Port Hawkesbury Paper says order book full six years after reopening
POINT TUPPER, N.S. — Port Hawkesbury Paper's order books for 2019 are essentially full, a senior company official says.
It's good news for the largest industrial employer in the Strait of Canso region, which is now six years removed from a year-long...
Canfor Extends Temporary BC Curtailment
VANCOUVER, Dec. 14, 2018 - Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP) announced today it will be extendi...
Worksafe BC says combination of human and manufacturer error led to Domtar worker's death
KAMLOOPS — Worksafe BC says a combination of human error and manufacturer's mistake led to...
Laakirchen Papier has restructured its sales
Since the spring of 2018, the responsibilities for the sale of "Grapho" (SC paper) and "St...
Trade War Update: China Subverts Tariffs, Trade Gap Gets Wider
Chinese exporters (and likey their American counterparts) have figured out a way for some ...
Blogs
The Resilience of Kraft Process and its future
Some background context
The Kraft pulping process, patented in 1879 and implemented in 1890, has shown resilience for more than 100 years, as it prov...
News
Resolute Recognized for our Sustainability Performance and Disclosures
Resolute was one of the big winners at the Best in Biz Awards (North America) 2018, which were announced on November 28 in New York City. Winning a to...
Mills and Technologies
Unique steel belt press for high strength wood-containing paper inaugurated
A new steel belt has been inaugurated at MoRe in which strong packaging material from high yield pulp can be developed. The idea is to create prerequi...
- Voith installs a VariFlex™ winder at Copamex mill in Chihuahua, Mexico
- Sulzer launches the high-efficiency HSR turbocompressor
- Four Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines began production at Asia Pulp and Paper’s OKI mill in Indonesia
- Another PMP Intelli-Jet V® Hydraulic Headbox at Australian Paper’s (Australia) has been successfully brought on stream!
Industry People
Roseburg Forest Products Chairman will lead AWC’s board
LEESBURG, VA. – The American Wood Council (AWC) today announced the election of Roseburg Forest Products Chairman Allyn Ford as the AWC Board of Direc...
- Buckman Adds New Leadership to Deliver Differential Solutions to Customers
- Marcelo Castelli to be new Global CEO of Votorantim Cimentos after conclusion of Fibria and Suzano transaction
- Sonoco’s Saunders to Retire After Nearly 30 Years of Service
- Q&A with Mark DeAndrea: Domtar’s BioMaterials Innovation Team
Sciences and Innovations
VPF launches innovative self-adhesive material made of grass paper
Environment-friendly production, high-quality look
A whole raft of benefits can be expected from a new adhesive-coated labelstock made of grass paper...
- Researchers advance biomass transformation process
- PIT Group’s truck platooning hits the road in a Canadian first
- Stora Enso and startup Sulapac have joined forces to develop renewable and biodegradable straws
- FPInnovations showcases safety innovation in forest operations at Vancouver Island Safety Conference
Forestry Innovations
Forest advocates make plea for biomass power plants
Backers of a historic plan to restore forest health and save rural communities from wildfires made a desperate plea to the Arizona Corporation Commiss...
Paptac
BIOFOR Opening Session
Held in conjunction with PaperWeek, BIOFOR INTERNATIONAL is the largest conference in Canada that focuses on most important issues in the forest produ...
