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Quality in Work

Quality in Work

Well quality month is upon us. Let's focus for a minute on quality at work, in your personal work. Let's start with quality of performance and address the elephant in the room.

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Employee Management & AI

Decarbonization of the Forest Products Industry

New Deforestation Accusations

Technology

New Technologies at DS Smith Will 'Print Opportunities' for Point-of-Sale Customers

New Technologies at DS Smith Will 'Print Opportunities' for Point-of-Sale Customers

Sustainable packaging provider invests in Nozomi C18000 printer to drive innovation and unlock opportunities for corrugated display solutions.

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Failure Prevention Associates--Vibration Analysis Training Seminars

Failure Prevention Associates--Vibration Analysis Training Seminars

Failure Prevention Associates (FPA) will be conducting Vibration Analysis Training Seminars in Houston, Texas on April 25-28, Aug. 15-18 and Oct. 3-6 for Level 1 Certification Training, and Level 2 Certification Training on Nov. 7-10.

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Spotlight

Specialty Papers US 2023 to Feature Expert Speakers from Mars, Dow, Bim Bam Boo, Michelman, Suzano, Ahlstrom, and More

Specialty Papers US 2023 to Feature Expert Speakers from Mars, Dow, Bim Bam Boo, Michelman, Suzano, Ahlstrom, and More

Smithers, a leading provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services, is hosting the annual Specialty Papers US conference this October 24-26, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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DS Smith, Coca-Cola HBC replace plastic multi-pack handles with cardboard in Austria

DS Smith, Coca-Cola HBC replace plastic multi-pack handles with cardboard in Austria

DS Smith PLC, the leading global sustainable fiber-based packaging company and Coca-Cola HBC Austria have collaborated to replace plastic handles for 1.5 liter PET soft drink multi-packs with cardboard based outer packaging. This new plastic replacement solution will be delivered to supermarkets in Austria as of September 2023.

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Evolution of the Smith Corona Logo

DS Smith: A partnership with sushi specialist Eat Happy to develop fully recyclable sushi trays for shops and chillers

Jim's travels

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.

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Todd Brooks of NORPAC in Longview, Washington, wins Capital Arguments Project Manager of the Year Award

Todd Brooks of NORPAC in Longview, Washington, wins Capital Arguments Project Manager of the Year Award

We had an opportunity to gather on the evening of 6 October 2022 and award the Capital Arguments Project Manager of the Year Award to Todd Brooks of NORPAC in Longview, Washington. Todd came in on budget on a tough project that was done entirely during the Covid Era. Todd learned the meaning of Force Majeure and still pulled it in on budget. Great job, Todd!

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International SAP Conference  For Forest Products, Paper and Packaging in Madrid

International SAP Conference For Forest Products, Paper and Packaging in Madrid

I am just from the SAP Conference in Madrid and I have to tell you my head is still spinning. One cannot understand the rapid advancement being made in business and process software unless one listens to the users.

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Industree 4.0

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Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler at Frövi mills in Sweden

Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler - SP4 - at Frövi mills in Sweden. Hard work is behind the construction of the facility that is now in place and that meets both environmental and quality requirements. But not only th...

Canfor confirms contractors on board B.C. helicopter that crashed killing 2

Company did not reveal contracting firm nor the helicopter's owner in tragedy near Prince George.

Fire departments respond to fire at LP plant near Hayward, Wisconsin

Fire departments were on scene for about three hours, most of that time for the overhaul after the fire was put out.

Weyerhaeuser's crews quickly contained Monday evening fire, cause undetermined

Several fire departments responded to a blaze at the Weyerhaeuser wood production facility in Buckhannon, West Virginia on Monday, Sept. 25, but teams on site contained the fire quickly after it started.

Menasha Packaging cutting 66 Madison County, Illinois jobs

Menasha Packaging Company in Edwardsville has announced 66 layoffs by Oct. 31 because of an employee reorganization.

DS Smith: €13 million investment in innovative packaging solutions and significant production boost in Romania

This investment will support ongoing plastic replacement with customers, increase capacity by over 20%, and significantly boost productivity.

Pulp operations restarting at the Catalyst Crofton mill, but not paper production

Curtailment extended another month for paper operations.

2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.

Though the identities of those on board have not been released, they include contractors who were preparing to do field survey work for Canfor, a major lumber, pulp and paper producer based in Vancouver.

