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You’re staying at home doing your part, at least for the next few weeks. You want to learn how to save fuel costs and boost productivity. Springtime, aka training season, is finally here.
The owner of a British Columbia mill that makes pulp for surgical masks, gowns and other medical supplies says the shortage of personal protective equipment is a global problem, and companies should be helping out to the best of their ability.
Normally, the Memphis plant that makes more than 1 million rolls of toilet paper daily keeps a month’s worth of product under its roof.
We are currently living a skilled labor shortage in North America. We are seeing retirements that lead to vacancies, as well as a large wave of new employees.
With over $2.9B U.S. in revenue from exports of commercial pulp, tissue paper and other forest products in more than 70 countries, Resolute Forest Products (RFP) couldn’t really be faulted for deciding to sit pretty and enjoy the ride of being a Canadian leader in its field.
I recently visited a plant in South America for an assessment.
Three Rivers, Mich., April 6, 2020 – Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), announced the expansion of its Operations group and appointed Alan Ives as vice president, operations and Harry Brown as director of manufacturing.
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö and Suominen have signed a multi-year commercial agreement that renews and strengthens the existing co-operation at Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s Ställdalen plant in Sweden.
American Forest & Paper Association members are committed to the safety of our workforce and our end-users. The situation with COVID-19 is dynamic and changes daily.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Apr. 03 - International Paper (NYSE: IP) is taking action to address critical needs in its Memphis community during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study shows 70% of consumers are concerned about the safety of reading a delivered print magazine, journal, catalog or newspaper, due to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2005, West Linn Paper Co. ditched its local utility, Portland General Electric, and began purchasing energy through an independent supplier.
A new federal mandate is expected to come into effect next year making electronic logging devices (ELDs) mandatory for federally-regulated motor carriers and their drivers.
You’re staying at home doing your part, at least for the next few weeks. You want to learn how to save fuel costs and boost productivity. Springtime, aka training season, is finally here.
We are currently living a skilled labor shortage in North America. We are seeing retirements that lead to vacancies, as well as a large wave of new employees.
With over $2.9B U.S. in revenue from exports of commercial pulp, tissue paper and other forest products in more than 70 countries, Resolute Forest Products (RFP) couldn’t really be faulted for deciding to sit pretty and enjoy the ride of being a Canadian leader in its field.
PPEC’s popular fact sheets have been revamped and updated, all 34 of them. Broken into five sections of interest, the factsheets cover a broad range of topics: from why packaging exists to where it comes from (trees); from what it’s made from to how it’s made; and to the industry’s history of reduction, re-use, and recycling.
The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations has released the much-anticipated results of PIT Group’s analysis of TMC’s proprietary fuel-economy calculator.
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mayr-Melnhof Karton to supply a Vertical Screw Thickener (VST) dewatering system for the RMP (Refiner Mechanical Pulp) process at the mill in Frohnleiten, Austria.
I recently visited a plant in South America for an assessment.
Our Rouen and Dueñas Paper Mills have successfully implemented a new Microwave Measurement System, enabling us to efficiently and accurately measure moisture content in Paper for Recycling (PfR) arriving at our mills.
In these challenging times, essential businesses are implementing unprecedent health and safety measures to protect customers, employees and their families.
Valmet and Orora Limited have signed a multi-year Mill Maintenance Outsourcing (MMO) agreement to continue taking care of the site maintenance of Orora’s Botany B9 board making line in New South Wales, Australia.
Valmet will supply key board making technologies to Sri Andal Paper Mills for its new containerboard making line, located in Tamil Nadu, India. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for the first half of 2021.
Tyrone, PA - April 6, 2020 - American Eagle Paper Mills announced Friday the appointment of Scott Igoe as company President.
The plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard, MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, has recently achieved DIN CERTCO certificates in both industrial and home compostability.
Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has awarded AFRY the engineering services assignment for the new sawmill in Rauma as well as project management and engineering services assignment for the new bioproduct mill in Kemi.
Due to the increasing spread of Covid-19 in Europe and the uncertainty associated with this, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH and the association ZELLCHEMING e.V. have jointly decided to cancel the ZELLCHEMING-Expo in Frankfurt am Main.
