Adding “biosolids” along with conventional fertilizer may reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving soil, according to a new study from University of Alberta. Pulp mill waste destined for the landfill could instead be useful as an organic fertilizer to help reduce the environmental impact of using conventional fertilizers while improving soil and tree growth, University […]
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Dec
Dec
In August 2023, the amount of toilet or facial tissue stock, towel and similar paper exported from Mexico soared to 6K tons, surging by 57% compared with the previous month. Over the period under review, exports, however, saw a deep slump. In value terms, tissue paper exports skyrocketed to $8.4M (IndexBox estimates) in August 2023. […]
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Dec
Dec
PA Consulting, a global leader in innovation and transformation consulting, reinforces its pivotal position in sustainable packaging by acquiring the first PulPac Scala production line. This cutting-edge technology, based on PulPac’s ground-breaking Dry Molded Fiber technology, sets a new benchmark for sustainability in the packaging industry. Tony Perrotta, Partner, Sustainability & The Regenerative Economy at […]
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Dec
Dec
Arctic Paper S.A. has terminated the liquidity provider assignment with Erik Penser and has appointed Carnegie Investment Bank AB as new liquidity provider for the company’s shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The arrangement is in accordance with the framework of Nasdaq Stockholm’s rules on liquidity providers. In the role of liquidity provider Carnegie undertakes to continuously […]
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Nov
Printed receipts are important for consumers and retailers alike. Here’s why. Holiday spending is expected to increase as much as 4 percent this year. That may not sound like much, but Americans are on track to spend a record $960 billion celebrating the December holidays. For retailers and consumers alike, printed receipts can help make […]
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Nov
Nov
Global pulp prices have fallen steadily since late 2022, when they reached record highs. The most significant decline has been for hardwood pulp, traded at a substantial discount to softwood pulp. Global pulp inventories were down during the summer, and there were signs that the market tightened, and pulp producers were starting to see opportunities […]
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Nov
Nov
WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) announces a net income of $110 million for Q4, with adjusted net income at $210 million. Net sales reached $5.0 billion in Q4, despite a 7.7% decline from the previous year. Full-year 2023 net loss reported at $1.6 billion, with adjusted net income of $778 million and consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $3.0 […]
Reports
Sustainable packaging fuels growth and innovation in specialty papers, new Smithers data reveal
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Nov
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Demand for more greener packaging is aligning with innovation in industrial applications to future drive sales of specialty papers, according to the latest Smithers research. Data from its new study – The Future of Specialty Papers to 2028 – show production of these engineered premium paper grades will reach 26.52 million tons in 2023, up […]
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Nov
Nov
Enelco Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (EETC) today announced that it has been selected to supply electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) to Nine Dragons Paper (Hubei) Co., Ltd. The contract includes delivery of a 4,600 tds/d recovery boiler ESP and a 700 t/d lime kiln ESP as part of Nine Dragons’ Phase III expansion for chemical pulp production. The contract is […]
02
Nov
Nov
Iberpapel reported operating profit of €13.77 million in the first nine months of the year, compared to €6.2 million in the same period of 2022. Having successfully defended its sales prices and margins, the company managed to eke out growth of 122% in a complicated environment marked by slowing demand in Europe and growing imports […]