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The students have the heart and passion dedicated to improving, changing, and enhancing the greatness of the greenest industry in the world. 
 
Weekly Spotlight
Metsä Group Selected Fortum Recycling & Waste as the Main Partner for the Kemi Pulp Mill Demolition Project
Metsä Group and Fortum Recycling & Waste have signed an agreement on dismantling the old pulp mill in Kemi, Finland. Fortum Recycling & Waste will be the main contractor for the demolition project and the demolition site will employ approximately 50 people. The price of the demolition contract will not be disclosed.
 
Paper Excellence Canada to Indefinitely Curtail Paper Operations at Catalyst Crofton Mill
Paper Excellence Canada announced the indefinite curtailment of paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton facility located on Vancouver Island, BC.
 
Kadant Acquires KWS, Producer of Bulk Material Handling Equipment, for $84 Million
Kadant Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of KWS Manufacturing Company, Ltd. for approximately $84 million in cash, subject to certain customary adjustments. The acquisition was financed primarily through borrowings under Kadant's revolving credit facility.
 
Successful Start-Up of Rebuilt PM 11 at Shandong Huatai Paper
Shandong Huatai Paper and Voith Paper successfully started up PM 11 in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong. PM 11, a former newsprint machine, was successfully rebuilt for the production of high-quality graphic paper. The machine's web width is 10.2 meters and the design speed 1,800 m/min. With the help of leading Voith technologies, the annual capacity of the rebuilt PM 11 can be increased from 400,000 to 520,000 tons.
 
Dryer Cylinder Bearing Failures? Beat the Heat with TL-Series Bearings from NSK.
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From The Experts
Simon Says: What's in Store for 2024
By Simon Foster, BASF 
I hope that 2024 is off to a great start for you. As we close the book on 2023 and begin anew in 2024, it will be interesting to see what lies in store for the printing and packaging industry in this New Year. Although nothing really changes when we move from one year into the next, it certainly feels like we’re stepping through the threshold into a new chapter every time the calendar switches from December to January.
 
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Market Roundup
AF&PA Releases Q4 2023 Containerboard Quarterly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its the Q4 2023 Containerboard Quarterly report.
 
Roundwood Prices for Sawlogs and Pulpwood in Sweden Increased in 2023
In 2023, the roundwood prices on delivery timber increased for sawlogs by 12 percent and for pulpwood by 37 percent in comparison to 2022. The prices are volume weighted averages for delivery timber and refer to current prices, which do not take inflation into account.
 
Packaging Corporation of America Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results
Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) on Jan. 24 reported fourth quarter 2023 net income of $189 million, or $2.10 per share, and net income of $192 million, or $2.13 per share, excluding special items.
 
Merichem Company
Pulp & Paper
Toscotec to Supply New Rewinder Line to The Navigator Company
Toscotec will supply an OPTIMA 1800 slitter rewinder to the Navigator Company at their Cacia production base in Aveiro, Portugal. The start-up is planned for the second half of 2024.
 
Hengan Group of China Successfully Starts up 14th and 15th Tissue Machine from ANDRITZ
Guangdong Hengan Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully started up the two new ANDRITZ PrimeLine tissue machines at its mill in Yunfu, Guangdong, China. Hengan has now 15 ANDRITZ tissue machines in operation.
 
UPG Unified Purchasing Group
Containerboard/Packaging
AF&PA Releases Q4 2023 Boxboard Quarterly Report
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q4 2023 Boxboard report.
 
VPK Group Announces Joint Venture with Italian Corrugated Packaging Producer IEMME
VPK Group announced that it has entered a joint venture with IEMME srl, an Italian corrugated cardboard company based in Gambolo (near Milan), Italy.
 
WestRock to Build New Corrugated Box Plant in Wisconsin
WestRock Company announced plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, to meet growing demand from customers in the Great Lakes region. The company intends to close its existing plant in North Chicago when construction of the new facility is completed.
 
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New Products
First Hybrid Electric Heating System for Yankee Hood in Tissue Industry Started up – a Collaboration of Softys and ANDRIT
International technology group ANDRITZ was selected by tissue producer Softys Peru as technology partner for a completey new kind of hybrid Yankee hood heating system.
 
DENIOS Fire Rated Safety Cabinets Keep Contents and Employees Safe
DENIOS Fire Rated storage cabinets provide 90 minutes of fire resistance, making them ideal for safe, secure storage of flammable and combustible liquids. Independently fire tested, FM 6050 approved, and UL and ULC listed, these safety cabinets ensure compliance with the most stringent safety regulations and quality standards for the storage of flammable liquids.
 
Sustainability
Home Compostability Certification for Metsä Board Paperboards
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved home compostability certification for all its white kraftliners and folding boxboards (excluding PE-coated grades). The certification was issued by DIN CERTCO based on the compliance with standard NF T 51-800.
 
Aiming for Emission-Free Pulping, Forest Industry and Scientific Community Join Forces
The forest industry, technology companies, research organizations, and universities have joined forces to revolutionize the traditional pulping processes under the joint leadership of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
 
Circularity is a Driving Force in Packaging Development and Regulation
The "Global Consumer Packaging Strategies: Adapting to Cost Pressures" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
 
Voith and the 4evergreen Alliance Drive Innovative Projects Forward
The leading full-line supplier Voith is intensifying its commitment to the 4evergreen alliance with a number of pioneering projects. Among other things, the focus is on innovative processes for dissolving barrier papers on an industrial scale.
 
Keit Spectrometers
People
Jean-Pascal Bobst Confirmed as Keynote Speaker at Sheet Plant Association Conference
The UK Sheet Plant Association (SPA) is hosting its 108th Conference at a favoured venue – Delta Hotels by Marriott Forest of Arden Country Club – on Monday 26th February 2024.  The theme of the Conference is ‘People’ and the the Committee has confirmed Jean-Pascal Bobst as Keynote Speaker.
 
Dave Mitton Retires from International Paper After 47 years
Dave Mitton recently retired from International Paper after 47 years of service.
 
TAPPI Career Wire
Sr Project Manager – Subsea
Forum Energy Technology - DYNACON
Bryan, Texas
 
Assistant Teaching Professor of BioRenewable Systems
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
 
City Engineer
City of Naples
Naples, Florida
Visit https://careers.tappi.org/jobs/19644992/city-engineer to view the full article online.
 
Senior Project Engineer/Project Engineer
Lamp Rynearson
Colorado
 
Transportation Engineering Manager
City of Rochester Hills
Michigan
 
TAPPI News
 
Visit https://www.tappi.org/event/calendar/courses/blown-and-cast-film-extrusion-course/ to view the full article online.
 
Burrow Into these Savings Before Winter Ends
Hurry, this special Press Sale won’t be repeated
 
Bob Chapman, Chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, to Deliver Keynote Address at TAPPICon 2024
Renowned Business Leader to Challenge Conventional Leadership Thinking with a Focus on "Truly Human Leadership"
 
In Memoriam: TAPPI Member and Corrugated Division Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, James Carbone
TAPPI honors the legacy of James Carbone
 
TAPPI’s FlexPack PLACE Conference to Include "Brand Owner Sustainability Challenges" Panel Discussion
Subject matter experts to delve into various aspects of flexible packaging conversion,
highlighting opportunities that can help achieve a more eco-friendly packaging landscape