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Pulp
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Paper Pulp
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UPM aims to become North America's second largest eucalyptus pulp supplier by 2025; company plans to export eucalyptus pulp from its new mill near Paso de los Toros, Uruguay, to become operational in Q1 2023 at production volume of 2.1 million tonnes/year
M-Brain Nordic News (02/09)
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Paper
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Newsprint
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Municipal agency may block sale of UPM’s idle Chapelle Darblay newsprint mill in in Grand-Couronne, France, to Paprec, Samfi; agency plans to buy mill and sell it it to Veolia, Fibre Excellence for producing containerboard made from recovered paper
Industry Intelligence Inc. (02/09)
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Publication/Fine Paper
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UPM and Finnish Paperworkers’ Union meet for talks for first time since strike began on Jan. 1; separate negotiation meetings will take place for UPM's biofuels, communication papers, specialty papers, and Raflatac labels businesses at company's request
Industry Intelligence Inc. (02/09)
AF&PA supports bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act for putting USPS on better financial footing, sustainability; USPS delivered 39%, or US$6.5B worth, of communications papers made in US and 7.3 billion parcels with paper-based packaging materials
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) (02/09)
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Labels, Tags & Pressure-Sensitives
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All4Labels Global Packaging launches new global business strategy to sustainably develop wine, spirits sector starting with dedicated marketing campaign where it will produce eight special label concepts on bottles of wine, spirits made in eight countries
All4Labels Global Packaging Group (02/09)
Avery Dennison launches AD Stretch accelerator program for labels industry to invest in solution-led innovation from industry startups in Latin America, Asia Pacific; accelerator to engage startups to further enable evolution in labels, packaging
Avery Dennison Corp. (02/09)
Zebra Technologies unveils portfolio of easy-to-deploy integrated UHF RFID portals for asset and workflow management, traceability and compliance applications in warehouses, pharmaceutical manufacturing plants, retail backrooms in US, Canada
Zebra Technologies Corp. (02/09)
Danavation Technologies installs Digital Smart Labels, platform-as-a-service into Liquor Control Board of Ontario's flagship store in downtown Toronto; system allows companies to automate labeling, price, product, promotions in real-time
Canada Newswire (02/09)
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Recovered Paper
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AF&PA commits to increased advocacy for sustainability, recycling, energy efficiency, and environmental stewardship for pulp/paper industry in 2022; group notes US industry reduced GHG emissions 24% since 2005, increased paper recovery 25% since 2020
American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) (02/09)
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Paper Packaging
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Corrugated Packaging
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Highcon partners with Colombia-based Grafix Digital to bring its digital cutting, creasing solutions to folding carton, corrugated packaging, display markets in Colombia, Ecuador as part of its global expansion plans
Highcon Systems Ltd. (02/09)
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Paper Packaging
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Amcor introduces LifeSpan Performance Paper in Europe under its global AmFiber platform for recyclable, paper-based wrapping solutions; product offers high barrier for snacks and confections, facilitates switch to paper packaging, company says
Confectionery & Biscuit Processing (02/09)
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Tissue Products
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Tissue Products
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Washington-based American Paper Converting will invest US$17M to expand its Henrico County operations in Virginia, expected to add 69 jobs; APC manufactures bathroom and facial tissue, paper towels and dispensers and owns the Eco Green recycled paper line
Virginia Business (02/09)
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Wipes/Towelettes
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Clorox and UC Berkeley announce exclusive agreement making Clorox the Official Cleaning and Disinfectant Product Partner of UC Berkeley; as part of the agreement, Clorox will provide the university with Clorox Disinfecting Wipes and hand sanitizer
The Clorox Co. (02/09)
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Hygiene & Tissue Products
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First Quality Tissue continues support for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York; company has donated US$1.25M to MSK over the last five years to support cancer research, treatment and education
First Quality Tissue LLC (02/09)
Wepa launches WEPA Professional virtual showroom, a new development that elucidates the product portfolio of brands Satino and BlackSatino for commercial customers; products are staged in an interactive digital environment to demonstrate hygiene solutions
Wepa Hygieneprodukte GMBH & Co. KG (02/09)
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Nonwoven
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Fabrics/Textile
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RadiciGroup to present RadiciGroup Ski Club outfit and products made from sustainable Repetable and Biofeel yarns at 34th Milano Unica; ski suit is made from recycled yarns and is fully recyclable at end of life without sacrificing technical performance
Textile Value Chain (02/09)
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Nonwoven
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Piana Technology earns Zero Discharge certificate for closed-loop flame retardant treatment process at its E.C.O. Planet facility in Cartersville, Georgia; site treats 20 million pounds of recycled material/year without any solution leaving the system
PR Newswire (02/09)
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Nonwovens & Engineered Materials
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Precision Textiles' latest PurLoft bedding solution is designed to meet consumer demand for natural, more sustainable mattresses; PurLoft is made with renewable wool fibers, an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic high loft fire barriers