Leading Stories

Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler at Frövi mills in Sweden

Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler at Frövi mills in Sweden

Billerud inaugurates new recovery boiler - SP4 - at Frövi mills in Sweden. Hard work is behind the construction of the facility that is now in place and that meets both environmental and quality requirements. But not only that, it was also carried out on time and within budget.

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Canfor confirms contractors on board B.C. helicopter that crashed killing 2

Canfor confirms contractors on board B.C. helicopter that crashed killing 2

Company did not reveal contracting firm nor the helicopter's owner in tragedy near Prince George.

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Fire departments respond to fire at LP plant near Hayward, Wisconsin

Fire departments respond to fire at LP plant near Hayward, Wisconsin

Fire departments were on scene for about three hours, most of that time for the overhaul after the fire was put out.

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Weyerhaeuser's crews quickly contained Monday evening fire, cause undetermined

Weyerhaeuser's crews quickly contained Monday evening fire, cause undetermined

Several fire departments responded to a blaze at the Weyerhaeuser wood production facility in Buckhannon, West Virginia on Monday, Sept. 25, but teams on site contained the fire quickly after it started.

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Menasha Packaging cutting 66 Madison County, Illinois jobs

Menasha Packaging cutting 66 Madison County, Illinois jobs

Menasha Packaging Company in Edwardsville has announced 66 layoffs by Oct. 31 because of an employee reorganization.

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DS Smith: €13 million investment in innovative packaging solutions and significant production boost in Romania

DS Smith: €13 million investment in innovative packaging solutions and significant production boost in Romania

This investment will support ongoing plastic replacement with customers, increase capacity by over 20%, and significantly boost productivity.

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Pulp operations restarting at the Catalyst Crofton mill, but not paper production

Pulp operations restarting at the Catalyst Crofton mill, but not paper production

Curtailment extended another month for paper operations.

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2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.

2 dead, 4 injured in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.

Though the identities of those on board have not been released, they include contractors who were preparing to do field survey work for Canfor, a major lumber, pulp and paper producer based in Vancouver.

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Klabin holds inauguration ceremony for Puma II project in Brazil

Klabin holds inauguration ceremony for Puma II project in Brazil

Klabin held the inauguration ceremony of Puma II, a project that marked the expansion of the Puma Unit, in Ortigueira, Brazil. This is the largest investment in the Company's history and the largest private investment ever made in the State of Paraná.

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Metsä Board's Kaskinen paperboard mill completes EIA process

Metsä Board's Kaskinen paperboard mill completes EIA process

The South Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment issued its statement on the Environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Kaskinen paperboard mill of Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group. This concludes the mill project's environmental impact assessment procedure.

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Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million

Canfor's Vida signs deal to buy sawmill in Sweden for $6 million

Vida AB, owned 70% by Canfor Corporation, will acquire a 50 million board feet sawmill from Ingarp Träskydd for 50 million SEK (CAD$6.0 million). The sawmill has the potential for expansion to 100 million board feet and the transaction is expected to close on October 3, 2023.

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DS Smith Zarnesti mill inaugurates new waste water treatment plant in Romania

DS Smith Zarnesti mill inaugurates new waste water treatment plant in Romania

DS Smith Zarnesti paper mill has inaugurated its new Waste Water Treatment Plant, which is an essential component of Euro 11 million worth investment plan, launched in 2021.

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Metsä Board's Kemi mill increases white kraftliner production capacity to 465,000 tonnes

Metsä Board's Kemi mill increases white kraftliner production capacity to 465,000 tonnes

The development programme for Metsä Board's white kraftliner mill in Kemi, Finland, has been completed in parallel with Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill. Metsä Board and Metsä Fibre are part of Metsä Group. In addition to increasing the mill's capacity by 40,000 tonnes per year, the development programme will reduce the mill's energy consumption by 5% and water consumption by around 40% per tonne produced.

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SCA and Holmen see good opportunities to develop the sawmill in Rundvik

SCA and Holmen see good opportunities to develop the sawmill in Rundvik

SCA and Holmen have now conducted the feasibility study regarding a jointly owned sawmill. The study shows that the conditions to jointly create a large-scale and competitive operation are good. Work now continues to evaluate the different development options that have been identified.

