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Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance

We all know that scheduled maintenance downtime can be costly. The use of IOT in predictive maintenance is a growing trend. According to an article from iotforall, it states that "By 2030, McKinsey says IoT will unleash up to $12.6 trillion in global value."

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Canadian Railway Trends

Capital Projects Trends

A new use for black liquor

Paperitalo Point of View

The Latest Railroad Dispute: How Does it Affect Your Mill?

The Latest Railroad Dispute: How Does it Affect Your Mill?

You can't make sandcastles without sand, you can't make skyscrapers without steel, and you can't make paper without wood or fiber. And it's trains that are central to the transportation of products into and out of a pulp and paper mill. Back last December, we had quite the problem with the railroads, but what exactly was going on?

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Avoid Capital Project Delays in Pulp and Paper Mills

How to Make Steam Without Fossil Fuels or Producing CO2

Packaging Innovation and Strategy

How Returns and Allowances Boost Sales in the Mill

Management Best Practices

Stating it Clearly: WV vs. EPA

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

Two Sides North America Anti-greenwashing Campaign Kicks off 2023 with Big Wins

Two Sides North America Anti-greenwashing Campaign Kicks off 2023 with Big Wins

Since its inception, the Two Sides North America Anti-greenwashing Campaign has eliminated literally billions of instances of paper-related greenwashing in the United States and Canada - and engagement with large utilities, banks and insurers in January and February has set the pace for millions more in 2023.

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Another Finland Strike? Are Paper Supplies in Trouble Again?

Another Finland Strike? Are Paper Supplies in Trouble Again?

Another Finland strike is making headlines and giving the paper industry flashbacks to last year. The Finland Transport Workers' Union, known as Auto-ja Kjetusala Työntekijäliitto (AKT), began striking on February 15, 2023. The strike is between union and employer organizations over labor and wage disputes for stevedores, terminal workers, and other various transport professionals. If this sounds familiar, that's because the AKT was on strike just last year.

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Shadow of doubt

Why the Paper Industry Isn't Attractive (to Investors)

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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Klabin inaugurates port terminal in Paranaguá

The terminal consolidates Klabin's logistics strategy in the State of Paraná.

SCA puts into operation new kraftliner machine at Obbola paper mill in Sweden

The world's largest machine for the production of kraftliner has entered service in Obbola plant in Västerbotten, Sweden. This major project has been completed ahead of schedule and within budget, significantly increasing op...

WestRock breaks ground on new plant in Longview, Washington

Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, celebrated the groundbreaking of WestRock's new 410,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington. Loc...

R.R. Donnelley closing Plainfield, Indiana facility, eliminating 79 jobs

The company told state officials the closing will begin May 14, and should complete within two weeks.

UPM plans capacity reduction in Schongau and accelerates its exit plan in Steyrermühl

UPM plans to adapt its uncoated publication paper capacity to a long-term profitable customer demand. The capacity reductions are planned to take place in Germany and Austria.

Smurfit Kappa completes exit from Russian market

Smurfit Kappa Group plc announces that it has completed its exit from the Russian market. The Group announced its intention to exit the Russian market in an orderly manner on 1 April 2022 and subsequently entered into an agre...

35 cases of ­illness among Escanaba Billerud mill workers

Blastomycosis is a disease associated with a fungus that grows in moist and decomposing matter, such as wood and leaves. People can get blastomycosis infection by breathing in fungal spores from the air. It does not spread fr...

International Paper employee in critical condition after getting trapped in machinery

An employee of International Paper is hospitalized after getting trapped inside machinery while operating it Sunday evening, according to the Rochester Police Department.

Leading Stories

Klabin inaugurates port terminal in Paranaguá

Klabin inaugurates port terminal in Paranaguá

The terminal consolidates Klabin's logistics strategy in the State of Paraná.

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SCA puts into operation new kraftliner machine at Obbola paper mill in Sweden

SCA puts into operation new kraftliner machine at Obbola paper mill in Sweden

The world's largest machine for the production of kraftliner has entered service in Obbola plant in Västerbotten, Sweden. This major project has been completed ahead of schedule and within budget, significantly increasing opportunities to produce packaging materials that replace plastic.

