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Weekly News & Updates
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April 24, 2018
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FPAC: Priorities, Planning and Preparing the Future
by Heather Lynch
The Forest Productions Association of Canada (FPAC) has a big mandate. Tasked with being the domestic and international voice of Canada's wood, pulp and paper producers would keep any organization busy, but FPAC is equally striving to capitalize on the multifaceted windows of opportunity that are blowing wide open.
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Fear new U.S. anti-dumping duties could price Catalyst mills out of business
The federal government is being asked to intervene after punitive anti-dumping duties were placed on paper products produced at Catalyst Paper mills in B.C., including the Crofton mill.
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Nova Scotia pulp and paper industry continues to flourish
Not surprisingly, Canada accounts for almost 10 per cent of the world's total forest coverage.
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Province calls meeting to protect Catalyst Paper and paper export industry
The provincial government met with Richmond-based Catalyst Paper and community stakeholders from across the province on Thursday, to brainstorm protections against U.S. duties on the company's exports.
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Wood is the new plastic: We can lead in forest innovation
We have a basic math problem right now in our national forests. Excess biomass that doesn't have commercial value, caused by decades of fire suppression and limited commercial logging, far exceeds any need for that material.
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NCC to expand access to 19th-century pulp mill ruins
The National Capital Commission's board of directors has approved a multi-million dollar project to make the ruins of a 19th-century pulp mill near the Portage Bridge more accessible to the public.
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AF&PA Releases March 2018 Reports
Containerboard production was up 3.5 percent compared to March 2017 and up 0.5 percent year-to-date.
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Resolute celebrates 250,000 hours without an injury
The most important thing for staff and managers at the Resolute Forest Products sawmill is making sure every worker goes home safely at the end of the day and that dedication to safety is once again benefiting local children and families in the community.
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Domtar Sponsors TAPPI Women's Summit to Inspire Women in Industry
Women in the pulp and paper industry were honored this week at a Domtar-sponsored event at PaperCon 2018, which was held by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).
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CN to acquire 350 boxcars to meet growing demand in forest products, metals business
CN today announced it will acquire 350 premium boxcars to serve growing demand from industrial customers across its North American network.
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Request for Proposals - Consultants to help with Revision of FSC US Forest Management Standard
As we kick off the FSC US Forest Management (FM) Standard revision process, FSC US is looking for several consultants to apply their knowledge and experience.
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Mackenzie Pulp Mill fined $900,000 for leaking effluent into B.C. lake
Environment and Climate Change Canada says Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corp. has been fined $900,000 for leaking effluent into British Columbia's Williston Lake.
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A new beginning' as Appleton Coated renamed Midwest Paper Group
Appleton Coated, a 129-year-old paper mill all but given up for dead last October, has now been given a new name as it gets back up to speed.
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Laid-off pulp and paper workers, with the community, team up to picket WestRock
Community members, pulp and paper workers, and economic-justice advocates will hold a picket April 24 to demand that WestRock, owners of the Newberg paper mill, make the idled property available for sale to buyers who would restart the mill.
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West Fraser Senior Leadership Transition Plan
West Fraser announced today Ted Seraphim's plan to retire as Chief Executive Officer at the end of the second quarter of 2019.
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Tariffs and supply disruptions threaten US newspapers
Newspapers across the country could be thinner or even disappear in the near future as news executives nationwide wrestle with disruptions in paper supplies and new tariffs on newsprint.
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Union, politicians rally behind paper mill threatened by U.S. duties
BC minister of jobs, trade and technology Bruce Ralston has invited City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa and Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons to a high-level meeting about Catalyst Paper Corporation on Thursday, April 19 in Victoria.
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Corner Brook Pulp and Paper cuts ties with South Brook harvesting contractor
A week after learning Corner Brook Pulp and Paper was cutting its ties with his company, Milton Elliott says he is just starting to sleep again.
