil Engineer (Safety & Development Services
City of Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
 
Engineer II Facilities
Snohomish County PUD
Everett, Washington
 
County Engineer-Highway Department
Elkhart County Government
Goshen, Indiana
 
TAPPI News
 
Visit https://events.tappi.org/event/extrusioncoating/websitePage:16e1cc03-03a2-41b9-9e68-788b15a98842?RefId=LP to view the full article online.
 
Last Chance to Participate in Box Manufacturing Olympics at SuperCorrExpo®
Industry-Wide Competition Celebrates Greatest Achievements and Innovations at SuperCorrExpo®
 
Discover the Latest in Packaging, Barrier Materials, and Curtain Coating
Register today for Western Michigan University’s Paper and Paperboard Coating Course
 
Elevate Your Expertise with TAPPI Academy eLearning – Anywhere, Anytime
Explore courses in the pulp, paper, corrugated packaging, and converting industries
 
The Fiberglass Mat Industry to Gather in Denver, CO on October 1-3
Reserve your spot now for the educational networking forum featuring an exclusive tour of the Johns Manville Technical Center
 
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