| Thursday, July 24, 2025 - Member
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TAPPI News
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Weekly Spotlight
Sonoco Products Company has announced a $30 million capital investment to expand its capacity in the growing adhesives and sealants (A&S) market.
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Mondi has introduced a new brand identity for Mondi Rotatrim, one of South Africa’s most recognized premium office paper brands.
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Georgia-Pacific has launched a new initiative aimed at preserving institutional knowledge and supporting operational continuity across its U.S. sites.
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Kadant has completed the acquisition of Babbini S.p.A. and G.P.S. Engineering S.r.l., two Italy-based companies specializing in industrial dewatering and engineered power transmission solutions.
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TAPPI Career Wire
TSMC Arizona Corporation Phoenix, Arizona
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BCIT Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Escambia County BCC Pensacola, Florida
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HBW Solutions, Inc. PETERSBURG, Indiana
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Bob Murray & Associates - Central Basin Municipal Water District Commerce, California
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From The Experts
Europe is combating the use of single-use packaging: The new EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) aims to reduce packaging waste by at least 15% by 2040. This is already having an impact on the demand for bags and sacks.
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Market Roundup
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2025 Printing-Writing Monthly report.
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As the North American pulp and paper industry navigates a rapidly evolving landscape in 2025, three trends stand out, reshaping strategic priorities for producers, converters, and end users alike.
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Global consumption of cartonboard will reach 56.3 million metric tons in 2025, valued at $58.9 billion, according to new research from Smithers, a global authority on packaging markets.
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Pulp & Paper
Northern Pulp has announced it will initiate a court-supervised sales process of its assets after it confirmed it wasn't able to secure funding for a new mill project.
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Cascades has recently invested $3,560,000 to upgrade a strategic converting line at its Kingsey Falls tissue plant in Quebec, Canada.
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SIG has entered a strategic partnership with PulPac to develop and scale the next generation of paper-based closures for aseptic carton packaging.
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Georgia-Pacific announced a new capital project for the company's Englehart OSB (Oriented Strand Board) mill in Ontario. The approximately $140 million USD ($191 million CAD) investment will fund a new log processing system and include the expansion and construction of a new finished goods warehouse.
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Containerboard/Packaging
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released the June 2025 Packaging Papers Monthly report on July 17.
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Henkel Adhesive Technologies is launching Loctite Liofol LA 7837/LA 6265, a solvent-free, aliphatic adhesive system that is tailored for applications involving high thermal stresses – in particular retort packaging for pet food, for example.
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The packaging industry is evolving rapidly, driven by a new reality where innovation and sustainability are inextricably linked demands. It’s no longer enough for packaging to simply hold a product - it must deliver on environmental responsibility while meeting high standards of function and design.
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New Products
MoistTech Corp., the global leader in moisture measurement and control, highlights the IR3000-C series moisture sensors featuring cutting-edge NIR (Near Infrared) technology for exceptionally accurate and reliable moisture, coat weight, thickness, and temperature analysis of virtually any product or raw material.
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With more than 1,000 installations worldwide on new and existing paper machines, Voith's Prevo solutions are the proven choice for efficient and safe tail threading within the paper machine. Voith has now launched a new, compact Prevo retrofit solution for the press section that addresses the limited installation space on some existing machines.
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Smurfit Westrock has developed Stretch Kraft™, an innovative paper-based pallet wrap designed to serve as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastic stretch film.
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DS Smith Tecnicarton has introduced cardboard trays for automotive headlights, aimed at replacing conventional expanded polypropylene (EPP) solutions.
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Sustainability
Sustainability and luxury are not mutually exclusive – they complement each other. This is proven by the new cooperation between the manufacturer of recycled paper, Koehler Paper, and the paper bag manufacturer, Riedle.
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Everllence has made its corporate responsibility transparent with the publication of its sustainability report for financial year 2024. The report shows concrete progress, including a 63 percent reduction in CO2 emissions from its own global production, compared to 2018.
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Smurfit Westrock has further demonstrated its commitment to sustainability and innovation by securing an award at Legrand’s Innovation Awards, run by the international electrical and digital infrastructure specialist.
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Valmet has received an order from Saica Group to supply a biomass boiler and flue gas cleaning system for its plant in El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Spain. The boiler plant is scheduled to be handed over to Saica at the end of 2026.
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Lecta has announced an expansion of its EraCup range, introducing several new board grades tailored to the evolving sustainability requirements of food and beverage packaging.
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People
The Klingele Paper & Packaging Group has appointed Jürgen Lemke as Chief Operating Officer for the Paper division. He succeeds Robert Sieger, who is leaving Klingele after eight years of service to pursue new professional challenges.
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From July 1 to 3, 2025, the Annual General Meeting of the Zellcheming Association took place at the RheinMain CongressCenter (RMCC) in Wiesbaden, coinciding with the ZELLCHEMING-Expo.
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TAPPI News
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