The Swedish pulp producer Rottneros, the fuel company Preem and the bioenergy development company RenFuel have signed an agreement to build a lignin plant at the Vallvik kraft mill.
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A new four-year tentative agreement has been reached between Catalyst Paper and Unifor, representing approximately 750 workers in British Columbia.
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Resolute Invests Over C$80 Million in its Pulp and Wood Products Operations in Quebec
Since the beginning of the year, we have announced strategic investments of over C$80 million aimed at optimizing equipment and processes,...
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The United States may impose tariffs on Canadian imports on what is commonly called newsprint. Remember, tariffs are sales taxes, pure and simple.
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A new analysis of escalating trade disputes involving the United States warns that a deterioration into an all-out, global trade war would knock North America's economies into recession.
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Listening to consumers opinions is key when identifying future packaging trends – after all, one of the main purpose with the packaging design is to attract them and catch their attention.
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Last Wednesday, Travis MacEachern was stabbing spruce saplings into the ground of an Antigonish County clearcut.
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Appvion (the "Company") today announced completion of the sale of substantially all of the Company's assets to a group of its lenders led by Franklin Advisers, Inc. (the "Purchaser").
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Arizona and New Mexico once had a vibrant forest products industry that contributed to the social, economic and environmental vitality of the region.
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Granite Peak Ski Area is working to resolve a conflict with paper company Domtar Corp. after federal regulators determined the ski resort was withdrawing water for snowmaking without a required license.
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B.C. labour law experts say two decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada "put employers on notice" that their statutory responsibilities are broader than they may think,...
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has signed a contract for the acquisition of Novimpianti Drying Technology S.r.l., a company owned by Novigroup S.r.l. and based in Lucca, Italy.
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Through a new collaboration between
World Wildlife Fund
(WWF) and International Paper (NYSE: IP), research will be undertaken to help answer the question of the quantity and quality...
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Sonoco today announced it will increase prices for its paper-based tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning July 16, 2018.
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American Forest & Paper Association President
and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking...
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Green Bay Packaging Inc. announced plans to replace its 71-year-old Green Bay Paper Mill with a new state-of-the-art facility.
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Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although they did not set a date for the next round, ...
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Today, Glatfelter held the grand opening of its state-of-the-art airlaid facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas which began operations earlier this year.
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Corrugated packaging and recycling industry groups recently met to review recommendations for increasing residential recovery of old corrugated containers (OCC).
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Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, is now an official participant in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS).
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Tissue Paper Industry Professionals from Four Continents to Convene at Tissue World Istanbul
Tissue World Istanbul, the international gathering of tissue industry, will take place at the Istanbul Congress Center from 4 to 6 September 2018.
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The Wood Fibre Solution to the world’s Plastic Problem
The world needs a replacement for plastic. But where would we find such a material? Is wood the answer?
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Graphic Packaging Acquires Assets of PFP, LLC
Graphic Packaging Holding Company today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, has agreed to acquire ...
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Alisha Thompson, who leads
Domtar Personal Care
's business intelligence and analytics team, has been passionate about technology since she was a child. At 8 years old, she wrote her first program, a game for the Commodore 64 computer.
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Absolutely! The starch solids content required for a conventional size press is quite low (3-6%).
For every pound of starch pick-up, the sheet picks up another 15-32 pounds of water that must then be evaporated. With a film-metering size press, the starch solids can be increased up to 20%.
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Kruger's Trois-Rivières Mill, located in Québec, Canada, for a major reconfiguration of their TMP (thermo-mechanical pulp) peroxide bleach plant.
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On 16 February, the Board of Directors of Södra decided to invest SEK 1 billion in the pulp mill at Mörrum. The investment is the second stage of a long-term initiative at Södra Cell Mörrum, and will increase the mill's capacity by 45,000 tonnes.
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Toscotec was selected to rebuild the dryer section of Papertech PM 1 at Tudela mill, Spain. The customer has recognized Toscotec is the right partner to provide the best technology available in the drying process and to accomplish the company targets.
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On 29th March 2018, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) signed a contract with Baoding Yusen Health Supplies for the delivery of (2) Intelli-Tissue® EcoEc 1600 Premium lines.
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Resolute's Wood Products segment, in collaboration with the FORAC research consortium of Université Laval in Québec City, recently developed an innovative technology that could revolutionize lumber drying operations at sawmills.
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Manual tree falling is the most frequent cause of fatal accidents in motor-manual forest harvesting operations and is recognized as one of the most dangerous occupations worldwide.
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FPInnovations, the Laurentian Forestry Centre (LFC) of Natural Resources Canada, Université Laval and its Faculty of Forestry, Geography and Geomatics are pleased to announce...
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Continuing to be at the forefront of sustainable product offerings, Expera Specialty Solutions, a leading producer of innovative food packaging solutions, announced today its launch of a broad line of SOAR Sustainable Food Packaging and Processing Papers.
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You've heard about ecosystems: the way all living things in a given area interact with each other and their environment. There's a similar concept in sustainability called "industrial ecology," which is the notion that industrial processes benefit from mimicking the closed-loop efficiency, ...
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Waste wood chips from regional forests will replace LPG gas to provide steam for MSM Milling's Manildra canola processing plant in a $5.38 million green project.
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An estimated 50 to 80 percent of southern wetland forest is now gone, and that which remains provides ecosystem services totaling $500 billion as well as important wildlife habitat.
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West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced today that the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted a notice filed by the Company of its intention to amend its current normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") to purchase up to an additional 2,196,079 of its Common shares.
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DS Smith is pleased to confirm that Belišce Paper Mill, a leading Croatian paper producer, has received Confirmation of Conformance to the Confederation of European Paper Industries' (CEPI) Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö continues to grow its attractive Filtration business as customer demand increases globally.
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In keeping with its commitment to the environment and increased energy efficiency, Lecta has announced its participation in an innovative renewable energy project to harness solar radiation for thermal power ...
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Group CVB Ecologistics has acquired the assets and activities of Papeterie de Raon, a paper mill in Raon L'Etape, France. The mill in Raon, established in 1880, has stopped production in March of this year after it went into receivership.
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The PAPTAC Mill Managers Committee will be hosting a webinar entitled "Control your working environment with 5S" June 15, 2018, presented by Jacques Carrier, Consultant LEAN Manufacturing.
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