Some companies queue at the door of ingenuity. Others charge through, pushing the innovation gate open to lead the way for a more sustainable future both nationally and globally.
Taking A New Flexible Package from Concept to Completion: An Interview with Sonoco Principal Engineer Scott Huffer
I’m Scott Huffer, Principal Engineer, and I’ve been with Sonoco for 20 years and in the industry for 34 years.
Making earth day count: A candid interview on sustainability
As Earth Day celebrates five decades of environmental action, there is no better time to reflect on longterm success and innovation in sustainability efforts. In 2020, they express climate change as the most significant task at hand.
Interview with Fabrizio Charrier, Paper and Board Area Sales Manager, Toscotec
Last month, Paper Advance had the privilege of speaking with Toscotec's Paper and Board Area Sales Manager, Fabrizio Charrier.
Spotlight: Women in the Paper and Wood Products Industry from International Paper
This month is Women's History Month, and our industry employs many inspiring women who develop, manufacture, design and market the products we rely on. Women are an invaluable piece of the paper and wood products industry, and we are excited to share with you their stories.
Argentinian tissue producer Celupaper and Toscotec: six years of successful cooperation.
Celupaper S.A. is an Argentinian tissue manufacturer owned by Grupo Vual, a leading regional paper group who specializes in the production and marketing of pulp and tissue products, including napkins, kitchen towel and toilet paper, with an annual output of 75,000 tons.
Q&A with Pamela Strobel: Women Are Making Corporate Leadership Gains
Are women catching up in the race for equality at the corporate leadership level? We asked one of our board members to share her thoughts on this as well as her experiences as a woman leader in a male-dominated corporate world.
The Future of Sustainable Paper – an Interview with Klaus Barduna
Interview with Mr. Kos, President of Kytola North America
Q: What can you tell us about Kytola in North America and yourself as president?
Outside Voice: Kerry Cesareo on Responsible Forest Management
Our Outside Voice series highlights the perspectives of stakeholders and leaders on important sustainability topics, such as global forests. On the particulars, we may not always agree. But we believe in hearing and learning from others who offer valuable insights and a different point of view on issues that are important to us all.
Exclusive Interview with Jeff Stacy of Cascades-Sonoco
Which emerging technologies or new product developments have the potential to become game changers within the specialty papers industry?
Solving some of the major recycling and packaging challenges
Our Paper and Recycling divisions have a vital role in shaping how we at DS Smith redefine packaging for a changing world. Colin McIntyre, CEO of Paper and Recycling Divisions at DS Smith, talks about our new purpose and what it means to him.
Outside Voice: Mike Wallace, the Evolution of Sustainability Reporting
Our Outside Voice series highlights the perspectives of stakeholders and leaders on important sustainability topics, such as sustainability reporting. On the particulars, we may not always agree. But we believe in hearing and learning from others who offer valuable insights and a different point of view on issues that are important to us all.
Serving a growth market
In May, Stora Enso announced the decision to convert the Oulu paper mill in Finland into packaging production to strengthen its position in the growing packaging business. Gilles van Nieuwenhuyzen, EVP Division Packaging Solutions, discusses the drivers and applications.
Exclusive Interview With Mark Bond Of Sustana
At Sustana Fiber, we promote and apply sustainable manufacturing and business practices to deliver premium, eco-friendly recycled fibers to customers across North America.
Cascades PRO Q&A: Eric Lavoie
What are your current responsibilities at Cascades PRO®? I manage day to day activities, as well as work with Sales, Innovation and other groups to identify possible product innovations or market opportunities. I also help prepare marketing plans and sales tools to help promote existing products and/or new product launches.
Nine questions to Horst Bittermann, President of Pro Carton
Our industry will continue its positive development in the coming years, well above the annual growth rates of the EU. More than ever, packaging is needed to protect products and the environment, but also to sell the packaged products.
Charles Trevor, American Softwoods: "The market for softwood lumber in the United States is the world's largest"
"The production of southern yellow pine ( southern yellow pine, SYP ) in 2018 was 44.5 million cubic meters, compared with 43.2 in 2017.
Formed fiber: Renewable alternative to plastics
In March, Stora Enso announced a EUR 5 million investment to build a new production line and related infrastructure to manufacture formed fiber products in Sweden.
Toscotec TT SteelDryer sales reach new record high in 2019
Toscotec pioneered the manufacture of steel dryer cans in the 1960s, at a time when cast iron dryers still held a dominant market position.
Can Sustainability ROI Boost the Bottom Line?
By giving economic value to forests, we can enhance our sustainability efforts as well as our business. That was Domtar CEO John D. Williams’ message at a New York University Stern School of Business event in March.
Twinsaver and Toscotec’s shared success story in South Africa
Giulia Fabbri, China Sales and Marketing Manager with Toscotec, recently spoke with Garth Towell, Chief Executive Officer of the Twinsaver Group, Anna Marie Viljoen, Product Supply Director and Tony Hulme, General Manager for Operations, about South Africa’s leading tissue producer, the Twinsaver Group, and the key to its success.