Nonwovens Industry (02/09)
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Pulp & Paper Mills
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Pulpwood
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A total of 65.4 million m3 of roundwood was logged in 2021 for use by Finland's forest industries, up 12% from prior year; sawlogs accounted for 30.3 million m³, pulpwood for 35.1 million m³ of industrial roundwood removal: Luke
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) (02/09)
Acadian Timber reports Q4 income of C$6.5M from year-ago income of C$15.3 on sales up 4% to C$25.9M, FY 2021 income of C$18.7M on sales of C$1.06B; market dynamics set to support good sawlog demand, company optimistic hardwood pulpwood will stay stable
GlobeNewswire Canada (02/09)
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Commercial Printing
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UK-based OPM invests in two fully automated Nilpeter FA22 presses to support its accelerating growth in Europe, US; 12-color press to be installed in Leeds in July 2022 with UV curing, inline solvent lamination, 10-color press to be installed in US
Label & Narrow Web (02/09)
Brazil-based Mazurky Embalagens to install EFI Nozomi C18000 Plus single-pass LED UV inkjet digital solution for direct-to-board corrugated packaging, display production; printer comes with CMYK, orange, violet, white inks to reproduce most PANTONE colors
Electronics for Imaging Inc. (EFI) (02/09)
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Printing Technology
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Domino Printing to host daily live demonstrations of the K600i monochrome UV inkjet digital printing system at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels on April 26-29, 2022; system uses automated i-Tech components, including ActiFlow, CleanCap, StitchLink
Domino Printing Sciences PLC (02/09)
Xerox unveils High Capacity XLS Vacuum Feeder that uses advanced vacuum-feed, air-assist technology to advance core capabilities of Iridesse Production Press, Versant Presses when running every job, even those using longer sheet sizes
Xerox Corp. (02/09)
Nine multifunction printers in Ricoh's third-generation GreenLine Series are first remanufactured imaging equipment to receive ENERGY STAR certification by US EPA, demonstrating company's commitment to fighting climate change, fostering sustainability
PR Newswire (02/09)
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Publications & Books
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Advertisers traditionally considered outside health/wellness category are spending more money with wellness publishers, such as advertisers in home/household supplies category tripling number of ad pages in Health's print magazine between 2020 and 2021
Digiday (02/09)
Literary magazines struggling to stay afloat, as universities increasingly cut funding, shut them down; most magazines were never long-term profitable, and they're an enticing thing to cut whenever institutions need to scale back budgets, says professor
Philadelphia Tribune (02/09)
McGraw Hill receives top score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index, which measures corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality
PR Newswire (02/09)
Dotdash Meredith to end print editions of Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and four other magazines, which will continue as digital-only brands; CEO says company plans to invest in its 19 other print publications by improving paper quality, changing sizes
Forbes Inc. (02/09)
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Companies in the News
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Sappi's fiscal Q1 profit swings to US$123M from year-ago loss of US$17M, sales up 45.9% to US$1.70B; growth driven by robust market demand in all product segments, particularly in North America, combined with higher sales prices, offsetting rising costs
PR Newswire (02/09)
SCA appoints Andreas Ewertz, currently the company's investor relations director, as CFO; Ewertz succeeds Toby Lawton, who is leaving CFO position for personal reasons
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) (02/09)
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Latest: Feb, 09 2022
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International Paper (IP)
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47.16
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47.14
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0.04%
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-1.95%
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Klabin S.A. (KLBN4) :BVMF
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4.85
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4.82
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0.62%
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-12.30%
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Neenah Paper (NP)
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48.42
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48.60
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-0.37%
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-14.68%
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Resolute Forest Products (RFP)
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12.47
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12.17
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2.47%
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44.50%
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Sappi Ltd. (SAP):JSE
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45.25
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43.60
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3.78%
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4.41%
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Stora Enso Oyj (STEAV) :HEL
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18.90
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18.70
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1.07%
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18.12%
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UPM-Kymmene Oyj (UPM):HEL
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33.06
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32.60
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1.41%
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5.72%
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Verso (VRS)
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26.69
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26.66
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0.11%
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106.74%
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