Continuing its focus on global sustainability leadership and aligned with its 'from Plastic to Purpose' campaign, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has released a pioneering mono-material oxygen barrier technology made of 100% cellulose fibers.
Consumers do not just buy the content of a product, they buy its packaging as well. Today, their increased awareness of the environmental impact of packaging also significantly influences purchase decisions. Henkel has anticipated this development: Its experts are developing packaging adhesives which support the design of sustainable packaging involving less waste and improved recyclability.
Mercer International Inc. is proud to announce that three team members between our Canadian and Corporate operations have received awards for the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) 4th Annual Awards.
A challenge that Mercer has seen over the years is one of full-cycle utilization: from tree to truck, how can we get the most out of our natural resources to ensure that we are using them sustainably and producing as little waste as possible? At Mercer Celgar, this is a challenge that Charlene Strelaeff takes to heart.
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announces that due to the rapidly escalating cost of European energy it will raise prices by €50 (£50) / tonne on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's EMEA regions, effective for all shipments made on or after the 4th October 2021.
The aim of these business-specific apprenticeship programmes is to increase the number of experts with a vocational degree for production and maintenance at UPM's mills throughout Finland.
Cascades Inc. announces that the sale of its equity interest in Reno de Medici S.p.A. is now expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021, versus previous expectations that it would close in the third quarter.
Sustainability lies at the center of Huhtamaki's 2030 Strategy and setting science-based reduction targets and aiming for carbon neutral production are an important part of the Company's 2030 sustainability ambition, published in March 2020. The Science Based Targets initiative has now approved Huhtamaki's emission reduction targets.
The facility, which SWM has owned since 1985, harvests and collects flax straw and processes this into flax "tow," which is a raw material for cigarette papers, said a spokesperson for the company in a statement on August 26.
A Turkish company plans to convert the Shotton paper mill in north Wales from newsprint to containerboard in an attempt to boost UK-based paper recycling.
Toscotec successfully started up a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer at Cartiera Ponte d'Oro Ansalcarta in Villa Basilica, Italy. The new Yankee replaced an existing cast iron dryer installed on PM1 in 1993 by Officine Meccaniche Toschi, which was renamed Toscotec in 2003.
