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Pratt Industries Officially Opens New Corrugated Box Factory in Beloit, Wisconsin
(USA, March 23, 2017) Pratt Industries on March 20 officially opened its newest corrugated box factory -- a $60 million investment in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Governor Scott Walker, who was on hand for the ribbon cutting and a tour of the 350,000 sq. foot facility, hailed the company for creating “good paying jobs here and across the United States.”
“We’re thrilled at this commitment,” the Governor told more than 150 customers and employees. “As an international leader in paper and packaging, Pratt Read More...
Tembec to invest $136 million in Quebec operations
(Canada, March 24, 2017) Tembec today announced a four-year $136 million capital investment program in its Quebec facilities to improve competitiveness, centered on its specialty cellulose pulp operation at the Temiscaming manufacturing site.
According to Tembec, this investment qualifies the company to benefit from electricity rebates applicable to large industrial power users under the Electricity Discount Program for Consumers Billed at Rate “L”. Tembec will be reimbursed for an amount of up to $55 million, representing 40% of the $136 Read More...
Rondo Ganahl to take over German packaging specialist
(Germany, March 24, 2017) Rondo Ganahl AG is to fully take over the German packaging specialist company Walz Verpackungen in Langenenslingen / Ittenhausen.
Walz has made a name for itself, above all with special packaging solutions for demanding applications and in the service sector.
Walz employs around 100 people and has a turnover of € 22 million.
The takeover will result in a close liaison between both companies. As a result of the fusion, Rondo Ganahl AG will expand its product range Read More...
Holledau plant has started operations
(Germany, March 27, 2017) The new Holledau plant for Thimm Verpackung in Bavaria, Germany, has started production, meeting all scheduled deadlines as planned. An official opening ceremony is due to take place in May.
The ground-breaking ceremony for one of Europe’s most advanced corrugated cardboard plants took place in Wolnzach in September 2015. The first construction phase covering 26,000 square metres of the 90,000-square-metre site is now complete. Following a test run, series production has been under way at the Read More...
Huntsman to close remaining operations at its plant in Calais, France
(France, March 27, 2017) Huntsman Corporation has announced a plan to close the white end finishing and packaging operation of its titanium dioxide (TiO2) manufacturing facility based in Calais, France, during the 3Q 2017.
The announced plan follows the 2015 closure of the black end manufacturing operations and would result in the closure of the entire facility. 108 positions on the site will be affected.
The plan to close the Calais white end is structured to allow completion of any remaining Read More...
Pöyry Awarded Detailed Design Contract for Paper Machine Rebuild at Sappi’s Somerset Mill
(Johannesburg, South Africa, March 21, 2017) Pöyry announced that it has been awarded a contract from Sappi for a detailed design for the rebuild of Sappi North America’s No. 1 Paper Machine at its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine (USA).
According to Pöyry, the rebuild will impact nearly every component of the machine -- from pulp makedown to finishing and shipping.
The $165 million capital project will expand Sappi North America’s manufacturing capabilities and flexibility to include a variety of consumer Read More...
Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Decreased 8 Percent in February 2017
(Washington DC, USA, March 22, 2017) The American Forest & Paper Association has released its February 2017 Printing-Writing Paper Report, which said total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 8% in February compared to February 2016. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels were flat from January 2017.
Uncoated free sheet (UFS) paper shipments decreased 6% year-over-year in February. UFS imports increased 9% in January compared to January 2016, with exports decreasing 5% year-over-year in January.
February coated free sheet (CFS) paper shipments decreased 8% Read More...
Papyrus Holding becomes OptiGroup
(March 31, 2017) Papyrus Group today announced a new identity and the way it will communicate with investors and other external stakeholders in the future. Papyrus Holding AB, the parent company in the Papyrus Group, will change its name to OptiGroup AB and the group will be referred to as the OptiGroup.
“The natural extension of our strategy to strengthen our businesses and diversify into new sectors leads us to re-name our Holding company the OptiGroup. It fits well with Read More...
Why Everyone is Falling in Love with Print Again
(USA, March 14, 2017) In this incredibly convenient and efficient digital age, why are we still hung up on print? You might not believe that this is the case, but it’s true. Research shows that:
• 46% of U.S. Internet users said they only read printed books [1]
• 56% of all consumers trust print marketing more than any other advertising method [2]
• The average reader of a branded magazine will spend up to 20 to 25 minutes with it, rather than the two Read More...
Installation of new containerboard machine at Stora Enso Ostroleka not yet decided
(Gernsbach, Germany, 16 Mar 2017) Stora Enso has not yet decided whether to build a new containerboard machine with a capacity of 500,000 tpy at the Ostroleka mill in Poland. The company has yet to conclude the corresponding feasibility study.
Stora Enso has not yet concluded the feasibility study for a new paper machine to be installed at the company’s Polish Ostroleka site. A decision on the project has therefore not been made yet. The group originally expected to finalise Read More...
Ratings: Brazil pulpmakers — UBS sees short-term price steam reversing later; raise HW price forecast to $551 from $492
(Mumbai, March 16, 2017) According to UBS Securities analysts, pulp price support is likely to continue through the middle of this year, as channel checks suggest buyers’ inventory remain relatively low
As such, the analysts, led by Andreas Bokkenheuser, raised their hardwood pulp price forecast to $551 a tonne this year from a prior estimate of $492; still, they lowered their price projections for 2018 to $480 a tonne from $500 previously.
Shares in Fibria SA, the Brazilian firm that is Read More...
China Paper Corporation to invest in a new pulp & paper mill in Russian Far East
(Russia, March 03, 2017) China Paper Corporation has declared its readiness to invest more than $1 billion in the construction of a modern pulp and paper mill in the town of Amursk located in the Khabarovsk region, in the Russian Far East, Construction.RU recently reported.
Construction.RU, quoting the press office of Russian Ministry of the Far East Development, said that the agreement was reached at the Day of Chinese Investor held in the city of Khabarovsk. The company will sign Read More...
Ciriè paper mill starts up new rewinder
(Italy, March 15, 2017) Sonoco Alcore recently started up A.Celli Paper rewinder model AC842 at Ciriè paper mill in Turin, Italy.
In just 8 months, the order, that included not only the rewinder, but also a complete final product handling system (overhead crane -- wagon -- conveyor belts) was built, installed and started up at Sonoco Alcore’s Ciriè Paper Mill.
“The choice of A.Celli Paper for the order of this new paper rewinder was well repaid by matching deadlines on deliveries Read More...
Norske Skog announces price increases
(NZ, March 15, 2017) Norske Skog, a global leader in production of newsprint and magazine paper, announces a price increase for all exports from Australia and New Zealand to Asian markets.
The increase is necessary to address higher production and shipping costs, which has led to unsustainably low pricing in these markets. The price increase will be in the range of 5-10%, depending on the underlying cost increase applying to the relevant market and customer, and will take effect from Read More...
Huhtamaki unveils Adtone cup with digital content
(Finland, March 16, 2017) Huhtamaki Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania introduced AdtoneTM, a single-use paper cup with digitalized connection. The Adtone cup comes with a heat activated thermochromic label and a QR code with programmed link to customer’s website.
The new digitalized connection makes the single-use paper cup a perfect media for smart device centered promotional campaigns. Consumers interact with a coffee cup for several minutes at a time and pay attention on what is printed on it. Adtone cup delivers the message Read More...