Tree City USA was designed to encourage better care of the nation's community forests by awarding recognition to communities that meet four basic standards of a good tree care program: a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

 

Team leads from five action teams reviewed progress on defining their projects and implementing their research roadmaps to achieve significant reductions in energy, water, and natural resource consumption and to develop new products from renewable forest-based materials.

 

Effective demonstration of the benefits of new tissue technology works in this ironic advertisement by comparing today's softest brands with fictional "old fashioned" rough paper.

 

Learn simple, practical solutions for reducing energy consumption and minimizing downtime.

 

Company is inviting tissue professionals to its facility in Green Bay, Wis., USA, May 17 – 27, to take a closer look at the new technology the company presented at recent industry shows.

 

Tissue Operations & Runnability Training Begins April 19.

 

Converted tissue product shipments increase, parent roll output remains unchanged, and operating rates edge up.

 

Report forecasts that the paperboard packaging market will expand at a CAGR of 7.1% between 2016 and 2024.

 

Country's exports were down 10% y/y in March, but were up 13% through Q1, with an 18.6% y/y rise in exports to China.

 

Command center at company’s headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, will monitor and combat forest fires

 

New MODULO-PLUS PM 4 tissue line will be installed at Papelera Nicaragua, and is scheduled to start up by the end of 2017.

 

New Smithers Pira report provides in-depth, long-term assessments of the rapidly evolving tissue manufacturing processes. According to the report, operating environment trends and diverging product performance levels will push alternative manufacturing technologies.

 

First three rewinders, whose startup is scheduled for January 2017, will be delivered to Guizhou Chitianhua Paper Industry, at the Chishui facilities, in the province of Guizhou (China). Additional six rewinders are scheduled for the second half of next year, while the remaining three units will be delivered at the end of 2017.

 

New plant is built adjacent to Klabin SA's new pulp mill, securing a long-term partnership between the two units.

 

Podcast channel will feature an exchange of information from industry technical engineers and manufacturing experts. It will bring listeners exceptional information ranging from roll specifications and roll maintenance to technological advancements from Pamarco and beyond.

 

New 7-effect, high dry solids evaporation plant will replace existing evaporation lines and significantly enhance energy efficiency at the Mörrum mill.

 

Success of the first two editions (2013 and 2015) of iT’s Tissue confirms that this road (a global tissue event headquartered in Lucca, Italy) is the right one, the Tissue Italy Network said.

 

The PM 3 production line and process has been designed to be very flexible with a wide range of different products from uncoated woodfree papers to advanced specialty products. This swing concept of PM 3 also greatly improves the efficiency of paper production and also helps to reduce energy consumption.

 

Replacing the press section with cutting-edge technology will increase the machine’s capacity by 20,000 metric tpy, from 200,000 up to 220,000 metric tpy, and will also enable further quality improvements in the future.

 

Kiev Cardboard and Paper Mill's goal of the upgrade is to improve the quality of the its products as well as to reduce its heat energy costs.

 

Order includes a new screening plant with a reject refiner and a washing stage consisting of a filter stage followed by two TwinRoll presses. The screening and brown stock washing plant will have a capacity of 1,250 air dried metric tpd.

 

Company's display and packaging division won four honors at the recent Point of Purchase Advertising International's (POPAI) 58th Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) Awards competition.

 

Anti-dumping duty rates for U.S. imports is set at 14.9%, those for E.U. imports range from 23.5% to 29%, and Japanese companies are subject to a 20.5% rate, said the Chinese commerce ministry. The duties will last for five years, starting from Sunday, the ministry said.

 

Governor LePage of Maine has asked Massachusetts’ governor to reconsider a rule change between the U.S. states related to biomass production that forced closure of two Washington County plants and the loss of 44 jobs.

 

Testifying in support of free, unencumbered access for softwood lumber exports from Central Canada (Quebec and Ontario) to the U.S. market, Garneau formally presented his perspective, drawing on more than 40 years of experience and leadership in the forest products industry across Canada.

 

Finch’s market-segment approach aligns with inkjet business’ needs — and contrasts with the "one size fits all" phenomenon in legacy paper markets. The company seeks to set itself apart by providing domestic product and service solutions to help printers capitalize on their inkjet investments.

 

Comprehensive lifetime warranty will cover both new and existing Kimberly-Clark Professional MOD towel, tissue, and skin care dispensers. It also will cover the new Scott Essential towel dispenser (and retrofit kit), which will be introduced in June 2016.

 

With digital presses accepting heavier stocks today, Neenah has added heavier weights across the line ranging from 24 Writing up to 130 Double Thick Cover. The company also added expanded sizes 13 x 19 and 19 x 13 sheets throughout the line, and 20.75 x 29.5 and 29.5 x 20.75 for the growing HP Indigo 10000 user base.

 

Software development toolkit can now be licensed directly through Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business.

 

Sterling Ultra TrueJet, a specialized line of digital coated papers for production inkjet presses, is designed to meet the growing need for a high-quality inkjet coated paper for high-speed, personalized print runs.

 

With many of the state's paper mills having closed, the forest industry in Me., USA, is now suffering from yet another devastating blow. The low price for fossil fuel has also affected prices for biomass. From a neutral standpoint, this article points out common misconceptions from both sides on the state of the biomass economy.

 

The oil, called Lignol, can replace fossil oil and be used as raw material in the production of renewable gasoline and diesel. Using the black liquor also leads to an increase in production capacity and profit in the paper pulp industry.

 

As director of the new unit, Pirjo Eteläinen takes responsibility for its operating results and will continue to develop the sales and support network ready for the launch of a new board machine at the end of June this year.

 

John P. Jacunski will have overall P&L responsibility and will lead the development of strategic as well as tactical plans for the business unit. He will retain his role as CFO.

 

Jim Kilberg will become part of the company's senior management team and report to Doyle Simons, president and CEO. He succeeds Tom Lindquist, who has decided to leave the company mid-year to pursue new business ventures.

 

Onsite registration is still available for the 2016 Shipping, Receiving and Warehousing Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., USA from April 18-20.

 

Register by April 18 for the 73rd Annual PPSA Safety and Health Conference and save.

 

PEERS 2016 will be co-located with IBBC and IMPC as well as held in conjunction with the 11th Research Forum on Recycling this September 2016 in Jacksonville, Fla., USA. Participants can take advantage of this unique opportunity to attend all FOUR events under one roof in one week.

 

Make yourself invaluable by attendingPaperCon while saving on registration. Register by April 15 to save 15%.

 

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Are you looking to identify and address downtime issues or develop a better understanding of machine calibration? This May 3-5 troubleshooting course is for you.

 

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Rayonier Advanced Materials is currently seeking a Scientist for its Jesup, Ga., USA, location.