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Pulp
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Paper Pulp
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Service New Brunswick's decision to retract C$3.5M of its C$3.7M assessment increase in 2021 for JD Irving's Saint John paper mill is mill's third major valuation reduction since 2012; mill's property tax assessment now among lowest in Canada for its size
CBC (03/21)
UPM continuously in discussions with customers to further develop UPM Euca, such as UPM's close cooperation in recent trial production of talc-free eucalyptus pulp; sustainable UPM Euca produced from two eucalyptus species to ensure softness, strength
UPM Kymmene Oyj (03/21)
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Cellulose / Specialty Cellulose
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Grasim Industries' Birla Cellulose retains highest ‘Dark Green Shirt’ ranking for three consecutive years in Canopy Hot Button report; company says category is testament to continuous efforts conserving Ancient & Endangered Forests, circular fashion
Contify Retail News (03/21)
Study finds natural dyes as organic coatings can enhance UV-protection of PLA, cellulose-based food packaging; low-cost spray coating can apply green materials such as quinine, p-Coumaric acid to ready-made packaging, increase UV shielding by at least 70%
Coatings (03/21)
Researchers engineer antimicrobial cellulose hydrogel for food packaging, biomedical applications; bio-hybrid membranes are made from bacterial cellulose, cellulose imidazolium, are cytocompatible with L929 cells, are antibacterial, antifungal: study
Journal of Functional Biomaterials (03/21)
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Paper
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Publication / Fine Paper
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German recycled graphic and packaging paper manufacturer Kubler & Niethammer Papierfabrik will permanently close Kriebstein mill, citing high energy costs, low demand; management in talks with potential investor to maintain parts of company, some staff
Industry Intelligence Inc. (03/21)
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Labels, Tags & Pressure-Sensitives
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Innovia Films to attend upcoming Interpack 2023 in Germany; company to showcase PP films for monomaterial solutions for easier recycling of flexible packaging, new white matte film for linerless labels, low-density polyolefin floatable shrink sleeve film
Innovia Films Ltd. (03/21)
Massachusetts lawmakers propose two-pronged bill requiring new label for wipes to indicate whether or not they should be flushed down the toilet, along with public education campaign; legislation to cover nonwoven wipes with petrochemical-derived fibers
Telegram & Gazette (03/21)
Confidex strengthens its tracking devices toward active tracking with Wirepas Mesh tags for harsh industrial environments; Wirepas Mesh works as plug-and-play allowing devices to create an intelligent, robust, self-healing mesh data network
Confidex Ltd. (03/21)
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Specialty Papers
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Undisclosed company buys Chinese papermaker Minfeng Special Paper's 34% minority stake in Hangzhou Jiafeng New Material Technology for US$40,000
Marketline - Deals (03/21)
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Paper Recycling / Recovered Paper
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Wealthy countries export 1.8 million tonnes more of plastic waste to developing nations than previously thought; waste that is not classified as plastic waste, such as paper bales, may contain 5%-30% plastic, while discarded clothing is 60%-70% plastic
Grist (03/21)
US OCC prices down 74% year-over-year in February, following January's 78% year-over-year drop; continuing economic uncertainty--including inflation, changing consumer patterns--tamping down expectations for strong OCC market turnaround in H1 2023
Waste Dive (03/21)
Spanish pulp, paper, board, paper packaging and recycling associations partner to form Circular Cardboard, an initiative to ensure correct management, recycling and sustainability of cardboard packaging in the industry
Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Pasta, Papel y Cartón (ASPAPEL) (03/21)
City of Kalamazoo, Michigan, partners with JustAir on one-year pilot project to install air quality sensors to detect five types of pollution--including nitrogen dioxide; Michigan cited Graphic Packaging paperboard mill in September for nitrogen oxides
Kalamazoo Gazette (03/21)
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Paper Packaging
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Corrugated Packaging
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Groundbreaking takes place for WestRock’s new 410,000-sq.-ft. corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington; the manufacturing operation will create approximately 40 jobs when production begins in fall 2023
WestRock Co. (03/21)
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Paper Packaging
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Canada-based Wolfhead Distillery is releasing its new Vanilla Almond Biscotti Cream Liquor in a 100% paper bottle that is said to be recyclable; Wolfhead worked with Kinsbrae Packaging on the bottle, and Kinsbrae has worked with Frugal
CBC.ca (03/21)
Sonoco Protective Solutions plans to purchase new steam chest molding machines, lease new fork trucks, add air compressors, transition to a newer production data system and update boilers in its plant in Owosso, Michigan
US Official News (03/21)
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Tissue Products
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Tissue Products
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Fire at Essity's Porcari tissue mill in Italy destroys the site's warehouse, 15,000 pallets of tissue products and halts production activity; production lines were unaffected by the fire
Industry Intelligence Inc. (03/21)
Resolute's tissue mill in Hialeah, Florida, donates truckload of paper towels, facial and bath tissue for those impacted by earthquakes in Turkey; local partner North American Transport Services provided free transportation to Global Empowerment Mission
Resolute Tissue LLC (03/21)
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Feminine Hygiene
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K-C India's marketing director says it has increased digital, influencer marketing and personalized content as part of Kotex's revamp; brand aims to remain pioneering, destigmatize period conversations and connect better with younger women
Best Media Info (India) (03/21)
Lidl announces retraining with management, issues apology to consumers that were humiliated by cashier while buying multiple feminine hygiene products at Lidl's Somerset supermarket
Mirror, The (UK) (03/21)
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Hygiene & Tissue Products
