Over the Wire

Food contact paper is commonly used for food packaging—for example, bakery products, fruits, liquids and beverages, and takeout food.

 

A slowdown in the Chinese economy impacted the construction sector in early 2014, resulting in a decline in global umber import volumes by 16% in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter.

 

Canfor Corp. this week announced the purchase of the operating assets of Balfour Lumber Co, and Beadles Lumber Co.

 

This past Tuesday, August 5, marked the fifth anniversary of a milestone agreement between Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Greenpeace, which established a framework for collaboration towards long-term solutions to protect forests worldwide.

 

The Lenzing Group, Austria, has successfully initiated production at its new TENCEL® jumbo production facility, the largest in the world, at its site in Upper Austria.

 

The Prince Albert pulp mill in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, will shut down indefinitely, according to a CBC News report this week.

 

Von Drehle Corp. will be the first tissue maker in the U.S. to produce tissue with Valmet's flexible Advantage NTT technology.

 

Xerium Technologies this week announced that it has initiated closure proceedings with representative union officials at its paper machine clothing (PMC) facility in Joao Pessoa, Brazil.

 

Box On Demand this week opened its Fort Worth, Texas, facility, which will be dedicated to the production of corrugated fanfold and other corrugated products.

 

Russian millionaire and business man Andrei Bogdanov plans to invest up to RUB 300 million (approximately $10 million) to build one of Russia’s largest paper mills in the city of Togliatti of the Samara region.

 

SIG Combibloc, part of the New Zealand based Rank Group, reports that at its Brazilian packaging plant an extrusion line has now been put into operation that laminates unprocessed cartonboard for the company's carton packs on-site.

 

HAVI Global Solutions, a Chicago, Ill, USA-based professional services company, and Victory Packaging, Houston, Texas, this week announced a strategic alliance covering the corrugated packaging sector.

 

Eaglewood Technologies, makers of Sanilox Anilox Roll Cleaning Systems, has begun a partnership with Bingham Flexo Services of Batavia, Ill.

 

Angel Soft brand (Georgia-Pacific) has launched a new innovation in the facial tissue category—Angel Soft Facial Tissue Soft Packs.

 

Michelman has introduced HydraBan® 430, a highly water resistant coating for paper and corrugated.

 

Solazyme, a renewable oil and bioproducts company, and AkzoNobel, a global paints and coatings company and a producer of specialty chemicals, have expanded their previous joint development agreement.

 

Nippon Paper Industries Co. will raise the prices of one-side coated duplex board, specialty board, and two-side patent-coated board, for shipments beginning October 1.

 

Japan Pulp and Paper Co. reports that it will launch a new wood-based biomass energy generation venture in a joint capital investment with New Energy Development Company Ltd.

 

Sonoco has elected Adam Wood VP of Industrial Europe and a corporate officer by the company's board of directors.

 

Oyj Vesa Alatalo, CEO of paper industry equipment supplier Vaahto Group Plc, Finland, is leaving the company on August 31 to become managing director of Oy SKF AB.

 

Early bird registration ends this Saturday. TAPPI is your ticket to network with the specialty papers market.

 

We need your opinion. Help us improve and stay ahead of the curve when it comes to delivering the most relevant information.

 

This TAPPI member models Einstein.

 

TAPPI members will save nearly $70 off list price. Used as a stand-alone training resource for all levels of professional and operations personnel working in the plastics film industry.

 

Deadline for TAPPI Centennial book entries is August 15.

 

Did you know safety seriously affects your bottom line? This August 19-20 course is designed for anyone who takes a leadership role in safety. TAPPI will award 1.3 CEUs to participants.

 

TAPPI and IDCON partner for three courses in August offering expert training in best practices. Get better reliability and maintenance results.

 

This free webinar will be presented on August 19.

 

TAPPI’s Building Sciences Committee will feature a Predictive Maintenance Training Program September 17-19 in Charleston, S.C., USA. Registration cut off date is August 22.

 

TAPPI is excited to launch the Live Learning Center for all your professional development needs. This online portal connects you to session recordings from PaperCon 2014 so you can catch up on what you missed and review industry education year-round.

 

Product developers, researchers, and academics who have a scientific interest in the field of coating paper and paperboard substrates should attend this October 7-9 event in Minneapolis, Minn., USA.

 

Make Your Mill More Effective AND Boost Your Career in September at PEERS.