Over the Wire

Shipments were at 4.82 million metric tons in December 2017, 6% above the previous peak of December 2016.

 

BSK pulp exports were down 7.4% through November 2017, while BHK pulp exports were up 21.2% during the same period.

 

Production, sales, and business operations to continue unimpeded. Salaries of the 420 employees secured through March 31, 2018.

 

Restriction for all natural gas consumption industries, including the paper manufacturing industry, is to secure adequate natural gas to household uses in urban and rural areas in Hebei Province of China.

 

Customers now can streamline anilox and gravure roll care by bundling cleaning and analysis technology.

 

PM 9 will be upgraded in 2019 to the current state of the art. The aim of the project is, in addition to the exchange of technical components, to operate the papermaking process with a reduced energy demand and thus to sustainably reduce the environmental impact. Another effect of the upgrade is the optimization of raw materials to reduce production costs.

 

New waste-to-energy boiler plant will supply electricity for the paper mill and enables the mill to utilize all of its mill waste in energy production.

 

Machines will be installed at Vinda International’s new Hubei Xiaogan mill in China.

 

"We put a lot of emphasis on the safety of our production equipment as well as the work environment to enhance accident-free workplace and well-being at work. In addition, the new equipment contributes to our ability to keep the quality level of our roll covers high also in the future and enables us to bring new roll covers to the market," said Pekka Kruus, Valmet's General Operations Manager for Rolls in Finland.

 

With advanced and best-available measurement and analyzer technology, the mill will be able to achieve the very high board quality goals set for the machine.

 

This year’s study by EcoFocus Worldwide identifies emerging consumer segment called "Fresh Authentics."

 

Huhtamaki currently manufactures paper bags in Russia only and this initiative further strengthens its position as a one-stop-shop to foodservice customers.

 

Company has invested $2 million in a new 40-in. sheet-fed Bobst die-cutter for its Greensboro, N.C., USA, facility.

 

In the Supplier Climate program, Tetra Pak has been recognized for implementing a range of actions to mitigate climate change by receiving an A score. Only 2% of companies participating to the program achieved an A score.

 

New video provides further proof that recycling paper shipping sacks with corrugated contributes to a company’s sustainability performance. Video tells the story of Henkel Corp.’s successful recycling program and its contribution to the company’s zero-landfill sustainability program.

 

Vacuum metallizer is ideal for Flexible Packaging Converters and CPP/PE film producers.

 

Company will debut its new Packaging Innovations in Birmingham, U.K., from Feb. 28 - March 1, 2018.

 

New fabric, designed for use in particularly challenging environments, features simple and fast seam closure, and has been successfully tested at a Chinese paper mill (time for changing the fabric was cut by 50%).

 

Increase will be effective starting with shipments on March 12, 2018.

 

Equipment and technologies supplied by Andritz are essential parts of a high-efficiency biomass power plant for supply of green energy to the national grid.

 

GEC Packaging Technologies’ John Rooney named board chair.

 

Chris Miller has a strong, long-serving history with Esko, starting in March 1991, in a variety of senior management roles. These include leadership management positions as VP Sales West - North America; Director of Inside Sales North America; GM - Greater China; and currently VP APAC.

 

Flicker has more than 25 years of investment banking experience providing strategic advice and raising capital exclusively in the paper and forest products industry.

 

LaTascha Foster has worked with the creative and printing markets on behalf of numerous paper manufacturers, including International Paper, Monadnock Paper, and most recently Appleton Coated.

 

Matthew Samford has been promoted from corporate controller to EVP of finance.

 

Learn, network, and have fun at the 2018 Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing Conference - May 7-8, 2018, in New Orleans, La., USA.

 

The University of Maine is inviting applications for director of the Process Development Center (PDC).

 

Share your knowledge and expertise at the industry’s foremost technical event for pulp manufacturers – the Pulping, Engineering, Environmental, Recycling, and Sustainability (PEERS) Conference, taking place Oct. 28-31, 2018, in Portland, Ore.,USA. Submission deadline is March 23, 2018.

 

TAPPI and Check Five Productions are offering two courses this March that focus on the process that places images on boxes.

 

The TAPPI Paper Machine Operations Course offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn how to increase the operational performance of paper machines and why this will improve the quality of the finished product.