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West Fraser Timber to Sell Two Pulp Mills to Atlas Holdings for $120 million

West Fraser Timber to Sell Two Pulp Mills to Atlas Holdings for $120 million

West Fraser Timber is shedding two of its pulp mills located in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta for $120 million as it doubles down on its wood building products focus.

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WestRock closing Fridley, Minnesota facility, laying off 70 employees

Norske Skog Skogn to start thermomechanical pulp production next year

Weyerhaeuser Announces Approval of First Forest Carbon Project

Georgia-Pacific Perry mill closing: DeSantis sets up job fair; Dunn slams Georgia-Pacific as 'Scrooge'

Metsä Tissue chooses Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire as site for its planned new tissue paper mill in the UK

SCA inaugurates Obbola paper mill in Sweden

Industry News

Smurfit Kappa features on TIME's 'Worlds Best Companies' ranking

Smurfit Kappa features on TIME's 'Worlds Best Companies' ranking

Smurfit Kappa announces that it has been named in TIME's 'World's Best Companies' list and Sustainability Magazine's 'Top 100 Companies' list, two global recognitions that underscore the company's unwavering commitment to sustainability, environmental responsibility, and corporate stewardship.

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Trace Carbon Solutions and Molpus Woodlands Group Announce the Evergreen Sequestration Hub in Louisiana

Trace Carbon Solutions and Molpus Woodlands Group Announce the Evergreen Sequestration Hub in Louisiana

Trace to permanently sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) underground, while Molpus continues to manage the aboveground acreage as a sustainably managed working forest.

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Pactiv Evergreen and ExxonMobil Collaborate to Leverage Advanced Recycling for Foodservice Industry Packaging

Pactiv Evergreen and ExxonMobil Collaborate to Leverage Advanced Recycling for Foodservice Industry Packaging

Pactiv Evergreen will soon offer its customers certified-circular polypropylene (PP) packaging products leveraging ExxonMobil's Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling. These innovative products will meet all regulatory requirements and specifications for food contact applications.

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Have you tried the Paperitalo Supplier Directory lately?

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!

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Greenpeace: Reaction to Paper Excellence's Jackson Wijaya being summoned to House Committee

Greenpeace: Reaction to Paper Excellence's Jackson Wijaya being summoned to House Committee

In response to the summons for Jackson Wijaya to appear before the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Shane Moffatt, Head of the Nature & Food campaign at Greenpeace Canada, said...

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LP Building Solutions Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

LP Building Solutions Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

Report details LP's resilience and sustainability across its operations and commitment to carbon-negative products

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Sofidel Earns Climate Pledge-Friendly Badge by Amazon

UK Food Market First as Mondi Launches New Recyclable Paper-based Packaging with Veetee

LP Building Solutions Releases Environmental Product Declarations Announcing Carbon Negativity for Structural Solutions Products

RRD Expands Upon Past Environmental Performance with 10-Year Roadmap to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25%

Graphic Packaging releases 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance report

Ahlstrom launches Ahlstrom BioProtect™, a new, sustainable, and protective solution for Laundry Care applications

Veritiv Recognized for its Culture and Business Performance

UFP Global Holdings Ltd. acquires controlling interest in Palets Suller Group, Spain

Greif Named to Newsweek's List of the Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces for 2023

UPM Specialty Papers now offers compostable label face papers for fruit and vegetable stickers

Hygienix Innovation Award™ Finalist: Glatfelter's GlatPure™ Range

Stora Enso appoints Hans Sohlström as new President and CEO

Mondi puts the fizz into Coca-Cola HBC Austria's functional packaging solution

Molpus Woodlands Group Expands Scholarship Program

Tetra Pak announces Flow Water and Live Nation Canada Custom Printing collaboration

Academic Spotlight

Student Spotlight: Bailey Feeney of Miami University

Student Spotlight: Bailey Feeney of Miami University

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. The foundation continues to actively work with students in the paper science and engineering program at Miami University. Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with senior Bailey Feeney. We asked him a few questions about his experiences at Miami.

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Student Spotlight: Serena Brandt of Syracuse

Student Spotlight: Serena Brandt of Syracuse

Paperitalo Publications interviewed senior Serena Brandt and we asked her about her experiences at Syracuse.

