Yearly Archives: 2017
Sonoco announces $2.725 million packaging initiative
(USA, 05 Dec 2017) Sonoco has announced a new research partnership with Clemson University: the Sonoco FRESH (Food Research Excellence for Safety and Health) initiative will develop new technologies and new forms of packaging to optimize the fresh food lifecycle.
“Sonoco is committed to serving fresh brands, using packaging to tackle the challenges they face,” said Sonoco President and CEO Jack Sanders. “Optimizing fresh food packaging to extend shelf life and maintain quality makes fresh produce more accessible to communities, Read More...
UPM and the Government of Uruguay sign an investment agreement to establish a competitive operating platform for a possible new pulp mill in Uruguay
(Helsinki/Montevideo 8 November 2017) UPM and the Government of Uruguay have signed an investment agreement, which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill investment. The agreement details the roles, commitments and time-line for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision.
The agreement defines the requirements for the operating environment of a world-class pulp mill project. The site of the mill would be close to the city of Paso Read More...
Recovered paper: New Chinese environmental standards to test scrap paper market in 2018
(Brussels, Belgium, November 2017) On 15 November 2017, China officially notified WTO of its intent to adopt a number of Environmental Protection Control standards for imported solid wastes as raw materials. The following percentages were communicated as the applicable thresholds for impurities: smelt slag 0.5%, wood 0.5%, paper 0.5%, ferrous 0.5%, non-ferrous 1%, waste electric motors 0.5%, wires and cables 0.5%, metal and appliance scrap 0.5%, vessels 0.05%, plastic 0.5%, autos 0.3%. The Chinese WTO notifications proposed the date Read More...
A.Celli to supply five tissue machines for Yibin Paper Industry in China
(Italy, 27 November, 2017) A.Celli Paper received an order confirmation from Yibin Paper Industry Co., Ltd (part of the YIBO Group) for the supply of five high-speed tissue machines, each of which boasts a production capacity of 25,000 tons per year, 74 tons per day at 100% efficiency.
The supply includes two new tissue machines model iDEAL® with web format at the pope reel of 2.800 mm, a design speed of 1800m/min and an 18’ Steel Yankee Dryer, and three Read More...
Print and Paper Packs a Punch in a Digital World
(USA, Oct. 03, 2017) The results of an international survey by Two Sides provides unique insight into how print and paper is viewed, preferred and trusted by consumers around the globe.
In June 2017, a survey of over 10,700 consumers was commissioned by Two Sides and carried out by leading research company Toluna. Nationally representative surveys were undertaken in ten countries: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The results reveal Read More...
Containerboard Market Tightens Further in September as In-Transit Inventories Fall Again
(USA, Oct. 17, 2017) The US containerboard market is tightening with declining inventories at mills and box plants bolstered by a strong box business, says Vertical Research Partners’ packaging and forest products analyst Chip Dillon.
Dillon offered the following insight into the tightening containerboard sector:
Box Shipments Increase by 4.0% Per Day on Challenging Comp
This morning, AF&PA and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) released their September 2017 US box shipments and box plant/containerboard mill data. Box shipments (measured in billion square Read More...
Paper Excellence to buy Brazil’s Eldorado from J&F for $4.7 billion
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 2017) Brazilian holding company J&F Investimentos SA on Saturday accepted a proposal from Netherlands-based Paper Excellence to buy pulpmaker Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA for 15 billion reais ($4.7 billion), including debt.
The companies said in a statement that the transaction would take 12 months to complete, and Paper Excellence, controlled by the owners of Indonesia’s Asia Pulp & Paper Co Ltd, would fully assume Eldorado’s debt of almost 8 billion reais.
Eldorado is among the flagship assets Read More...
