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Through the first half of 2018, 12.9% more BSK pulp was shipped to Mexico than in the prior year.

 

BSK (bleached softwood kraft) pulp exports were +2.1%, BHK (bleached hardwood kraft) pulp exports were +1.9%, and UKP (unbleached kraft pulp) exports were +5.7%.

 

Kraftliner, with a current CAGR expected at or above 3%, has gained strong market traction in the past few years to the increase in the consumption of the corrugated packaging, particularly in the e-commerce and retail ready industry.

 

Rising demand for recycled paper and increasing focus on reducing energy consumption are some of the key factors driving the market.

 

The report also noted that its survey results showed that 35.51% of the nanocellulose market is consumed in the Paper and Board industry category. Over the next five years, this report projects that nanocellulose will register a 46.3% CAGR in terms of revenue, reach $380 million by 2023, from $39 million in 2017.

 

Planned startup of the new production line is in the fourth quarter of 2019, and it will add more than 50,000 metric tons of high quality toilet and towel grades to the company's annual production.

 

Juno Technology has been designed to allow the G-P mill to extract the usable fiber from landfill waste and feed it into the mill’s existing pulping process, while stripping away plastic coatings and food contamination that make many paper products unrecyclable.

 

Oswald said the decision was defined by declining margins on unintegrated paper production following the rapid rise in hardwood pulp input costs. This had led to a net special item charge of EUR 18 million in the six months ended June 30. The machine was operating at 70,000 metric tpy production capacity.

 

New tissue machine will have a width of 2.8 meters and a design speed of 2,000 m/min. It will add 35,000 metric tpy of capacity to the mill’s current production of high-quality facial, toilet tissue, and kitchen towels.

 

As a manufacturer of commercial papers with up to 100% recycled content, Rolland sees waste paper as a valuable resource. Learn how to understand the complete process of the post-consumer rehandling of paper products as part of their unique recycling.

 

The mill expansion was one of the largest industrial investments in Sweden and the largest ever in northern Sweden. SCA Östrand is doubling its annual production capacity from 430,000 to 900,000 metric tons, thereby becoming the largest mill in the world for softwood kraft pulp.

 

The Grand Rapids, Mich., USA, based company is currently hiring a total of 25 employees, including the BentLine crew starting at $24 per hour. Unlike other machines that randomly spot-check products, the BentLine system individually inspects 100% of its output to ensure each piece is error-free.

 

Resource Acquires Toronto, Canada-Based Ingenious Packaging. "I am honored to welcome the talented team at Ingenious to our growing family," said Bob Simko, president and CEO of Resource Label.

 

AFP specializes in custom-engineered protective packaging for retail, e-commerce, and direct shipping applications. With recent acquisitions in this sector, Sealed Air stated it will seek to further expand its capability to provide fabricated designs directly to customers in markets such as electronics and transportation.

 

The first available industrial inkjet digital printing system in the 70x100 (40˝) format, the Primefire 106 is designed for high production volumes. Based on the platform of the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106, the machine gives packaging printers confidence of over 80% available print uptime, also integrating seamlessly into offset environments.

 

OPINION ARTICLE: In response to "U.S. Lawmakers, Printers and Publishers Testify Against Import Tariffs on Canadian Newsprint" published on July 26, 2018.

 

Material shows what is reported as a 67% reduction in oxygen permeability compared to polyethylene (PET), which is one of the most common plastics employed in transparent food packaging today. This improvement comes from the crystalline structure of the nanofibers and means that it could, in theory, keep foods fresher.

 

Design is made from polymers which could eventually be produced from a better alternative from the forest products industry. Industrial and energy processing class filtration example provides opportunity for better efficiency in mills & could displace the number of traditional macro-woven fibers towards surge in nonwoven 'smart' nano-material due to its key advantages.

 

Mitsubishi Paper said that lower cost cellulose microfibers, or even millifibers, can adequately reinforce thermoplastics for many applications and they can be incorporated into the polymer matrix much more easily than traditional CNF, particularly when exploiting the company's papermaking expertise.

 

In addition to being BPA-free, the label materials are proven to be 20% more carbon positive than standard paper materials, using less energy and water and generating less waste during their lifecycle.

 

Improvements are due to SmoothRun damping bearing system.

 

Next month Suzano P&P will increase prices by 5-8% on the following products: Suzano Branded and Private Label Office Papers; Paperfect Offset Rolls and Sheets, Prisma Bright Offset Rolls and Sheets.

 

International Paper contributions were made possible via Forestland Stewards, the company’s public-private conservation partnership with NFWF. During its first five years, Forestland Stewards were able to leverage IP’s $7.5 million investment and generate $24.5 million in matching funds.

 

Sonoco's Corporate Responsibility Report also highlighted several key environmental milestones accomplished over the past year, including reducing total greenhouse gas emissions from operations by approximately 6.2%, and reducing total landfill disposal by approximately 9.4%.

 

Barnesville, Ga., USA, facility will have the capacity to produce more than 30,000 tpy of pulp for sale into conventional pulp and paper markets, and as a feedstock for renewable fuel production

 

Lignin is a common and plentiful by-product in the pulp, paper, paperboard and related industries. In contrast to the traditional ways of lignin conversion, the approach described does not require catalysts, acids, or even solvent recovery.

 

Larry Shutzberg is the EVP and CIO with GEC Packaging Technologies, a privately owned global company doing business as Graham Packaging, Evergreen Packaging, and Closure Systems International.

 

New VP Mike Schock has more than 35 years of experience in paper making and paper converting and previously worked at Sonoco in South Carolina. New Production Manager Tony Waldo spent more than 20 years in the nuclear and P&P industries. He has experience managing laboratories, development, engineering, and software design.

 

"Our order books are full. This year a raft of presses we have sold will go into operation worldwide. Especially in the field of flexible packaging, our Evo series is in great demand." said Dr. Peter Lechne, the new CEO of the paper-based flexible packaging products company.

 

Sami Riekkola has been appointed Valmet Business Line President, Automation. Sakari Ruotsalainen, current Valmet Business Line President, Automation, will retire on Sept. 30, 2018.

 

TAPPI and IDCON Deliver Back-to-Back Training this Fall to Improve Operations and Minimize Costs.

 

Learn the latest solutions for work truck safety in box plants at Corrugated Week 2018, September 24 – 27 in Indianapolis, Ind., USA

 

Thomas A. Vilardi, Sr., Publisher and President of NV Publications, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. He was 56.