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Interview with University of Maine senior Alia Parsons

Interview with University of Maine senior Alia Parsons

The University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation was incorporated in 1952 by 12 UMaine graduates financially supporting and preparing well-educated engineering students for careers in the pulp and paper and allied industries. Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with senior Alia Parsons. We asked her a few questions about her experiences at UMaine.

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Catching up with N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering senior and May 2023 graduate Jenny Nguyen

Catching up with N.C. State Paper Science and Engineering senior and May 2023 graduate Jenny Nguyen

Jenny Nguyen shares her experiences at N.C. State.

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Interview with UWSP Paper Science and Engineering Senior Marcie Nelson

Interview with UWSP Paper Science and Engineering Senior Marcie Nelson

Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Marcie Nelson, a senior in the program, and we asked her a few questions about her experiences at UWSP.

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Student Spotlight: Elisha Ewing of Western Michigan

Student Spotlight: Elisha Ewing of Western Michigan

The Western Michigan University Paper Technology Foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation founded by industry leaders in 1958. The mission of the corporation has been and continues to be to support the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering at Western Michigan University.

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Student Spotlight: Victoria Selby of Georgia Tech

Student Spotlight: Victoria Selby of Georgia Tech

Paperitalo Publications was able to interview Victoria Selby, and we asked her a few questions about her experiences at Georgia Tech.

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A random walk with Gene

Responding to Jim Thompson's third party column

Responding to Jim Thompson's third party column

Today's large paper companies may make this kind of coordination more difficult with increased corporate oversight and control. If a company decides to implement your third party environmental plan, the difficulty may be getting local buy in.

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Gees, Is This Ever Random

TALOtech

Check out TALOtech groups on LinkedIn

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.

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SAP Selects

About SAP Selects

This section contains a collection of Paperitalo articles highlighted by SAP for their relevance to how the paper and packaging industry is evolving and how technology can help support that progress.

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Just around the corner now

Just around the corner now

A bit of technology five years in the making. It is about time.

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Could Industry 4.0 provide transparency for the recycled fiber markets?

Directed Search

Directed Search

Frustrated when you search for "pulp" and come up with "John Travolta"? This should help:

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People in the News

Change in Huhtamaki's Global Executive Team

Thomasine Kamerling, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Communications, and a member of Huhtamaki Global Executive Team has decided to leave Huhtamaki to pursue other career opportunities.

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Glatfelter Announces Resignation of Director Lee C. Stewart

Glatfelter Corporation announced that Mr. Lee C. Stewart has resigned from the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 25, 2023, citing reasons unrelated to the Company for his departure. The Company noted that this resignation is not related to Glatfelter's operations, financial reporting or controls, or personal conduct.

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BTG Group appoints Xin Shun Cui as new President and CEO

The BTG Group appoints Xin Shun Cui as the new President and CEO. This strategic move comes as Robert Crossman, the former President and CEO, took on a new role as President Products and Service North America within the Voith Paper organization.

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Essity Chairman Pär Boman declines re-election

Pär Boman has declined re-election as Chairman of Essity's Board of Directors. He will remain as Chairman of the Board until March 2024.

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SCA's Chairman Pär Boman declines re-election

Pär Boman declines re-election as the chairman of the board for Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA). Boman remains the board's chairman until the annual general meeting on March 22, 2024.

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Tolko Industries names Pino Pucci as Chief Operating Officer

Brad Thorlakson, President and CEO of Tolko Industries, announces that Pino Pucci, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Logistics will assume a newly created interim role as Tolko's Chief Operating Officer.

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Kimberly-Clark Elects Deeptha Khanna to its Board of Directors

Ms. Khanna is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Business Leader, Personal Health, for Royal Philips, a health technology company, a position she has held since 2020, while serving on the company's Executive Committee.

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Metsä Board names Harri Pihlajaniemi as SVP, Production and Technology

Ari Kiviranta, SVP, Technology and a member of the Corporate Management Team, has decided to leave his position at Metsä Board and retire. Kiviranta will continue in his position until 31 October 2023.

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Stora Enso selects Minna Björkman to lead its Packaging Materials division

Stora Enso announces that Minna Björkman, Executive Vice President Sourcing and Logistics, and a member of the GLT, will leave her position in the GLT to assume a business leadership role in Stora Enso's Packaging Materials division during the Q4 2023. Until Minna starts in her new role, she will remain a member of the Group Leadership Team.

