Weekly Spotlight
RPC’s Used to Ship Produce Fall Short of Safety Standards for Second Year

Over the Wire

TAPPI

October 30, 2014
Naylor, LLC
This study was commissioned for a second year to monitor improvements following last year's poor results and food safety concerns expressed by growers who were told to ship fruits and vegetables using RPCs (plastic containers) rather than corrugated boxes.
 
RockTenn to Shutter Cincinnati Paperboard Mill
Mill will be closed by the end of this year because it would need environmental upgrades to comply with the U.S. EPA's updated clean air standards for industrial boilers.
 
Registration Open for Agenda 2020 Breakthrough Technology Forums
The project is intended to identify breakthrough technologies to enhance the industry’s sustainability and competitiveness, and to develop advanced materials from forest biomass.
 
Miami University Awards Leadership Scholarships to PS&E Students
These prestigious awards are full tuition scholarships. Recipients of the highly competitive awards were selected by a committee comprised of engineering faculty and Paper Science & Engineering Foundation staff.
 
Invitation to Present at 2015 TAPPI Tissue360 Forum
This is an invitation to present at the third annual Tissue360° Forum to be held at PaperCon and TAPPI’s Centennial Celebration in Atlanta, Ga., USA, on April 19-22, 2015.
 
YDSR Committee to Meet November 4-5 in Neenah, Wis.
The TAPPI Yankee Dryer Safety and Reliability Committee (YDSRC) will hold its fall meeting Nov. 4-5, 2014, at Miron Construction in Neenah, Wis., USA.
 
TAPPI Tissue 101-Learn the Basics, November 6-7
TAPPI’s newly redesigned introductory course is being offered, November 6-7, in Neenah Wis., USA.
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Market Roundup
N.A. Wood Pellet Exports to Europe Plateaued During 1H/2014
During the first two quarters of 2014, exportation from Canada and the U.S. was slightly more than 1.3 million metric tons in each of the two quarters, which was down from the all-time-high of almost 1.4 million metric tons in the 4Q/13,
 
China’s Pulp Imports Rise in September
Bleached hardwood kraft exports, data for dissolving pulp use and production, UKP (unbleached kraft pulp), BSK, BHK, and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) all showed various gains according to both government and private analysis reports.
 
Pulp & Paper
Catalyst to Curtail Specialty Paper Machine at Powell River
Temporary curtailment of one of three paper machines at Powell River mill will remove 6,500 metric tons of specialty paper grade capacity from the market.
 
Domtar Awarded FSC Leadership Award
Company was recognized this week for its longtime leadership in sustainability with the first-ever annual FSC Leadership Award for the paper sector in a ceremony at the Greenbuild 2014 Conference in New Orleans, La.,
 
Michelman Gives Back with Third Annual "Global Day of Service"
More than 200 Michelman (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities.
 
Södra to Upgrade Mönsterås Pulp Mill in Sweden
This latest investment, now approved, relates to the expansion of the evaporation plant.
 
N. R. Agarwal Brings New Stock Prep System Online in India
A Voith IntensaDrum SD 35 pulping drum is part of the stock preparation system at Agarwal Industries in Sarigam. .
 
Containerboard/Packaging
BillerudKorsnäs to Upgrade Sack Paper Machine at Skärblacka Mill
Company has invested SEK 260 million at its production unit in Skärblacka, Sweden, that will increase the volume and improve the quality of sack papers produced there.
 
Ensocoat Celebrating 50th Anniversary
Ensocoat is produced at Stora Enso's Imatra Mill in Finland, where Board Machine (BM) No. 2 was started in 1956.
 
Evergreen Packaging, Kidsgardening.org Launch School Gardening Competition
Two groups this week launched Carton 2 Garden, a nation-wide competition that gives students a hands-on experience in repurposing empty cartons to build or enhance their school garden.
 
Iggesund Paperboard Implements System to Improve Service
A logistics team has been working for a couple of years to gradually improve the situation.
 
Stora Enso to Boost Quality, Capacity at Imatra Mills
Imatra Mills consists of two units, Kaukopaa and Tainionkoski. Together they produce more than a million tpy of paper and paperboard products.
 
Smurfit Kappa Launches Board Referee at its European Production Sites
Board Referee, designed by the Smurfit Kappa Development Centre in the Netherlands, is the latest in a line of corrugated board innovations by the company. It reportedly is the first to apply the "Three Point Bending" theory (TPB) to packaging.
 
New Products
Box on Demand Technology Minimizes DIM Weight
The quickest way to minimize DIM weight (and therefore, shipping costs) is to reduce the overall carton size as well, the company advises, noting that simply shrinking a box by 20% in each direction will reduce the cube size by nearly 50%.
 
Published Pricing
Kemira Raises Price for ASA-Size Products
The adjustment will be immediately implemented or as existing contracts allow.
 
People
Avery Dennison Names Butier President, COO
Butier will be responsible for the company's operations, with all business unit leaders reporting to him. Donald A. Nolan, president of the Materials Group, will leave the company after a brief transition period.
 
Mayr-Melnhof Appoints Mayringer New CFO
The company is world market leader in injection moulding machines.
 
Western Forest Products Announces Senior Management Change
Since joining Western in 2006, he has held a number of positions, including SVP of finance. "I thank Brian for his dedication to Western," said Don Demens, president and CEO of Western. "He has been instrumental in the completion of Western's operational turnaround and the restoration of our balance sheet."
 
Domtar Elects Pilla to Board of Directors
Pilla attributes a customer-centric and results-driven approach to his successful track record of implementing business efficiencies. Prior to 2011, he served as president of McKesson Canada, a leading provider of health care services.
 
TAPPI News
TAPPI's Tissue 101 – Properties and Processes
Learn and review the basics of tissue production in Tissue 101.
 
TAPPI Board of Directors Elections Begin December 2014
The 2014 TAPPI Nominating Committee has announced the 2015 TAPPI Board Slate. See who the nominees are for this upcoming year.
 
Lake States TAPPI / North Central PIMA Host Energy Forum
This event will be held in partnership with Focus on Energy.
 
TAPPI Centennial Museum: Call for Entries
We are seeking artifacts, photos, books, and equipment that represents a stage in our industry’s history.
 
In the Spotlight: Sarah Muzzy Dawkins - She Calls it Paper Love
The future looks bright to this P&P professional and TAPPI member.
 
Present at PaperCon 2015
Honoring our Past, Inspiring Our Future: Speak at the largest program for the pulp and paper industry.
 
NEW from TAPPI PRESS: Maintenance Painting of Steel Structures in Pulp and Paper Mills
This book focuses on the keys to a good maintenance program with a concession to today’s busy mill engineers.