Kastamonu Entegre Ağaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (KEAS) started up its new fiber preparation line for MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) production at its mill in Balikesir, Türkiye. KEAS is the largest wood panel producer in Türkiye and now successfully operates three production lines supplied by ANDRITZ.

With a worldwide network of 22 Mechanical Roll Service Centers, unrivalled domain expertise and sophisticated digital solutions, Voith is uniquely positioned as a full-line supplier to provide best-in-class customized roll maintenance to papermakers around the globe.

Mactac is acquiring Label Supply, headquartered in Ontario, Canada. Label Supply has been servicing the Canadian roll label market for more than three decades.

Domtar's Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) facility in Jesup, Georgia, recently celebrated the completion of a $90 million project that added a large-scale airlaid production line to the facility as well as 75 new jobs. The EAM expansion makes Domtar a leading nonwovens provider.

By Sören Back
In my last blog contribution I described the series of large investments that forest industry companies are doing in Sweden and Finland. This time I highlight some examples of closures of large mills and that it can be the beginning of a new era for the industrial site where printing paper of various kinds was previously produced.

According to the Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá), Brazil's pulp production for the first quarter of 2023 increased by 2.6%, while the volume of exports grew by 12.9% compared to the same period in 2022. Paper production hit 2.7 million tons in the first quarter.

Södra is exploring the possibilities for a new pulp that will combine wood from Södra's sustainably managed forests in southern Sweden with agricultural residue from sources close to its pulp mills.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has collaborated with Silbo to upgrade its pallet wrapping from plastic stretch film to Mondi’s kraft paper Advantage StretchWrap. Silbo has installed the first EW Technology PaperWrap machine at its plant in Zory, Poland and provides more sustainable flexible packaging for its broad range of customers, including those supplying fruits and vegetables.

Kadant Lamort SAS, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., and Unikpakhellas S.A., an affiliate of Invdeco Group, are implementing a new stock preparation system that yields high-quality paper from a wide range of materials while reducing fiber loss and freshwater consumption.

ANDRITZ has received an order from Liansheng Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. to supply two debarking and chipping lines for the new pulp mill being built in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. The company had already entrusted ANDRITZ with major supplies for the pulp mill last year.

The Russian packaging sector is facing the deepest crisis in its modern history, as the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia and unprecedented sanctions, imposed on the country have resulted in the massive exodus of global packaging producers from the local market and posed a threat of the shortage of packaging in the country.

Clothing and underwear are among the booming groups of goods in e-commerce. The corresponding shipping packaging must take various factors into account and therefore place high demands on its design.

Colorado Springs based Packaging Express is a leading custom corrugated box manufacturer with an employee-centric approach to providing their customers a world class experience. And with the add of a state-of-the-art EMBA 175 QS ULTIMA™ box making machine to their line-up, they’re doing it faster than anyone in the state can at a lower cost, higher quality, using less energy and preserving jobs.

Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) and RWDC Industries LLC announced a partnership to further the development of sustainably advantaged paper and board packaging solutions by bringing polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) dispersion technology to target markets.

The leading online UK packaging supplier has launched an expandable m spec mailer ideal for shipping various small goods. The corrugated mailer can be used as a flat letterbox-friendly envelope or it can be converted into a small parcel box depending on the goods packaged inside.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has created new paper bags for Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets replacing unnecessary plastic.

New research from the renewable materials company Stora Enso sheds light on the importance of packaging in achieving greater food systems sustainability.

A Biron paper mill that's been standing for nearly 100 years is looking towards the future with a new facility. 

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced Julie Landry as Vice President of Government Affairs.

Sylvamo is announcing a senior leadership change for its Latin America division.

After a career in the corrugated industry spanning nearly four decades, Dan D’Angleo, Vice President of Sales at the Geo. M. Martin Company will retire effective May 26, 2023. Jason R. Smith, National Sales Manager is promoted to VP of Sales assuming D’Angleo’s position and responsibilities.

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