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Aki Temmes appointed Executive Vice President, UPM Fibres

Aki Temmes has been appointed Executive Vice President responsible for UPM Fibres Business Area as of 1 December 2023. He will report to Jussi Pesonen, President and CEO and be based in Helsinki, Finland.

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Enviva Appoints Glenn Nunziata as New Chief Financial Officer

With deep expertise in finance, strategy, accounting, treasury, and risk management, Mr. Nunziata brings more than 20 years of strong leadership experience with a track record for implementing enterprise-wide changes and driving key financial and process improvements in large-scale organizations.

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Metsä Fibre names Mikko Antsalo as SVP Sales and Customership

Mikko Antsalo has been appointed Metsä Fibre's Senior Vice President, Sales and Customership, and a member of Metsä Fibre's Management Team as of 1 March 2024.

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PotlatchDeltic Appoints Wayne Wasechek as Chief Financial Officer

PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced the appointment of Wayne Wasechek as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Wasechek has served as Interim Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, since April 19, 2023.

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President and CEO Henrik Hjalmarsson to leave Inwido

Sustana, a manufacturer of premium, sustainable recycled fiber and paper products, announces the appointment of Aaron Ling to Director of Sustainability. In this role Aaron will be responsible for driving the implementation of Sustana's ESG initiatives and supporting the development of the group's sustainability strategy.

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Sustana welcomes Aaron Ling as Director of Sustainability

Sustana, a manufacturer of premium, sustainable recycled fiber and paper products, announces the appointment of Aaron Ling to Director of Sustainability. In this role Aaron will be responsible for driving the implementation of Sustana's ESG initiatives and supporting the development of the group's sustainability strategy.

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Andritz appoints Jarno Nymark to its Executive Board

Jarno Nymark has been appointed to the Andritz AG Executive Board as of October 1, 2023, assuming responsibility for the Pulp & Paper Business Area.

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Antti Koulumies to lead UPM Forest and UPM Timber and Sauli Brander to lead UPM Global Forest Affairs

Antti Koulumies, M.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed Senior Vice President, Timber and Forest. Koulumies will take the leadership of UPM Forest and continue to lead UPM Timber. The current leader of UPM Forest Sauli Brander, B.Sc. (Eng.), eMBA, has been appointed Vice President, UPM Global Forest Affairs. He will focus on global forest advocacy as well as global forestry themes, such as climate-positive forestry and biodiversity.

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Essity appoints new Head of Investor Relations

Essity has appointed Sandra Åberg as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective September 1, 2023. Sandra is currently Director Investor Relations at Essity. The current Head of Investor Relations, Johan Karlsson, will assume the role of Vice President Business Control at Essity.

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Atlas Holdings appoints Randy Nebel as Chairman of Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper Board of Directors

Nebel has extensive experience in the pulp and paper sector, having previously served as President and CEO of Verso Corporation.

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Weyerhaeuser appoints James C. O'Rourke to its Board of Directors

Weyerhaeuser Company announced the appointment of James "Joc" C. O'Rourke, President and CEO and a Director of The Mosaic Company, to the company's Board of Directors.

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Change at the Helm of Cascades Specialty Products Group

After more than 12 years as the head of Cascades Specialty Products Group (SPG), President and COO Luc Langevin announced that he passed the torch on July 1st.

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Ilim Group appoints Alexey Chernyaev as Acting CEO

Alexey Chernyaev began his career with the Company in 2016.

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Rengo President inaugurated as Chairman of International Corrugated Case Association

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that the Representative Director, President & COO Yosuke Kawamoto has been inaugurated as Chairman of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), an international association in the corrugated packaging industry. His term of office will be for two years, until 2025.

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Huhtamäki Oyj Appoints Johan Rabe as Executive Vice President, Digital and Process Performance and A Member of the Global Executive Team

Johan joins the company from Oatly where he served as the company´s Chief Supply Chain Officer.

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BlueLinx names Andrew Wamser SVP & CFO-Elect

BlueLinx Holdings Inc. announced that Kelly Janzen, Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, will be leaving the Company to pursue other opportunities at the end of August 2023.

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Susana Alejandro to succeed Ramón Alejandro as Saica Group Chairman

Susana Alejandro, current Director of Strategy and Corporate Development, will succeed Ramón Alejandro as Chairman of the Saica Group as of 1 July 2024.

