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Voith’s West Monroe Facility Donates $3,000 to the City of West Monroe for Cleanup of Park Ravaged by Hurricane Laura

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TAPPI

Thursday, January 21, 2021 - members edition
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Voith Paper, a manufacturer with a facility located in West Monroe, Louisiana, has announced a $3,000 donation to help pay for the cleanup of Kiroli Park.
 
Weekly Spotlight
AFRY Acquires ProTAK to Strengthen the Digital Offering
To expand the digital offering for process industries, AFRY acquires the Swedish company ProTAK. ProTAK’s web-based software for production optimization supports AFRY’s strategic ambition within digitalization and sustainability as well as strengthens the AFRY Smart Site digital product portfolio further.
 
Georgia-Pacific to Expand Dixie Capacity in Lexington, Kentucky; Will Close Operations in Easton, Pennsylvania by End 2021
Georgia-Pacific announced that it will expand its Dixie to Go/PerfecTouch® cup manufacturing capacity at the Lexington, Kentucky, Dixie facility. This will allow GP to scale its efforts and create a single, world-class manufacturing facility for cupmaking.
 
French Papermaking Sector May Face with Stagnation in 2021
The volume of paper production and consumption in France will continue to decline in the first half of the current year, due to ongoing lockdowns in the country, caused by the pandemic and the decline of purchasing power of local customers, according to recent statements made by some leading local analysts in the field of pulp and paper business and some local media reports.
 
World Record Production with ANDRITZ HC Refiner at Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, China
In close cooperation with its customer Jiangsu Bohui Paper Industry, international technology group ANDRITZ recently achieved a milestone in high-consistency (HC) refining by processing a peak capacity of 1,300 admt/d of local hardwood chips per day and achieving sustainable production of 1,150 admt/d at the mill in Dafeng, China.
 
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Market Roundup
American Forest & Paper Association Releases December 2020 Packaging Papers Monthly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2020 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report.
 
RDM to Increase the Price for Recycled Board in Europe, including UK
Italy-based RDM (Reno de Medici) has announced that it will increase the price of its recycled board in continental Europe by EUR 50 per ton and GBP 50 per ton in the UK.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Pulp & Paper
Toscotec to Supply an AHEAD 2.2S Tissue Line to Europap Tezol Kağit in Turkey
Europap Tezol Kağit will boost capacity with a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2S tissue machine at its integrated production base in Mersin, Turkey. This is a repeat order for Toscotec who already supplied a TT SYD steel Yankee dryer installed on their PM1 in 2012. The new line is scheduled for start-up in mid-2022.
 
Uzbekistan Aims to Become One of World’s Leading Producers of Cotton Pulp in Years to Come
The government of Uzbekistan, a former Soviet state in Central Asia, plans to create conditions for the establishment of large-scale productions of cotton pulp within the territory of the country in years to come, according to recent statements, made by an official spokesman of Uzbek government and some local media reports.
 
Mondi Starts-up Speciality Kraft Paper Machine at Steti Mill After Grade Conversion
Mondi announced the start-up of a repurposed paper machine at its Steti mill in the Czech Republic. Through a EUR 67 million investment, the machine was converted from the production of containerboard into a fully dedicated speciality kraft paper machine designed to produce up to 130,000 metric tons of speciality kraft paper per year.
 
Kuraray America, Inc.
Containerboard/Packaging
Valmet to Supply Another OptiConcept M Container Board Making Line to Shanying Paper, Guangdong, in China
Valmet will supply a new OptiConcept M container board making line with extensive packages of automation and services to Shanying Paper, Guangdong at its Zhaoqing mill in China. The new board making line (PM 53) will produce test liner grades and continue the expanding of Shanying Paper’s business in Guangdong area.
 
American Forest & Paper Association Releases December 2020 Containerboard Monthly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its December 2020 Containerboard Monthly report.
 
AR Packaging Acquires Folding Carton Producer Firstan in the UK
AR Packaging announced that it has acquired Firstan Holdings Ltd, including its subsidiary Firstan Limited (Firstan), an independent folding cartons manufacturer in the UK with the capacity to produce over 1 billion cartons annually. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 
New Products
‘Goood’ Results for Interquell with Mondi’s Paper-Based FlexiBags: Packaging Made from Renewable Materials, Reducing Plastic and CO2 Footprint
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, is launching two new paper-based bags for German pet food producer Interquell, delivering both consumer convenience and sustainability benefits.
 
ABB Partners with ACA Systems to Offer New Online Porosity Sensor for Paper Mills
ABB has entered into a partnership with ACA Systems, the leading supplier of porosity sensors, to offer paper mill customers a proven technology that stabilizes the process to enable excellent roll quality when measuring online porosity.
 
Veolia Water Technologies
Sustainability
Kelheim Fibres First Viscose Manufacturer Worldwide with Environmental Management System Validated to EMAS
The Bavarian Kelheim Fibres GmbH has become the first viscose fibre manufacturer worldwide to receive EMAS certification.
 
Mondi Set to Revolutionize European Paper-Based Shopping Bag Market with Start-Up of New Specialty Kraft Paper Machine
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has started up its new specialty kraft paper machine at its Štětí mill in the Czech Republic. The €67 million investment in the machine makes it Europe’s first dedicated paper machine for specialty kraft paper grades made out of fresh and recycled fiber for retail and online shopping bags.
 
People
Brittaney Lovett Named New Standards Manager for TAPPI
Brittaney Lovett has been named TAPPI’s Standards Manager, effective January 5, 2021.
 
Resolute Forest Products Names Sylvain A. Girard as Chief Financial Officer
Resolute Forest Products announced that Sylvain A. Girard will join the company and be appointed as senior vice president and chief financial officer as of March 2, 2021. His term will begin the day after Remi G. Lalonde, currently Resolute's senior vice president and chief financial officer, assumes the position of president and chief executive officer. Girard will report to Lalonde.
 
Domtar Names Troy Wilson as Mill Manager for Its Kingsport, Tennessee Paper Mill
Domtar on Jan. 14 announced that Troy Wilson has been named Kingsport Mill manager, effective immediately. He succeeds Marty Barfield, who passed away on Dec. 31 after a long illness.
 
TAPPI News
More than $50,000 Available for TAPPI Scholarships
TAPPI is now accepting applications for academic year 2021-2022 scholarships. The deadline is approaching fast, so don’t miss this opportunity to fund your education!
 
PulPaper Rescheduled for 2022. Free Virtual Event to be Held in April 2021
Set a reminder to attend the Virtual pre-PulPaper event which will be held on Thursday, 29 April 2021. You can register for the event free of charge at www.pulpaper.fi
 
Get the Facts on Total Pulp and Paper Mill Energy Evaluations
Register today for TAPPI’s “Total Pulp and Paper Mill Energy Evaluations Webinar” to be held on Tuesday, February 9th 2:00 PM EST.
 
TAPPI-PIMA Student Summit: Jumpstart Your Hiring for 2021
Connect with Talented Students at the 2021 Student Summit: Only 3 weeks away! Make sure your company is noticed, remembered, and pursued by the next generation.
 
2021 TAPPI Board of Directors Elections are Underway
Vote now!  Be an active TAPPI member, voting only takes a moment.
 
It’s Time to Take Action
Want to make a difference in the future of pulp and paper? Share your knowledge and expertise at PEERS 2021.
 
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