Week of 25 March 2019: How to tell if a Maintenance Department is Effective

There are only two or three conditions one has to observe to determine if a maintenance department is effective. Fixing them if they are not is a whole other chapter in our quest for a properly operating mill. This week we'll just look for clues as to effectiveness.

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Cleaning and Conditioning of Dryer Fabrics

Dryer fabric contamination can affect sheet handling, threading, and drying rate -- as well as creating sheet defects and/or sheet breaks.

Deflection analysis for optimum creping performance

The limitations of tissue production at the doctor blade are determined by the weakest point of the sheet blade interface. This is the point where the sheet will break, corrugate, pick or tear causing the machine slow down to run. To optimize your tissue machine, periodic doctor blade alignment is usually made, however, very few machines have also performed a Deflection Analysis.

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The World's Tallest Wooden Building Mjösa Tower Completed in Norway

The Mjösa Tower was officially opened on 15 March 2019, taking over the title of the world's tallest wooden building.

Stora Enso signs global commitment to combat plastic pollution

Stora Enso has joined the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to eliminate plastic waste and pollution at the source.

Where is Jim this week?

As I travel, I am always looking for someone to go to dinner with, share a barbeque sandwich lunch and so forth.

State of the Industry talk--Automatic Handling International, Erie, Michigan

Nathan Pienta of Automatic Handling International asked me to stop by and provide their engineers and managers with a talk on the state of the Pulp and Paper Industry. Naturally, I was delighted to do so and fulfilled his request on 12 Mar 19 at their facility in Erie, Michigan.

Crews Knock Down Flames At WestRock Recycling Facility In St. Paul, Minn.

Crews battled a fire early Thursday morning at a St. Paul WestRock recycling center.

CO2 Solutions begins commissioning of carbon capture unit at the Resolute pulp mill in Quebec

The project involves the deployment of a 30-tonne per day (tpd) CO2 capture unit and ancillary equipment at Resolute's pulp mill in Saint-Félicien, Quebec and the commercial reuse of the captured CO2 by the adjacent Toundra Greenhouse complex.

Pixelle lays off 80 employees after Sunday fire at Chilpaco mill in Ohio

Pixelle Specialty Solutions has laid off 80 employees assigned to a machine damaged by a late Sunday night fire at the Chilpaco mill.

Report: State of Maine has shortage of loggers, log truckers

Maine is facing a shortage of loggers and log truckers that will grow and could hinder the growth of the $8.5 billion forest products industry in the state if wage growth does not occur, an occupational analysis released last week concludes.

Firefighters respond to Essity Tissue facility

Firefighters from several local departments responded to a fire at the Essity Tissue mill in South Glens Falls late Sunday and early Monday, but the mill was up and running as of Monday morning.

E.ON to build power facility for DS Smith UK paper mill

E.ON says it will build an energy-efficient power plant for a DS Smith paper mill in Britain.

Resolute Forest Products rejects bid on idled paper mill

Resolute Forest Products has declined an offer from Repap to acquire the Fort Frances paper mill.

Ennis Will Acquire Assets of Integrated Print & Graphics

Ennis, Inc., announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into a Letter of Intent to acquire the assets of Integrated Print & Graphics (IPG) in South Elgin, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.

Crews battle fire for hours at WestRock facility

Crews battled a fire for nearly four hours Monday at a WestRock facility in Florence County, S.C.

Stora Enso announces up to 400 job cuts at Oulu mill

New investment will be coming to the mill, which was first opened in 1935, but it's half of what the company had initially indicated it would spend.

Paper Excellence finalizes deal to acquire Catalyst Paper

Paper Excellence now owns three pulp and paper mills owned by Catalyst Paper.

Georgia-Pacific to invest $30 million in Rome, Georgia mill

Georgia-Pacific plans to invest $30 million to acquire and install new equipment at the company's Rome lumber mill.

Crews respond to overnight fire at Resolute Forest Products facility

A structural fire at Resolute Forest Products was brought under control by the quick action of employees and help from firefighters.

Have you tried the Paperitalo Supplier Directory lately?

If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!

Six-month deal with Brazilian company Suzano could yield up to 120,000 tons of wood pulp shipments through port of Baltimore

The Maryland Port Administration has signed a six-month contract with Brazil-based forestry giant Suzano Pulp and Paper to ship the company's pulp through the port's state-owned terminals -- a deal that could yield as much as 120,000 tons of wood pulp, officials announced Thursday.

