Two types of recycled fiber, and two approaches to making recycled paper
Two types of recycled fiber – composed of either post-consumer reclaimed material or pre-consumer reclaimed material – can be used to make recycled paper. The two are fundamentally different, as specified in these definitions from the Forest Stewards...
Two Canfor Employees Receive Awards for Their Industry Excellence
At Canfor, we have a great team of people who bring so much value to their jobs every day....
TVA Highlights Resolute Forest Products For Environmental Excellence
Resolute Forest Products locations in Calhoun, Tn., and Grenada, Ms., were recognized by T...
USW strike action concludes after one day in Williams Lake
United Steelworker Union Local 1-2017 held a one-day legal strike Tuesday at the Tolko's L...
WestRock Provides Update on Hurricane Michael’s Impact on Panama City, Florida, Mill and its Expected Return to Operations
ATLANTA, Oct. 18, 2018 -- WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK), a leading provider of differentiat...
Blogs
Investments in the forest industry in Eastern Russia, driven by forest products demand in China, have resulted in higher timber harvests in the past few years
Increased exports of softwood lumber from Russia to China the past decade have resulted in higher timber harvests in Eastern Russia, reports the Wood ...
News
Domtar Highlights Career Opportunities on Manufacturing Day
Domtar joined other companies across North America in celebrating Manufacturing Day in October. Our goal was to inspire the next generation of manufac...
Mills and Technologies
Sofidel America partners with Toscotec for the turnkey supply of two tissue lines at its new Oklahoma mill
Toscotec will provide a complete plant with two AHEAD-2.0L tissue machines on a full turnkey basis to Sofidel America's integrated plant (paper mill a...
Industry People
Kevin Richard Joins Sustana as Chief Operating Officer
Paper industry expert Kevin Richard brings 30+ years of experience to recycled fiber & paper company
MONTREAL (Oct. 16, 2018) – Sustana, a manufa...
- BillerudKorsnäs appoints Senior Vice President Paper
- Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO of the Sofidel Group, is officially inducted in the Paper International Hall of Fame, the global elite of the tissue production industry
- FPAC Executive Named to Canadian Forest Industries Top 10 under 40
- Clearwater Paper Announces New Pulp and Paperboard Leader
Sciences and Innovations
Neuromarketing leads to better packaging design
How can neuromarketing – using combinations of biometric measuring techniques to analyse consumer reactions – be a tool that makes packaging developme...
- Dixie Ultra® Insulair Hot Cup is the Coolest Hot Cup in the Category
- Mondi enters market for 'Saturating Kraft' application with new paper grade
- Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents promise to play key role in making paper industry more sustainable
- Smart View: Omron and Futura team up to transform paper converting innovation
Forestry Innovations
Canada Invests in Bioheat Conversion Technology for Indigenous Peoples
October 17, 2018 - Kitimat, British Columbia - Natural Resources Canada
The Government of Canada is committed to pursuing investments that use our re...
Paptac
Fundamentals of Pressing – How to squeeze the most out of your press
Organized by the PAPTAC Papermaking Technology Commitee
This webinar covers the basics of paper web pressing and some practical recommendations to op...
