Resolute Forest Products Inc., Montreal, Que., Canada, this week announced a $105 million upgrade to its Calhoun, Tenn., USA, pulp and paper mill, including the installation of a modern continuous pulp digester and other wood chip processing equipment

 

Packaging Corporation of America, Lake Forest, Ill., USA, this week reported that it will not convert the idled No. 2 paper machine (D2) at its DeRidder, La., mill to produce containerboard

 

Sappi Fine Paper North America, Boston Mass., USA, reports that its Westbrook, Maine, mill, the City of Westbrook, Friends of the Presumpscot River, the Conservation Law Foundation, and state and federal regulators, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Maine Department of Marine Resources, have agreed on a plan to evaluate two potential designs for fish passage at the Saccarappa Falls dam

 

The Paper and Paper-based Packaging Board, Washington, D.C., USA, has elected John Williams (president and CEO of Domtar) to be chairman

 

The 2014 Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award has been granted to Professor Per Engstrand, at the Mid Sweden University

 

The 2014 OpEx Reliability Workshop at PaperCon is set for April 29 in Nashville, Tenn., USA

 

This year’s Tissue360° Forum at PaperCon, April 28-30 in downtown Nashville, Tenn., USA, includes three special Tissue Properties Workshops (CEUs available for all three workshops), set for Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning

 

This introductory course, covering the basic manufacturing methods and chemistry, is being offered April 30-May 1, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn., USA

 

TAPPI’s largest committee, Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability will hold its spring meeting April 30-May 1 in Nashville, Tenn., USA

 

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y., USA, titled Calcium Carbonate Market (GCC and PCC) for Paper, Plastic, Building & Construction and Other Applications - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2013 - 2019, the global calcium carbonate market was valued at $15.66 billion in 2012

 

Higher demand for lumber and increased global trade of logs pushed sawlog prices upward in many markets during 2013

 

Catalyst Paper, Richmond, B.C., Canada, this week announced that it has repurchased for cancellation an aggregate principal amount of $14.5 million of its outstanding PIK Toggle Senior Secured Notes on the open market

 

MarquipWardUnited Inc. (Phillips, Wis., USA), a Barry-Wehmiller company, will acquire Körber AG's (Hamburg, Germany) Papersystems companies: E.C.H. Will GmbH (Wedel, Germany), Pemco Inc. (Sheboygan, Wis.), and Kugler-Womako GmbH (Nürtingen, Germany)

 

SCA, Stockholm, Sweden, has become the first Swedish listed company to issue a green bond, raising SEK 1.5 billion through a green bond issue

 

Stora Enso, Helsinki, Finland, plans to permanently shut down paper machine 1 (PM 1) at its Veitsiluoto Mill in Finland, due to structural weakening of magazine paper demand in Europe

 

Tembec Inc., Montreal, Que., Canada, employs more than 3,000 people in its operations in Quebec and Ontario, Canada, and says that it strongly supports the Softwood Lumber Agreement

 

UPM, Helsinki, Finland, reports that it is proceeding as planned with its EUR 160 million investment to increase pulp production at its Kymi mill in Kouvola, Finland

 

Bemis reached an agreement to sell its Paper Packaging Division to Hood Packaging Corp.

 

Both companies are family-owned. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed

 

SCA, Sweden, has ordered a Valmet (Finland) CompactCooking G2 plant for its pulp and paper mill in Obbola, Sweden

 

Sonoco, Hartsville, S.C., USA, this week announced that its display and packaging services business won six awards at the Point of Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) 56th annual Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) competition

 

UPM, Helsinki, Finland, reports that it has chosen Voith Paper to supply the labeling materials production line at its Changshu mill in China

 

Assured Automation, Clark, N.J., USA, now offers an oxygen cleaned nickel plated brass coaxial valve for OEM's of oxygen generators

 

Impreglon Cellramic, Milwaukee, Wis., USA, a thermal spray provider, has expanded its line of surface enhancement coatings to include ceramic coatings for corona treater rolls

 

NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA., this week launched a new addition to its PointSil™ release liner family with the launch of PointSil CCK Liner

 

Archroma, Reinach, Switzerland, this week announced significant double digit price increases that will apply to several of its dyes for the paper industry

 

Sappi Europe SA will increase prices for all of its uncoated fine paper (UWF) business in Europe and export markets by 5%

 

Impreglon Cellramic, Milwaukee, Wis., USA, this week announced the addition of David Lanska to its sales team

 

Simplify the complex Paper Machine... Register by April 15 and save more than $200.

 

Sam was the leader of TAPPI's Yankee Dryer Surface Reliability Subcommittee, which had 74 members when he passed away last month. This was a testament to his influence on peers and the tissue industry. A talented consultant and adviser, he was also an inventor on 14 U.S. patents.

 

Learn the benefits of creating a safety culture and how to effectively implement new techniques in your mill at PaperCon 2014 in Nash., Tenn., USA.

 

Time Inc. SVP to Keynote; Event relocated to New Orleans; Program Announced.

 

TAPPI Course focuses on basics coating technology; how to make your print job work with paper.

 

A total of 66 people attended the recent Gulf Coast TAPPI Local Section Spring Meeting, March 19-21, where the topic was "New Technology and Applications in the Areas of Instrumentation, Mobility, Automation, and Controls." A mill tour was also held afterwards.

 

TAPPI’s largest committee will hold its spring meeting April 30 - May 1 in Nashville, Tenn., USA. TAPPI members may attend at no charge, while visitors are welcome for one meeting.

 

TAPPI Member Jon Humphrey is a big fan of baseball... and TAPPISAFE.

 

Get employees updated and better qualified with the most up-to-date, in-depth industry e-Learning Courses available.

 

TAPPI "gears-up" for this May 13-15 course, back by popular demand.

 

Advance Registrations Indicate Largest PaperCon Ever; Discounted Registration Still Available; See Who is Attending.

 

This two and half day conference on June 22-25 will feature topics on individual commitment and the importance of developing a caring culture, new control methods celebrating safety innovations, and the consequence of life changing injuries and the importance of a focus on a critical few risk areas.

 

This e-book describes in detail the measurement technology used in quality controls systems and is available to TAPPI members for a $70 discount.