Pulp & Paper Industry

Paper Pulp

Argentine pulp, paper association, other forest products groups urge government to reject plan to increase export duties to 15% on forestry-based products--which currently pay 0% export tax--saying it will have 'negative impact' on exports and employment
CE Noticias Financieras (12/20)

Companies continue to join Paracel's Forestry Development Program to guarantee availability of wood as raw material for future pulp mill in Paraguay; company contracts with Ganadera Vista Alegre, whose properties are located within mill's influence area
Paracel S.A. (12/20)

Uncoated Freesheet (UCFS)

Total US printing-writing paper shipments in November down 16%, US purchases down 24% year-over year, inventory levels flat from October; shipments in all three major P-W grades decrease, with UCFS down 10%, CFS down 21%, mechanical papers down 39%: AF&PA
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) (12/20)

Publication / Fine Paper

Holmen Iggesund releases its new season's greetings card, crafted from its Invercote G paperboard
press-mailbox (12/20)

Labels, Tags & Pressure-Sensitives

India-based Unnati Stickers installs NBG StarFlex S430 narrow web roll-fed flexo printing press to print labels for pharmaceuticals, food, FMCG, wine and spirits, tags, flexible packaging, security printing
Labels & Labeling (12/20)

UPM Raflatac adhesives for office, logistics, cardboard packaging paper labels are certified as recyclable in paper, board-based packaging stream by PTS; adhesives are now part of UPM Raflatac standard Offset and Digital paper label range
UPM Raflatac Inc. (12/20)

Danavation announces installation of its Digital Smart Labels at North Carolina's Grady-White Boats, Clearway Group in Ontario, Macadoodles in Nebraska, Eaton Industries Canada
Danavation Technologies Corp. (12/20)

Konica Minolta’s AccurioLabel 400 high speed single-pass digital label press receives German Design Award 2024
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH (12/20)

Two of Herma's self-adhesive label materials with 62Q adhesive are certified compostable at home and in the garden, also meet Australia's earthworm toxicity test; Herma launched 62Q at beginning of 2023
Herma GMBH (12/20)

Specialty Papers

Total US packaging papers, specialty packaging shipments in November up 1% year-over-year, but down 1% from same 11 months of 2022; shipments of biggest unbleached packaging papers subgrade--bag and sack--up 4.8% year-to-date to 95,200 short tons: AF&PA
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) (12/20)

Paper Recycling / Recovered Paper

Die Papierindustrie says decision by EU environment ministers on European Packaging Regulation 'points in the right direction'; for reusable quotas, packaging bans, additional exceptions will be needed based on life cycle assessments, high recycling rates
Die Papierindustrie e. V. (12/20)

DS Smith concludes installation of new steam recycling technology from Baviera Steam Systems at its corrugated packaging facility in Columbia, South Carolina; technology expected to lower energy consumption by 20%
MarketLine (12/20)

Shipping Boxes

From recycled box to seed paper: fashion is looking for ways to make even the packaging of our clothes sustainable
CE Noticias Financieras (Latin America) (12/20)

Containerboard

Georgia-Pacific reinvested about US$2B back into its business and operations in 2023 via CapEx projects to launch and complete new facilities, enhance existing operations; projects included tissue, containerboard, tableware, wallboard facilities, sawmill
PR Newswire (12/20)

CIBC Paper Wrapper (Dec. 18): Containerboard producers to implement price hikes for January, mainly targeting US$70/ton for linerboard and US$110/ton for medium, but success is unclear; many reportedly view move as defensive to avoid further dip in prices
CIBC World Markets Inc. (12/20)

Paper Packaging

Novolex brands Eco-Products and Vegware win Foodservice Packaging Award for Innovation in Manufacturing, tying for first place; Eco-Products wins for high-quality digital print on molded fiber packaging, Vegware wins for compostable paper cutlery solution
PR Newswire (12/20)

Tissue Products

GP's 2023 reinvestment spans US$550M for Brawny expansion in Wisconsin, US$425M Dixie site in Tennessee, US$325M wallboard facility in Texas, US$175M investment at Dixie site in South Carolina, US$150M for Oregon tissue facility, US$120M at Texas sawmill
Georgia-Pacific LLC (12/20)

Andritz to supply high-temperature Yankee hood and air system for Kartogroup's tissue machine rebuild at its mill in Burriana, Spain; start-up of the PrimeDry Hood HT is scheduled for Q1 2024
Andritz AG (12/20)

Diapers

Baby diaper brand Hello Bello completes sale to private equity firm Hildred Capital Management; Hello Bello will continue to offer its premium products at affordable prices and with accessibility, both in top retailers and online, throughout the US
Business Wire (12/20)

Hygiene & Tissue Products

Essity announces invitation to presentation for its Year-end Report 2023 on Jan. 25
Essity Hygiene and Health AB (12/20)

Fabrics / Textiles

Global nonwoven fabrics market to reach US$66.38B by 2032, after growing at 7.5% CAGR; PP segment to account for largest market share, with North America region to dominate market, and Asia-Pacific to experience fastest market growth: Spherical Insights
Globe Newswire (12/20)

Spearhead Group is introducing Bottle2Bag, a luxury textile bag solution for spirits, beverages and food produced from rPET bottles; fabrics are directly woven onsite from rPET without the necessity for a separate fabric supplier
Plastics News (CBNB Abstracts) (12/20)

Euratex publishes manifesto with 15 demands to maintain competitiveness in European textile, apparel industries, emphasizing sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation; manifesto advocates for a 'smart' EU industrial policy, digitalization investments
Textile Value Chain (India) (12/20)

Filters / Filtration

ETH Zurich team develops material that mimics unique bluebird feathers, offering potential for filtration, separation applications due to its nanonetworks; advancements could improve battery life, filtration abilities: study
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zurich) (12/20)

Nonwoven

Researchers develop low-cost spunlace nonwoven to use as non-sticky medical dressing contact layer; nonwoven is treated with micro-nano SiO2 modification, PDMS/n-heptane, improving hydrophobicity, durability: Shaoxing University
Nanotech Daily (12/20)

Packaging Machinery & Technology

Material choice, manufacturing technology and lightweighting are key opportunities for packaging innovation; manufacturers foresee promising developments in automation, new testing methods, and equipment designed for novel materials or standards: report
MarketLine (12/20)

Concept Reply, an IoT software developer, is working with MULTIVAC, a manufacturer of processing and packaging solutions, to develop smart services for automated machine monitoring; project is part of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance initiative
Business Wire (12/20)

National Wooden Pallet and Container Assn. releases Pallet Design System (PDS) v6.8 with enhanced customization options for block pallets; software also offers unit load analysis for plastic pails in conjunction with the pallet
National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) (12/20)

Latest: Dec, 20 2023