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Praxair signs oxygen supply agreement with Fibria for expansion project in Três Lagoas
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 11, 2016) Praxair, Inc., through its Brazilian subsidiary White Martins, has signed a long-term agreement expanding its supply of oxygen to Fibria Celulose S/A in Três Lagoas, Brazil. Fibria is the world’s largest producer of eucalyptus pulp, exporting the product to customers in more than 40 countries.
Through its Horizon 2 Project, Fibria is expanding its Três Lagoas facility, located in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The expansion is expected to be completed in Read More...
WestRock to Invest $48 Million to Consolidate and Expand Sioux City Box Plants
(USA, Oct. 7, 2016) WestRock on Thursday announced a $48 million expansion of its corrugated box operations in Sioux City, Iowa.
The plans call for WestRock to consolidate its two manufacturing plants on Tri-View Avenue and Bridgeport Drive. All manufacturing would be done at the Bridgeport plant, where an 82,000 square-foot addition would be built.
For the company to remain competitive, new technology will be installed at the combined plant that will automate some job functions, according to documents filed with Read More...
Manufacturers Team with Suppliers to Promote the Corrugated Packaging Industry
(USA, October 11, 2016) The Fibre Box Association (FBA) is pleased to announce its partnering with corrugated industry suppliers to launch a five-year Corrugated Industry Promotion Program beginning in January 2017.
The purpose of the Corrugated Industry Promotion Program is to enhance, elevate and change perceptions toward the corrugated packaging industry and its products. The program will inform target audiences about the benefits of corrugated packaging and will correct misinformation that exists about the industry. The program will recognize that Read More...
Resolute, Verso and Catalyst Announce Price Hikes for Coated Groundwood and SC Grades
(USA, Oct. 07, 2016) Major North American producers of groundwood and SC papers have announced price increases that will take effect on November 1.
Resolute Forest Products. Please be advised that, effective with shipments on or after November 1, 2016, Resolute Forest Products will raise its Coated and SC paper prices by amounts specified below (see primary grades listed).
The products impacted by the price increase include, but are not limited to, the following: $40 US/st on ResoluteGloss; ResoluteBlonde; ResoluteBrite 76; Read More...
Brazil’s Export of Pulp, Wood Panels and Paper Continued to Grow thru August
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 5, 2016) The drop in domestic consumption drove the planted trees industry in Brazil to seek out the foreign market to flow production and maintain growth for the year, according to Ibá (Brazilian Tree Industry). Comparing August 2016 YTD with the same period in 2015, the pulp exports volume passed the 8.4 million tons (+13.6%) mark, the wood panels achieved the mark of 644,000 cubic meters (+65.6%) and paper exceed the 1.4 million tons (+5.0%) Read More...
Paptic: Wood fibre bag may replace plastic bags
(Finland, 03 October 2016) Paptic makes wood-based bags -- the entrepreneurs came up with the related business idea in response to the shocking news about plastic circulating the oceans. They began developing a material, combining the best aspects of plastic and paper, to help solve the problem. It was easier to attract investors with the support of Tekes.
Paptic has now launched its first product made of the new material, with Seppälä introducing the world’s first Paptic-bags. In Europe alone, Read More...
Sofidel is to start up two new Valmet Advantage NTT 200 tissue machines in Circleville (Ohio); 70,000 tonnes/yr of capacity
(Porcari, Italy, Oct. 05, 2016) The announcement was made yesterday by Sofidel CEO Luigi Lazzareschi in his speech at the Tissue Seminar during the RISI North American Conference currently under way in San Diego, USA.
Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO of Sofidel Group, announced yesterday during his opening speech at the Tissue Seminar at the RISI North American Conference currently under way in San Diego, USA, that within Q3 2018 Sofidel America - Sofidel’s US subsidiary - will be starting up two Read More...