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WestRock breaks ground on new plant in Longview, Washington

WestRock breaks ground on new plant in Longview, Washington

Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, celebrated the groundbreaking of WestRock's new 410,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington. Located just outside of the Vancouver, Washington metropolitan area, this marks the first collaboration between Clayco and WestRock.

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R.R. Donnelley closing Plainfield, Indiana facility, eliminating 79 jobs

R.R. Donnelley closing Plainfield, Indiana facility, eliminating 79 jobs

The company told state officials the closing will begin May 14, and should complete within two weeks.

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UPM plans capacity reduction in Schongau and accelerates its exit plan in Steyrermühl

UPM plans capacity reduction in Schongau and accelerates its exit plan in Steyrermühl

UPM plans to adapt its uncoated publication paper capacity to a long-term profitable customer demand. The capacity reductions are planned to take place in Germany and Austria.

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Smurfit Kappa completes exit from Russian market

Smurfit Kappa completes exit from Russian market

Smurfit Kappa Group plc announces that it has completed its exit from the Russian market. The Group announced its intention to exit the Russian market in an orderly manner on 1 April 2022 and subsequently entered into an agreement to sell its Russian operations to local management.

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35 cases of ­illness among Escanaba Billerud mill workers

35 cases of ­illness among Escanaba Billerud mill workers

Blastomycosis is a disease associated with a fungus that grows in moist and decomposing matter, such as wood and leaves. People can get blastomycosis infection by breathing in fungal spores from the air. It does not spread from person to person or between animals and people.

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International Paper employee in critical condition after getting trapped in machinery

International Paper employee in critical condition after getting trapped in machinery

An employee of International Paper is hospitalized after getting trapped inside machinery while operating it Sunday evening, according to the Rochester Police Department.

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Governor urges Pactiv Evergreen to keep North Carolina paper mill open

Governor urges Pactiv Evergreen to keep North Carolina paper mill open

Gov. Roy Cooper urged the operators of a large western North Carolina paper mill set to shutter to find a way to keep it running, saying a closure would have a "devastating effect" on the region and its people.

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Clearwater Paper Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer

Clearwater Paper Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the planned departure of Michael Murphy as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Murphy will continue to serve as the chief financial officer and assist the company in the transition through the second quarter of this year.

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Conifex Timber signs agreement with crypto mining company in British Columbia, Canada

Conifex Timber signs agreement with crypto mining company in British Columbia, Canada

Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc., a cryptocurrency datacenter and power generation company, has executed a new hosting agreement with Conifex Timber Inc.

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Pactiv Mill's closure could trigger default on state agreement

Pactiv Mill's closure could trigger default on state agreement

Will $12 million grant have to be repaid?

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Mativ Announces Greg Weitzel as New Chief Financial Officer

Mativ Announces Greg Weitzel as New Chief Financial Officer

Weitzel to succeed Andrew Wamser as company continues to pursue its strategic growth objectives.

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$700K in property tax refunds due after N.B. retracts assessment increases on 2 forestry mills

$700K in property tax refunds due after N.B. retracts assessment increases on 2 forestry mills

J.D. Irving Ltd. and Twin Rivers Paper Company have 2021 and 2022 assessments cut on two mills

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Stock sales by Pactiv execs weren't insider trading after all

Stock sales by Pactiv execs weren't insider trading after all

Congressman Chuck Edwards had called for an investigation.

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Södra's new CLT facility inaugurated - tenfold increase in production capacity

Attempted Murder at Menasha Packaging: Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Charged

EPA says it found 19 more potential violations at New-Indy mill in South Carolina

Jay Pixelle paper mill stops making paper

Agreement reached between United Steelworkers union, Graphic Packaging Paper Mill in Texas

Quad packaging plant to close, lay off 60

Industry News

Amcor, Nfinite enter into joint research agreement to leverage nanotechnology in recyclable and compostable packaging

Amcor, Nfinite enter into joint research agreement to leverage nanotechnology in recyclable and compostable packaging

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology Inc. to validate the use of Nfinite's nanocoating technology to enhance both recyclable and compostable packaging.