Brazil’s Forest Products Sector Revenue from Exports of Pulp, Paper and Wood Panels Up 10.9% in First Ten Months 2017
(Brazil, Dec. 1, 2017) The Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá) reported that from January through October of 2017, pulp exports rose 2.9% in comparison with the same period of the previous year, reaching 16.0 million tons sold; exports of wood panels increased by 29.4%, with 1.1 million cubic meters directed toward foreign markets, and paper exports grew 0.4% with almost 1.7 million tons traded. This positive performance propelled export revenues past the US$ 7 billion mark in the first 10 Read More...
Sappi to Increase Prices on Woodfree Grades in Europe by 6-8%, Jan. 1
(Brussels, Nov. 17, 2017) Sappi today announced that it will increase prices for woodfree grades by 6-8% effective on deliveries from January 1, 2018 for all European markets. This follows previous announcements made for its LWC and MWC grades, Sappi added.
In a press release, Sappi said, “Due to continuing input cost increases and unsustainable profit levels, Sappi is forced to continue passing on this cost inflation.
“Despite strong order books, margins continue to be depressed by this severe input cost Read More...
The Navigator Company to Increase Prices for Uncoated Woodfree Paper by 5-7%
(Portugal, Nov. 20, 2017) The Navigator Company announced today that it will be increasing prices across its uncoated woodfree papers portfolio in Middle East, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America, effective January 1.
The Portugal-based paper producer said the price increases will range from 5% to 7%. (Source: The Navigator Company)
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Zanders to Hike Prices for All of Its Paper Grades on January 1
(Germany, Oct. 25, 2017) Zanders today announced a price increase of 5-8% for all paper grades, effective on all deliveries as of January 1, 2018.
Zanders said the price hike is the result of continuing increases in raw material costs, namely pulp and chemicals.
Zanders added that sales managers will be contacting all customers shortly to confirm new pricing details.
Zanders is a German manufacturer of high quality specialty papers and boards developed especially for labels, packaging and graphical applications. To learn Read More...
Lecta Distribution Group to Hike Prices by 5-8% for All Paper Grades
(Italy, Nov. 22, 2017) Lecta Distribution Group, made up of Torraspapel Distribution in France, Spain and Portugal, and Polyedra in Italy, today announced that it will increase prices for all paper grades, effective January 8, 2018.
“The price increase will affect our entire product portfolio and it will vary from 5 to 8% according to the product and format,” Lecta said in a press release.
“This movement is unavoidable due to the price increases applied by the majority of our suppliers,” Read More...
UPM Reports Strong Third Quarter Results on Operational Efficiency, Volumes
(Helsinki, Finland, Oct. 24, 2017) UPM’s President and CEO Jussi Pesonen said the company had an “excellent” third quarter with good growth in deliveries and strong operational efficiency with no significant maintenance activity.
The following are Mr. Pesonen’s comments on UPM’s third quarter 2017 results:
“The third quarter was another excellent quarter for UPM. The markets were favourable and we achieved good growth in delivery volumes. We also succeeded in mitigating input cost inflation with sales price increases and cost efficiency Read More...
Fibria Third Quarter Net Revenue Up Sharply on Pricing, Volumes
(Brazil, Oct. 24, 2017) Brazilian market pulp producer Fibria produced 1.449 million tons of pulp in the third quarter, representing growth of 11% on the year-ago period. Compared to the second quarter of 2017, production grew by 9%. This performance benefited from the start-up of the Company’s new pulp mill in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, on August 23, three weeks ahead of schedule, which added 124,000 tons of pulp to Fibria’s total production in the third quarter.
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Graphic Packaging and International Paper to Create a $6 Billion Integrated Paper-Based Packaging Company
(New York, Oct. 24, 2017) Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) will create a $6 billion paper-based packaging company by forming a new partnership comprised of Graphic Packaging’s existing businesses and International Paper’s (NYSE: IP) North America Consumer Packaging business. Graphic Packaging Holding Company will own 79.5 percent of the partnership and will be the sole operator. International Paper will own 20.5 percent of the partnership, equivalent to a $1.14 billion value. The partnership will assume $660 million of Read More...