Yearly Archives: 2017
Orchids Paper Starts Up New Tissue Paper Machine at Barnwell, SC
(USA, June 12, 2017) Orchids Paper Products announces the startup of its new 100% state of the art QRT Paper Machine in Barnwell, South Carolina, with paper machine capacity of 35,000 tons per year. The QRT Paper Machine, developed by Valmet, is new technology capable of manufacturing both ultra-premium and premium tissue, towel, facial, and napkin paper at a lower manufacturing cost compared to traditional ultra-premium machines. This paper is an integral part of Orchids strategy to penetrate the Read More...
WestRock completes acquisition of five US corrugated plants
(USA, 12 June 2017) WestRock Company recently announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain operations of U.S. Corrugated, a large independent manufacturer of corrugated products for packaging and displays.
WestRock acquired five corrugated converting facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana from U.S. Corrugated, through which it provides a comprehensive suite of products and services to customers in a variety of end markets, including food & beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer electronics.
The five facilities will operate as part of WestRock’s Read More...
Packaging industry continues to demand new solutions
(UK, 29 May 2017) Global demand for functional and barrier coatings in paper and paperboard applications, is forecast to grow by 4.9% year-on-year to $5.18 billion by 2022.
Exclusive data from the new Smithers Pira report – The Future of Functional and Barrier Coatings for Paper and Board to 2022 - determines that future growth will be driven by a resurgent global outlook and the greater penetration of into transition economies. The Asia-Pacific market will represent over 54% of Read More...
The Global Forest Industry in the 1Q/2017
(Seattle, USA, June 12, 2017) Global Pulpwood Prices:
• The Global Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) fell 0.7% quarter-over-quarter in the 1Q/17, which was down 3.0% from the 1Q/16. The SPFI has been in decline for almost five years and is currently at its lowest level since the 3Q/04. In real terms, the SFPI in the 1Q/17 was at its lowest level since WRQ initiated the index 30 years ago in 1988. The biggest recent declines in softwood Read More...
Link: Asia Pulp and Paper to tap increasing demand for paper for holy book
(Jakarta, Indonesia, June 12, 2017) Giant paper producer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is forecasting the sales volume of Quran paper to increase by 7 percent to 23,625 metric tons (MT) this year, thanks to strong demand from countries in the Middle East, such as Iran, Egypt and Lebanon.
APP, the subsidiary of diversified conglomerate Sinar Mas Group, currently covers 60 percent of Quran paper needs worldwide. About 70 percent of its Quran paper is exported to the Middle East, Read More...
Tissue machine started up at Paper Trime in Portugal
(Lisbon, 19 May 2017) Paper Prime, a company belonging to the Trevipapel Group, and Toscotec announce the successful start-up of the new TM1. The installation and commissioning were performed according to the scheduled time and the start-up went very smoothly.
Toscotec’s turn-key project for TM#1 includes a stock preparation plant for dry virgin pulp, AHEAD-2.0S tissue machine with Steel Yankee Dryer TT SYD-16FT, machine auxiliaries including Milltech Gas fired Hood, steam & condensate and dust removal system, electrification starting from Read More...
From four wheels to two – corrugated is the driving force
(UK, 2017) Corrugated’s track record as a versatile, robust and space saving packaging solution for goods in transit has taken on a whole new meaning following the latest innovative creations using the UK’s favourite packaging material.
This exceptionally flexible material has been engineered into eye-catching structures such as a full-scale working model of a luxury car, protection for an iconic bicycle and a huge model to help plan a new extension for a children’s hospital in the United States, to Read More...
Resolute to Idle Coated Paper Machine at Catawba; will remove about 193,000 metric tons per year of coated paper capacity
(Canada, June 8, 2017) Resolute Forest Products on June 1 announced that it will idle a paper machine, PM 2, at its Catawba pulp and paper mill in South Carolina on June 30.
About 180 employees will be affected by the decision.
