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The systems will be installed on Jingxing Paper's paper machines PM12 and PM16 to provide effective moisture profile management and predictive condition monitoring, and to improve production runnability and end-product quality.

SCA has awarded AFRY a piping engineering assignment for the Chemical Thermomechanical Pulp (CTMP) production project in Ortviken, Sweden.

Aligned with Graphic Packaging's Vision 2025 to be better stewards for the environment, the innovative carton offers brands and retailers an eco-friendly solution for a variety of applications with an artisan look that protects, preserves and presents fresh produce, from field to store.

The complexity and duration of the journey made this initial shipment an ideal case study.

Petri Paukkunen is currently employed as Vice President, Board and Paper Mills business unit in Valmet's Paper business line. He will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and report to President and CEO Pasi Laine.

SCA has decided to invest SEK 1.45 billion in the production of chemically pretreated thermomechanical pulp on the Ortviken industry site.

Designed with protection in mind, this range of certified recyclable barrier paper solutions is fully integrated across Mondi's value chain--from paper production to the barrier application--and can run on existing filling lines for form-fill-and-seal (FFS) applications.

The Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $15,000 investment in an energy management information system (EMIS) for Kruger Products L.P.'s Gatineau facility that will reduce energy costs and improve energy efficiency as part of the government's efforts to advance a low-carbon energy future.

Prodesa successfully commissioned the 325-m2 size belt dryer for the new pellet plant in High Level, Alberta Canada, owned by Northern Pellet Limited Partnership, the joint venture between Pinnacle Renewable Energy and Tolko Industries Limited.

Kemira announces a 5-15% price increase for most process and functional chemicals used by pulp and paper customers in the Americas region.

Andritz has received an order from Guangxi Chongzuo Lelin Forestry Development Co. Ltd. to supply a chip washing system and pressurized refining system for its production line near Chongzuo in Guangxi province, China.

Paper Excellence has recently invested more than $600,000 in engineering and consulting work focused on restarting the Prince Albert pulp mill. Paper Excellence originally purchased the Prince Albert pulp mill in 2011. It now plans to restart the facility as soon as possible once the current non-compete agreement with the former owner expires in March 2021.

The line extension meets the foodservice and food processing markets' demand for fluorochemical-free (FC-free) paper options.

In support of the important work underway to advocate for the advancement of diverse talent in the creative industry, Quad is contributing $25,000 to a scholarship program at the Brandcenter at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), a two-year full-time master's program dedicated to developing the next generation of creative talent.

Paper Excellence has recently invested more than $600,000 in engineering and consulting work focused on restarting the Prince Albert pulp mill. Paper Excellence originally purchased the Prince Albert pulp mill in 2011. It now plans to restart the facility as soon as possible once the current non-compete agreement with the former owner expires in March 2021.

No one was injured after a forklift hit a column, causing the roof collapse.

Before the pandemic, Resolute was considering teleworking for its head office employees, explains Yves Laflamme, CEO of the company. "We wanted to do a pilot project, but since the start of the pandemic, we have had our pilot project. We are 100% teleworking and it still works well, "he said.

Kadant Fiberline (China) Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., was awarded an order for two 1400 ton-per-day OCC systems from Shanying Guangdong Paper. The OCC systems will startup in 2021 and produce linerboard and testliner at Shanying's Zhaoqing mill for its PM52 and PM53.

As a result of this incident, shipments from some of the Company's facilities have lagged production levels. This gap is closing quickly as systems are restored.

A cooperative formed after the closure of Verso's paper mill has toured the facility and filed a letter of intent to purchase the Wisconsin Rapids mill, State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, told the Wisconsin Rapids Together Task Force Wednesday.

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Sonoco announced it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after March 1, 2021.

Vertical transportation systems, that is, those which stack goods vertically, tend to occupy disproportionately more space than one would first think due to the need to have aisles to retrieve those goods in storage. From a floorspace allocation perspective, only half of the floor is devoted to storage, the other half is devoted to space for retrieval equipment to operate. One system I have seen that overcomes this problem is a vertical storage finished roll warehouse.

Netherlands-based Paper Excellence BV has won an arbitration case against Brazilian group J&F Investimentos SA to complete the acquisition of paper mill Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

A $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB), a $70 per ton price increase on recycled and semi-chemical medium, and a $60 per ton increase on recycled linerboard will be effective with shipments on and after March 4, 2021.