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Billerud in second place in the report Sustainable Companies

Billerud in second place in the report Sustainable Companies

Billerud comes second when Lund University and the business newspaper Dagens Industri rank the 131 largest companies on the stock exchange in Sweden from a sustainability perspective.

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Twin Rivers Paper competes sale of Plaster Rock Lumber Mill to Groupe Lebel

Twin Rivers Paper competes sale of Plaster Rock Lumber Mill to Groupe Lebel

Twin Rivers Paper Company, a leading producer of specialty and kraft paper products, announced that it has finalized the sale of Plaster Rock Lumber Corporation, its softwood lumber mill in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, to eastern Canadian lumber manufacturer and North American forest products leader Groupe Lebel. The sale advances Twin Rivers' strategy of investing in and growing its core business of specialty and kraft paper production.

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Essity and Voith develop groundbreaking concept for sustainable tissue production

Essity and Voith develop groundbreaking concept for sustainable tissue production

Hygiene and health company Essity has entered an exclusive partnership with the global technology company Voith to develop a new tissue making process that will reduce energy and CO2 emissions while cutting water consumption by up to 95%.

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Unifor workers in Barwick approve new four year deal with West Fraser

Unifor workers in Barwick approve new four year deal with West Fraser

About 150 members of Unifor Local 324-99 ​voted 88% in favor of a new 4 year collective agreement with West Fraser Timber covering ​its Barwick oriented strand board (OSB) mill near Fort Frances.

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Ilim Group to boost exports to China

Ilim Group to boost exports to China

Ilim Group increases its deliveries to the southwestern regions of China, which has been its prioritized area. By 2025, the share of Ilim Group's board deliveries to the southwest of the People's Republic of China will increase three-fold from 5% to 16%, to another 100 thousand tons of the finished products.

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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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Kimberly-Clark Ranks Third Among Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies of 2023

Kimberly-Clark Ranks Third Among Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies of 2023

Company Continues to Live its Purpose of 'Better Care for a Better World'.

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Sporting Kansas City teams up with Huhtamaki to make Children's Mercy Park Zero Waste

Sporting Kansas City teams up with Huhtamaki to make Children's Mercy Park Zero Waste

Huhtamaki North America announces its sponsorship of a sports stadium. In a recently announced five-year deal, Huhtamaki will be the official "sustainable packaging provider" at Children's Mercy Park stadium, home of the US Major League Soccer (MLS) team, Sporting Kansas City. Together, both companies will further reduce stadium's environmental footprint.

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Phoenix Paper Completes Inkjet Product Line Launch

Phoenix Paper Completes Inkjet Product Line Launch

Phoenix Inkjet products provide Customers with Treated and Untreated Sheet Solutions.

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Ethisphere Names Kimberly-Clark As One of the 2023 World's Most Ethical Companies

Essity awarded Supplier Engagement Leader by CDP

Enviva's Port of Chesapeake Receives the "Innovation in Recycling, Reusing, or Repurposing" Award by The Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council

Smurfit Kappa: New report highlights that sustainability action must overtake claims

Stora Enso Oyj: Five reasons why battery-grade graphite needs an alternative

TENCEL™ showcases innovative fiber applications and new textile trends at leading tradeshows

EcoVadis grants Huhtamaki Gold Medal third year in a row

International Paper honored

Sappi Increases the Percentage of Women in Senior Management Roles

SCA publishes 2022 annual and sustainability report

Canadian lumber CEOs to press Ottawa to start softwood talks with U.S.

Academic Spotlight

Miami paper alum Jake Hyland honored

Miami paper alum Jake Hyland honored

Each year, Miami University recognizes 18 graduates of the prior 9 years who have demonstrated success thus far in their careers. In this year's class of honorees is Jake Hyland, a 2013 Paper alum.

