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Sonoco today announced it will raise the price for all converted paperboard products by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after July 10th, 2024. This includes tubes, cores, cones and protective packaging. “This price increase is necessary due to continued increases in costs for uncoated recycled paperboard (URB), our primary raw material, plus other inflationary costs,” said Mike Thompson, Vice President of Sales and

When reliability manager Harold Summers noticed that a critical maintenance task at Martinsville Corrugated was putting employees at serious risk, he knew there had to be a safer solution. That's why he began developing the threader winder machine, with one focus: making sure employees go home the way they showed up to work. “When I approached my supervisor about creating the threader winder years ago, he supported me and trusted me. Safety has always been a passion of min

​​​​​Cartón Circular is the collective EPR system promoted by different associations in the paper and cardboard industry value chain in Spain, including ASPAPEL, the Spanish Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers. By joining, Lecta reinforces its commitment to complying with new national regulations (Real Decreto de Envases y Residuos de Envases 1055/2022, royal decree on packaging and packaging waste 1055/2022) to ensure correct, responsible management of pack

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals for water-intensive industries, has signed an agreement with Beijing PhaBuilder Biotechnology Co., Ltd. an innovative synthetic biology enterprise, to collaborate on further developing key PHA-based  technology for the paper packaging market. “The global agreement between Solenis and PhaBuilder will enable unique technology to the paper packaging market to meet the growing need for more sustainable solutions in the

On June 14, 2024, a total of 4,560 Valmet shares have been returned free of consideration to Valmet Oyj according to the terms and conditions of the Deferred Share Plans 2022–2024 and 2023–2025. Originally, the shares were transferred to the participants after the performance periods 2022 and 2023 of the plans. Including the returned shares, Valmet Oyj now holds a total of 362,136 treasury shares. Further information, please contact:

Metsä Group funds biodiversity management and restoration projects with a total of 600,000 euros in 2024. This year, 26 new projects were approved for the funding programme for nature projects. With this year's selections, the themes of the projects are increasingly diverse and their geographical coverage is expanding. The themes of the funded projects include, for example, condition of water bodies, restoration of flowing waters, removal of invasive species and predators,

Our commitment to realising the potential of our people was front and centre as we took home the Skills Award at the 2024 Paper Industry Gold Awards. The awards are organised each year by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI), of which DS Smith is a member, to recognise exceptional achievements in the industry. We were recognised for our wide-ranging and comprehensive skills development work and training, especially through three of our programmes: the DS Smith Way,

Inside information, positive profit warning: Valmet revises upwards its Comparable EBITA guidance for 2024 Valmet Oyj's stock exchange release (inside information) on June 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. EEST Due to positive development, Valmet revises upwards its Comparable EBITA guidance for 2024. For net sales, the guidance remains unchanged. New guidance for 2024: Valmet estimates that net sales in 2024 will remain at the previous year

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions will highlight its range of Qdos chemical metering pumps, Bredel hose pumps, and AFLEX hoses for chemical processing applications at the Specialty & Agro Chemicals America Forum. Visit Booth G-40 June 25-27 at the Westin Savannah Harbor & Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia to learn more about why Qdos pumps are ideal for chemical processing applications. The Qdos range features a simple drop-in installation that eliminates the anc

Flootech, a leading partner of water treatment solutions, is pleased to announce a partnership with Valmet, that deepens our long and successful collaboration in supplying resource-efficient water and wastewater treatment solutions. Lack of fresh water supply is becoming a challenge for many pulp and paper producers across the globe, which emphasizes the need for water saving and water treatment equipment. Re-using and/or recycling process effluent is today a must for most companies