Monthly Archives: July 2017
Brazil’s Forest Products Sector Records Steady Growth, January – May 2017
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 20, 2017) The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) reported that the trade balance for the Brazilian planted tree industry reached US$2.9 billion from January to May of 2017 -- growth of 4.9% compared to the same period last year. During the year, the sector accumulated total exports of US$ 3.3 billion, 3.2% higher than the same period in 2016. Pulp sales abroad reached US$ 2.4 billion (+4.1%), while foreign sales of paper were US$ 767 million Read More...
Vinda Paper starts up two Toscotec supplied machines
(China, July 18, 2017) Vinda Paper Zhejiang fired up two Toscotec supplied tissue machines, TM 3 and 4, at its Longyou mill in Zhejiang province. The mill successfully achieved start-up according to schedule and thus increased its production capacity by 60,000 tons/year.
The new AHEAD-2.0M tissue lines are designed for the production of premium quality tissue products, including toilet paper and facial tissue. Vinda Zhejiang’s new mill currently has four Toscotec’s tissue machines, two AHEAD-1.5M fired up in 2014 and Read More...
UPM Launches New SC Paper, UPM Impresse plus C
(Helsinki, Finland, July 13, 2017) UPM has launched a new SC paper, UPM Impresse plus C, custom-developed for coldset web offset printing. UPM Impresse plus C offers a smoother, glossier finish and a unique, magazine-quality result that sets new benchmarks in CSWO printing.
“Customers with coldset presses told us they needed to make better use of their capacity and expand into new areas of commercial printing but they couldn’t compete with the quality of heatset and rotogravure printers,” explains Olli Read More...
Accrol Group invested Euro 4.5 million in a new tissue converting machine
(U.K., 07 July 2017) Accrol Group Holdings has invested Euro 4.5 million in a new tissue converting machine for its recently opened facility in Leyland, Lancashire, England.
The new machine features the latest technology and will be used in the conversion of a variety of tissue grades, and will have a capacity of 15,000 tonnes or c. GBP 20 million sales per annum. Installation and commissioning will be towards the end of FY 2018.
Accrol opened its 168,000 sq. ft. manufacturing Read More...
Mondi to create new water-repellent paper bag
(London, 17 Jul 2017) Mondi Industrial Bags, in collaboration with its customer and cement producer LafargeHolcim, has created SPLASHBAG – a paper-based solution designed to satisfy the need of dealing with materials that are often exposed to wet conditions or environments. The product has been developed as a direct response to the customer’s packaging needs in this area, and is suitable for the protection of moisture-sensitive filling goods, including building materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Based on Mondi`s Advantage Protect sack Read More...
llim Group and Orgkhim Biochemical Create Biochemical Joint Venture in Russia
(Russia, July 13, 2017) Ilim Group and Orgkhim Biochemical Holding have signed an agreement to set up a 50/50 joint venture, Amber Stream LLC, which will produce a wide range of pine chemical products with a high added value, including unique products completely new to the Russian pine chemical industry.
Amber Stream will set up its first production line in Koryazhma (Arkhangelsk Region) at Ilim’s pulp and paper mill -- the Group’s flagship manufacturing facility in terms of capacity and Read More...
WestRock Completes Acquisition of Assets from Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC
(USA, July 18, 2017) WestRock Company [on July 17] announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets of Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC, which together are independent producers of corrugated boxes, sheets and point-of-purchase displays.
The assets acquired include a corrugator and the corrugated converting operations located in Wheatley Heights, New York, and certain related fulfilment assets located in Saddle Brook, New Jersey. This acquisition will enable WestRock to integrate more than 80,000 Read More...
Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) From listing date, NOREXECO will set closing prices, have tradeable prices on screen and open for block trades
(Kongsvinger, Norway, July 12, 2017) NOREXECO on July 6 announced that it will begin listing the most widely traded grade of recovered paper -- Old Corrugated Container (OCC). Subject to regulatory approval, OCC will be listed from the beginning of 2018.
From listing date, NOREXECO will set closing prices, have tradeable prices on screen and open for block trades. Ongoing consultations with the industry will determine product structure, indexes, settlement etc. Gaining essential support from major industrial participants will be Read More...
Announcement: Moody’s: Potential Eldorado sale could transform Latin America’s fragmented pulp sector
(Sao Paulo, June 29, 2017) The potential sale of Eldorado Brasil (unrated) to an industry peer could transform Latin America’s fragmented pulp sector, improving the business prospects for any of the region’s four major rated pulp producers, says Moody’s Investors Service in a report. However, any deal could also strain the credit quality of those companies.
Press reports in Brazil suggest that J&F Investimentos (unrated) is considering selling its stake in hardwood pulp producer Eldorado to another Latin American pulp Read More...
Wood Fiber Costs for U.S. Pulp Mills Decreased During 2016 and Early 2017
(Seattle, USA, July 10, 2017) “Volatile” could best describe many of the North American regional market conditions in the first quarter of 2017! The volatility came in many different areas; adverse weather events, operation breakdowns, plant explosions, and idling, as well as uncertainties over looming trade policy decisions, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR) published by Wood Resources International. Wood flows across Canada and the U.S. northern tier of states as well as through the Pacific Read More...
CEPI: European Paper Industry’s Performance Resilient In 2016
(Brussels, July 6, 2017) In the background of increasingly uncertain global markets, European production of paper and board demonstrated resilience in 2016. This not only continues the trend of recent years but exceeds the performance of other key paper-producing regions including the United States and Canada.
European consumption of paper and board has exhibited a rise for the third consecutive year, growing by 0.3% in 2016, driven by stronger demand for certain categories of paper products particularly sustainable packaging, hygiene Read More...
Lecta to Hike Prices for Thermal and Carbonless Paper
(Italy, July 6, 2017) Lecta has announced price increases for its thermal and carbonless paper deliveries, effective September 4, 2017.
The increase will be around 6% in thermal papers and 10% for carbonless papers, depending on format and country.
Lecta said the price increase is unavoidable to offset the increase in manufacturing costs due to the continuously rising prices of raw materials, particularly pulp and chemicals.
Lecta added that its sales teams are at customers’ disposal to provide specific information on how Read More...
Sonoco-Alcore to Increase Paperboard Prices in Europe
(Italy, July 05, 2017) Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. today announced it will again raise prices by a further EUR 50 per tonne (GBP 40 / tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the company’s European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th July 2017.
“Demand for raw materials has continued to rise throughout the year as a result of China’s “National Sword” initiative, new capacity within the paper packaging sector, and the European economy currently being Read More...
Fibria to acquire minority stake in Finnish start-up Spinnova
(Helsinki, Finland, July 10, 2017) Fibria acquires a minority interest in Spinnova Oy, a private company organized in Finland.
Spinnova is a Finnish start-up focused on the development of low-cost and environmentally sustainable technologies for the production of raw materials for the textile industry. These technologies use wood fibers for the production of fibrous yarns and staple fibers that can replace cotton, viscose and/or other consumption materials in textiles and non-woven applications.
Fibria agreed to subscribe and pay in a number Read More...
Stora Enso Divests Its Rigid Paperboard Business Re-board in Sweden
(Helsinki, July 5, 2017) Stora Enso has today signed an agreement to divest the business and assets of its Swedish subsidiary Stora Enso Re-board AB, a producer of rigid paperboard for expositions and displays, to Culas AB, which is partially owned by the current managing director of Stora Enso Re-board AB, John-Ake Svensson.
“Stora Enso’s focus within packaging is on developing and delivering fibre-based solutions throughout the value chain. Re-board delivers a niche product and we believe that a new Read More...