Setra closing Rolfs facility in Kalix, Sweden

Setra has started the process of closing down operations at Rolfs in Kalix, northern Sweden.

Smurfit Kappa Launches DigiStar Paper

Smurfit Kappa says it has harnessed its expertise and experience in paper to develop a unique and sustainable solution that can maximize the capabilities of digital print and work hand-in-hand with both digital and flexographic printers.

LSC Communications Expands Multi-Year Supply Chain Services Agreement with Open Up Resources

LSC Communications announced an expanded multi-year agreement with Open Up Resources.

Jujo Thermal develops a new biodegradable paper aimed at minimizing plastics in flexible packaging

Jujo Thermal is developing a totally new, environmentally friendly specialty paper, aimed at flexible and sustainable food packaging.

D.C. Circuit Hears Twin Rivers' Arguments Against SEC Electronic Delivery Rule

Twin Rivers is leading a coalition that petitioned the court to vacate the rule as unlawful, arguing that the SEC failed to meet its statutory duty to consider comments and alternatives from the Investor Advisory Committee and that the SEC failed to properly consider the costs and benefits of the rule.

Interfor Publishes 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report

Interfor announced that it has published its 2018 corporate sustainability report.

Settlement agreement puts end to fight over who pays for Fox River PCB cleanup in Wisconsin

The toxic PCBs were used in the production of carbonless copy paper in the 1950s and 1960s and were spread through wastewater discharges from the manufacturing of recycled paper products.

Lecta Temporarily Stops Line 8 Production at its Condat Mill in France

Lecta has announced the temporary shutdown of line 8 production at its Condat mill, in the French town of Le Lardin Saint Lazare, from the end of April.

Nippon Paper to invest in its liquid packaging board business Nippon Dynawave Packaging

Nippon Paper Industries announces its decision to conduct installation work at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, LLC, its consolidated subsidiary that operates a liquid packaging board business in the United States, to improve the subsidiary's earnings capacity by expanding pulp production and sales, improving print performance of paper board and production efficiency.

Smurfit Kappa Announces Intention to Launch a Tender Offer to Acquire the Minority Shares in Cartón de Colombia S.A.

Smurfit Kappa Group plc announced that it intends, subject to the approval of the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia, to launch a tender offer to acquire the minority shares in Cartón de Colombia S.A. for cash.

Catching up with Miami University Senior Riley Docherty

The Paper Science & Engineering Foundation at Miami University was founded in 1960 through the donations of several local paper mills and corporations who wanted to ensure the education of future paper engineers.

Paper Science Engineers Are Always in Demand

Even in a digital world, the paper industry is thriving because paper products continue to be an essential part of our daily lives. As a result, career options are booming for paper science engineers.

Catching up with University of Maine Senior Elaina Gilman

Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Elaina Gilman, a senior in the program. Miss Gilman is from Enfield, Maine and graduated from Penobscot Valley High School in 2015 as valedictorian. We asked her a few questions about her experiences at UMaine.

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A passion for cars

I'm convinced kids should learn to drive as early as possible in order to develop the muscle memory for routine tasks behind the wheel. Also, we should put our kids in the safest vehicles we can afford. These may or may not be the coolest ones on the road. Probably not.

Capital Arguments for March 2019

Check out TALOtech groups on LinkedIn

The purpose of the TALOtech groups on LinkedIn is to provide a convenient forum for people working within the manufacturing part of this industry to share technical and operating related dialog to promote safe and competitive operations.

Global Recycling Day 2019 - Let's Focus on the Youth

Today marks Global Recycling Day, the second anniversary of the global effort headed up by the Global Recycling Foundation to promote the importance of recycling and underscore its benefits.

Employee Engagement Makes Domtar a Great Place to Work

At Domtar, we value our employees and want them to enjoy their work. It's why we invest in measuring employee engagement and satisfaction and use employee feedback to improve how we do business.

A Reflection on Women in the Paper and Wood Products Industry

The month of March is dedicated to the celebration of women and the remarkable contributions they make to our world.

Forest Products Workers Discuss Policies that Jeopardize Manufacturing Jobs, Environment on Capitol Hill

Their goal was to educate officials on the impacts of legislative and regulatory decisions on the environment as well as the families and communities that depend on forest products manufacturing for their livelihood.

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