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Not far ahead, purchasing is going to be much different from what it is today. With the coming of Industry 4.0 (do you read our monthly newsletter on this subject, Industree 4.0TM?) smart mills will be operated in a totally different way. As equipment self-diagnoses its ailments, it will order its own spare parts. No human intervention.
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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.
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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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Manhattan Community Boards Compete For Monetary Awards Each Quarter, As Well As A Year-End Award.
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With two years left to hit its 2020 sustainability goals, International Paper has already exceed half of its target numbers.
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As I travel, I am always looking for someone to go to dinner with, share a barbeque sandwich lunch and so forth.
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Devon Barnes (L) and Jim Thompson
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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The number of persons affected is 155 and paper machine 10 in Plattling will be permanently closed by mid July 2019. Paper production on the remaining machines will be continued at the Plattling site.
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According to the study, paper cups often have the lowest carbon footprint, and recycling lowers it further by 54%. Huhtamaki recently introduced a 100% renewable, plant polyethylene coated FutureSmart paper cup.
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Five fire departments responded to blaze that took several hours to extinguish.
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Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that it intends to vigorously defend its proposed acquisition of LSC Communications in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking to block the acquisition.
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Crews accepted the first batch of wood chips needed to restart operations at the mill last week.
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If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!
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The third shift for the 100 Mile House location will also be eliminated.
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Iconex and Hansol Paper announced that the companies are withdrawing from their definitive agreement signed November 2, 2018, under which Iconex would have acquired Schades and R+S from Hansol Paper.
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An Amsterdam-based printing company is cutting 88 jobs in Queensbury and an Atlanta-based packaging company is cutting 57 jobs in Amsterdam, state regulatory notices indicate.
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A logger was injured in a logging accident Tuesday on private timberland east of Eugene.
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Employees at a former Bemis North America facility, now called Amcor, are bracing for layoffs.
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The reduction is expected to reduce Conifex's planned US South lumber production by approximately 4 million board feet in the second quarter of 2019.
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All non-essential mill employees have been safely evacuated and no injuries have been reported.
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New headquarters in Atlanta will extend the company's global commitment to provide innovative sustainable packaging and solutions.
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Verso Corporation announced that its Board of Directors, had in late March of 2019, reengaged Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. as the company's financial advisor to assist Verso in identifying and evaluating a range of potential strategic alternatives, including a possible merger, joint venture, partnership, business combination, stock repurchase, recapitalization, sale, distribution, transfer or other disposition or acquisition of assets or equity interests, while the Company conducts its search to identify and retain a permanent chief executive officer.
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The power savings Clearwater Paper achieved would be enough to power 740 homes in the United States for a year.
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In a continuing case of lawsuits levied against the International Paper Co. (IPC) regarding an alleged eruption of "black liquor" at the Bogalusa Paper Mill that plaintiffs claim caused multiple injuries and property damages, a U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana judge has denied consideration of a civil court trial for one of the plaintiffs.
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At least a half-dozen firms say they are investigating whether Sealed Air misled investors or failed to disclose pertinent information.
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At this time, the companies are unable to predict the timeframe for completion of the litigation or closing of the transaction.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö's wide range of specialty papers for the building and construction industry, known as Insu-Gard®, are high quality and durable for any end use.
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Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that it is repositioning key members of its senior management team to drive the company's Go-to-Market strategy and accelerate new product commercialization.
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In 1979, Dr. Kennedy returned to teaching wood anatomy and properties, wood chemistry, timber mechanics and microtechnique at UBC Forestry, and served as Dean of the Faculty from 1983-1991 until his retirement in 1991.
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The Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture (Brazilian Coalition), which brings together some 200 private companies and entities reaffirmed the partnership with the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), according to ITTO reports.
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Fortress has received, without penalty, a postponement of approximately $45 million in principal and interest payments under the IQ Loan from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2021 .
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Packaging products maker DS Smith Plc said on Thursday that it had made plans for contingency stocking of spare parts as it readies for Britain's planned exit from the European Union, but expected disruption to its operations to be "relatively contained".
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Paper science and engineering students from North Carolina State University saw more than just pulp and paper mills on this year's Paper International Experience (PIE) trip to Domtar's Personal Care operations in Toledo, Spain.
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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.
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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.
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And how will all this affect the pulp, paper, and package industry?
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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.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an historic step to advance the "cost-benefit state," the paradigm in which "government regulation is increasingly assessed by asking whether the benefits of regulation justify the costs of regulation."
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From the forestproducts industry perspective, sound infrastructure and efficient transportation are essential to our manufacturers.
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April 26 is Arbor Day, a holiday that celebrates trees and encourages people to plant them.
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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.
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Frustrated when you search for "pulp" and come up with "John Travolta"? This should help:
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Hanna Maula, DSc (Econ), has been appointed Vice President, Communications and Brand for UPM-Kymmene Corporation as of 1 August 2019.
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Amcor has announced that Mr Paul Brasher will retire from the Board of Amcor Plc on 30th September 2019.
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Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) appoints F. Nicholas Grasberger III to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
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Domtar Corporation has announced Marie Cyr as manager of the company's mill in Dryden, Ontario, effective August 1, 2019. Cyr succeeds Jim Blight, who will retire in August.
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Calle Loikkanen has been appointed Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communications at Huhtamaki as of August 26, 2019.
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Calle Loikkanen has been appointed Head of Investor Relations and Financial Communications at Huhtamaki as of August 26, 2019.
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Pekka Kittilä has been appointed as Technical Director of Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill pre-engineering project.