Weyerhaeuser to sell its printing papers business
(USA, Oct. 5, 2016) Weyerhaeuser Company today announced an agreement to sell North Pacific Paper Company (“NORPAC”), the company’s printing papers business, to One Rock Capital Partners, LLC (“One Rock”). Weyerhaeuser expects to use a substantial portion of the after-tax proceeds from the transaction for the repayment of debt.
The transaction includes the printing papers mill located in Longview, Washington. Weyerhaeuser has operated the business through a 50-50 joint venture with Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.
Terms of the transaction were Read More...
Valmet to supply board machine rebuild for Arkhangelsk PPM
(Helsinki, Oct 04, 2016) The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the second half of 2018
Valmet will supply an extensive board machine and automation rebuild for Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill (PPM) in Russia. The project for the board machine 2 (BM 2) is a continuation to the pre-engineering project executed by Valmet earlier this year.
The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of an order of this type is typically valued around Euro Read More...
Smurfit Kappa makes world’s biggest cardboard box
(Dublin, Ireland, Oct. 05, 2016) The challenge was to make a box big enough to eclipse the previous world record
Smurfit Kappa has entered the record books by making the world’s largest cardboard box. Measuring a staggering 40 metres by 20 metres, it was designed and manufactured by a team of creative thinkers in the Smurfit Kappa van Dam plant in the Netherlands.
The challenge was to make a box big enough to eclipse the previous world record set in 2014 Read More...
Dunapack Eurobox to open Polish cardboard packaging plant
(Warsaw, Oct 06, 2016) Eurobox Polska has unveiled plans to set up a new production facility in the Polish market. Located in Lubliniec, in the country’s south-western part, the new plant is to make cardboard packaging.
The investment is estimated to be worth some PLN 180 million (€42 million). Under the plan, Eurobox is to create about 100 new jobs in Lubliniec, according to the information obtained by local daily Dziennik Zachodni.
The factory will be located in the country’s Katowicka Read More...
Toscotec’s new technological plant for steel yankee dryers opens its doors
(Italy, Oct. 05, 2016) Toscotec pursues its investment strategy in order to enhance its strength in the tissue and paper industry. Inspired by its trust in innovation and a custom-oriented spirit, the company - pioneer and world leader in the Steel Yankee Dryer market - opens the new facility dedicated to the complete production cycle of TT SYDs.
The architectural heart of the facility is the central hall that houses all the stages of the production line: 180m long, 40m Read More...
Arauco reported 2Q net income of $57.5 million; an increase of 8.6%
(Santiago, Chile, Oct. 05, 2016) Arauco’s net income for the 2Q 2016 was $57.5 million, an increase of 8.6%, or $4.5 million compared to the $52.9 million obtained in the 1Q of this year.
Revenues reached $1,207.3 million during the 2Q 2016 compared with the $1,146 million in the previous quarter, thanks to an improvement in its revenues from the pulp, wood products, and forestry businesses.
Adjusted EBITDA for the 2Q 2016 was $283.4 million, 12.1%, or $30.6 million higher than Read More...
Sonoco Invests in New Equipment to Enhance High Performance Film Core Production
(USA, Oct. 05, 2016) Sonoco announced that it has made a significant investment in its high performance film core production equipment at the company’s Hartsville, South Carolina facility that will enable it to provide enhanced quality cores for film markets.
The high performance film markets serviced by these cores include medical films, optical films, window films, photovoltaic applications, battery separator films, packaging films, industrial films and more.
Sonoco’s QSTM Series of film cores are designed to deliver a wide array of Read More...
Södra Inaugurates Värö Pulp Mill upon Completion of SEK 4 Billion Expansion Project
(Stockholm, Sept. 30, 2016 – Södra announced that an SEK 4 billion (approx. US$465 million) expansion project at the company’s Värö pulp mill in Sweden has been completed and production has started. The expansion increases the mill’s production capacity from 425,000 tonnes to 700,000 tonnes annually.
The new pulp mill was officially inaugurated today. “We are delighted to announce that production is under way. Our focus in the immediate future will be on ramping up the production rate,” said Gunilla Read More...