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Sofidel announces winner of its Sustainable Hygiene Heroes contest, made to recognize individuals who prioritize sustainability and hygiene in all types of facilities; winner will receive cash prize and free Sofidel paper products for her facility
3BL Media (03/21)
Lysol ranked among Engagement Labs' TotalSocial Most Loved Brands in the offline category; Lysol was among brands that saw biggest surge in popularity among consumers
Happi (03/21)
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Nonwoven
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Fabrics / Textiles
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Tex-Tech to invest US$24.8M to build new 170,000-sq.-ft. nonwovens, textile production site in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; company to also receive US$125,000 performance-based grant from One North Carolina Fund to help expand operations, create 49 jobs
State of North Carolina (03/21)
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Nonwoven
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Global medical nonwoven disposables market to reach US$20.38B by 2028, after growing at 3.7% CAGR; market to grow on focus toward preventing hospital acquired infections, improvement in healthcare infrastructure, services: Industry Research Biz
The Express Wire (03/21)
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Nonwovens & Advanced Textiles
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Suominen CEO reviews company's 2022 performance, sees positive market drivers for 2023; raw material cost inflation 'has finally turned,' energy markets are showing signs of price decline, US inventory levels have normalized, wipes market appears 'steady'
Suominen Corp. (03/21)
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Printing Technology
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X-Rite, Pantone to showcase connected ecosystem of color measurement solutions for flexographic, packaging color workflow process at INFOFLEX 2023 in Ohio, April 17-18, including eXact 2 handheld spectrophotometer and how it connects to software ecosystem
PR Web (03/21)
Canon launches three new wireless inkjet printers with ink refilling, including G3830 high-capacity, all-in-one inkjet printer with ink refill that produces 7,600 black and white sheets, 8,100 color sheets in standard mode, G2830, G1830
China Business News (03/21)
HP debuts Indigo 200K Digital Press to give digital flexible converters competitive edge with better productivity, on-demand delivery, no minimum orders, unique designs, reduced energy consumption, minimal waste
HP Inc. (03/21)
Global imaging and IoT solutions provider Lexmark is recognized as Leader in Worldwide Security Solutions and Services Hardcopy 2022-23 Vendor Assessment by IDC MarketScape, which evaluates market for print, document security solutions, services
Lexmark International Inc. (03/21)
Josero and Soyang Europe stand at Sign & Digital UK 2023 will display Fujifilm Acuity Prime, March 21-23; Josero, which provides comprehensive range of products, including machinery, inks, software solutions, will have team of inkjet specialists at event
Fujifilm Europe GmbH (03/21)
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Publications & Books
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Wiley signs three-year open access agreement with Turkish consortium that includes all Turkish universities, with option to add newly established universities with no additional fee; participants can read, publish in Wiley's portfolio of journals
John Wiley & Sons Inc. (03/21)
Barnes and Noble Education launches IdentifAI, a free AI content detector that is currently in beta and will be available via bartleby-Write's online platform; Student Brands developed IdentifAI to detect human vs. bot-generated text with 90% accuracy
Barnes & Noble Education Inc. (03/21)
Scholastic Corporation Announces Date for Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call
Scholastic Corp. (03/21)
Culture wars, including book bans and assaults on AP African American studies curriculum, are energizing feminist bookstores; most indie bookstores identifying as feminist also embrace LGBTQ books, Black literature
Publisher's Weekly (03/21)
Bookstore sales post strong gains in January, jumping 15.9% over 2022 to US$997M, US Census Bureau reports; January sales highest since 2019 when sales were US$1B, 2022 sales up 6.2% over 2021
Publisher's Weekly (03/21)
Unit sales of print books up 4.2% in week ending March 11, over comparable week in 2022, with adult fiction sales up 9.8%, adult nonfiction sales up 0.9%, Circana BookScan finds; juvenile nonfiction sales up 1.9%
Publisher's Weekly (03/21)
States Newsroom launches Rhode Island Current to provide free, non-partisan reporting on issues affecting state, names Janine Weisman as editor-in-chief, Kevin Andrade as senior reporter, Nancy Lavin and Christopher Shea as reporters
Talking Biz News (03/21)
Salt Lake Tribune Chair Paul Huntsman launches The Coronado News, a new website and weekly newspaper in Southern California; Coronado is a small city of about 20,000 located on an island just south of San Diego
Salt Lake Tribune (03/21)
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Companies in the News
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SCA's new kraftliner machine at Obbola paper mill in Sweden enters service, with capacity of 725,000 tonnes/year, up from 450,000 tonnes; total investment of SEK7.5B included SEK1B for site environmental improvements, including biofuel-fired mesa furnace
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) (03/21)
Stora Enso announces former Metsa Group CEO Kari Jordan elected chairman of board of directors, after he became a board member in March 2022; Håkan Buskhe elected vice chairman of board, and Astrid Hermann elected as new board member
M-Brain Nordic News (03/21)
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Paper, Pulp & Cellulose
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Mid Sweden University researchers studying how wood fiber banks in water--resulting from pulp mill pollution in the 1970s-- can be converted into biofuel; findings indicate that fibers can be converted into biofuels using bacteria and yeast fungi
M-Brain Nordic News (03/21)
Holmen certified as Nasdaq ESG Transparency Partner 2022; Nasdaq presents recognition to companies with a high level of transparency to its investors when it comes to ESG issues, standards
Holmen AB (03/21)
Rottneros publishes its Annual Report 2022 with sustainability report, now available on company's website
Cision (03/21)
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Patents
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Publishes UPM Kymmene's Patent Application for Method for Preparing Microbeads, Microbeads, a Cell Culture, a Method for Providing Cell-Derived Products and a Method for Providing Bioactive Substances to a Target
Software Patent News (03/21)
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