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Smurfit Kappa first to install ContainerEye from PulpEye
The kraftliner mill Smurfit Kappa Piteå in Sweden is the first customer to install ContainerEye, a blue tidy container with a PulpEye cabinet equipped with modules for kappa number, crill, fibre and shives analyses.
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Another two successful startups for Valmet and Lee & Man in China
Valmet recently made two successful Advantage DCT 200 tissue line startups at Lee & Man's tissue mill at Chongqing, China. The first machine in the startup queue was TM13, which started producing high quality paper right from the start on January 18.
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Unlocking Millions in Energy Savings as Easy as Turning a Key
This event is the third stage of the massive $11M heat recovery and steam conservation project that began more than a year ago.
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Wood formation model to fuel progress in bioenergy, paper, new applications
A new systems biology model that mimics the process of wood formation allows scientists to predict the effects of switching on and off 21 pathway genes involved in producing lignin, a primary component of wood.
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Chips to bale: optimizing the fibreline
For 25 years Theodore Radiotis, Lead Scientist - Fibre Production, Smart Manufacturing, has been working with FPInnovations' Chemical Pulping Group. Throughout that time, he has been a part of the organization's close collaboration with the pulp and paper industry, cultivating innovative advantages for the sector.
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Last chance to take part in FPInnovations 2018 benchmarking of bleached kraft pulps
FPInnovations would like to remind mills worldwide that they have until May 1st to benchmark the quality of their fully bleached kraft pulp. Thanks to FPInnovations' expertise in benchmarking, obtain credible independent assessment of your product in relation to the competitors.
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Why working forests are the answer: five benefits of well-managed forests to appreciate this Earth Day
Happy Earth Day 2018! It's estimated that there are about one trillion trees on Earth. Forests provide habitat for wildlife, clean the air we breathe, purify and regulate clean water sources, and provide countless other benefits that improve our lives.
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This year's edition of Earth Day is focused on plastics. What makes paper a compelling alternative?
April 22 is Earth Day, and as we do every year, Resolute is pleased to help focus the world's attention on the state of our environment and to take stock of what we can do to preserve and protect it.
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Pinnacle pellets to feed hungry Japanese biomass industry
Canadian biomass company to sell 70,000 metric tonnes annually to Japan by end of 2019
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Clearwater Paper Reports First Quarter 2018 Results
The company reported net sales of $437.0 million for the first quarter of 2018, essentially flat with net sales of $437.5 million for the first quarter of 2017.
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Kimberly-Clark Announces First Quarter 2018 Results
First quarter 2018 net sales of $4.7 billion increased 5 percent compared to the year-ago period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates benefited sales by 3 percent.
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Smurfit Kappa invests in Facture Paper Mill to meet growing demand for kraftliner
Smurfit Kappa continues to invest in its Facture Paper Mill to meet the growing demand for kraftliner grades in Europe.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö plans to invest about EUR 9 million for improved financial performance
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has decided on two investment projects, totaling EUR 9 million, both with attractive financial returns. This supports Ahlstrom-Munksjö's strategic ambition to maintain a leading position in selected niches of the global fiber-based...
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Why Eucalyptus?
Eucalyptus plantations must be raised, given the tree's significant impact on wood availability, livelihood generation and carbon sequestration. And yes, it is not a water guzzler
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Wood-based industries welcome National Forest Policy 2018
The proposed National Forest Policy 2018 that allows use of degraded forest lands for industry has largely been welcomed by wood-based industries, including paper and wood-based board manufacturers.
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Klabin announces forest management plan for Angatuba and region
The Summary outlines the company's efforts to promote adequate management of its forests, the indicators of its social and environmental actions
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China's Hengan takes top stake in Finnish pulp project
China's Hengan International (1044.HK) has become the biggest shareholder in Finnpulp, a new Finnish company preparing a 1.4 billion euro ($1.7 billion) pulp mill in central Finland, the companies said on Monday.
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