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Kimberly-Clark Announces First Quarter 2024 Results and Raises 2024 Outlook

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) today reported first quarter 2024 results characterized by positive volume and mix gains driven by pioneering, innovative new products, leveraging continued productivity momentum for strong earnings growth versus the prior-year period.

New EU packaging rules are almost here. For the pulp and paper industry, legal certainty is a good thing.

The pulp and paper industry welcomes today’s vote at the EU Parliament on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) that supports the trilogue agreement and avoids delaying the legislative process.

Billerud - Interim report January–March 2024

Improved sequential performance in the wake of positive market sentiment

Packaging Corporation of America Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Apr. 22, 2024-- Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) today reported first quarter 2024 net income of $147 million, or $1.63 per share, and net income of $155 million, or $1.72 per share, excluding special items. First quarter net sales were $2.0 billion in 2024 and 2023.

West Fraser Announces First Quarter 2024 Results

VANCOUVER, BCApril 23, 2024 - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) reported today the first quarter results of 2024 ("Q1-24").

Canfor Pulp and Canfor Release 2023 Sustainability Report Demonstrating Continued ESG Performance

Canfor Pulp Products and Canfor Corporation recently released their joint 2023 Sustainability Report, outlining their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts and progress towards established goals.

Canada’s Forest Sector Responds to 2024 Federal Budget

April 16, 2024 - Earlier today, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) President and CEO Derek Nighbor released the following statement in response to the 2024 Federal Budget tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland.

Extrusion pulping, a solution for non-wood fibers processing

Cellulose packaging is booming. In recent years, we've seen the arrival - on the Quebec market - of cellulose packaging from other regions of the world.

Sustainable Solutions: Collaborations between Major Brands and Pulp and Paper Companies

With the ongoing momentum in corporate sustainability initiatives, the collaboration between pulp and paper companies and major corporations to create sustainable alternatives for their product lines is on the rise.

Sustainable Forest Management is Essential to Canada’s Paper Packaging Industry

Sustainable forest management is essential to the Canadian paper packaging industry and its circular economy.

Demonstration of High-Temperature Heat Pumps

In a blog article last year, I wrote about the potential of high-temperature heat pumps (HT-HPs) to save energy in papermaking.

How Will Decarbonization Drive the Pulp and Paper Industry?

When looking forward at the forces that are likely to drive the direction of the pulp and paper industry over the next 15 years, decarbonization and supporting a circular economy are at the top of the list. 

Toscotec starts up a complete tissue line at C. Y. P. Del R. S.A. in Colombia

Colombian tissue manufacturer C.Y.P. Del R. S.A. has started up a complete AHEAD 1.8 tissue line supplied by Toscotec at its mill in Risaralda.

Closed material loop: Voith intensifies efforts to recycle press felts

Recycling is a central component of Voith Paper’s sustainability strategy and forms the basis for a sustainable paper industry. 

The Finnish Paper Packaging Manufacturer Carccu® Secures Major Environmental Certifications

In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a trend but a necessity, businesses across the globe are taking significant strides towards sustainability

Groupe PMI: Expertise and turnkey solutions for your industrial projects

Benefit from the expertise of the Groupe PMI, a leader in turnkey solutions for your industrial projects and the maintenance of your process equipment.

A PM Audit May Be the Key to Improved Performance

More vacuum alone may not be the answer

Multiple-Barrel Pressure Filter

Multiple-barrel pressure filters are designed to remove contaminants from a liquid filtration process while providing high cleaning efficiency, low flow restrictions, and easy maintenance.

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Radix to demonstrate key AI and IIoT benefits for the pulp and paper industry at TAPPICon 2024

Cleveland, OH, April 18, 2024: Radix, a global technology solutions company, announced its participation as a Sapphire sponsor at TAPPICon 2024, which is being held at Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, OH, from April 28 - May 1, 2024.

Upcoming events


Pulp & Beyond 2024
April 9-12, 2024
Helsinki, Finland


COFI 2024 Convention
April 10-12, 2024
Vancouver, BC, Canada


TAPPICon 2024
April 28 - May 1, 2024
Cleveland, Ohio, USA


PACWEST Conference 2024
May 29 - June 1, 2024
Jasper, Alberta, Canada


International Pulp Week 2024
June 2-4, 2024
Vancouver, Canada


LatamPAPER 2024
June 12-14, 2024
Mexico


ZELLCHEMING-Expo 2024
June 18-20, 2024
Mexico


MIAC 2024
October 9-11, 2024
Lucca, Itlay