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Contact | www.ipwonline.de | Imprint | August 02 2017 |
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Inken Schoenauer Editor-in-chief |
Dear ipw reader,
please find a selection of the latest news from the world of pulp and paper below. When you read this, we have probably added news to our website already; take a look at www.ipwonline.de! Wishing you a wonderful summer, Inken Schoenauer & your ipw and bio-fibre team |
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Sustainable packaging from eucalyptus trees
Specialist packaging solutions provider, Parkside, has expanded its sustainable packaging range with the launch of Ooh-la- la tea biscuits, a new share bag manufactured with a substrate utilising eucalyptus tree. › more |
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New mill will turn E. Washington wheat straw from waste to resource
According to the Seattle Times, this "Expensive project could be “a very big deal” in terms of economic impact in sparsely populated Columbia County, where nearby farms generate 4 million tons of unused wheat straw annually." › more |
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Koehler Paper: Ensuring Growth with Record Investments
Total investments amounting to half a billion Euro will be made, with more than half of that dedicated to flexible packaging › more |
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Glatfelter Announces Cost Reduction Measures in Its Specialty Papers Business Unit
The changes include the shutdown of Paper Machine 24 (“PM24”) at the Company’s Chillicothe, OH, facility, the elimination of approximately 50 affected hourly positions at the facility, and a reduction of 70 salaried positions across the business unit. The PM24 shutdown will remove approximately 80,000 tons, or 10%, of capacity from the Specialty Papers Business Unit and reduce the Chillicothe facility’s exposure to purchased pulp. The Company plans for production to be absorbed by the remaining seven paper machines in the business unit. › more |
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Canfor Pulp to invest about $105 million in Northwood and Taylor Pulp Mill
The Northwood project will install a new 32 megawatt condensing turbo-generator for an estimated cost of $65 million. The Taylor project will upgrade the refining line for an estimated cost of $40 million. The Taylor project will be partially funded through BC Hydro’s conservation program incentives. › more |
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Resolute Appoints Patrice Minguez as President of Tissue Group
Patrice Minguez will serve as a member of Resolute's Executive Team and will oversee all tissue operations as well as sales and marketing functions. This includes the Atlas Tissue operations in Florida and the new state-of-the-art tissue and converting facilities at Calhoun, Tennessee. He will also be accountable for the company's Calhoun pulp and paper mill. › more |
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Nordic Paper to be acquired by Anhui Shanying Paper
Nordic Paper is a leading Swedish-based producer of kraft and greaseproof paper. Three of Nordic Paper’s mills are located in Sweden, and the fourth one in Norway. A China-based pulp and paper company, Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., LTD (“Anhui Shanying Paper”), has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Nordic Paper Holding AB from Special Situation Venture Partner lll and Petek GmbH. › more |
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Cascades Inaugurates New State-of-the-Art Tissue - Converting Plant on the West Coast
Cascades Inc. officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art, 284,000-square-foot tissue converting facility in Scappoose, Oregon. › more |
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Lignin can make building materials less toxic, replaces petroleum
A collaborative study by Mojgan Nejad, MSU forestry, proves that lignin, a byproduct of paper and bioethanol production, can completely replace phenol in phenolic adhesive formulation. This research directly impacts housing manufacturing by introducing biobased adhesives made of lignin, a renewable resource, instead of petroleum-based phenol. › more |
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Kelheim Fibres scores with Flushable Moist Toilet Tissue
Responsible Care: Kelheim Fibres was pleased to claim the Recognition Award in the Responsible-Care-Competition 2017 of the Bavarian branch of VCI (Association of the Chemical Industry e.V.) for its integrated product policy. The topic of the competition was „The Closed Circle Economy“relating to the areas of environmental protection, product responsibility and dialogue in respect of Responsible Care. › more |
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