Yearly Archives: 2017
Link: Paper industry investments in Gulf valued at $3.9bn
(Qatar, Feb. 20, 2017) The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) announced in a report that the cumulative investments in the paper products manufacture reached approximately $3.9bn in 2015, compared to about $2.6bn in 2010, an increase of approximately 49 percent and a CAGR (compound annual growth rate)of 8.3 percent during this period.
Saudi Arabia was ranked first, with cumulative investments reaching more than $3bn or 77.5 percent of the total investments in the GCC paper products industry in 2015. Read More...
Paper Exports of Indonesia Fall on US & Aussie Anti-Dumping Duty
(Djakarta, Indonesia, January 09, 2017) Indonesian paper manufacturers may see their exports fall further in 2017 as Australia and the United States have implemented high anti-dumping import duties on paper from Indonesia. Liana Bratasida, Executive Director Indonesia Pulp & Paper Association (APKI), said several local paper manufacturers stopped shipments to Australia after the country implemented anti-dumping import duties in the range of 2.4 - 72.8 percent in December 2016. Reportedly, it has become not feasible for these companies to Read More...
Sack and kraft packaging demand shifting to consumer applications
(UK, 21 February 2017) World demand for sack and kraft paper used in packaging is set for healthy annual growth of 3% across the next five years according to the latest exclusive research from Smithers Pira.
In 2016 demand from this segment stood at over 23 million tonnes of material and held a value worldwide of $66 billion (US)/$86 billion (CAN) according to the new market study The Future of Sack and Kraft Paper to 2021[http://www.smitherspira.com/industry-market-reports/paper/paper-packaging/the-future-of-sack-and-kraft-paper]. Its analysis charts how Read More...
Romanian tissue paper production up 16% in 2016
(Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 21, 2017) Romanian tissue paper makers managed to expand their total output to some 170,000 tonnes in 2016, an increase of 16% compared with a year earlier, according to data released by local industry association ROMPAP.
In the years 2008 to 2016, the country’s tissue paper production doubled. The Romanian market is currently estimated to be worth be-tween €400 million and €450 million per year.
The three leading players with a largest market share include Romanian producer Pehart Read More...
Suzano earmarks R$720 million in 2017 to diversify product mix and improve production efficiency
(Sao Paulo, Brazil, Feb. 21, 2017) Suzano Pulp and Paper said that it will invest around R$720 million by year-end in a set of projects intended to diversify its operations in Brazil through higher-value products, boost structural competitiveness, cut costs and enhance environmental initiatives.
The investments will be used to build two tissue lines -- one at the Mucuri Unit in Bahia state and the other at the Imperatriz Unit in Maranhão state. Suzano will also build a lignin production Read More...
U.S. Containerboard Production Increased 1.5 Percent in January 2017
(Washington DC, Feb. 21, 2017) The American Forest & Paper Association released its January 2017 U.S. Containerboard Report, which said containerboard production was 1.5 percent higher compared to January 2016. The month-over-month average daily production compared to December 2016 was 0.2 percent lower.
The containerboard operating rate for January decreased from 97 percent (in Dec. 2016) to 96.5 percent, which was 1.7 percent higher compared to January of last year. (Source: AF&PA)
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Link / India: Sirpur Paper Mill put up for sale by banks
(Adilabad, Telengana, India, Feb. 2017) The closed Sirpur Paper Mills Limited (SPM) has been put up for sale by banks to recover their dues amounting to ₹422.21 crore. The sale is being seen as the first concrete step towards reopening of the unit which has 2,000 staff and workers on its rolls besides 1,000 contract workers.
SPM was an integrated pulp and paper mill, one of the largest manufacturer of variety and colour paper. It was started in 1938 in Read More...
New Product Category Rule Developed for Roundwood and Pulp/Paper
(Emeryville, California, Jan 25, 2017) An innovative Product Category Rule (PCR) specifying rules for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) focused on wood and paper has been developed by the North American Environmental Paper Network (EPN), an independent not-for-profit coalition with diverse expertise in forest and paper sustainability issues, and SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental certification, auditing and standards development.
