Yearly Archives: 2016
Twinsaver to become the largest tissue manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Johannesburg, South Africa, Nov. 09, 2016) Twinsaver Group, the major manufacturer of tissue products in South Africa, announced that they will proceed with a R500 million investment in the country’s local manufacturing sector by investing in a state-of -the-art new plant at its Kliprivier operations site in Gauteng, South Africa. The line, supplied by Toscotec, will be started-up in the last quarter of 2017.
Twinsaver Group is mainly focused on a sustainable business and it is a branded organization with Read More...
US DoC initiates anti-circumvention inquiry on uncoated paper imports from five countries
(Washington DC, USA, Nov. 07, 2016) Responding to complaints from US producers who allege that competitors from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia and Portugal altered 83 Bright papers to dodge anti-dumping duties, the U.S DoC has initiated anti-circumvention inquiry on uncoated paper imports from the these five countries.
Notice issued by Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce:
“In response to a request from the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union; Read More...
Developing Markets Worldwide Drive Demand for Pressure Sensitive Tapes
(USA, Nov. 8, 2016) Advances in the global market for pressure sensitive tapes will generally be the strongest in the developing markets worldwide. The Asia/Pacific region, which is already the largest regional market, will continue to register above average gains. China will remain the largest market by a wide margin and will continue to post above average increases. The Africa/Mideast region will register the most rapid growth through the forecast period (2020 & 2025), but will still account for Read More...
Drewsen Spezialpapiere develops new greaseproof paper for food packaging
(Lachendorf, Germany, Nov. 09, 2016) Drewsen Spezialpapiere has developed the new greaseproof paper, Probarrier Nature for food packaging. Completely free of fluoropolymers the product provides excellent environmental characteristics and is fully biodegradable. The oil and fat barrier is achieved exclusively with the use of natural and renewable materials.
The product was developed especially for the high end brand manufacturers of food and their high quality packaging. The current portfolio encompasses papers with a high (DIN level 3), a medium (DIN Read More...
New law requires France’s government bodies to buy more recycled paper
(Gernsbach, Germany, Nov. 10, 2016) The entry into force of France’s law on the energy transition (Loi relative à la transition énergétique) as of 1 January 2017 means that the French state will have to ensure that its paper procurement achieves a target of at least 25% recycled paper. The law, which was adopted in August last year and contains numerous provisions on energy and environment, states in Article 79 that from the beginning of next year government bodies Read More...
Link: California bans plastic bags; recyclable paper bags to become the norm statewide
(Washington DC, USA, Nov 09, 2016) The fate of the first statewide single-use plastic bag ban remained confusing through Election Day and on into the night, even as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stunned the political world capturing the White House.
But by 3:30 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, 6:30 on the East Coast, it seemed California’s bag ban would stand. With 87 percent of the votes counted, Proposition 67 had 55 percent of the “yes” vote. The 4.4 million votes Read More...
German tissue paper maker upgrades Polish plant
(Switzerland, Nov. 08, 2016) German tissue maker Wepa Professional Hygiene has awarded a contract to Zurich-based ABB to expand the energy efficiency of its production facility in Piechowice, in Poland’s south-western part.
Under the plan, a new 110/20 kV substation will increase the factory’s energy supply capacity from the current 5 MV to 12 MV, raising the production facility’s output capacity and its energy efficiency, reports local news site Wnp.pl.
The amount of the investment in Piechowice was not disclosed by Read More...
Suzano to purchase 75,000 hectares of forest assets; to meet the demand from the expansion in pulp production
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 08, 2016) Suzano Papel E Celulose S.A. entered into with Companhia Siderúrgica Vale do Pindaré and with COSIMA - Siderúrgica do Maranhão Ltda. an agreement for the purchase of forest assets, purchase and commitment to purchase rural properties and other covenants.
The assets acquired include approximately 75,000 hectares of properties in Brazilian states of Maranhão and Tocantins, of which approximately 40,000 hectares is arable land; and planted forests on said arable lands.
