As explained in a Portland Tribune article, Oregon's recycling industry has high hopes that the shuttered, empty paper mill in the Northwest can be restarted, providing a market for the mountains of scrap paper that are piling up since China halted purchases of mixed paper and plastics collected in a curbside recycling program.

 

Expera’s Nicolet Mill, De Pere, Wis., USA, received Focus on Energy’s "Energy Efficiency Excellence Award" for its commitment to reducing energy waste.

 

Net forest area in the U.S. has been stable since the early 1900’s and has increased from 754 to 766 million acres between 2005 and 2015.

 

Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that the organic "tree glue" called lignin, which holds cellulose fibers together, stiffening plant stems, can be turned into a strong, moldable plastic.

 

Producer stocks were down two days for both BSK pulp and BHK pulp.

 

Price index was up two straight months through May 2018, after hitting a 10-year low in March.

 

200th Valmet IQ Fiber Measurement Sensor was on Irving Tissue's No.1 tissue machine in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

 

"We are very excited about the new products, team members, and new business opportunities we can create with this acquisition," said Ken Liu, CEO of ND Paper.

 

Sale of French recycled paper producer represents full lifecycle of a buy and build investment strategy.

 

Toscotec fires up other two AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines at APP’s OKI mill, in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

 

Valmet MAP with freeness module and optional Fiber Image module will be installed with six sampling devices for UPM's PM 2 in Changshu.

 

CCL is the world's largest converter of pressure sensitive and specialty extruded film materials for a wide range of decorative, instructional, functional, and security applications for government institutions and large global customers in the consumer packaging markets.

 

Reparenco's strong strategic fit with SKG's existing European businesses is expected to deliver synergies of in excess of EUR 30 million.

 

Feasibility study and EIA evaluate a potential conversion of the Oulu paper mill into packaging board production.

 

Online grocery shopping is growing at a double-digit rate, while traditional stores are being reinvented, merging together into an omnichannel where consumers expect to be able to buy whenever, wherever, and however they choose, with the smartphone as their compass.

 

Appivon has expanded its portfolio of specialty papers by introducing a line of its DocuCheck® Security Papers for the production inkjet printing platform.

 

Improvements are due to SmoothRun damping bearing system.

 

Company will boost the price of wet end paper chemicals in Europe, Middle East, and Africa by 4% to 12% beginning Feb. 1, 2018.

 

With a corporate social responsibility engagement level assessed as advanced, Ahlstrom-Munksjö is in the top 1% of suppliers assessed, regardless of their industry. Compared to the results from the past year, the company reports that progress was especially made within the dimension of new fair business practices.

 

Project will also be working on education programs, teaching tourists smarter water usage, and waste reduction. APP's initiative on Pari Island (Thousand Islands) Indonesia coincides with this year's World Environment Day theme #BeatPlasticPollution, working with smaller communities to strive for a waste-free water supply.

 

Transcend Packaging in Wales, and Huhtamaki in Belfast, will supply the paper straws for all 1,361 McDonald’s restaurants The straws will use paper from certified sustainable sources, the company said.

 

Resolute Forest Products President and CEO Yves Laflamme and Sonoco Products Co. President and CEO Robert Tiede will serve on its board of directors.

 

Robert Bourque will succeed Mark Burgess, who, following a brief transition period, will leave the company on Sept. 30, 2018.

 

Goh joined the company in 1989 and has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within finance, accounting, and operations.

 

SCA, Stockholm, Sweden, has employed Magnus Kangas as new mill manager of Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall, Sweden. He will take on his new position as of Jan. 1, 2019.

 

Sharpen your Maintenance and Reliability best practices with doubled up training this fall.

 

Dr. James Chantler’s experience as President of the Fiberglass Mat Technology Committee allows him an opportunity to network with other industry experts and discuss production from different viewpoints. Learn More.

 

Registration has just opened for TAPPI’s Tissue 101!

 

Chemical recovery, including recovery boiler, recaust, lime kiln, and power generation can have a powerful impact on pulp mill production. Gain fundamental and practical knowledge on efficient and optimal operations of these areas in the Engineering, Power & Recovery, Recaust & Lime Kiln program track at PEERS 2018.