Over the Wire

Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world during the past two years, with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in the 3Q/16 than in the 3Q/14.

 

 

Food containers are used in the form of flexible bags, sacks, paperboard, rigid plastic containers, metal containers, and glass bottles.

 

Divestment will allow Ahlstrom to develop its other businesses more efficiently and pursue growth in areas aligned to the company's strategy.

 

Daio Paper planned for a new white liquor filter to be installed in parallel with the existing two lines of white liquor filters. This investment is done to be able to increase the white liquor production, which was limited in the existing lines.

 

UPM-Kymmene and Northern SC Paper Corp., a subsidiary of the New York Times Co., sold the Madison Paper mill site in Madison, Maine, to a joint venture of New Mill Capital Holdings of New York, Perry Videx of Hainesport, N.J., and Infinity Asset Solutions of Toronto, Ont., Canada.

 

A new PM 8 (operating speed 700 m/min, reel trim 3,460 mm) will be equipped with world class new technological items provided by PMP and will produce glassine papers.

 

Automation system will control the production process and ensure its reliable operation. It will be delivered in April 2017.

 

Granting ArborGen additional access to IP’s eucalyptus germplasm will allow an increased effort to develop and sell new varieties of seedlings with improved traits and capable of being grown in regions of Brazil where there is growing interest in eucalyptus plantations.

 

Subsidiary, Olympic Resource Management LLC (ORMLLC), has closed ORM Timber Fund IV (Fund IV), a private equity timber fund, with $381 million of committed capital, 15% of which, or $57 million, will be co-invested by Pope Resources.

 

Paulsboro High School of Paulsboro, N.J., won the grand prize of $5,000 for their project, which turned 274 repurposed milk cartons into a creative Serpent creature inspired by a "SLURPIT" water-cleaning biofilter used to absorb and digest oil and pesticides in waterways.

 

Group subsidiary CJSC Sealed Air Kaustik opened the facility in a renovated factory on the Volgograd industrial complex of local partner, Russian chemicals company JSC Kaustik.

 

Company sold its subsidiary Formeca Oy, a provider of high-quality machines for automated packaging lines, to Amitec Oy, a specialized engineering and machine construction company based in Finland.

 

Colorfast indigo-like fabric combines Teijin Frontier’s polymer-modification technology, Daiichi Gousen’s weaving technology, and Mitsuke Senkou’s dyeing technology.

 

Huggies will become the first global diaper brand to offer a program that will enable diaper banks to purchase bulk quantities of high-quality Huggies diapers at competitive prices.

 

HPINet WIS Dirt Count system provides full web width inspection, imaging, and identification in real-time to improve pulp quality and production yield, as well as customer satisfaction.

 

Multi-purpose paper oil is designed to help paper manufacturers reduce costs and increase productivity. The advanced lubricant is designed to provide effective lubrication for wet end, dry end, and press sections.

 

Back in 2012, the company set itself a challenge for the development of sustainable products, to use 100% FSCT-certified paperboard and to be able to produce a 100% renewable package, achieve a 40% global recycling rate, and cap the company's climate impact across the value chain at 2010 levels by 2020.

 

The juice keeps fresh for three weeks versus four or five days for more traditional packaging for ambient juices.

 

Company is strengthening its position in Europe as a supplier of fully compostable infusion materials for single-serve coffee capsules together with two best-in-class coffee houses.

 

Award recognizes suppliers who have a global approach to sustainable development and who place social responsibility at the heart of their strategy.

 

Jean-Marc Galvez currently serves as president for Europe, Middle East, India, and Africa for the Berry Plastics Health, Hygiene, and Specialties Division.

 

Kimmo Kohvakka replaces Pirjo Eteläinen, who has decided to leave her position as head of Consumer Boards and take a sabbatical leave from the business

 

Berry Wiersum has been the CEO of Sappi Europe SA Group since January 2007. Prior to assuming this role, he was the president of Amoco Fabrics and then Amoco Chemicals; and when Amoco was taken over by BP, he assisted in the integration of the two groups in Europe.

 

TAPPI/PIMA’s Woman of the Year award recognizes women that have demonstrated excellence in leading, motivating, and developing others within the pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, and related industries.

 

Get 2017 off to a great start with networking, career planning, and interviews.

 

Be recognized as one of TAPPI’s Top Outstanding Young Professionals. The deadline to submit nomination forms is Monday, Jan. 30, 2017.

 

The series starts in March, beginning with the Monitoring and Controlling Color in the Pressroom course.

 

Allnorth is searching for experienced Project Engineers and Project Managers in the Pulp & Paper sector.

 

Led by Jon Porter, the Best Practices on the Corrugator Course, Feb.13-16, 2017, at the Hyatt Place in Norcross, Ga., USA, will be presented by six leading industry experts.