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Georgia-Pacific Brings Paid Accounting Apprenticeship Program to Atlanta

Georgia-Pacific Brings Paid Accounting Apprenticeship Program to Atlanta

People from any background or experience level can get on the fast track to careers in accounting or as a tax analyst, with a flexible new option in Atlanta, where the Georgia-Pacific (GP) Apprenticeship Program is launching in partnership with WSU Tech.

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LP Building Solutions Partners with Vancouver Island University

LP Building Solutions Partners with Vancouver Island University

LP to support Indigenous People in Trades Training and Women in Trades programs

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Forestry Sector Contributes $2.5M Towards BCIT's New Trades and Technology Complex

Forestry Sector Contributes $2.5M Towards BCIT's New Trades and Technology Complex

A collection of forestry organizations including Canfor, West Fraser, Tolko, Hampton Lumber, Mosaic Forest Management, Paper Excellence, and Binational Softwood Lumber Council have come together to invest in trades programs through the new BCIT Trades and Technology Complex (TTC), made possible with funding from the Province of BC and industry partners.

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University of Maine researchers discover new uses for paper mill products

Weyerhaeuser, American Forests Partner to Bring Tree Equity Program to Smaller, More Rural Communities

Updated: Dr. Bill Scott, retired professor of Miami's Paper program, passes away

A random walk with Gene

Gees, Is This Ever Random

Gees, Is This Ever Random

Fleas and ticks seem particularly bad this year. If your cat or small dog seems lethargic, they may be overrun with fleas. They can literally drain the life out of a small animal. Our vet recommends a vet supplied topical treatment rather than OTC medicines from retail stores.

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Teaching and Dash Cams

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

Truvant Announces Non-Executive Chairman

Truvant, a leading global contract manufacturing and contract packaging provider, today announced that Stewart Atkinson, former Proctor & Gamble executive was elected as Non-Executive Chairman of the company's Board of Directors.

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Albany International Announces CEO Succession Plan

Albany International Corp. announced that President and CEO Bill Higgins has notified the company's Board of Directors of his desire to retire.

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Geir Drangsland elected new chair of the board of Norske Skog

Geir Drangsland, representing the largest owner group of Norske Skog, was elected new chair of the board in Norske Skog.

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Robert Kreizenbeck leaves Billerud

A successor for the role will be announced in due course.

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Jean-Michel Ribiéras Appointed to U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum

Sylvamo, the world's paper company, is proud to announce Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, has been appointed to the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo for the 2023-2026 term.

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LP Building Solutions Names Berman and Hopkins as Vice Presidents

Berman appointed Vice President, Chief Tax Officer; Hopkins appointed Vice President, Treasurer.

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Lynnette Crowder Joins Mill Rock Packaging as Chief Human Resources Officer

Crowder is a highly accomplished human resources executive with 20 years of experience building world-class people organizations and driving high-performing cultures.

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Roseburg names Matt Lawless VP-General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Matt will join the company's Executive Team and help set strategy and overall direction for the business.

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Sonoco's Elizabeth Rhue Named to Waste360's 40 Under 40 Awards List for 2023

Recognized as a Next-Generation Leader in the Waste, Recycling and Organics Industry.

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Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Sinar Mas Appoints Malaysian Anthony Sebastian as its first Chief Sustainability Advisor

A Malaysian national, Sebastian brings with him almost 40 years of experience in the industry alongside governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in over 20 Asian countries.

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Jessica Alm to join Essity's Executive Management Team

Jessica Alm will join Essity from the industrial company Sandvik, where she has served in various roles over the past 17 years, the past ten of which as Head of Group Communications and as a member of Group Executive Management.

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Södra appoints Magnus Örnberg as new CFO

Magnus Örnberg has been recruited as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Södra. He has extensive experience in all areas of finance and most recently served as CFO of SAS.

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AF&PA Announces New Board Leadership and Members

Global CEO of Pratt Industries, Inc. Brian McPheely will serve as AF&PA's 2023 Board Chair

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Beth-Ann Eason Joins Quad Board of Directors

Digital transformation leader will help guide Quad's strategic growth efforts as a marketing experience company

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USG Corporation Expands Board of Directors with Appointment of Aamir Paul

Advances commitment to delivering sustainability-informed innovation and customer-focused solutions.

