The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced Julie Landry as Vice President of Government Affairs.
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The first quarter of 2023 has seen a year-on-year decrease of 4.5% in China’s newsprint imports, which totalled 103.1 thousand tons. The value of these imports has fallen by 18.4%, settling at $57.1 million. This contraction correlates with the average price of newsprint, which also witnessed a 14.5% decrease to $554.1 per ton.
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Södra has long had a reputation for sustainable innovation in the pulp industry, from driving the introduction of totally-chlorine free (TCF) bleaching in the 1990s to its recent ground-breaking new textile pulp giving new life to post-consumer textile, OnceMore® and the world’s first pulpable bale strap, FiberSafe®. The latest innovation combines agricultural residues with softwood pulp to produce a new product which is resource-efficient, sustainable and performance-enhancing for papermakers.
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Brazil’s Production and Export of Pulp Increased in Q1 2023, China Remains Top Destination
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According to the Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá), Brazil’s pulp production for the first quarter of 2023 increased by 2.6%, while the volume of exports grew by 12.9% compared to the same period in 2022.
In monetary values, the sector brought foreign exchange to the country that totaled US$ 2.9 billion between January and March (+17.3%). This result favored the trade balance of the sector, which totaled US$ 2.6 billion (+16.5%).
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Performance BioFilaments announced the start-up of the world’s largest nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) commercial production plant at Resolute Forest Products’ Kenogami paper mill in Quebec, Canada.
Nanofibrillated cellulose is a natural, renewable and sustainable biomaterial derived from well-managed, certified forests. It provides a low carbon additive to enhance performance-driven advanced materials and specialty chemicals.
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Total U.S. printing-writing paper shipments decreased 25% in April 2023 compared to April 2022. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers decreased 21% in April compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels decreased 1% when compared to March 2023, according to the American Forest & Paper Association.
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Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP mills in Finland. The negotiations involve a total of 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills.
The possible layoffs would last a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented in several installments by the end of this year.
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Ortviken’s new factory facility was inaugurated on 16 May 2023 with a ceremonial speech by Berit Högman, Governor of Västernorrland County, Sweden, and a “ribbon cutting” by timber sports profile Ferry Svan. This means that the journey towards the production of 300,000 tonnes of climate-smart CTMP pulp has formally begun.
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The leading full-line supplier Voith, in collaboration with its customer Visy, a global packaging and resource recovery company, held a two-day workshop on decarbonization in papermaking last week in Melbourne. This event was supported by Appita, the leading Australasian pulp and paper technical association. The Energy Summit brought together leaders and experts to discuss the latest solutions and proven technologies for energy efficiency, cost savings and operational improvements.
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Tex Year Group recently established a new factory in Poland in a joint venture with Minima Technology, Taiwan’s largest compostable tableware and food packaging manufacturer. It will be the 9th factory of Tex Year’s worldwide deployment.
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Arctic Paper S.A., one of the leading European producers of high-quality graphical paper, has selected Tietoevry to modernize their key business processes and harmonize their operations. The contract covers providing TIPS Industry Solutions and Services for Arctic Paper’s sales offices plus two mills in Sweden and one in Poland.
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DS Smith and energy provider E.ON unveiled a new state-of-the-art combined heat and power (CHP) plant at DS Smith’s paper mill in Kent, the largest mill for recycled papers in the UK. Work on the CHP plant began in 2019 with E.ON financing, building and operating the plant.
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The Leipzig-based manufacturer of testing equipment for the pulp, paper, tissue and board in-dustry will present solutions to automate quality control and improve product quality from June 12-14 at the XV Scientific and Technical Conference and Exhibition INPAP 2023 in Lodz.
The INPAP Conference, hosted by the Centre of Papermaking and Printing at Lodz University of Technology, brings together industry professionals to present scien-tific research regarding new developments in the manufacture of pulp, paper, tissue and board. Emtec Electronic will be attending the event as an exhibitor to present its array of testing solu-tions, including devices for measuring the surface charge (zeta potential) and assessing the min-eral filler content of paper and board. Additionally, Mr. Ulli Kasten will talk during the conference about the softness measurement of hygienic papers and explains the possibilities that raise for the users.
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Packaging Corporation of America reported Q1 2023 net income of $۱۹۰ million, or $۲.۱۱ per share, and net income of $۱۹۸ million, or $۲.۲۰ per share, excluding special items. Q1 2023 net sales were $۲.۰ billion in 2023 and $۲.۱ billion in 2022.
In the Packaging segment, total corrugated products shipments and shipments per day were down 12.7% compared to the Q1 2022. Containerboard production was 1,086,000 tons, and containerboard inventory was down 36,000 tons from the Q1 2022 and up 6,000 tons compared to the Q4 2022. In the Paper segment, sales volume was down 23,000 tons from the Q1 2022 and down 6,000 tons compared to the Q4 2022.
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Valmet will deliver a new refiner with chip washer capacity of 28 ton/h to Arauco’s new MDF plant located in Zitácuaro, Mexico. The start-up of the system is planned for the last quarter of 2024.
The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
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Voith’s Papermaking Academy Contributes to Successful Start-up of PM 2 at SCA Obbola Mill
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Voith delivered effective commissioning trainings for the November 2022 start-up of the world’s largest kraftliner machine, SCA’s PM 2, in Obbola, Sweden. Thanks to Voith’s PapermakingAcademy and comprehensive documentation, the SCA team was optimally prepared for operation of its new state-of-the-art facility.
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Norske Skog Bruck announces successful commercial orders of the containerboard grades Testliner 3 and Fluting. This represents the introduction of 210,000 tonnes of competitive containerboard capacity to meet the growing demand for renewable and re-usable packaging. The production is based 100% on recycled fibre and will use steam from the waste-to-energy plant, which opened in April 2022.
Norske Skog Bruck is now ramping up production and expects full utilisation of 95% in the second half of 2025. The successful commercial orders of Strato Testliner 3 and Fluting mark a new era for Norske Skog and strengthen the company’s asset base and cash flow generation for decades ahead.
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Packaging Logs Lumber Topics Strategy Production Сapacity Production All topics Press Releases Archive Newsletters Search Canadian wood product manufacturing shows resilience with March 2023 capacity utilization rebound
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Despite a slight decline in the overall manufacturing sector in February, Canadian wood products manufacturing demonstrated resiliency in March 2023. According to Statistics Canada, the capacity utilization rate of the wood product manufacturing industry was 80.8% in March 2023, a significant rebound from 76.8% in February 2023. However, this represents a decrease when compared to the same period last year, where the rate stood at 85.6%.
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The collaboration between Natron Hayat and BTG has recently achieved a new milestone with the successful implementation of a cooking control project. This project has successfully achieved its goal to reduce Kappa variability by 50% and maintain controls running at 92% of the time. The installation of BTG instruments to measure blow line consistency and kappa, implementation of advanced process control and remote support for maintaining control performance and reliability not only ensured successful implementation of the project, but also sustained beneficial performance over time.
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KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which investment funds managed by KKR will acquire Industrial Physics (or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of testing and measurement instruments, from Union Park Capital (“UPC”). KKR plans to support the Company in its continued growth organically and through add-on acquisitions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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