Paper and packaging products supplier Sappi North America has invested $5.94m to upgrade Paper Machine 12 (PM12) at Cloquet mill in Minnesota, US. The investment was used to replace the headbox on PM12. It has added an advanced and ...
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Archroma plans to showcase its solutions and expertise to improve the optical and functional properties of board and paper during the Paperex 2017 event to be held next month in India. The Switzerland-based color and specialty chemicals ...
Italian flexible packaging firm Corapack has used Futamura Chemicals’ renewable and compostable cellulose films to develop compostable barrier lidding for trays. NatureFlex cellulose film is a lidding material, which serves as an ...
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Waitrose is trialing a new environmentally friendly pack that is expected to signal the end of plastic packaging for organic tomatoes. A new form of non-plastic punnet which uses tomato leaves is being experimented to help package ...
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Finland-based Valmet has introduced new scanner designed to offer more economical way to measure liner moisture levels for corrugated board manufacturers. The new scanner, Valmet IQ Converting Scanner, is an addition to Valmet's quality ...
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Packaging Corporation of America has reported third quarter 2017 net income of $139m or $1.47 per share and $1.68 per share excluding special items. Third quarter net sales were $1.6 billion in 2017 and $1.5 billion in 2016. Special ...
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Clearwater Paper Corporation has reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017. The company reported net sales of $426.5 million for the third quarter of 2017, down 2.0% compared to net sales of $435.3 million for the third ...
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Finland-based Valmet has formed a partnership with chemicals company Kemira to expand its industrial internet ecosystem project further. The company says that the agreement inked with Kemira is expected to deliver added value to pulp and ...
Metsa Board is showcasing new SkinCare gift box design at this year’s Luxe Pack event in Monaco. The event is being held between 2 and 4 October. At the event, the company is also exhibiting its product and service portfolio, ...
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Valmet will supply a Valmet Brown Stock quality analyzer (Valmet Kappa Q1) for CMPC Celulosa in Santa Fe, Chile for its fiber line 1 producing ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) bleached eucalyptus pulp. To be installed in the blow line of the ...
International Paper (IP) has unveiled plans to invest around $300m to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama, US. The company will convert the paper machine from uncoated freesheet to whitetop linerboard ...
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Finnish food packaging specialist Huhtamaki has completed the purchase of International Paper's foodservice packaging operations in China. The divested business has two facilities in Shanghai and Tianjin and a workforce of about 200 ...
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Investment holding firm Long4Life has agreed to acquire South-Africa based contract packaging firm Inhle Beverages for around R360m ($27.2m). Based in Heidelberg of Gauteng, Inhle is specialized in the canning and bottling of carbonated ...
Packaging solutions provider Parkside has partnered with Australian firm PA Packaging Solutions and US-based The Platinum Packaging Group, in a bid to expand its business operations. Under the deal, both firms will market Parkside’s ...
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Spicers Paper, a subsidiary of Central National Gottesman (CNG), has agreed to acquire California-based JC Paper to extend its paper distribution footprint in the US states of Northern California and Nevada. Established in 1886, CNG is a ...
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