Over the Wire

This is the 11th consecutive year-over-year decrease following a modest fractional increase in August 2016.

 

Country’s BSK pulp exports, however, were down 7.5% in the first half.

 

Packaging paper shipments totaled 230,000 tons in July 2017, up 4.7% from July 2016.

 

BHK pulp imports dip 0.9% through first seven months of 2017, while BSK imports fall 12% during the period.

 

Containerboard operating rate increased from 96.3% in June 2017 to 97.9% in July 2017, which was 2.8 percentage points higher than in July of last year.

 

New mill in Äänekoski, Finland, has an annual capacity of 1.3 million metric tons of pulp.

 

Company plans to continue operations while strategic buyer sought.

 

Arctic Paper, Poland, is upgrading its system with Greycon’s (U.K.) latest scheduling and trim optimization solutions, opt-Studio and X-Trim.

 

Initiative will encourage working with startups, companies, universities, and research centers in pursuit of innovative solutions and new business opportunities.

 

New grade, known as Biofloc XV20, is being produced at Tembec’s Tartas Specialty Cellulose Mill in France

 

U.S. FTC grants early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, with respect to West Fraser's proposed acquisition of six sawmills and a finger joint mill from the Howard Gilman Foundation and other shareholders.

 

BM 4 in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province, will be one of the largest board machines in the world.

 

Inland's AriZona Green Tea shrink label and new Belgium Single Foeder Felix pressure sensitive label earn second place awards.

 

Gelpac’s client base spans a wide range of industries, including the food, agriculture, construction, retail, and pharmaceutical sectors. The company employs 200 people in its three plants and manufactures and distributes paper-, plastic-, and polyethylene-based packaging solutions.

 

With the addition of Clondalkin Flexible Packaging Orlando, ProAmpac has 23 manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia, with 3,100 employees supplying more than 5,000 customers in 90 countries.

 

WS Packaging adds to its list of more than 25 awards over the past several years.

 

Graphic Packaging International will reveal new packaging technologies at drinktec 2017, September 11-15, in Germany.

 

New-to-market vertical form-fill-seal machine combines varied bag formats and sanitary design.

 

New Program designed to meet ISO’s first specification of safety requirements for collaborative robot applications.

 

New, Larger facility in Ohio will allow the production of MM1018 in-house for first time in the U.S.

 

Andrea J. Funk is CEO of Cambridge-Lee Industries, a global manufacturer and distributer of copper tube for water supply, air conditioning, refrigeration, and a variety of commercial applications.

 

Darren Irons named global product manager for the Webex Precision Rolls Division of Maxcess.

 

As Chairman of Fortex International, Ohlander concentrated on containerboard and kraft paper sales to Africa, growing the business to more than $300 million in revenue.

 

Choose from introductory or advanced hands-on courses designed specifically for papermakers.

 

While some tend to hoard or impress with their knowledge, Rex preferred to aid and assist, to teach, and train. It was his passion, and it was a passion that benefited so many.

 

The TAPPI Corona & Atmospheric Plasma 101 Course is located at the ITW Pillar Technologies facility where you will have the opportunity to work with the on-site, fully-equipped pilot line.

 

IBBC’s keynote, Mark DeAndrea, VP and business unit leader- BioMaterials at Domtar, shared his insights on bioenergy and biorefining during an exclusive interview with TAPPI. Read what he had to say about the future of the industry.

 

TAPPI will be performing its fiscal year-end inventory audit starting August 28. As a result, TAPPI Press orders will not be shipped from August 28 through September 1.

 

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