Over the Wire

Country’s sharp rise in fourth quarter exports follow a mid-¬year plunge.

 

Packaging market is nearly $9,200 million in 2017 and is anticipated to touch nearly $13,200 million in 2027, in the process exhibiting a CAGR of 3.7% during the 2017-2027 forecast period.

 

NBSK pulp exports were unchanged y/y and down 2.6% to China..

 

Andritz has received an order from Metsä Tissue to modernize and upgrade the existing deinked pulp (DIP) line at the Metsä Tissue mill in Mänttä, Finland.

 

Andritz PrimeLineST W22 tissue machine with steel yankee dryer and steam-heated hood comes on line at Carta Fabril mill in Anápolis, Brazil.

 

Machine in a 1,850-m/min., 2,850-mm format, with a production capacity of 120 metric tpd.

 

Goal of the rebuild is to improve paper machine (PM 9) efficiency, reliability, and energy efficiency.

 

Since 2015, customers around the world have purchased more than 20 machines, including the world’s fastest tissue machine with a steam-heated dryer hood.

 

Biopac is a supplier of sustainable disposable packaging for food and beverages in the U.K.

 

Acquisition follows Golden West’s June 2017 acquisition of Northern California-based independent packaging producers.

 

New machine would increase production of kraftliner from 450,000 metric tpy to 850,000 metric tpy.

 

Startup of the cooking plant rebuild and brown stock washing equipment is planned for May 2019.

 

Valmet automation system has been operating at mill in Finland since 1979. Valmet also will upgrade the mill's existing Valmet Damatic XD automation system to Valmet DNA.

 

Melodea is a pioneer in the technology for extracting cellulose nanocrystalline (CNC), a 100% biobased and renewable product.

 

A.Celli will supply a latest-generation winding line for the production of nonwovens at WPT’s new facilities in Beaver Dam, Ky., USA.

 

New facility in Germany uses state-of-the-art membrane electrolysis technology to produce up to 120,000 metric tons of potassium hydroxide and 75,000 metric tons of chlorine per year, as well as hydrogen.

 

Brand update includes new logo, freshly designed ream wrappers, and new sales and marketing tools.

 

RP48 AT performs well at a wide variety of temperatures, and excels at chilled conditions in particular, ensuring labels on food packaging remain firmly in place and retain their shelf appeal.

 

Depending on the product, prices will increase by 3% to 7% in North America, and 5% to 10% across EMEA.

 

Company will bump up prices by a minimum of 8%in the U.S. and Canada, effective with shipments beginning March 1, 2018.

 

New double-walled paper cups to phase into U.S. restaurants beginning spring 2018.

 

The American-made round plates now being used in school cafeterias are produced from 100% pre-consumer recycled paper fibers. The new plates, manufactured in Maine by Huhtamaki North America, are keeping 19 Million polystyrene serving items out of landfills.

 

White plant-based material provides a sustainable alternative to fossil-based films for a wide variety of end uses.

 

Olivier Jarrault has been named president, CEO, and a member of the board to succeed Joseph G. Morone, effective March 2, 2018.

 

Company announced the appointment of Mark S. Hiltwein as CFO, effective March 2018, and Ayman Zameli, Cenveo's EVP, Corporate Strategy and Capital Markets, as the company's chief restructuring officer (CRO).

 

Prior to joining Five Star, Ukropina was SVP overseeing Graphic Packaging's $2.4 billion Consumer Packaging Division, served as president of ASG-Worldwide, and held a variety of management positions within International Paper's packaging operations.

 

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This position will be part of the Global Polyethylene Application Group at Chevron Phillips in Bartlesville, Okla., USA.

 

Curious about what new opportunities exist in the nonwovens industry? What about current trends in the North American nonwovens market? Attend NETInc 2018 and gain insight into the current state of the Nonwovens Industry.

 

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