Tag Archives: cellulose fibers

Types of Corrugated Boxes

Corrugated board is widely used in the packing industry. The main advantages are lightness, recyclability, and low cost. This makes the material the best choice to produce containers devoted to the shipping of goods. Furthermore, examples of structure design based on corrugated boards can be found in different fields. Structural analysis of paperboard components is […]

Rayonier Advanced Materials hires Joshua C. Hicks to lead high purity cellulose business

Rayonier Advanced Materials announced recently that Joshua C. Hicks is joining the company as Senior Vice President, High Purity Cellulose to lead the High Purity Cellulose business. Hicks brings nearly 20 years of business leadership experience in the chemical and advanced materials industries, most recently as Vice President, Global Industrial Solutions for Univar Solutions, a […]

Ahlstrom-Munksjö launches innovative compostable oxygen barrier

Continuing its focus on global sustainability leadership and aligned with its ‘from Plastic to Purpose’ campaign, Ahlstrom-Munksjö has released a pioneering mono-material oxygen barrier technology made of 100% cellulose fibers.   The PureBarrier™ technology is based on Genuine Vegetable Parchment and boasts numerous attributes including oxygen and gas barrier properties as well as natural wet […]

International Paper plans spin-off of printing papers business

 Printing papers are one of International Paper’s three main divisions. Now the group wants to spin off the segment and focus on its pulp and industrial packaging businesses. International Paper (IP) is planning to spin off its printing papers segment to make it a standalone, publicly-traded company. The group explains it wants to sharpen its […]