Week of 20 May 2019: Energy Trends outside the Fence

In containerboard grades, relative cost position curves are becoming a metric of the past, not the future. Actually, what may happen is they bifurcate into two distinct sets, one recycled mills and the other virgin mills. We are on the cusp of an era where putting them up against one another is meaningless.

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Preparing a raw yankee surface

Newly ground yankees or newly "cast" yankees have surfaces that are microscopically sharp, porous and overly chemically excitable. There is a strong potential for corrosion.

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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Sappi North America Releases 2018 Sustainability Report, Celebrates Transformational Year with New Team

The report highlights the yearly progress toward its long-term sustainability goals through ongoing investments in employees and mills, safety standards, environmental commitments and continued innovation.

Paper mill already making impact on Wickliffe, Ky.

About eight months ago Chinese company Global Win purchased the closed Verso paper mill in Wickliffe with the intent to re-open it. The mill's new name is Phoenix Paper, and it's already having an impact on the community.

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.

A visit to Advanced Coil Technology

I just love to visit our clients. Today (13 May 2019), I was visiting Devon Barnes, President of Advanced Coil Technology, LLC in Owatonna, Minnesota. Advanced Coil makes liquid-to-air coils for any application.

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Sonoco to Acquire Corenso Holdings America

Sonoco announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Corenso Holdings America, Inc. from a company owned by investment funds advised by Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC and management for approximately $110 million in cash.

All Muskogee Georgia-Pacific Workers Can Return To Work After Fire

A sigh of relief from hundreds of Georgia Pacific workers tonight after learning they will be back to their normal shifts Monday. This, as we are getting a closer look at the damage from Monday night's explosion.

West Fraser Announces Temporary Production Curtailments in British Columbia

West Fraser has announced temporary production curtailments for a duration of approximately two weeks at two British Columbia sawmills: Chasm and 100 Mile House.

PaperWorks Opens New Packaging Development Design + Innovation Centre

PaperWorks announces the opening of the new Packaging Development (PacDev) Design + Innovation Centre.

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Paper maker Sequana, owner of Arjowiggins, put into liquidation

Unable to pay a debt of 135 million euros, the group Sequana, owner of the paper maker Arjowiggins, was placed in liquidation on Wednesday.

Cenveo Announces Creative Digital Production Division in Joint Venture with Katana Studio LTD.

Cenveo announced the launch of a new division, Cenveo Digital Direct, through a joint venture with Katana Studio LTD, a global leader in computer generated imagery (CGI) production.

Muskogee, Okla. firefighters battle blaze at Georgia-Pacific facility, one injury reported

Firefighters battled a large fire at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill east of Muskogee, the Muskogee Fire Department said in a Facebook post late Monday.

CNG's Spicers Paper Expands Packaging Business, Acquires Southern California's Premiere Packaging Industries, Inc.

Premiere Packaging Industries (PPI), based in Cerritos, CA, is a full-line packaging supply distributor that has been in business since 1999.

Kruger Products begins construction of its tissue plant in Sherbrooke

KP Tissue Inc. and Kruger Products L.P. has dedicated the construction site of their future Sherbrooke tissue plant that will be equipped with Canada's most advanced and best-performing TAD technology.

Tolko closing 1 B.C. sawmill, cutting shifts at another

Tolko says it will permanently close its Quesnel sawmill and will reduce shifts at its Kelowna mill.

Production to end a month early at Verso paper mill

The Verso Corporation paper mill in Luke, Md., has released some specifics in connection with its previously announced closing.

Flambeau River Papers prepping for sale of business

Flambeau River Papers has given an assignment for the Benefit of Creditors and a receiver will be appointed, the company announced Wednesday.

Fine for death of three Western Forest Products' workers criticized as inadequate

WorkSafeBC has fined a forest company $29,049 for the deaths of three workers in a "high-risk" railway accident on northern Vancouver Island.

Verso Internal Auditor Charged with Repeated Insider Trading

The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, alleges that Lloyd Schuman, of Cordova, Tennessee, learned that his employer, Verso Corporation, had confidential plans to acquire privately-held NewPage Holdings Inc.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches a new generation of release materials to optimize RFID inlay lamination

Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches Optilam™, a new breakthrough antistatic release material helping RFID prelaminated inlays manufacturers making their lamination process easier, more efficient, and improve the final quality of the inlay to better serve the RFID smart card market.

Smurfit Kappa Takes Another Step Forward in Becoming a Fully Circular Business

Smurfit Kappa is making significant progress in its journey towards becoming a fully sustainable and circular business, according to its latest Sustainable Development Report (SDR) which was published this past week.

Verla Mill Museum to host UPM Biofore exhibition through summer

The Verla Mill Museum is owned and managed by UPM.

Judge gives OK for hundreds of West Point, Virginia residents to sue WestRock mill over 'fugitive dust'

A federal judge has given the OK for most downtown West Point residents to sue the West Point paper mill as a group rather than individually over dust they say negatively affects their lives.

Imperial Dade Announces the Acquisition of Mid Continent Paper & Distributing Co., Inc.

Headquartered in St. Louis, MO, and founded in 1952, Mid Continent Paper is a distributor of food service disposables and food packaging supplies serving the Midwest.

Stora Enso introduces an innovation for paper cups: a renewable paperboard designed for effective recycling

Stora Enso introduces Cupforma Natura Solo™, a renewable paperboard for paper cups. The innovative material is suitable for hot and cold drinking cups, as well as for ice cream packaging.

Kimberly-Clark Named to CR Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2019

Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) has named Kimberly-Clark to its 20th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens ranking, recognizing outstanding environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency and performance amongst the 1,000 largest U.S. public companies.

Sappi North America Announces New Release Paper Textures Ahead of interzum 2019

Sappi North America, Inc. announced Tuesday the commercial launch of three new textures to its Ultracast release paper line.

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.

Resolute Completes Five-Year Extension of ABL Credit Facility

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced a 5-year extension of its senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility ("ABL credit facility") with an aggregate lender commitment of up to $500 million at any time outstanding, subject to borrowing base availability based on specified advance rates, eligibility criteria and customary reserves.

Catching up with N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering Senior Brandon Long

Close to 200 students are enrolled in the N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering program, and Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Brandon Long, a senior in the program and we asked him a few questions about his experiences at N.C. State.

UMaine, U.S. Department of Energy launch $20M wood-fiber research initiative

The University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a new research collaboration to advance efforts to use wood fiber in 3D printer manufacturing.

Western Michigan University unveils paper manufacturing machine unique to North America

Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery and representatives from 28 paper industry partners met with faculty and students Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at the facility on the Parkview Campus for the unveiling of a pilot-scale multi-ply paper manufacturing machine.

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Environmental Science

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Capital Arguments for April 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.

Sound Infrastructure, Efficient Transportation Essential to Forest Products Industry

From the forestproducts industry perspective, sound infrastructure and efficient transportation are essential to our manufacturers.

Paper Keeps Forests as Forests

April 26 is Arbor Day, a holiday that celebrates trees and encourages people to plant them.

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.

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