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Södra's Annual General Meeting (AGM) adopted a dividend of SEK 1,795 million to members and Lena Ek was re-elected Chairperson of the Board.
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Menasha Packaging Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, announced that Regina Bailey has joined as Senior Director Retail and Category Strategy for Walmart.
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Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that John J. Corkrean and Joe W. Laymon have been elected to the company's board of directors, effective May 1, 2019.
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Georgia‐Pacific announced that Kathleen A. "Kathy" Walters will retire as executive vice president - consumer products group, effective June 1, 2019.
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Graphic Packaging announced that Stacey Panayiotou will join the company as executive vice president, human resources.
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Greaseproof Papers is managed as a separate business unit in Metsä Tissue.
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Matti Pajula has been appointed as Managing Director, Metsä Wood UK, as of 1 May 2019.
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Sonoco announced that Richard (Rick) Johnson has joined the Company as Chief Information Officer, reporting to President and CEO Rob Tiede.
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Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the appointment of Robert Hrivnak as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer, effective April 8, 2019.
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PotlatchDeltic announced the appointment of Anna Torma as Vice President, Public Affairs. Anna will succeed Mark Benson, who is retiring.
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Mondi Group announces that Fred Phaswana, Joint Chair of the boards of Mondi Limited and Mondi plc, will retire.
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Mohawk Industries has appointed a new chief financial officer and executive vice president.
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Gunilla Saltin, President of Södra Cell, is leaving Södra for a new role as Technical Director at the packaging and paper company Mondi, based in Vienna.
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WestRock Company announced that Jeff Chalovich, president, Corrugated Packaging, has assumed the role of chief commercial officer in addition to his leadership role of the Company's Corrugated Packaging segment.
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Fabian Langenskiöld has been appointed as new Executive Vice President Sales at Arctic Paper S.A.
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Fabian Langenskiöld has been appointed as new Executive Vice President Sales at Arctic Paper S.A.
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Keweenaw Land Association, Limited appoints Claudio Nicoletta as CFO, effective February 11, 2019.
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Bernd Eikens has been appointed Executive Vice President responsible for UPM Biorefining as of 1 March 2019.
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Sonoco announced Wednesday that Harris E. DeLoach Jr. will retire as a director and as executive chairman of the company in April.
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Tieto and Valmet have begun a cooperation to support energy producers in utilizing new digitalisation technologies to enhance fuel supply chain management and transparency.
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The boiler will be part of a new biomass power plant to be built in Tokushima.
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The boiler will be part of a new biomass power plant to be built in Tokushima.
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Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Quality Management Solution to Cartones Ponderosa's cartonboard machine BM1 in Mexico.
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Valmet will supply key board making technologies to Kraft of Asia Paperboard & Packaging for its new containerboard making line, which will be located in Phu My, Vietnam.
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The systems will be installed on two tissue machines, enabling the mill to increase production efficiency and improve product quality.
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The start-up is scheduled for 2021.
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Andritz has received an order from Eldorado Brasil to supply a biomass handling system for their new Onça Pintada plant in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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A milestone multi-million-dollar investment by AkzoNobel is set to transform its wood coatings facility in High Point, North Carolina, into a best-in-class manufacturing site - and further strengthen the company's market position in the US.
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Andritz has received an order from the Ilim Group to supply a wood processing plant with two debarking and chipping lines, chip and bark handling equipment, and a SmartWoodyard advanced control system to the Koryazhma mill in the Arkhangelsk region, Russia.
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Valmet will supply OptiConcept M containerboard making line with automation solutions and a winder for GS Paperboard & Packaging (GSPP) Sdn., Bhd. in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Andritz launches the next generation of its highly successful ModuScreen family of pressure screens - the new PrimeScreen X.
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Unionpel, one of Argentina's leading packaging paper manufacturers, chose Voith to supply its new MasterJet Pro headbox fitted with EdgeMaster format limiters for its paper machine (PM1) that operates at its San Justo mill, located in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
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Koehler receives Voith's Yankee cylinder in Kehl, Germany.
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Valmet will supply OptiConcept M containerboard making line with automation solutions and a winder for GS Paperboard & Packaging (GSPP) Sdn., Bhd. in Selangor, Malaysia.
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Following a worldwide trend, Klabin has become South America's first papermaker to integrate its ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system to the Voith Paper Webshop digital platform and place an order via OCI (Open Catalog Interface).
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Andritz has received an order from JSC Volga in Balakhna, Nizhnij Novgorod region, Russia, to rebuild the existing groundwood reject line into a TMP (thermo-mechanical pulping) line.
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Cellwood Machinery AB to supply rebuild of PM1 couch- and press pulper at Arctic Paper Kostrzyn mill in Poland. The delivery will take place in the summer of 2019.
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Valmet and Uni Viridas have signed a ten-year operation and maintenance agreement for the biomass power plant in Babina Greda, Croatia.
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Valmet has received an order for a new wood handling line from Metsä Group's Joutseno pulp mill.
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Valmet has been selected to deliver the key process technology for a new cooking, fiberline and recausticizing plant, as well as a new lime kiln, at Naini Papers' mill in India.
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Valmet has recently opened new offices in Vietnam, Malaysia and Sapporo, Japan to further strengthen its operation and local presence in Asia Pacific.
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Voith's West Monroe, Louisiana facility now offers rebuild and repair services.
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Andritz started up the modernized BM3 board machine successfully in Arnsberg, Germany, for R.D.M. Arnsberg GmbH at the beginning of January 2019 after a delivery time of just eight months.
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Papelera del Plata, part of CMPC Tissue Latam group, fired up a TT SYD-12FT supplied by Toscotec.
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