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  1. Kruger Products Exploring Advancing Construction Of New Tissue Plant 12/5/2024

    Kruger Products Inc. (“Kruger Products”), a company in which KP Tissue Inc. (TSX: KPT) holds an equity interest, announced today that, after successfully starting-up its new tissue plant in Sherbrooke, Quebec, it is evaluating advancing the construction of its next tissue plant in response to increased market competition in the fast-growing ultra-premium segment.

  2. South African Paper Producer Extends Partnership With ABB To Upgrade Operations And Accelerate Digitalization 12/5/2024

    Neopak, a leading manufacturer of containerboard and paper products, has renewed its partnership with global technology company ABB to upgrade the existing automation system at its Rosslyn Paper Mill in Pretoria, South Africa. The mill produces a variety of paper grades, including high-performance recycled liner and fluting, paper bags, core board, and plasterboard – essential materials for local industry applications such as building hardware, converters, and corrugators for packaging.

  3. Green Bay Packaging Announces Major Investment To Modernize Arkansas Kraft Paper Mill 12/4/2024

    Green Bay Packaging (GBP) is pleased to announce a substantial investment in the modernization of its Arkansas Kraft paper mill.  This is a multi-year project which significantly enhances the infrastructure of the mill and underscores the company’s commitment to sustainable practices and operational efficiency.

  4. New Financial Targets And An Investment Program In North America To Be Presented At Billerud's Capital Markets Day 12/2/2024

    Billerud’s updated strategy, “Way Forward”, reflects the company’s ambition to continue to be a leader in high performance paper and packaging materials. It aims to evolve towards paperboard while remaining committed to graphic and specialty paper in Region North America, and to strengthen the performance in Region Europe.

  5. Launch Of Demonstration Test For CO2 Capture From Chemical Recovery Boilers At Paper Mills In Japan -- Using CO2MPACT Mobile To Contribute To The Decarbonization Of The Pulp And Paper Industry 11/29/2024

    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Hokuetsu Corporation, one of Japan's leading paper manufacturers, launched a CO2 capture demonstration test at Niigata Mill (Niigata City), in November.

  6. Valmet To Deliver A SymBelt Upgrade To Mercer Stendal In Germany 11/29/2024

    Valmet will deliver a SymBelt Shoe Press Roll upgrade with Valmet Black Belt shoe press belt and SymBelt services to Mercer Stendal pulp mill in Germany.

  7. Chandpur Enterprises Starts Up Two Toscotec's MG Dryers In India 11/28/2024

    Indian paper manufacturer Chandpur Enterprises started up two highly technological TT SYD MG Steel Yankee Dryers for Machine Glazed paper supplied by Toscotec as a replacement of two local steel Yankee cylinders at their facility in Chandpur, Uttar Pradesh. After the rebuild, PM1 and PM2 resumed production of MG paper in the basis weight range from 35 to 70 gsm.

  8. Hinojosa Packaging Commissions Voith With Comprehensive Rebuild Of PM 1 In Alquería, Spain 11/26/2024

    Hinojosa Packaging Group, a leading Spanish paper manufacturer, is realizing the planned rebuild of its PM 1 at the Alquería site, Spain, together with full-line supplier Voith. The project aims to increase the production of containerboard with basis weights of 115 to 195 g/m² by around 19 percent to 128,000 tons of saleable paper per year, improve overall machine efficiency and reduce steam consumption.

  9. Successful Startup Of Voith's Cleaning System CleanLine Extract4D At Lightweight Packaging And Bogus Paper Manufacturer In Canada 11/12/2024

    Voith successfully installed three CleanLine Extract4D cleaning systems for fabrics in the dryer section of a Canadian manufacturer for lightweight packaging and bogus paper. The implementation of the precise technology represents a major step forward in enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of the customer’s production processes.

  10. Three Ways To Re-Purpose Waste From The Pulp And Paper-Making Process 11/12/2024

    At Mondi, we prevent waste wherever possible. But as with all major manufacturing processes, some by-products are unavoidable. When this happens, we look at waste as a resource out of place. And rather than disposing these materials, we find new uses for them across our business and in entirely different industries.