Over the Wire

Boxboard production decreased 1.9% when compared with March 2017, but increased 5.2% from last month.

 

Country’s bleached hardwood kraft pulp imports were up 12.3% in Q1 2018, while its bleached softwood kraft pulp imports were down 3%.

 

Country’s March 2018 paper and paperboard production of 10.888 million tonnes was up 1.9% y/y.

 

Wood fiber costs for European hardwood pulp producers started to move upward in late 2017 after having trended downward for over six years. Despite the long-term price decline for hardwood pulpwood, the continent's pulp mills still have some of the highest wood costs in the world.

 

U.S. purchases of P&W papers decreased 7% in March. Total P&W paper inventory levels decreased 2% percent from February 2018. Imports of P&W papers increased 6% compared with February 2017 imports, while exports increased 5% compared with February 2017.

 

The growth of the paper dyes market is primarily driven by the increasing use of paper and paperboard products, including printing and writing paper, household and sanitary paper, packaging paper, etc.

 

The first investment will further improve quality of decor paper in Dettingen, Germany. The second investment will shorten lead times and improve efficiency in Pont Audemer, France.

 

Andritz, has received an order from Holmen Paper, Sweden, to refurbish and install dewatering equipment for a new PM 12 TMP washing stage at Hallstavik. Basic engineering, erection, as well as commissioning and startup, scheduled for the final quarter of 2018, are also part of the delivery.

 

Greycon, U.K., has won the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category in recognition of the company’s sustained success in overseas expansion.

 

Valmet and Lee & Man bring two new tissue machines online at Chongqing, China.

 

Voith Robotics to be a system supplier for robot-assisted automation solutions in the digital age.

 

Company is expanding its factory in Bron, France, and will open a new Competence Center in 2018.

 

ContainerEye is a turnkey delivery ready to connect with sample points, water, electricity, and sewer. It offers customers a cost efficient package solution in its literal sense.

 

Costa' Coffee’s financial commitment to recycling half a billion coffee cups is another significant step forward in being able to recycle all of the 2.5 billion coffee cups used every year in the U.K.

 

New felt, which features minimized seam loops at consistently good closability, is highly durable when combined with twisted yarn and is energy efficient through low grammage.

 

Easypack QuantumT XTW offers high productivity, ease-of-use, safety, superior ergonomics, paper-loading ease, as well as, flexible design which enables customized work cell options.

 

Stable Ops & TRACC partnership yields global solution leveraging big data to stabilize operations and rapidly increase productivity.

 

Adoption of both D3MAX and Whitefox Technologies will result in making the Stanley ethanol plant one of the most efficient ethanol facilities in the world.

 

AF&PA Guest Blog by Nina Butler, Chief Sustainability Officer, WestRock

 

Finnish economy to revolve around the bioeconomy.

 

"By changing the Ahlstrom-Munksjö Executive Management Team composition, we want to increase speed and agility to react, streamline our Head Office organization, and encourage talented persons to active rotation," said Hans Sohlström, president and CEO.

 

For the past decade, Teresa McClain has worked as an account manager in the commercial printing industry, selling offset, digital, and wide-format printing.

 

Yang Li was awarded the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation from the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP).

 

Company announced Ted Seraphim's plan to retire as CEO at the end of the second quarter of 2019, and the appointment of Ray Ferris, EVP and COO, as president and COO, effective immediately. Ferris will be appointed CEO upon Seraphim’s retirement.

 

Discover the latest best practices in maintenance planning and scheduling to improve your plant’s efficiency.

 

Two additional interactive educational sessions have been announced at the 75th Annual PPSA Safety and Health Conference June 17-20, in St Petersburg, Fla., USA. Will you be there?

 

Learn about innovations in enzymes, biological control, injection systems and more!

 

Award-winning experts in the shipping industry to present at the 2018 Shipping, Receiving, and Warehousing Conference.

 

Clark Nexsen is accepting applications for a Senior Industrial Mechanical Engineer at its Macon, GA office who will perform industrial and mechanical engineering services on industrial process projects of small to large scope for facilities that process minerals, pulp and paper, and petrochemicals, among others.

 

Corrugated Week is the place to get up-to-speed on the industry’s latest and greatest

 

Have you registered for TAPPI Nano 2018 and secured your hotel room? The deadline for registration and hotel discounts is 10 May 2018.