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Domtar to Acquire Home Delivery Incontinent Supplies Co. for $45 Million
(USA, August 18, 2016) Domtar Corporation today announced that it had agreed to purchase the privately-held Home Delivery Incontinent Supplies Co. (“HDIS”), a leading, national direct-to-consumer provider of adult incontinence and related products for a total cash consideration of $45 million with a possible earn-out payment of up to $10 million.
“Direct-to-consumer engagement and interaction is growing, and provides unique consumer and customer insights that are critical to continuously improve the value of our offering,” said Michael Fagan, President, Domtar Read More...
Zanders Launches Flexible Oil and Grease Resistant Packaging Paper
(Germany, August 18, 2016) German specialty paper producer Zanders is launching the new oil and grease resistant (OGR) food contact paper Zanbarrier OGR. In the future, Zanbarrier will also be available in other barrier variations, rounding off the range of flexible packaging paper.
Zanders has developed the flexible food contact paper Zanbarrier OGR specially for products containing fat, primarily in the food domain, and will be presenting it for the first time at the FachPack 2016 trade fair.
Zanbarrier OGR is Read More...
New Study Finds Paper Use on the Rise in the Classroom
(USA, August 16, 2016) Today, children often learn to swipe before they learn to write, but a recent study shows that paper use is on the rise in the classroom. Most surprising is that 82% of college students always or often use paper to study for exams, with those who always use paper tools up seven percent over last year.
This year’s Paper and Productive Learning: The Second Annual Back-to-School Report, commissioned by the Paper and Packaging Board, surveyed 4,300 Read More...
Resolute to Deploy Enzyme-Enabled Carbon Capture Technology at Saint-Félicien Pulp Mill
(Canada, Aug. 11, 2016) Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced that it, along with Serres Toundra Inc, has entered into a definitive agreement with CO2 Solutions Inc. to deploy leading enzyme-enabled carbon capture technology at Resolute’s Saint-Félicien pulp mill.
The C$7.4 million project involves the capture of up to 30 metric tons of CO2/day (tpd) from Resolute’s softwood kraft pulp mill, the majority of the CO2 being transported to Serres Toundra’s neighboring world-class vegetable greenhouse. By improving the performance of Read More...
Finland’s Production of Pulp, Paperboard and Softwood Sawn Timber Up in First Half 2016
(Helsinki, August 16, 2016) The forest-based sector’s [Finland] recent investments have boosted production of both paperboard and pulp in the first half of the year. Paperboard production increased 6.6% in January-June and pulp production was up 4.2% compared to the corresponding period of 2015. Production of softwood sawn timber likewise increased substantially in January-June, with output up some five percent. Total softwood sawn timber production came to 5.8 million cubic metres.
The forest-based sector produced a total of 1.6 million Read More...
Brazil’s Export of Pulp, Wood Panels and Paper Increased Substantially in First Half 2016
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 11, 2016) The balance of trade for the Brazilian planted tree industry totaled US$ 3.3 billion in the first half of 2016, recording a high of 12% year-over-year. The revenues of pulp, wood panels and paper exports totaled US$ 3.8 billion, 3.8% higher year-over-year, when the total was US$ 3.7 billion.
“Brazilian pulp exports are still on the rise, with noteworthy mention to China, who is currently the main destination of this input in the first Read More...
Cheng Loong TM 16 successfully passed its guarantee test
(Taiwan, August 17, 2016) In Taiwan the Cheng Loong TM 16 tissue machine provided by Voith successfully passed its guarantee test recently. Its operating speed is up to 2,001 m/min, which is the fastest speed with a steam hood in the world, leading the industry in several performance indexes.
In the guarantee test, TM 16 kept running at 2,001 m/min for 8 hours and reached all guarantee indexes. At this record-breaking high speed, the steam consumption of the TM 16 Read More...
Total U.S. Boxboard Production Down 2.5% in July
(Washington DC, August 18, 2016) The American Forest & Paper Association has released its July 2016 U.S. Paperboard Report which said total boxboard production decreased 2.5 percent when compared to July 2015 but increased 2.2 percent from last month.
Unbleached Kraft Boxboard production decreased over the same month as last year and decreased compared to last month.
Total Solid Bleached Boxboard & Liner production decreased when compared to July 2015 but increased compared to last month.
The production of Recycled Boxboard decreased Read More...
Ilim Group Signs Strategic Partnership with China’s Anhui Publishing Group
(Russia, August 12, 2016) Russian pulp and paper producer Ilim Group on July 22 signed a strategic partnership agreement with Anhui Publishing Group, the leading publishing house in the Chinese province of Anhui.
The signing ceremony at Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow was attended by Mr. Wang Min, President of Anhui Publishing Group, and Mr. Timofey Sokolenko, Vice-President for Sales Management of Ilim Group, in the presence of the leadership of Anhui province during their official visit to Russia.
Under the Read More...