by Fisher International
In our June 2018 PIC article, we talked about internal business intelligence (BI) and the value of adding external business intelligence to glean information about competitors, customers, and the marketplace.
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Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) applauds the Canadian government and, in particular, the efforts Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Ambassador David MacNaughton, and the Canadian negotiating team, on reaching an agreement with the United States and Mexico, to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), now called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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WestRock), a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, was recognized at the Path to Purchase Design of the Times Awards with 31 awards for excellence in merchandising solutions — the most of any entrant for the second year in row.
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Today saw the inauguration in Circleville, Ohio (US), of the new integrated plant of Sofidel, one of the leading manufacturer of paper for hygienic and domestic use worldwide, owned by the Stefani and Lazzareschi families.
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Paper or plastic? It's a debate that has raged for years about a variety of goods, including grocery bags, food packaging materials, lollipop sticks, personal care items and other single-use products.
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DMI owns and operates a swing NBSK and NBHK pulp mill in Peace River, Alberta, and has a 50% interest in a NBSK pulp mill in Quesnel, British Columbia.
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Glatfelter today announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's European nonwovens business for $185 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
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Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the remaining 70-percent interest in the joint venture of Conitex Sonoco, a vertically integrated global leader in the manufacture of paper-based cones and tubes used in the textile industry.
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Expera Specialty Solutions has achieved BRC Global Standard – Packaging and Packaging Materials Issue 5 High Hygiene Certification at all four Wisconsin paper mills.
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ND Paper will invest $300 million into its mills in Wisconsin and Maine in the next two years, sparking a transformation and new trajectory for ND Paper, the newly-formed U.S.-based subsidiary of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, the largest containerboard producer in Asia.
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Graphic Packaging Holding Company , today announced that its subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, has completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all the assets of the foodservice business of Letica Corporation, a subsidiary of RPC Group PLC (LSE: RPC).
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Five months after the May 1 beginning of a staggered layoff affecting nearly 300 employees at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas, displaced workers are still waiting to hear if they might receive Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) benefits from the federal government.
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Some 1,600 workers at 13 northern B.C. sawmills will be in a strike position by Saturday morning - but won't necessarily take to the picket lines at that time.
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Mercer International Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., which owns a bleached kraft pulp mill in Peace River, Alta., and a 50 per cent stake in a joint venture which operates a bleached kraft pulp mill in Quesnel, B.C.
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A 50 per cent stake in Quesnel mill Cariboo Pulp and Paper (CPP) has been acquired by Mercer International.
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A Ministry of Labour investigation is ongoing after a worker at Kenora Forest Products was severely injured on Sept. 20.
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Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with New-Indy Containerboard, LLC ("New-Indy") for the sale of its Catawba, South Carolina, paper and pulp mill,...
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Vancouver, British Columbia: Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has strengthened a long-standing partnership with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Indigenous-led businesses across Canada by becoming an Aboriginal Procurement Champion.
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FPInnovations, Vancouver, BC or
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Sofidel's CEO is the first Italian to become part of the small number of big names in the global tissue production industry. An induction that rewards his efforts in pursuing sustainable development and in expanding the business of the Group.
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Kate Lindsay, a forest industry leader, environmental champion, and conservation steward has been named to Canadian Forest Magazine's Top 10 Under 40.
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SMART Technology from Xerium Technologies, Inc. is still the world's only real-time 3D nip analytics platform. SMART Technology incorporates world-class connectivity with secure cloud data storage providing critical decision-making information that is always available.
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On September 3, the E-WIND® T200 was started-up at The Navigator Company plant in Cacia, in northern Portugal.
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A company that started in the shoe industry over 200 years ago is now one of Turkey's largest manufacturers of nonwovens. Akinal recently introduced its own brand of 100% biodegradable and certified flushable wipes – BioFlush® – using state-of-the-art Wetlace technology from ANDRITZ Nonwoven.
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Congratulations to all employees at our Fox Creek and Whitecourt wood products operations, who've been recognized at the 2018 Alberta Forest Products Association AGM and Conference for exceptional safety performance.
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Investment in recovery boilers and other energy efficient systems has increased electricity self-sufficiency of Mondi's mills far beyond EU requirements, also enabling contributions to local power grids.
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The second edition of the WOODRISE World Congress on mid- and high-rise wood buildings will be held in Canada, in historic Quebec City, from September 30 to October 3, 2019. The event will be presented in partnership with members of the WOODRISE Alliance, in collaboration with national partners.
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It is this shared vision of the role of industrial automation which provided the impetus for a collaboration between Omron and Futura centred around the development of innovative solutions in the tissue sector.
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Connect and communicate. Digitalise and differentiate. Breakthrough technologies are starting to put the power of data into packaging – and into the hands of consumers and brand owners. As your full-service provider of intelligent packaging products and solutions, Stora Enso can guide you to get the most out of your packaging.
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Total European shipments of graphic papers in July 2018 were down 4.1% vs. July 2017 and are down 4.2% year-to-date.
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Each year, we produce more than 1,600 GWh of green energy from renewable sources; we recycle thousands of tonnes of paper and paperboard; we manufacture 100% recycled packaging and tissue products; ...
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CEPI, the European association representing the pulp and paper industry, today unveils a dynamic 'live'
sustainability platform
which demonstrates, amongst other things, industry's sustainability achievements.
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"No economic growth is good for a country if it stays in the hands of the few. The same applies for forestry," said Tiina Huvio, Chair of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) Steering Committee,...
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The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for UPM's possible Kotka Biorefinery in Finland has been completed and given to the authorities for their final conclusions.
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Sustainably grown renewable wood fibre is Finland's most significant natural resource. Wood-based biomaterials are already being used to manufacture competitive, environmentally friendly products, and their use will increase in the future.
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The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has found that the European pulp and paper industry can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 62% compared to its 2015 levels.
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Building on its reputation for quality, service and responsibility, Sappi today moved to strengthen its leadership in the dissolving wood pulp (DWP) market with the launch of the Sappi Verve brand.
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UPM Raflatac, one of the globe's leading suppliers of pressure sensitive labels, is pleased to launch the new Pressure Sensitive Labels 101 online course that it developed in partnership with The Packaging School.
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Investment funds managed by Oceanwood Capital Management Limited have now acquired 100% of the shares in Norske Skog AS following a lengthy process of regulatory approvals.
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The 1st International Lignin Conference, organized by PAPTAC, in partnership with FPInnovations, WestFraser-Hinton Pulp, and Alberta Innovates, was held September 18-20, 2018 at the Alberta Innovates/InnoTech Alberta facilities in Edmonton (Alberta) Canada.
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The PAPTAC Mill Managers Committee will be hosting a webinar entitled "Introduction to HPI (Human Performance Improvement)"
October 18, 2018
, presented by Michel Paquette, Senior Project Manager at Domtar Windsor.
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The Eastern Canadian Black Liquor Recovery Boiler Advisory Committee (ECBLRBAC) 2018 Fall Meeting is scheduled for
December 4-6, 2018
- Hotel Chelsea, Toronto, On.
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