Monthly Archives: January 2022

Sonoco announces price increase for paperboard tubes and cores

Sonoco recently announced it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after March 1, 2022. “Ongoing market tightness, limited paperboard supply and additional inflationary cost pressures to our primary raw materials (uncoated recycled paperboard and […]

Andritz successfully starts up a new HERB recovery boiler at JK Paper, India

Andritz has successfully started up a new 950 t/d HERB chemical recovery boiler at JK Paper Limited, Unit: CPM at Fort Songadh, in the Tapi District of Gujarat state, India. The boiler is designed to process hardwood black liquor and enables environmentally friendly and more energy-efficient operation compared to the direct-contact evaporator boiler currently used […]

Clearwater Paper launches NuVo with BioPBS Cup

Clearwater Paper Corporation recently introduced NuVo with BioPBS, a sustainable cup stock that provides foodservice operators with a compostable alternative to hot cups coated with low-density polyethylene. NuVo with BioPBS™ is the first cup stock to combine a compostable barrier, 35% post-consumer fiber, Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) chain-of-custody certification (FSC-C008402), and a high-definition print surface. […]

Mondi helps industrial customers switch to heavy-duty corrugated packaging

“All big things should come in smart packages” is the slogan of Mondi’s new marketing campaign for its heavy-duty (HD) corrugated solutions. Mondi is a leading European supplier of sustainable HD corrugated solutions with plants in Germany, Poland and Turkey creating fit-for-purpose packaging for industries as varied as automotive, chemical, machinery, metal, solar energy, heavy […]

Intesa Sanpaolo and SACE support sustainable development of Lucart

Lucart, one of the most important European paper groups, known for, among other things, the brands Tenderly, Grazie Natural and Tutto Pannocarta, and Intesa Sanpaolo have signed a financing agreement for an amount of 10 million euros backed by a SACE Green Guarantee. The financing is aimed at supporting Lucart Group’s growth and development plan […]

Ence’s Navia biofactory consolidated excellent safety results in 2021

Ence’s biofactory in Navia has closed the year 2021 with outstanding results in both safety and environmental performance, two of the company’s strategic priorities. The difficulties associated with the pandemic and the rise in the price of raw materials and energy have not been an obstacle to ending the year with important advances, endorsed by […]

Sonoco to implement price increase for uncoated recycled paperboard

Sonoco recently announced it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning February 18, 2022. Sonoco said the price increase was in response to continued strong demand resulting in extended order backlogs, and inflationary pressures on freight, […]

Mondi helps industrial customers switch to heavy-duty corrugated packaging

“All big things should come in smart packages” is the slogan of Mondi’s new marketing campaign for its heavy-duty (HD) corrugated solutions. Mondi is a leading European supplier of sustainable HD corrugated solutions with plants in Germany, Poland and Turkey creating fit-for-purpose packaging for industries as varied as automotive, chemical, machinery, metal, solar energy, heavy […]

Bright prospects for global paper market

The value of the global recycled paper market is expected to grow from US$ 32.6 billion (EUR 28.7 billion) in 2021 to US$ 42.4 billion by 2028. This represents a compound annual growth rate of 3.8% during the period, according to recent analysis from Reportlinker. ‘Stringent governmental regulations for waste management and the favourable environmental […]

AFT refining with IoT integration at BillerudKorsäs Skärblacka

AFT recently had another successful refiner start-up with the BillerudKorsnäs group, world leader in packaging grades. The new pulp mill reject refiner started-up in December at the 460 000 t/d Skärblacka mill in Sweden, designed to defiberize knots, shives and fiber bundles coming from pulp screening. Combined with Finebar® technology, AFT refiners deliver optimized performance and energy savings […]