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Valmet will supply Valmet IQ Scanners and Valmet IQ Dilution Profiler to Xinxiang Xinya Paper Co., Ltd. in China. The systems will be installed on Xinxiang Xinya Paper's paper machine PM2 to improve production runnability and end-product quality.

Bellmer to supply upgrades for kraft liner board machine at Sappi's Ngodwana mill in South Africa. Sappi Ngodwana is an integrated Paper Mill producing kraft pulp and kraft liner board. It is located in Mpumalanga province, South Africa.

Kemira announces a significant investment in the production of alkenyl succinic anhydride sizing agent (ASA) in China. ASA is one of the most effective and cost-efficient sizing agents for improving water-resistance in paper and packaging board.

I have personally experienced situations in the workplace where teams were extremely functional and worked together fluently with one common goal. I have also witnessed the antithesis of it, which is a train wreck.

A small fire broke out in the Georgia Pacific facility in Big Island Wednesday morning, Sept. 1.

The 2021 forest fire season has impacted tens of thousands of British Columbians in communities across the province. The donation will be used to support immediate relief efforts for families and help with long-term recovery and preparedness for future events.

Holmen Iggesund launches paperboard coated with Bio E, a barrier coating solution made from 75% renewable raw materials and approved for industrial composting.

SCA increases prices on brown and white kraftliner by Euro 50 per tonne in Europe. The new prices are valid from October 1, 2021.

Kemira, a global chemicals company, announces 10-15% price increases across pulp bleaching chemicals hydrogen peroxide and sodium chlorate in the EMEA region. The adjustments will be effective immediately or as contracts allow.

H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global alternative investment firm with $45 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Jackson Paper Manufacturing and Sustainable Corrugated ("JPM").

Employees at Resolute Forest Products' Ignace sawmill proudly presented three $5,000 cheques to Blessing in a Back Pack, Northern Critters in Need and the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre for the Ignace Food Bank at a ceremony held August 26 at the facility. Employees earned $10,000 of prize money through Resolute's Board of Directors Safety Award program for achieving 500,000 consecutive hours of work without a recordable injury, as well as $5,000 for reaching a 75% double vaccination rate against COVID-19.

The latest investment is being used to expand the current Grand Rapids facility by adding an additional 55,000 square feet for manufacturing, warehousing and office space. In total, the Grand Rapids facility will now have 205,000 square feet to meet increasing demand for high quality films and support services.

Surprise, surprise: Of course, they're not pleased.

Metsä Tissue appoints Tobias Lüning as Senior Vice President, Central Europe. Tobias has previously held various leadership positions within Metsä Tissue, latest as Vice President Supply Chain, West und Country Manager Germany.

This is my 52nd September in the workforce. I think management is tougher than ever. Think about it--when I started even OSHA did not exist. People were glad to have jobs and they put up with all sorts of things at work that simply aren't tolerated today, both from the standpoint of society's mores and from a labor regulatory perspective.

The turn-key project includes stock preparation, tissue machine with air systems and rewinder, complete electrification and automation, and pumps.

Valmet will supply key paper machine technology, which includes several upgrading works, to Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd. for its PM 9 in Malaysia.

Eight disk filters will be installed at Zhejiang Shanying Paper's facilities in Jiaxing City, China. The others will be installed at Guangdong Shanying Paper in Zhaoqing City, China.

The Putnam County Fire Department ramped up to battle a sawdust fire Tuesday morning, Aug. 31, at the Georgia-Pacific facility just north of Palatka, even requesting assistance from neighboring Clay County.

The two workers injured were Brandon Carter and Mandy West. Kathy Correll, West's mother, said she was told the explosion was due to a buildup of methane gas in the building near the scale that weighs incoming trucks and chemicals.

Although mill officials say they are pleased with the support from Gov. Janet Mills, they still have reservations related to the recent draft denial for the water quality certification for the Shawmut Dam, which is up for relicensing.

A total of 10 fire trucks and over 50 firefighters responded to the fire.

Puma II project, which aims to produce 910 thousand tonnes of high-quality packaging paper annually in two paper machines.

All winning designs are made of renewable wood fiber.

An innovative corrugated bin for face masks by Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been awarded a ScanStar in a Nordic packaging design competition organised by the Scandinavian Packaging Association.