Last month, Paper Advance had the privilege of speaking with Toscotec's Paper and Board Area Sales Manager, Fabrizio Charrier.

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.

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.

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.

Q: What can you tell us about Kytola in North America and yourself as president?

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.

Which emerging technologies or new product developments have the potential to become game changers within the specialty papers industry?

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.

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.

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.

At Sustana Fiber, we promote and apply sustainable manufacturing and business practices to deliver premium, eco-friendly recycled fibers to customers across North America.

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. 

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.

"The production of southern yellow pine ( southern yellow pine, SYP ) in 2018 was 44.5 million cubic meters, compared with 43.2 in 2017.

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 pioneered the manufacture of steel dryer cans in the 1960s, at a time when cast iron dryers still held a dominant market position.

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.

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.

A Q+A with Sustana Group CEO and Chairman Fabian de Armas

Packaging made with paper is an exciting opportunity, it helps to amplify a positive man-made product perception. Paper is in some areas an interesting material for replacing plastics.