The total price is an Read More...
Ahlstrom and Munksjö Announce Proposed Merger
(Nov. 7, 2016) The Boards of Directors of Munksjö Oyj and Ahlstrom Corporation announced the combination of the two companies through a merger. The proposed combination of the two companies would have preliminary combined annual net sales of approximately EUR 2.2 billion and adjusted EBITDA of EUR 249 million. (Based on the twelve months ended 30 September 2016. Excluding merger effects and Ahlstrom’s divestment of Osnabrück).
The deal will be implemented as a statutory absorption merger whereby Ahlstrom will be Read More...
Nine Dragons’ sales increased by 6.6 per cent in FY2016
(Hong Kong, Oct. 27, 2016) The Board of Directors of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited announced the audited consolidated results for the year ended 30 June 2016.
Both sales volume and sales revenue of the Group hiked to historical high once again during the Year: total sales volume reached approximately 13.1 million tonnes, increased by 7% year-on-year, bringing approximately RMB 32,092.8 million in sales, an increase of 6.6% year-on-year.
Although the sales growth rate was slightly lower than the sales volume Read More...
Slowdown Prompts China’s Pulp and Paper Producers to Consolidate, Invest Overseas
(Boston, Nov. 7, 2016) As China’s economic boom has slowed in recent years, its pulp and paper sector has responded with significant shifts in strategy. Mergers, overseas expansion, deleveraging and new product development have become priorities for China’s pulp and paper producers. Providing much-needed detail about this vital sector is the China Pulp and Paper Factbook, a new publication from RISI, the leading source of intelligence for the global forest products industry.
“The slowdown is bringing big changes for Read More...
Klabin SA 3Q16 market overview: “lackluster hardwood pulp prices”
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 27, 2016) 3Q16 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Paper and packaging sales volume amounted to 472 thousand tonnes, a 2% increase in relation to 3Q15 and 5% in relation to 2Q16. On the back of FX rate changes during the quarter, paper and packaging sales to the domestic market increased 4% in relation to 2Q16.
• Since start-up in March, pulp sales from the new Puma Unit in the city of Ortigueira (PR), continued to develop, totaling 315 thousand tonnes, a 74% Read More...
Research efforts to ensure more energy-efficient papermaking
(Stockholm, Sweden, 31 October 2016) The Swedish Energy Agency has recently awarded a grant of MSEK 11 to develop and demonstrate new dewatering processes for papermaking that can eventually be scaled up. Innventia is coordinating the three-year project that is now gathering momentum.
Hannes Vomhoff, Eva Ålander, Maria Sedin and Mattias Drotz at Innventia all have important roles in the project.
The project aims to develop and demonstrate new, more energy-efficient process solutions on a pilot scale, which it is thought Read More...
Kruger’s #PM10 rebuild project on budget and on time; will manufacture recycled lightweight linerboard
(Canada, Nov. 04, 2016) Kruger’s No. 10 Paper Machine (PM10) rebuild project is proceeding on time and on budget, as revealed by Kruger Inc. during a press briefing held this Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Trois-Rivières Mill. The company offered a behind-the-scenes look at the construction site of this the large-scale project that represents 500,000 person-hours of work over 20 months.
Once the project is completed in May 2017, the mill will start manufacturing 100% recycled lightweight and high-strength Read More...
Ence’s 3Q adjusted EBITDA increased by 25.1 per cent
(Spain, Nov. 04, 2016) Ence (Energía y Celulosa) achieved an adjusted EBITDA of Euro 32.7 million in the 3Q 2016, representing an increase of 25.1% over the previous quarter.
This significant improvement resulted in a net profit in July-September period of Euro 12.9 million compared to the negative result of the previous quarter, which was Euro 2.6 million. During the first 9 months of the year, net profit stood at Euro 24.3 million compared to 35.1 million in the same Read More...