The Swedish pulp and paper industry’s mission and future attracts young people
In Finland the major pulp and paper companies are always ranked high when university students are asked about their preferred employers. In corresponding investigations among Swedish university students our industry has been well down on these lists....
FPAC Statement on President Trump’s Comments Regarding California Forest Fires
Forest Products Association of Canada CEO Derek Nighbor issued the following statement tod...
B.C. wildfire update Sunday: Glimmer of hope in fight against 2 major fires
There seems to be a small flash of hope in the fight against two major wildfires in B.C.
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Forestry industry pushes back on Trump blaming fires on Canadian lumber imports
Canada's forestry industry is pushing back against comments by U.S. President Trump that l...
Kruger Products to Invest $575 Million to Build a New Tissue Plant
Company to implement a state-of-the-art paper machine in Québec
SHERBROOKE, QC, Aug. 16, ...
Blogs
Industry veteran compiled PPEC’s early recycled content reports
It was a one-paragraph obituary near the bottom of the page. H.T. "Telford" Denard had passed away. Cremation had already taken place, and no formal s...
- Domtar Windsor closes the loop on circular economy
- Log and wood chip supply has been tight for sawmills and pulpmills in Sweden in 2017 and first half of 2018 as the forest industry has been running in high gear and forest fires have restricted log flows
- Opening the door to innovation
- The US and Canadian Pellet Feedstock Price Indices increased in early 2018, driven mainly by higher demand for pellets in Europe and Asia
News
Rebuild of fire-damaged Lakeview mill aiming for full-production by Feb. 2019
Nine months after a fire destroyed Tolko's Lakeview Division sawmill in Williams Lake the company said it hopes to resume full production by February ...
Mills and Technologies
Valmet will supply BCTMP plant conversion, slab press and conveyor systems to Estonian Cell pulp mill in Estonia
Valmet has received an order from Estonian Cell which will be delivered in two stages. In the first stage, Valmet will supply a conversion of the exis...
- Optimized belt alignment reduces the energy consumption and idler wear of conveyor systems
- Leveraging New Technology for Enhanced Quality at Irving Tissue in Saint John
- 10 Mechanical Problems that Cause Paper Dryer Flooding
- Vinda Personal Care (Guangdong) fired up two new Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0M tissue machines
Industry People
Exclusive Interview with Daniel Varnell of Solenis
Smithers Pira: Can you tell us about growth potential for specialty papers in the digital printing sector? Is this a market that you believe will cont...
- Domtar Corporation Announces Pulp and Paper Mill Leadership Transitions
- Graphic Packaging International's EVP, Mills Division Al Nichols to Retire; Mike Farrell Appointed New EVP, Mills Division
- BillerudKorsnäs appoints Senior Vice President Board
- Larry Shutzberg to Serve on Buckman’s Board of Directors
Sciences and Innovations
Columbia Pulp Opens Pilot Plant Producing Paper Pulp from Waste Straw in Washington
Pilot Plant to Provide Job Training; Product Samples Ahead of Opening of North America's first Tree-Free Paper Pulp Mill
DAYTON, Wash.--Columbia Pulp...
Forestry Innovations
Making crude oil from paper pulp? Vertoro creates this ‘green gold’
Vertoro is Spanish for "Green Gold". The founders clearly had their end product in mind when they started thinking of a brand name. Vertoro, a spin-of...
- Arbiom Selected as Aquaculture Innovation Showcase Finalist
- LIGNOL® by RenFuel: a sustainable transport solution from the Swedish forest
- Pöyry awarded Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management Services assignment by SunPine for Biorefinery expansion in Piteå, Sweden
- Stora Enso invests in building a Competence Centre and diversifying the raw material base for biocomposites
Paptac
NEW DATE! PAPTAC Webinar : Energy Reduction in HWD BCTMP
The PAPTAC Mechanical Pulping Committee (MPC) will be hosting a webinar entitled "Energy Reduction in HWD BCTMP" September 6, 2018, presented by Eric ...