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Mill Rock Packaging Names Sandeep Relan General Manager

Experienced executive operations leader will run two Minnesota facilities

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Iconex CEO Craig Gunckel Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023

Iconex CEO Craig Gunckel Named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Southeast Award Winner for His Transformational Leadership & Focus on the Company's Global Workforce.

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Rayonier Director Receives U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Honor Award

Rayonier is pleased to announce that Dan Roach, director of public affairs, recently received a 2021-2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Director's Honor Award for his work with the Southeast Forest Landowner Group. The group was named Private Landowner of the Year (Group) for their significant contribution to gopher tortoise conservation.

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ArborGen Announces Appointment of Justin Birch as President and CEO

ArborGen Inc, the largest global supplier of tree seedling products for the forestry industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Birch as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Birch succeeds Andrew Baum, who will retire on June 19th but will continue in a consulting capacity to facilitate a seamless leadership transition.

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UPM appoints Petri Hakanen as SVP Technology

Petri Hakanen has been with UPM for almost 30 years in various senior management positions.

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Supplier News

Kadant to Supply Green Liquor System Upgrade for Södra Cell

Mörrum is a specialty mill with two dedicated lines, one producing a wide range of premium paper pulps and the other dedicated to dissolving pulp for textiles and other applications together with the unique OnceMore® process.

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Valmet to supply a fine paper making line to Yueyang Forest Paper in China

The delivery is scheduled for the third quarter 2024.

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Albany International completes acquisition of Heimbach Group

Headquartered in Düren, Germany, Heimbach is a global supplier of paper machine clothing for the production of all grades of paper and cardboard on all machine types as well as high-tech textile products used in a variety of sectors, such as the food processing, chemicals, construction materials and automotive industries.

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Andritz to supply new debarking and chipping line to Nordic Paper's mill in Sweden

Andritz has received an order from Nordic Paper to deliver a new wood room with chip and bark handling for its Bäckhammar mill in Sweden.

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Holmen Paper initiates second stage in online system upgrade on PM11 at Hallsta mill in Sweden

Holmen Paper takes another stride toward innovation by upgrading its online monitoring system on PM11 to the advanced Intellinova Parallel EN system from SPM Instrument.

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Ledinek to deliver new generation planer line to Moelven in Sweden

Ledinek will manufacture and deliver a new planer line for exterior elements to Moelven Edanesågen AB from Sweden, part of the Norwegian-Swedish Moelven Group, which produces wood elements and systems for the construction sector. As part of a major investment at the Edane site in Sweden, a new production line for planing and sorting will also be built.

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Sennebogen supplies new timber handler to Züfle in Germany

The new 723 E material handler is equipped with a 1.25 m² grapple and is responsible for cutting to length and sorting logs after they have been delivered to the log yard. Thanks to its compact dimensions, the handling machine can be maneuvered quickly and easily over the entire company premises.

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Toscotec to supply production upgrade to Paper Prime in Portugal

Toscotec will supply a technological upgrade of Paper Prime's PM1 at their Vila Velha de Rodão mill in Portugal. Planned for mid-2024, the project aims to achieve substantial energy savings and production increase.

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Voith to supply complete pulping and wastewater pre-treatment system to Graphic Packaging International

Graphic Packaging International has recently commissioned Voith to supply multiple stock preparation lines, integrated reject handling and the wastewater pre-treatment system for its newest, most advanced coated recycled board (CRB) mill being built in Waco, Texas.

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April Group's PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper buys dynamic drainage analyzer from PulpEye

Indonesian PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper purchased the Dynamic Drainage Analyzer 5 (DDA 5) from Swedish PulpEye.

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Metsä Tissue invests in Mariestad mill in Sweden

Metsä Tissue is investing in world-leading environmental and operational performance in tissue paper production by modernizing and expanding its paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden. AFRY has been involved in the pre-project and is now a selected partner to deliver several services in the construction phase.

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Valmet Oyj to supply IQ quality management solutions to Shanghai Yongguan Adhesive Products Corp., Ltd. in China

Valmet's delivery will enhance operational efficiency and improve the end-product quality at the customer's Jiangxi mill producing glassine paper.

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Valmet to deliver electrostatic precipitator to Shandong Huatai Paper in China

The delivery is scheduled for January 2025.

