Yearly Archives: 2016
Fresh for up to 3 days longer; scientific work shows how corrugated packaging for fruit and vegetables stops bacteria
(USA, Sept. 14, 2016) New scientific work explains why corrugated packaging outperforms returnable plastic containers (RPCs) when it comes to micro-biological contamination.
The work, conducted by Professor Rosalba Lanciotti and her research team at the University of Bologna’s Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences and published in Frontiers in Microbiology, follows a research study published in late June that showed corrugated containers keep fruit and vegetables fresh up to three days longer than RPCs.
Professor Lanciotti’s recent work revealed that microorganisms Read More...
Caraustar Introduces New On-Demand Packaging Ecommerce Site, Rapid-Pack
(USA, Sept. 13, 2016) Caraustar Consumer Packaging Group has introduced Rapid-Pack.com, a new ecommerce site that is targeted to businesses that want to order folding cartons on-line, pay with a credit card and have their order shipped within five business days of final proof approval.
Packages are printed on a HP Indigo 30000 digital printer, a 29-inch-format, sheet-fed press for folding cartons and ideal for short runs. Digital prints are of the highest quality. They match or exceed offset, allowing Read More...
Södra Breaks Ground for Pulp Mill Expansion Project at Mörrum
(Morrum, Sweden, Sept. 13, 2016) On Tuesday, the ground was officially broken for the new evaporator and brown stock washing system at Södra’s pulp mill at Mörrum, Sweden. The investment decision was made in February 2016 and will have several positive effects.
“A ground-breaking ceremony was held today for the new evaporator and brown stock washing system. This investment will enable us to grow with our customers by increasing the production rate for paper and dissolving pulp. The energy balance Read More...
Report: The Global Forest Industry in the 2Q/2016
(Seattle, USA, 12 September, 2016) The Softwood Wood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) was up 2.3% from the 1Q/16 to US$89.63/odmt. This was the first quarter-over-quarter increase since early 2014. A combination of a weaker US dollar and higher wood fiber prices in the local currencies in Western Canada, France, Brazil and Germany were the main reasons for the higher SFPI this quarter.
Excerpts from the Wood Resource Quarterly (www.woodprices.com)
Global Pulpwood Prices
-- Both wood fiber price indices jumped in the 2Q/16 Read More...
Researchers plumb the secrets of tissue paper
(Montreal, Canada, September 2016) Canada’s tissue manufacturers are now much closer to producing the perfect paper, thanks to new UBC research.
A team working with UBC mechanical engineering professors Sheldon Green and Srikanth Phani have created what is likely the first complete mathematical model of creping, the crinkling process that helps make tissue paper soft and resilient.
“The new model provides a significantly better understanding of the dynamics of the creping process, allowing manufacturers to tailor the process to a greater Read More...
Mondi Hikes Price for All Brown Sack Kraft Paper Grades
(Johannesburg, S Africa, Sept. 13, 2016) Mondi recently informed its customers of a price increase for all brown sack kraft paper grades.
In Europe, a 60 EUR per ton increase will apply to all deliveries from 15 October, while in overseas markets increases of between 8% and 12% will apply to all new orders, effective immediately.
To learn more please visit: www.mondigroup.com (Source: Mondi)
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Sappi North America Announces Neoterix ST with Sharklet Bacteria-Inhibition Technology
(Boston, USA, Sept. 13, 2016) Sappi North America has entered into an exclusive, worldwide license agreement with Sharklet Technologies, Inc. to manufacture and distribute casting and release paper featuring the ground-breaking SharkletTM microtexture. The new release paper is the first of its kind which creates surfaces that inhibit bacterial growth without the use of toxic additives or chemicals. The product will be the first in Sappi’s new NeoterixTM line and will be available to customers under the name Neoterix Read More...
KapStone Paper and Packaging to Invest $25 Million in Converting Assets
(Northbrook, Illinois, USA, Sept. 08, 2016) KapStone Paper and Packaging yesterday announced it is making an investment in building a new state-of-the-art sheet plant in Ontario, California, as well as investing as a minority partner in a sheet feeder in Ontario, California. The new sheet plant is expected to be manufacturing boxes by January 2017 and is intended to primarily supply the Company’s Victory Packaging operations in Southern California as well as other KapStone customers.
This venture, as well as Read More...
Valmet to supply key technologies for Cheng Loong’s new board machine
(Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 12, 2016) Valmet will supply Cheng Loong Binh Duong Paper Company with key process technology for its new BM 1 containerboard machine to be located in the company’s Ben Cat mill in Binh Duong Province in Vietnam. Valmet’s delivery includes a headbox, forming and press sections, a winder and quality measurement system.
The order is included in Valmet’s third quarter 2016 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of an order Read More...
Segezha Group’s revenue increased by 34 per cent to RUB 21.4 billion ($329 million) in 1H 2016
(Russia, Sept. 06, 2016) Segezha Group announces its unaudited consolidated IFRS results for the six months ended 30 June 2016. The Group’s revenue increased by 34%, to RUB 21.4 billion ($329 million) compared to 1H 2015.
OIBDA reached RUB 4.6 billion ($70.7 million), a year-on-year increase of 28%; OIBDA margin was 21.6%. 1H 2016 net income grew by 53.1%, to RUB 1.6 billion ($24.6 million) compared to 1H 2015.
Sergey Pomelov, President and Chairman of the Management Board of Segezha Group, Read More...
Romania’s Vrancart eyes €14.7M investment
(Bucharest, Romania, Sept. 09, 2016) Romania’s cardboard maker Vrancart Adjud is aiming to acquire funds from the Romanian state to implement an investment worth some RON 65.6 million (€14.7 million) in expanding and modernising its output capacity.
The manufacturer is planning to carry out the project in the years 2017 to 2019, according to the information obtained by local business daily Capital.
The cardboard maker reported sales revenues of some RON 117.36 million (€26.34 million) for the first six months of Read More...
Avery Dennison to strengthen pressure-sensitive manufacturing footprint; with $65 million Luxemburg investment
(Rodange, Luxembourg, Sept. 13, 2016) Demand for pressure-sensitive materials continues to grow in Europe. To meet future demand, Avery Dennison is strengthening its European manufacturing footprint with a $65 million investment to expand its Rodange, Luxembourg production facility. The investment is one of Avery Dennison’s largest operational initiatives globally in recent years.
“Following years of increasing market demand in Europe, and in line with our long-term growth strategy, we have decided to increase our capacity and capabilities so we can Read More...
Kyiv CPM to upgrade paper machine
(Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 09, 2016) Kyiv CPM has launched a modernization project of its tissue making machine, replacing the existing drying cylinder with a new one, manufactured by Valmet, Sweden.
According to the company information, the equipment was shipped from the city of Karlstad (Sweden) August 31, 2016, a month before the scheduled date. Expected delivery time of the drying cylinder with internal bearings and snap - the middle of October 2016. Entering the cylinder is scheduled for the end Read More...
Big Data and the new folding carton industry could become one of the most important drivers of change in this industry
(Paris, France, Sept. 08, 2016) The folding carton industry supply chain members will meet from 14 until 17 September 2016 in Antibes/Juan-les-Pins (France) for the ECMA Congress. This year’s theme for the ECMA Annual Congress will be: ‘Big Data – The New Folding Carton Industry’. Big Data could become one of the most important drivers of change in this industry. Big Data has the potential to fundamentally change the way businesses compete and operate and could provide a competitive Read More...