Initially announced in September 2015 and now finalized, this framework allows for the development of LCAs and Environmental Read More...
New Study Projects Steady Growth for Molded Fiber Pulp Packaging in Western Europe
(Feb. 16, 2017) Future Market Insights (FMI) in its upcoming outlook titled “Moulded Fibre Pulp Packaging Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment, 2016-2026” projects a steady growth in demand for moulded fibre pulp packaging.
According to FMI, the global market for moulded fibre pulp packaging is heavily driven by the robust adoption of eco-friendly and biodegradable packaging solution. Moulded fibre pulp offers packaging convenience and is cost effective having minimum warehousing or inventory costs.
Apart from egg packaging, leading players Read More...
Stora Enso to shut down one SC paper machine at Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden
(Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 16, 2017) Stora Enso today announced that it will start co-determination negotiations with employees at its Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden regarding a plan to reorganise the mill, including a permanent closure of paper machine (PM) 8.
Kvarnsveden Mill
The planned actions would affect a maximum of 140 employees, Stora Enso said.
PM8 has an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of supercalendered (SC) uncoated magazine paper and it is planned to be shut down by the end of the second Read More...
Pulp firm Mercer reviews Q4/16: “growth in softwood deliveries continue to be strong; looking at strong prices in February / March”
(Calgary, Canada , Feb. 10, 2017) [Extracts from Q4 2016 Financial Report & Conference Call dated Feb. 10, 2017] Mr. David M. Gandossi – Chief Executive Officer, Mercer International, discusses the Q4/16 pulp & paper market and the outlook for 2017.
Q4 Overview & Outlook:
Results:
Mercer International Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company recorded an EBITDA of $57.8 million compared to $47.9 million in Q3 2016. Our Q4 result reflects steady pulp demand, Read More...
Andritz to upgrade board machine for Consorzio Cartiere in Tivoli; capacity increase from 78,000 to over 100,000 t/a
(Graz, Austria, Feb. 15, 2017) Andritz was awarded an order from Consorzio Cartiere in Tivoli, Italy, to upgrade the board machine and related stock preparation line at the mill in Tivoli. After start-up, which is scheduled for the beginning of 2018, the capacity of the board machine will be increased from 78,000 to over 100,000 t/a. The paper machine has a design speed of 1,000 m/min and produces fluting, testliner, corrugated medium and imitation-kraft papers with a basis weight Read More...
Link: A case for print vs. digital; “replicating print in a digital device not so easy”
(USA, December 2016) In digital journalists Roger Fidler’s vision of the future, news and information were headed to the nascent internet, where stories would be instantly published from one computer to millions more, eliminating the need to operate an expensive press run by expensive workers. A tablet, he thought, was the perfect device to replace paper. Readers could click on boxes that revealed data or more information about a particular subject. Advertisers could produce immersive, interactive ads. And the Read More...
Catalyst Introduces New Line of Lightweight Flexible Packaging Papers, LEAP
(Canada, Feb. 15, 2017) Catalyst Paper announced a new line of packaging papers, branded LEAP. These coated and uncoated lightweight flexible packaging papers for food packaging will be produced at the company’s Biron mill in Wisconsin as of February 2017.
Catalyst’s LEAP packaging papers are designed for food applications such as flat or pinch bottom bags, sugar packets, poly and adhesive laminated products, and ice cream treats. Available in 15 to 50 pound basis weights (lbs per 3,000 ft2), LEAP Read More...
Verso Introduces NK Series of Lightweight Natural Kraft Machine Glazed Papers
(New York, Feb. 14, 2017) Verso today announced the introduction of its NK Series, a family of lightweight, machine-glazed natural kraft papers manufactured using unbleached virgin fiber. The NK Series will be produced at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, with an initial focus on foodservice and flexible packaging applications such as quick service restaurant and concession bags, sandwich wraps, pouches, microwave popcorn bags, and specialty tape and waxing base.
“Market demand continues to grow for unbleached fiber papers as Read More...