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USDA Appoints International Paper's Santiago Arbelaez to the 2023 Paper and Packaging Board

The Paper and Packaging Board (P+PB) announced that Santiago Arbelaez, Vice President, Strategy, Industrial Packaging, International Paper has been named to the P+PB Board of Directors for a three-year term, appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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Novolex Appoints Daniel L. Rikard as General Counsel

Novolex® announced that Daniel L. Rikard has been appointed General Counsel, effective today. In this capacity, Rikard will manage Novolex's legal matters and risks and will lead the company's legal organization.

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Enviva Announces Four Senior Officer Appointments

Enviva Inc., the world's leading producer of sustainably sourced woody biomass, announced the appointments of a Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Administrative and People Officer, and General Counsel.

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Jussi Linnaranta continues as Chairman of Metsäliitto Cooperative Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative has in its constituent meeting decided that Jussi Linnaranta continues as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mikko Mäkimattila was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.

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Roseburg welcomes Cory Boydston to Board of Directors

Ms. Boydston recently retired after 13 years as CFO at Ashton Woods, one of the nation's largest private homebuilders.

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Boise Cascade Announces Retirement of Senior Executive Rich Viola

Boise Cascade Company announced the retirement of Rich Viola, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division, effective March 1, 2023.

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Mary Beth McCabe to Join the Willamette Falls Paper Company Sales & Executive Leadership Team

Ms. McCabe brings considerable industry experience to Willamette Falls Paper Company. Previously, she was the Specialty Account Director for ND Paper, Catalyst Paper and NewPage Corporation throughout North America. Ms. McCabe has also held sales management roles at other paper and printing companies, managing territories in Texas, the Western U.S., and Canada.

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UPM appoints Christian Librera to lead Biofuels

UPM appointed Christian Librera as Senior Vice President Biofuels to lead the company's Biofuels business platform as of 1 January 2023.

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USDA elects new members to Softwood Lumber Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of four members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms, effective immediately, through Dec. 31, 2025.

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IFP announces promotion of Michael Collins to Senior Vice President

Michael joined IFP in 2008 and has served in a wide variety of roles, including logistics, sales operations and trading.

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GreenFirst CEO Rick Doman Retires

GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. announces the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Rick Doman, for personal reasons effective December 31, 2022.

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Smurfit Kappa elects Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh to Board of Directors

Smurfit Kappa Group plc announces the appointment of Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh to the Board of Directors as an independent, non-executive director, effective 5 January 2023.

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Graphic Packaging CEO joins board of directors of Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord Corporation announced that Michael P. Doss has joined the Company's Board of Directors. His initial term on the board is slated to continue until the 2023 annual shareholders meeting.

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Crown Paper Group Announces Will Lindsay as Chief Executive Officer

Crown Paper Group announced that Will Lindsay has been named Chief Executive Officer, effective December 19, 2022. Lindsay most recently served as Senior Director, Global Papers Strategy and Product Optimization at WestRock and brings to this role extensive experience across the paper and packaging industry.

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Steven L. Boyd Appointed to Sonoco Board of Directors

Boyd is a seasoned executive with over 35 years of experience with global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies.

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Change to Essity's Executive Management Team

Joséphine Edwall Björklund, Essity's Senior Vice President, Communications, and member of the company's Executive Management Team, will adopt a new role at Essity and will therefore be leaving the Executive Management Team.

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Supplier News

ANDRITZ completes major rebuild of high-performance board machine for MM Board & Paper, Austria

MM Board & Paper, Austria, has successfully re-started its KM3 board machine at the Frohnleiten mill after ANDRITZ completed a major rebuild.

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Asia Honour Paper Industries starts up drum pulping system in Malaysia

Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a FibreFlow drum pulping system and reject handling equipment at Asia Honour Paper in Mentakab, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.

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ANDRITZ to Supply Energy-saving Mechanical Pulping Line to Hubei Xianhe New Materials, China

ANDRITZ's scope of supply comprises the entire key equipment and supervision service for the mechanical installation, commissioning, start-up, and training.

