| Thursday, May 8, 2025 - Member
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
A recently concluded strategic partnership between the IBS Paper Performance Group and Grebien Qualifiber® strengthens the market position of both companies in solutions for highly efficient stock preparation. According to the motto "Together for a sustainable future in the paper industry!", the cooperation will make it possible to set new standards in this area within the industry.
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Greif said that it will permanently close the paperboard mill in Los Angeles, California, as part of its previously announced optimization efforts.
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Kimberly-Clark announced plans to invest over $2 billion over the next 5 years in its North America business, marking the company's largest domestic expansion in more than 30 years.
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TAPPI Career Wire
ALKAVIDA Valencia , California
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American Conservation Experience Wellfeet, Massachusetts
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GreyStone Power Corporation Hiram, Georgia
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Texas Tech University/Department of Plant & Soil Science/IGCAST Lubbock, Texas
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From The Experts
By FPAC
Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is proud to release a new national research report, titled Canada’s Forest Economy: An Analysis of the National Supply Chain and Community Investment Impact, which underscores the forest sector’s vital contributions to Canada’s economy, rural development, and urban sustainability.
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the Q1 2025 Boxboard report.
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Smurfit Westrock plc announced the financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
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International Paper today reported first quarter 2025 net earnings (loss) of $(105) million, or $(0.24) per diluted share, and adjusted operating earnings (non-GAAP) of $101 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. First quarter net sales were $5.9 billion in 2025 and $4.6 billion in 2024.
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Pulp & Paper
Valmet is to deliver a disc filter refurbishment and reinstallation to Holmen Paper’s Braviken Paper Mill in Sweden. The delivery includes refurbishing and modifying an existing disc filter from the mill’s deinked pulp line (DIP) and reinstalling it in the mill’s thermomechanical pulp line (TMP). The refurbished disc filter will be equipped with Valmet Disc Filter Bags.
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Gulf Paper Manufacturing and Toscotec started up PM2 after a forming section upgrade at their Mina Abdullah facility in Kuwait. The successful completion of this rebuild marks a new important stepping stone in the cooperation between the two companies, after Toscotec performed a major dryer section rebuild of Gulf Paper’s packaging paper machine in 2019.
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Containerboard/Packaging
Mondi, a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, has successfully started up its Duino mill. This milestone further strengthens Mondi’s position as a leading producer of high-quality, sustainable packaging solutions while driving long-term value creation.
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The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the Q1 2025 Containerboard Quarterly report.
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Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) reported first quarter 2025 results.
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Smurfit Westrock announced it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted.
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New Products
Together with its Turkish partner company Labtek, the German testing equipment manufacturer emtec Electronic will be exhibiting at Paper & Tissue Expo at the ICC, Istanbul Congress Center, from May 26 to 28 at booth E112. The testing solutions presented provide critical insights into the actual condition of the pulp composition, as well as paper properties such as pore structure and haptics.
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Multipli Machine Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its ProEYE® Series, delivering a full line of durable, real-time monitoring solutions designed for the demands of the pulp and paper industry.
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Sustainability
Sustana, a leader in quality recycled fiber products and services, is proud to announce that it has once again earned the Gold Medal from EcoVadis for its commitment to sustainability.
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Runtech Systems will proudly showcase its industry-leading RunEco vacuum system at TAPPICon 2025, underlining its continued commitment to sustainable innovation in the pulp and paper sector.
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People
SPM International announces Bill Partipilo as the new CEO of SPM Instrument, Inc., effective April 28, 2025.
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Piero Celli passed away peacefully, at the age of 89, in his home in Porcari, Lucca (Italy). Born on July 15, 1936, in Pontedera, in the province of Pisa, Piero Celli was one of the key figures in the history both of the A.Celli Group and, more generally, of the Italian industry of machinery for paper, tissue, and nonwoven fabric.
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Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT) announces the appointment of Sourav Das as General Manager, Asian Region. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Sourav Das brings deep expertise and a proven track record in the pulp and paper sector across India, Bangladesh, and neighboring markets.
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TAPPI News
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