Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in the pulp and paper industry, announces price increases for sizing technologies in Asia Pacific region. The adjustment will be effective immediately or as contracts allow, the price increase of FennoSize ASA will be an average of 5-15%, for FennoSize Cationic Rosin 10–30% and for FennoSize AKD Emulsion 10–15%. The decision is triggered by continuous cost increases of raw materials, energy and logistics, reg

Paperboard and specialty paper producer ITC achieves greater uptime, improved reliability and better runnability through major upgrades completed in a short timeframe ABB has completed a large-scale remote commissioning of winder drives, upgrading and commissioning PM5 installations at ITC’s Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division mill in south-central India. This project included upgrading the mill’s complete winder drive system to ABB’s latest ACS880

Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "North America Molded Pulp Packaging Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Source, By Packaging Type, By Product, By Application And Segment Forecasts, 2020 - 2027" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p05999626/?utm_source=GNW North America Molded Pulp Packaging Market Growth & Trends The North America molded pulp packaging market size is projected to reach USD 1.36 billion by 2027.

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Imperial Dade, a leading distributor of food service packaging and janitorial supplies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paper Chemical Supply Company (“Paper Chemical”). The transaction represents the 30th acquisition for Imperial Dade under the leadership of Robert and Jason Tillis, CEO and President of Imperial Dade, respectively. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Savannah, Georgia, Paper Chemical is a le

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. today announced it will raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores by 7%. The increases will be applied individually and depending on product category, effective from shipments beginning on 18 January 2021. “These adjustments are critical to manage continued increases in cost across the business. To date, we have absorbed these costs by further manufacturing footprint optimisation and supply chain activities but with continued general inflation, we mus

Toscotec successfully completed a post dryer section rebuild at German containerboard producer Aviretta. The project was executed according to the original schedule, despite Covid-19 restrictions. The paper machine (PM4) produces fluting from 60 to 130 g/m². Toscotec supplied nine TT SteelDryers of over 7 m face width equipped with insulation system. One TT SteelDryer also features a ceramic/teflon cover to guarantee high cleanliness following the size press. The scope included

“ The pulp demand is strong on all markets”, says Henning Ellström, VP Sales and Marketing Pulp. “The price development in Europe has been lagging compared to that in North America and Asia. We want to reduce the gap between Europe and other markets.” The new price on bleached softwood kraft pulp is valid from January 1, 2021. For further information, please contact: Björn Lyngfelt, SVP Communications, tel +46 70 626 82 23 Henning Ellstr&o

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System (WIS) to Stora Enso’s coating and laminating plant in Forshaga, Sweden. The new system will be installed on an extrusion coating line producing a new dispersion barrier paperboard for paper cups and food packaging. The order was included in Valmet's orders received of the third quarter 2020. Made without the traditional plastic layer, the process is more sustainable and sets tight margins for quality management. The high

Kadant Inc. announced it received two orders to supply recycled fiber processing systems from a containerboard producer in Asia with a value of approximately $10 million. The equipment will be used to process recycled corrugated boxes and produce top liner used in corrugated packaging. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2020 and are expected to ship in 2021. “We are pleased to have been selected to supply the fiber processing systems for these recycled containerbo