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Metsä Group cooperates with Kemira to develop new product or raw material

Metsä Group and Kemira have agreed to jointly develop a new renewable product or raw material related to the forest industry by 2027.

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ABB opens R&D center for pulp and paper industry in Dundalk, Ireland

The new multi-million-dollar ABB Dundalk R&D Centre is at the heart of ABB's automation and digital offering for the sector and will be home to the ongoing evolution of the ABB Quality Control System (QCS).

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Diversey to be Acquired by Solenis for $4.6 Billion

Combined company will allow for expanded markets and additional sustainable solutions.

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Solenis completes acquisition of Kolb Kolb Group's paper process chemicals business

Solenis has completed acquisition of the paper process chemicals business of Kolb Distribution Ltd., a unit of KLK Kolb Group. The deal also includes a long-term supply agreement, in which the KLK Kolb Group will manufacture paper process chemicals exclusively for Solenis.

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Toscotec's tissue line starts up at GrandBay Papelera Internacional in Guatemala

The new PM7 line will add over 60,000 tons to the mill's annual production capacity.

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Valmet to supply new tissue machine to Metsä Tissue's mill in Mariestad, Sweden

The delivery also includes an extensive package of stock preparation, automation and service solutions.

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Stora Enso starts up energy efficient Andritz LimeCool system at Imatra pulp mill in Finland

The start-up took place at the end of 2022.

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Andritz to supply debarking line to Smurfit Kappa's mill in Yumbo, Colombia

Start-up is scheduled for the Q4 2024.

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Andritz to supply tissue machine to Procter & Gamble's mill in Utah

Andritz has received an order from Procter & Gamble (P&G) to supply a PrimeLineTAD (Through-Air Dried) tissue machine for its Family Care plant in Box Elder, Utah, USA. Equipment delivery is scheduled for 2024.

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Pesmel delivers automated warehouse solution to Stora Enso's Oulu mill in Finland

The warehouse is expected to be in operation in the spring of 2025.

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Valmet to supply a coated board machine to Graphic Packaging International in the United States

The start-up of the machine is scheduled for early 2026.

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Andritz to supply shoe press to Lee & Man Paper in Malaysia

Start-up is planned for end of 2023.

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Dieffenbacher to supply MDF line to Greenpanel in India

India's largest MDF manufacturer, Greenpanel Industries Ltd., has ordered its third MDF plant from Dieffenbacher. The new thin-board line based on Dieffenbacher's smart plant concept CEBRO will be added in Routhusuramala, Andhra Pradesh.

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Visy installs first ANDRITZ FibreFlow Drum pulping system in Australia

Visy installs first ANDRITZ FibreFlow Drum pulping system in Australia

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ABB contracted by Stora Enso to optimize production efficiency with MES at two Swedish board mills

Stora Enso upgrades to ABB's Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for higher mill efficiency and productivity.

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Voith to convert Stora Enso's former paper machine into board machine at Oulu site in Finland

Start-up is scheduled for early 2025.

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Solenis acquires Peru-based Grand Invest Group

Headquartered in Lima, Peru, the Grand Invest Group serves a range of industries, including pulp and paper, power, petroleum refining, municipal, oil and gas, mineral processing, fish processing and sugar production.

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ANDRITZ to leverage KCF Technologies machine health monitoring solutions to improve customer plant safety

By combining KCF's machine health solutions with ANDRITZ's extensive expertise in equipment design and process optimization, both companies will further improve customers' plant safety, machine reliability, asset management, and system uptime in the pulp and paper industry.

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Andritz to supply automated threading systems for Klingele Paper in Nova Campina, Brazil

The systems will be installed in 2023.

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Stora Enso Commissions Voith to Convert A Former Paper Machine into Europe's Largest Board Machine At its Oulu Site in Finland

With an annual production volume of 750,000 tons of folding boxboard and coated kraft back (CKB), the machine will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe after conversion.

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Valmet to deliver key technology and automation solutions for the expansion project of Stora Enso's Oulu mill in Finland

The delivery is part of Stora Enso's approximately EUR 1 billion investment to convert the remaining idle paper machine at their Oulu site into a high-volume consumer board production line.