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Toscotec to supply forming section rebuild to Gulf Paper Manufacturing in Kuwait

Toscotec will supply a forming section rebuild of PM2 to Gulf Paper Manufacturing at their Mina Abdullah paper mill in Kuwait.

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Valmet announces change in executive team

Julia Macharey, Senior Vice President Human Resources and Operational Development of Valmet has decided to leave the company to move into a new position outside Valmet. Julia Macharey will continue as an active member of Valmet's Executive Team and lead Valmet's HR and Operational Development until the end of January 2024.

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Andritz to install ninth shoe press at Lee & Man Paper

Start-up is planned for end of 2024.

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Valmet to supply key pulp and paper technologies to Naini Papers in India

The delivery is scheduled for the Q1 2025.

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United Paper starts up new OCC line at Prachinburi mill in Thailand

United Paper Public Company Limited has successfully started up an OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line supplied by Andritz at its mill in Prachinburi, Thailand. This is the second OCC line from Andritz in operation at this mill.

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Valmet to deliver tissue production line to Papel San Francisco in Mexico

The new TM 10 machine will be installed at the company's mill in Mexicali and the start-up is planned for the Q2 2025.

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Andritz AG Announces CEO Changes

Andritz AG announced that Jarno Nymark (M.Sc. Eng.) has been appointed to the Executive Board as of October 1, 2023, assuming responsibility for the Pulp & Paper Business Area. Previously, the business area was led by Joachim Schönbeck for the capital business and Humbert Köfler for the service business.

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Cyngn Executes a Pre-Order Agreement with Arauco for a Future Deployment of 100 AI-Powered Autonomous Electric Forklifts

Single largest pre-order of an ongoing AI-Powered innovation to date for Cyngn, demonstrates Arauco's proactive commitment to increased sustainability, efficiency, and safety in their future operations

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Valmet to deliver complete atmospheric diffuser rebuild to Billerud's Skärblacka mill in Sweden

Valmet will deliver a complete atmospheric diffuser rebuild to Billerud's Skärblacka mill in Sweden. The delivery is scheduled to take place in May 2024.

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Valmet to deliver Mill-Wide Optimization to Mercer Rosenthal in Germany

The optimization will be delivered during autumn 2023.

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Valmet to deliver recovery boiler upgrade to Lecta's Torraspapel mill in Spain

Valmet will deliver a recovery boiler upgrade to Lecta Group's Torraspapel combined pulp and paper mill in Zaragoza, Spain. The upgrade will increase the capacity of the pulp mill's recovery boiler and reduce the mill's emissions.

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Voith and Sichuan Huaqiao Fenghuang Paper Successfully Start Up Highly Efficient PM 6 Packaging Paper Machine in Only Six Months

Close cooperation between Voith and Huaqiao Fenghuang Paper teams led to fast and successful implementation.

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Valmet to supply a press section rebuild for Papeles y Conversiones de Mexico

The start-up is scheduled for late 2024.

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Valmet to supply machine vision systems to Shanxi Qiangwei Paper in China

The investment aims to improve the operating efficiency and optimize the final paper quality of the PM 6.

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Andritz to optimize fiberline at Stora Enso's Enocell mill in Uimaharju, Finland

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Stora Enso to optimize the fiberline at the Enocell pulp mill in Uimaharju, Finland.

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Andhra Paper to upgrade recovery boiler at Rajahmundry mill in India

Andritz has received an order from Andhra Paper Limited in Rajahmundry, India for a recovery boiler upgrade and sustainable technologies to increase capacity and reach environmental goals at the mill.

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CenturyPly produces first fibres with Andritz equipment and places order for MDF production line in India

CenturyPly successfully produced first fibers with its recently installed Andritz pressurized refining system at its medium-density fiberboard (MDF) production plant in Punjab, India.

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HKB-Hoa Lu Paper starts up OCC line at Nho Quan mill in Vietnam

HKB-Hoa Lu Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully started up an OCC (old corrugated containers) line and a reject treatment system delivered by Andritz at its mill in Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam.

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Successful forming section upgrade leads to improved performance at Sappi's Tugela mill

A few years ago, Sappi launched a multi-year modernisation plan to improve both production and paper quality of its Tugela mill, based in Mandeni in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Valmet to deliver a recovery boiler upgrade to Lecta's Torraspapel mill in Spain

The upgrade will take place during the mill's annual shutdown in October 2023.

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The fine print...

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Paperitalo Publications
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