Converting newsprint machines to produce linerboard has become the rage in recent times. There has also been at least one mill that has converted a portion of its directory paper business to tissue (they did replace the machines, they just used the old buildings). Then there are facilities planning to tear down old machines to build new ones in the same grades. This latter idea makes sense to me; the two former ideas, I am not so sure...
The American government's imposition of duties on exports of Canadian newsprint will only accelerate the transition from print to digital and threaten thousands of U.S. jobs, says North America's largest newsprint producer.
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced its top 2018 advocacy priorities that include free and fair trade, transportation efficiencies, regulatory process reforms and government policies that respect market dynamics for paper-based products.
As part of its strategy to expand into the tissue segment, Suzano Papel e Celulose, the world's second-largest eucalyptus pulp producer, commissioned Voith Paper, a global technology leader in innovation for the paper industry, to supply complete production lines for the manufacture of sanitary (tissue) paper.
Butane gas was detected in the air at Saint John's Irving Paper mill on Wednesday night, leading to the evacuation and shut down of mill operations, and the neighboring Irving Wallboard facility.
Bankrupt Southworth Paper Co. is selling its Agawam facility for $1.88 million to investors from Adams. The city of Agawam has first claim on $140,000 it's owed by Southworth.
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