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Valmet to rebuild Sappi's PM2 at Somerset mill in Maine

Valmet will supply an extensive rebuild for Sappi's Somerset paper manufacturing facility in Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Previously, Valmet rebuilt the paper machine 1 (PM1) and with its success, Sappi has chosen Valmet again to rebuild the paper machine 2 (PM2).

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Voith acquires stake in Swedish start-up Yangi

Yangi has developed a manufacturing process and is pioneering a new technology to produce 3D-formed, cellulose-based packaging.

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Voith and Toscotec Join Forces to Optimize Stock Preparation Portfolio for Tissue Production

Based on the joint know-how of Voith and Toscotec, solutions adapted specifically for the tissue sector are newly developed.

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ANDRITZ to Supply SulfoLoop Plant for Commercial Grade, Concentrated Sulfuric Acid to the New Suzano Mill in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil

The plant is part of ANDRITZ's CircleToZero product portfolio that focuses on eliminating unused side streams, create new added value products and lay a foundation for zero emissions and zero waste production.

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Valmet to deliver bamboo fiber fractionation system to Sichuan Tianzhu Bamboo Resource in China

The project is scheduled to be executed in the fall 2023.

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Valmet to rebuild cooking, fiberline and evaporation plant for Andhra Paper Limited in India

The delivery is scheduled to take place in December 2023, and the start-up is planned for the first quarter 2024.

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Andritz to supply energy-saving wastepaper processing systems to Lipy Paper Mills in Bangladesh

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Lipy Paper Mills Ltd. to supply wastepaper processing systems to the mill in Changine, Modonpur, Kanchpur, Sonargaon.

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Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper starts up Andritz tissue production line in China

The first paper on reel was achieved 16 days ahead of schedule.

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Andritz to supply pressurized refining system to Wisewoods in Thailand

International technology group Andritz has received an order from Wisewoods Co., Ltd to supply another pressurized refining system - the second from Andritz - to its mill in Phetchaburi, Thailand. Start-up is scheduled for the first half year in 2024.

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Södra Cell buys PulpEye analyzers for its pulp mills in Sweden

It is the second largest order ever signed by PulpEye.

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Valmet introduces new lime kiln flame profile application for pulp mills

Valmet introduces a new flame profiling application that enables real-time flame detection and monitoring in a pulp mill's lime kiln environments. At the same time, the Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR is updated with new optics and a port rodder, improving the overall Valmet Boiler Diagnostics Systems offering.

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Valmet to deliver a coating section upgrade with electric heated air dryers to Stora Enso in Finland

The upgrade will bring energy savings and reduce emissions.

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Runtech supplies vacuum system rebuild to Norske Skog Golbey in France

With the new RunEco vacuum system, PM1 will gain significant energy and water savings.

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C-Green wins CMPC Pulp Mill Sludge Efficiency Challenge

C-Green has been selected by CMPC, one of the world's largest pulp and paper companies, and Foresight Canada, Canada's cleantech accelerator, as winner of the Pulp Mill Sludge Efficiency Challenge, a competition seeking innovative solutions to handling wastewater sludge.

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Andritz to supply VIB moisturizing technology for Xianhe Group in China

The equipment installation is expected to be completed during the second half of 2023.

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Valmet Oyj and Opal Botany Mill extend the Mill Maintenance Operations Agreement in Australia

Valmet and Opal have agreed to extend the Mill Maintenance Operations Agreement and thus continue the long-term co-operation for mill maintenance services at Opal's B9 board making line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Valmet's climate work recognized in CDP's climate listing

CDP's evaluation is based on the company's disclosure about its strategy, targets, governance, risks and opportunities, risk management and actions in the last reporting year related to climate change mitigation and development of low-carbon technology and solutions.

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Valmet to supply complete automation solution for Melitta Europa's paper mill in Germany

Valmet will supply a complete automation solution to Melitta Europa for its paper production plant in Minden, Germany.

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The fine print...

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Steve Roush
Vice President, Publisher and Editor
Paperitalo Publications
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