US-based Catalyst Paper Corporation will acquire the Biron paper mill and the Rumford pulp and paper mill for around $74m. The company has entered an asset purchase agreement with NewPage Corporation, NewPage Wisconsin System and Rumford ...
FutureMark Alsip, a company that makes coated publication and printing papers from recycled materials, will indefinitely place its mill in idle mode due to challenging market conditions in the North American coated paper market. The ...
Tags: Futuremark Alsip, Mill, Packaging
Boston-based Sappi Fine Paper North America, a subsidiary of South Africa-based wood pulp and paper producer Sappi Ltd., has announced the completion of the conversion of its kraft pulp mill in Cloquet, Minn., for production of specialized ...
Tags: Sappi, Cloquet Mill Conversion, specialize, Cellulose Production
Ilim Group has started the production of coated freesheet at its mill, situated in Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. With the help of new line built at the mill, the company will annually produce around 90 thousand tons of ...
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Sweden-based Arctic Paper Grycksbo has unveiled new coated paper products range AP-Tec for packaging applications. According to Arctic Paper, the new AP-Tec range consists of three products including AP-Tec Liner, AP-Tec Pack and AP-Tec ...
It is now more than 400 years since the first recorded printed labels were being produced. At that time they would have been printed on hand-made paper using relief letterpress type or images cut into wood or metal, with impression pressure ...
Tags: Label Printing, Packaging, Printing
North American printing and specialty papers producer NewPage has introduced the new Anthem Plus, a coated paper built to perform in virtually all print applications. According to the company, the new Anthem Plus, which is made in the US, ...
Tags: Coated Paper, Print Applications
US-based printing paper and packaging equipment distributor Unisource Worldwide has announced the launch of its new coated paper product line, porcelainECO 30. The FSC-certified coated paper porcelainECO 30 improves on the porcelainECO ...
A European project called the Bio-Board project has been instituted to develop sustainable protein-based paper and paperboard coating systems to increase the recyclability of food and beverage packaging materials. The BIO-BOARD ...
Global chemical company BASF has announced the addition of two new variants, ecovio T2308 and ecovio IS1335 to its range of the compostable and partially bio-based plastic ecovio. The ecovio T2308, which is currently available for the ...
Tags: Packaging Grades, Packaging
Milk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the ...
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OMNOVA Solutions Inc. announced income from continuing operations of $0.2 million, or breakeven per diluted share, for the first quarter ended February 28, 2013. Net loss for the first quarter was $0.2 million, or breakeven per diluted ...
Tags: coated fabrics, fabrics, operations
Global supplier of technology and services Metso is all set to supply grade conversion rebuild of Blue Paper's paper machine at its mill site in Strasbourg, France. The start up of the re-built machine is set to commence in the last ...
Tags: packaging, headbox, packaging industry
Due to the increasing demand for fiber-based packaging based on renewable materials, Stora Enso Speciality Papers broadens its MediaSet basis weight offering; the line is now available in basis weights of 80, 90 and 100 gsm. Specially ...
Tags: fiber based packaging, Stora Enso Speciality Papers, weight offering
Due to the increasing demand for fibre-based packaging based on renewable materials, Stora Enso Speciality Papers broadens its MediaSet basis weight offering; the line is now available in basis weights of 80, 90 and 100 gsm. Specially ...
Tags: Renewable Materials, Packaging Materials, Fibre-Based Materials