Monthly Archives: March 2017
2017 Paper Industry Trends
(Canada, January 24, 2017) The continuous advances in the tissue paper industry have enabled businesses to become more connected to their distributers and end-users. Industry products are evolving to seamlessly serve the visions and values of modern businesses. As we forecast for the year ahead, here are some of the top industry trends for 2017:
E-Commerce
Like business-to-consumer (B2C) trends, the business-to-business (B2B) market is increasing its online sales -10% of B2B sales are already being completed online. The online shopping Read More...
Euromoney Institutional Investor to acquire RISI for $125 million
(London, UK, March 3, 2017) Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (“Euromoney”), the international online information and events group, has agreed to acquire 100% of the equity of RISI, the leading price reporting agency (“PRA”) for $125 million.
Highlights of the deal are:
• Euromoney acquires RISI, a leading price reporting agency, for $125 million
• Founded in 1985, risi has been part of axio group, an epiris managers’ business, since 2013In calendar year 2016 risi’s unaudited revenues were $29.6 million and its unaudited ebitda was Read More...
Link: Waste from paper-making could create a stronger sunscreen
(Canada, March 03, 2017) Sunscreen’s UV-blocking power could get a major boost from the addition of an all-natural waste product from the pulp and paper industry.
Chemical engineer Shiping Zhu and colleagues have found that lignin – a material found in the support tissues of vascular plants – can help sunscreen prevent ultraviolet rays from damaging the skin.
To read complete report Go To: “Waste from paper-making could create a stronger sunscreen” (Source: Knowridge Science Report)
Cover Image courtesy Knowridge Science Report
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New use for paper industry’s sludge and fly ash; can replace up to 50% of oil-based polypropylene
(Helsinki, Finland, March 08, 2017) VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examined, as part of the EU’s Reffibre project, whether new industrial applications could be developed for various types of sludge and fly ash generated by the paper and board industry. Laboratory tests showed that these side streams can replace up to 50% of oil-based polypropylene. They can be used as a raw material in plastic composites made using injection moulding and extrusion.
Large quantities of various side streams are Read More...
Link: Paper, paper, everywhere, and not a scrap to waste
(Canada, Feb, 24, 2017) Every Tuesday night I come face-to-face with the twin issues of consumption and “sustainable materials management” or the latest buzzword favoured by governments, the “circular economy,” writes John Mullinder of The Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC). “For Tuesday night is Recycling Night.”
Household paper that shouldn’t be in the garbage
(the 26% that doesn’t make it to the Blue Box)
To read complete report Go To: “Paper, paper, everywhere, and not a scrap to waste” (Source: Read More...
Link / China: paper producers hike prices riding on surging demand and limited supply
(Shanghai, China, March 06, 2017) Chinese demand continues to outstrip capacity, with pulp / paper producers coming out with fresh price hikes in February 2017.
As per a South China Morning Post report, “Asia Pulp and Paper Group raised its prices of art paper by 300-400 yuan (US$75-58) per tonne on February 17; Yueyang Forest and Paper increased its prices for offset paper by 500 yuan per tonne on February 18; Sun Paper hiked its copy paper prices by Read More...
Russian paper major Ilim Group identifies 5 priority regions in the Chinese market
(Russia, 2 March 2017) On March 2, Ilim Group held an off-site business conference on future operations in the Chinese market in Xiamen. Over 370 delegates from partner companies took part in the event. The key topics discussed included priority regions for sales development and projected product sales volumes.
China is a strategic sales market for Ilim Group. In 2016, the company produced 3.2 million tons of products, of which 1.4 million tons were destined for the Chinese market.
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Valmet-supplied fine paper line for Asia Symbol Paper started-up in China
(China, 7 March, 2017) Valmet-supplied fine paper production line for Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd. was successfully started up one month ahead of schedule on January 29, 2017. The new production line PM 12 produces top quality fine papers and it increases the company’s capability to produce value-added products.
For the PM 12, Valmet’s delivery includes a complete fine paper making line from stock preparation to reel with an approach flow system, white water systems, air systems, and clothing Read More...
Södra to increase price for NBSK pulp in Europe
(Stockholm, Sweden, March 07, 2017) As of April 1st 2017 Södra is raising the price of its NBSK pulp in Europe to $860 per tonne. The announcement is a response to a tight global market.
“The volume of pulp on the market is the main driver behind price movements and even small changes in pulp supply can affect the market,” commented Magnus Björkman, VP Marketing and sales Södra Cell. “At the moment, we are seeing a tight supply situation with Read More...
Czech paper machine maker to acquire Italian producer
(Prague, March 07, 2017) Czech paper machine producer Papcel a.s. has unveiled plans to take over an unnamed Italian paper machine ma-nufacturer.
Company representatives say that in the coming years, Papcel is plan-ning to take over a number of Western European industry players to in-crease its production capacities and export sales. Last year, the com-pany posted revenues of some CZK 1.2 billion (€44.5 million), according to data obtained by local business daily Hospodarske Noviny.
In late 2016, Papcel acquired Italian tissue Read More...
Cascades reports 4Q sales of $979 million
(Canada, 7 March, 2017) Cascades Inc. 4Q 2016 sales of $979 million increased by $4 million compared to the same period last year. This reflects higher year-over-year sales volumes in Containerboard and Specialty Products, and a $13 million sales increase generated by recovery and recycling activities.
On an adjusted basis, 4Q 2016 operating income stood at $32 million compared to $47 million in 2015.
Adjusted net earnings amounted to $15 million in the 4Q 2016 compared to $22 million for the Read More...
Ence posts a net profit of Euro 38.7 million in 2016
(Spain, 7 March, 2017) Ence – Energía y Celulosa - posted a net profit of Euro 38.7 million in 2016 (-22.4%). The adjusted EBITDA rose to Euro 42.2 million within the 4Q, with an increase of 29.1%, driven by increases of 26.5% and 35.6% in pulp and energy business, respectively. The adjusted EBITDA for the year was Euro 138 million.
Ignacio Colmenares, CEO of Ence, said: “Throughout 2016 we have achieved significant advances in our Strategic Plan, as it shows Read More...
Double A joins PEFC as an international stakeholder member
(Bangkok, Thailand, March 06, 2017) Double A, a major pulp and paper producer in Thailand, has been accepted by PEFC as an International Stakeholder member.
“It is wonderful to welcome Double A into the PEFC alliance,” said Ben Gunneberg, CEO of PEFC International. “Double A are doing fantastic work with smallholders in their country, as well as playing a vital support role in the development of a Thai national forest certification system.”
“In PEFC, Double A has found the right organization Read More...
Ranpak acquires E3neo
(Ohio, USA, March 07, 2017) With over 20 years of experience improving and automating customers’ order fulfillment processes, e3neo’s team provides optimal solutions across a variety of vendor platforms to meet the needs of high-volume fulfillment operations. By utilizing a turnkey approach of consulting, implementation and service, e3neo has improved fulfillment operations for customers in a wide variety of industries and geographies. Solutions range from integrating with customer warehouse management software for optimizing packaging dimensions, to carton erection, in-the-box Read More...
Polish paper maker to raise output capacity
(Poland, March 06, 2017) Polish paper producer Malta Decor Ltd has unveiled plans to hire 60 new employees at its plant in Bodzanów, in the country’s south-western region of Opolskie.
The move is related to the company’s plan to increase the facility’s output capacity. Under the plan, the plant in Bodzanów is to be fitted with another paper machine to make coated paper, according to the information obtained by local daily Nowa Trybuna Opolska.
Malta Decor says it operates five paper Read More...