| Thursday, May 18, 2023 - Member
|
In This Issue |
|
Weekly Spotlight
|
|
|
From The Experts
|
|
|
Market Roundup
|
|
|
Pulp & Paper
|
|
|
Containerboard/Packaging
|
|
|
New Products
|
|
|
Sustainability
|
|
|
People
|
|
|
TAPPI News
|
|
Weekly Spotlight
Valmet will deliver a new refiner with chip washer capacity of 28 ton/h to ARAUCO’s new MDF plant located in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The start-up of the system is planned for the last quarter of 2024.
|
International Paper announced that it has received notice of an unsolicited mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of International Paper Company common stock from International Paper shareholders.
|
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is improving the soil of Finnish fields together with Soilfood by utilising the side stream fibre fractions created during paperboard production.
|
From The Experts
Is paper dying? We don’t think so. While some industries, such as automotive sales, are moving toward digital record-keeping, others still prefer print records, and for good reason.
|
Market Roundup
Sappi announced results for its second financial quarter 2023 (for the period ended March 2023).
|
Cascades Inc. reports its unaudited financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023.
|
Pulp & Paper
Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is upgrading its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The modernization program will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill, positioning it well to continue meeting customer demand for sustainable paper and paper-based packaging solutions.
|
Smurfit Kappa has completed its latest investment project in Poland, resulting in a significant expansion of its Pruszków corrugated plant. The expansion makes the plant Smurfit Kappa’s largest in Poland and one of the most high-tech and modern packaging plants in Europe.
|
Containerboard/Packaging
Supremex announced the acquisition of the assets of Graf-Pak Inc., a provider of folding carton packaging solutions to a variety of commercial markets
|
DEVELOP3D magazine reports that packaging has traditionally been an afterthought in product design, pushed to the back of corporate minds in favour of more cost-effective production processes and getting new launches to market faster.
|
New Products
Billerud presents a machine glazed kraft paper especially adapted and validated for wrapping toilet and kitchen paper rolls. Hitting the sustainability sweet spot – renewable, recyclable and biodegradable, but also enduring tough handling as good as any PE plastic.
|
Epson recently introduced its newest addition to the portfolio of Legacy Papers – Legacy Baryta II. Inspired by the legendary f/64 Group of photographers, Baryta II is an OBA-free 100% cotton fiber paper with a true baryta coating.
|
Sustainability
Clearwater Paper Corporation recently announced that the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) has validated the company’s climate targets. These targets include reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 29.1 percent and absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25 percent by 2030.
|
Norske Skog Bruck announces successful commercial orders of the containerboard grades Testliner 3 and Fluting. This represents the introduction of 210,000 metric tons of competitive containerboard capacity to meet the growing demand for renewable and re-usable packaging.
|
People
Willamette Falls Paper Company announced the addition of two new hires to their sales organization.
|
Arctic Paper announced that the group's CFO, Göran Eklund, will retire at the end of June and will be replaced, with effect as of May 29, by Katarzyna Wojtkowiak, who is currently Chief Accountant.
|
The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a conservation organization that empowers family forest owners to improve forest health and fight climate change, announced that it has appointed three new members to its board of trustees including International Paper’s Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer Sophie Beckham.
|
TAPPI News
Hear the latest from this industry thought leaders about their knowledge, experience and insight into the world of nanotechnology.
|
Gain insight on the latest innovations in personal and site safety
|
Register today for the Spray Transfer Efficiency webinar being held Thursday, June 8th 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET).
|
Register today for the Paper and Paperboard Coating Course, held Tuesday, July 25 – Thursday, July 27 at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, MI.
|
Make the most of your CorrExpo 2023 experience: add this workshop to your registration.
|
Register today for the Hands-On Pulp and Paper Basics Workshop, this Monday, June 5 – Friday, June 9 at North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh, NC.
|
Use your member benefits to connect, build relationships and establish new contacts.
|
|
| |
|
