| Thursday, November 17, 2022 - Member
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Weekly Spotlight
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From The Experts
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Market Roundup
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Pulp & Paper
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Containerboard/Packaging
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New Products
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Sustainability
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People
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
Construction work has begun on the new technology building that will become the innovation campus of the Koehler Group. This momentous occasion was rung in symbolically by the group’s COO Dr. Stefan Karrer and the management team of Koehler Innovation & Technology in a groundbreaking ceremony.
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Sappi North America today announced the approval of a $418 million capital project to convert Paper Machine No. 2 (a coated freesheet machine) at its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine, to increase its capacity and produce solid bleached sulfate board (SBS) products. The project will be funded from free cash flow.
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Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced that its Kelly Spicers division is acquiring the West Coast operations of Connemara Converting, a custom paper and board converting company and supplier to label printers, envelope converters, and paper and packaging distributors.
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Valmet entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. based NovaTech Automation's Process Solutions business. The value of the acquisition will not be disclosed.
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From The Experts
By Jim Schneider, Sustana Fiber’s VP of Operations As vice president of operations at Sustana Fiber, I’ve spent a lot of time helping brands determine and improve the recyclability of their products. As a collaborator, I always consider two questions: Where can we incorporate recycled fiber to recover more materials, and how can we build a sustainable supply chain together?
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Market Roundup
WestRock Company announced results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended September 30, 2022.
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Pulp & Paper
In 2022 Toscotec has managed more than 25 tissue machine rebuilds for leading manufacturers that remain confidential. The projects are located at different mills across 6 continents: Africa, North and South America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
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Saudi Paper Group selected Toscotec for a second tissue line to be installed at its Dammam facility in Saudi Arabia. The new AHEAD 2.2L machine (PM5) will be a full-on turnkey project and it follows Toscotec’s supply of a complete AHEAD 2.2S line that is currently undergoing erection at the same tissue mill. The start-up of PM5 is scheduled for 2024.
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Containerboard/Packaging
WestRock Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to wholly divest its ownership interest in RTS Packaging, LLC, to joint venture partner Sonoco Products Company for $330 million, subject to customary price adjustments.
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Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has been appointed as the exclusive packaging provider for one of Europe’s largest fashion enterprises. Following a product trial earlier this year, Mondi will support MODIVO in switching from the standard rigid packaging currently used in the distribution of the e-retailer’s full collection of shoes, bags and clothes.
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New Products
Valmet and Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring have received national Quality Innovation Award 2022 in Finland with their demo plant that manufactures new kind of fiber products called Muoto®. The joint development project won the category of potential innovations.
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International Paper (NYSE: IP) announced OHMEGA® Conductive Ink + Touchcode™, its latest technology that provides a new dimension to brand protection in the packaging industry.
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Sustainability
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has again won both the Finnish Circular Economy Award and the Finnish Quality Award in the Excellence Finland assessment. Both the Quality Award and the Circular Economy Award are based on an assessment using the international EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) model.
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Suzano announced the creation of a new company focused entirely on the restoration, conservation and preservation of forests in Brazil. The new entity includes other major companies Itaú Unibanco, Marfrig, Rabobank, Santander and Vale.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has announced its Better Practices, Better Planet 2030 Sustainability Award winners, which recognize exemplary sustainability programs and initiatives in the paper and wood products manufacturing industry.
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Klabin has successfully started up a biomass gasification plant at the Puma Unit, located in Ortigueira/PR, Brazil, with a new biomass treatment line supplied by ANDRITZ. The gasification plant enables 100% fossil-free operation of the lime kiln by replacing all heavy fuel oil currently burned in one of the mill’s lime kilns, significantly reducing the Klabin pulp mill’s carbon footprint.
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People
OASIS Alignment Services (OASIS), a division of In-Place Machining Company, announced the promotions of two key managers in the OASIS Northeast Service Center located in Rochester, New Hampshire.
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TAPPI News
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