Resolute has experienced lower demand for all kinds of lightweight, coated paper products, including magazines, catalogs and flyer inserts, according to spokeswoman Debbie Johnston.
Production will be absorbed by Resolute’s other paper machine, No. 3, also in Catawba. That machine Read More...
SCA to Close Tissue Production Plant in the Flagstaff, Arizona
(USA, June 7, 2017) SCA said that it has decided to close the tissue production plant in Flagstaff, Arizona (USA).
In a press release, SCA said, “The closure of the Flagstaff tissue production plant is part of SCA’s Tissue Roadmap and is aligned with the company’s strategy to optimize the geographic production footprint to drive cost and capital efficiency and further increase value creation in the Professional Hygiene business area.”
The Flagstaff tissue production plant has an annual capacity of 55,000 Read More...
Brazilian pulp and paper exports increase, French pulp production rises
(Greenwich (CT), USA, June 8, 2017) While Brazilian domestic pulp consumption fell in March 2017, pulp exports surged almost 10 percent. Meanwhile, French pulp production output climbed 3 percent for the month, according to CW Research’s Paper and Pulp Country Market Data coverage available on IPPWeek.com.
“Brazilian pulp producers exported 3.3 million tons of pulp, principally driven by Chinese and North American demand. Domestically, the story was the opposite and saw weakness,” according to Tea Vukicevic, Associate Analyst with CW Read More...
ANDRITZ successfully starts up second tissue machine with steel Yankee for Hebei Yihoucheng, China
(Graz, June 9, 2017) International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully completed start-up of the second tissue machine supplied to Hebei Yihoucheng, China.
The PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine has a design speed of 1,650 m/min and a width of 2.85 m. The Yankee, manufactured entirely of steel, has a diameter of 3.65 m. It is the “twin” of its predecessor, the TM1, that was started-up successfully in 2014.
The order also included supply of the complete stock preparation plant, automation, and drives. The Read More...
DS Smith takes over French packaging specialist DPF Groupe
(London, UK, June 01, 2017) DS Smith Plc, the leading provider of recycled corrugated packaging in Europe, is pleased to announce the acquisition of DPF Groupe.
DPF Groupe is a specialist in multi material packaging solutions for the industry and a well-invested corrugated producer. It operates two companies in France, DPF in Rives near Grenoble and Tout’Embal in Alès, and employs c. 80 people. DPF Groupe builds on DS Smith’s capability in growing markets and is complementary to DS Smith Read More...
Ahlstrom-Munksjö to Invest in Genuine Vegetable Parchment Products in France
(France, June 6, 2017) Ahlstrom-Munksjö announced that it will invest in new production capacity at its Saint Severin plant in France to meet the growing demand for Genuine Vegetable Parchment (GVP) products used mainly in baking and cooking papers as well as in other food packaging solutions.
The total investment is approximately EUR 6.7 million.
The investment includes installing a new parchmentizer line as well as the building hosting it and a warehouse at the site.
The project will be completed in Read More...
Mondi Publishes New Visual Book for Its IQ Color Range of Uncoated Tinted Papers
(U.K., June 7, 2017) Mondi has published an expressive new visual book for its IQ color range of uncoated tinted papers. “The Art of Seeing” invites people to take a journey through color and explore visual phenomena and perception. Its 288 pages are filled with vivid colors, creative elements and optical illusions.
Designers can easily remove color samples from specially perforated pages to experiment with different ideas and color combinations.
The IQ color range encompasses 36 standard colors, from soft pastels Read More...
Paper Company SCA Invests €800 Million In Pulp Expansion Project
(Sweden, May 31, 2017) SCA, the Swedish paper-product company, has announced that its ongoing expansion project at the Östrand pulp mill will increase bleached kraft-pulp capacity from 430,000 to 900,000 tonnes per year.
SCA reports that the total investment amounts to approximately SEK 7.8 billion (€800 million), SEK 3.1 billion (€317 million) of which was invested by the end of the first quarter of 2017.
Production at the mill is planned to start in June 2018, and an extended stoppage period Read More...