European paper recycling demonstrates high level of resilience in the light of severe global disruptions
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29 March 2021 PapNews
Cepi, the European association representing the paper industry, has been closely monitoring market developments in reaction to the material waste import ban by the Chinese authorities including paper for recycling, the redirection of global flows of paper for recycling and structural changes in paper consumption and collection during the Covid-19 crisis. Read more
Pulp price rocket continues higher in February and March
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27 March 2021 IndustryEdge
Global pulp prices continued their rocket-paced growth in February, with all indications that March is proving to be similar. In the main Chinese bleached softwood kraft (BSK) market, the average price lifted to USD880/t, fuelled by soft inventories, some supply constraints and solid demand. Read more
Regional printing paper prices lift again – up 4.3% in January
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27 March 2021 IndustryEdge
The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* rose 4.3% in January 2021, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the quarterly average price was USDFob806/t, a rise of USD38/t on the prior month. Read more
End of cartonboard from New Zealand?
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27 March 2021 IndustryEdge
The Whakatane Board Mill – owned by SIG Combibloc – will close around the end of June 2020. Approximately 210 people will lose their jobs, after a short search reportedly failed to yield a buyer. Read more
Federal government to unlock forestry’s potential.
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26 March 2021 Timberbiz
The Whakatane Board Mill – owned by SIG Combibloc – will close around the end of June 2020. Approximately 210 people will lose their jobs, after a short search reportedly failed to yield a buyer. Read more
Queensland govt chops compulsory print ads.
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26 March 2021 Print 21
The embattled printed newspaper industry has been hit by another blow, with the Queensland government axing compulsory newspaper advertising in regional papers by its departments, sending it online instead. Read more
Revamped EU Forest Strategy will recognize the importance of forest-based industries and the bioeconomy
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16 March 2021 Paper Advance
Today, Cepi, in partnership with leading EU media Politico, hosted a high level online discussion on the role of the bioeconomy to achieve the EU Green Deal goals. Read more
Smurfit Kappa develops sustainable packaging solution for Signify's antibacterial light
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15 March 2021 PulpPaper News.com
Smurfit Kappa has designed a new integrated packaging system following close collaboration with Signify, the world leader in connected LED lighting systems, by designing the BioShift UV-C Chamber Case, used to ship and transport UV-C lights that have significant antibacterial properties, which kill germs and viruses. Read more
Two Sides tells 320 companies to stop greenwashing
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10 March 2021 Print 21
In the last year, global print advocacy group Two Sides engaged 320 organisations who it says were making misleading statements about paper, with 134 of them so far removing such statements from their communications. Read more
Study: Advantages of paper-based single-use products
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08 March 2021 PKN Packaging News
A recently published Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study by Ramboll has revealed the real environmental impact of single-use packaging versus reusable tableware, finding significant advantages with paper-based single-use products. Read more
Four reasons to use paper-based eCommerce packaging
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08 March 2021 Paper Advance
The choices you make about your products' eCommerce packaging have implications that travel far beyond their customers' journey. Read more
Combined Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and Coagulation to meet trade waste guidelines – A Case Study by our new Sustaining Member, Infinite Water!
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See how Infinite Water partnered with this customer and assisted them in addressing their wastewater challenges. Read more
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Recovered Paper Exports: Indonesia replaces China as main destination
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25 FEBRUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s exports of recovered paper totalled 1.022 million tonnes in 2020, down just 4.3% compared with 2019. While newsworthy, the really important news in the market is that Indonesia has almost exactly replaced the influence of China for Australian exporters, accounting for 37% of total shipments in 2020 and a blistering 60% in the month of December. Read more
Australia’s pulp imports lifted 7.0% in 2020
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25 FEBRUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s total pulp imports lifted a healthy 7.5% (21.4 kt) in 2020, rising to 307.4 kt, just marginally below the annualised peak recorded in mid-2018. Read more
Paper Price Index: regional prices lifted 7.0% in December
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25 FEBRUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* rose 7.0% in December 2020, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the monthly average price was USDFob849/t, a rise of USD81/t on the prior month. Read more
Wood industry 'needs discussion' as Whakatāne mill flags closure
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25 FEBRUARY 2021
Economic development and forestry minister Stuart Nash says the proposed closure of Whakatāne mill was a blow to the community, but he still believes the wood industry has a future there. Read more
Significant improvement of environmental footprint of paper sacks
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24 FEBRUARY 2021 PulpPaper News.com
The European kraft paper and paper sack industry has put further efforts into improving its carbon footprint. In only three years, between 2015 and 2018, the carbon intensity of a single paper sack was reduced by 8%. Read more
BillerudKorsnäs and Tetra Pak together towards 100 % recyclable packaging
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24 FEBRUARY 2021 BillerudKorsnäs
Through close and enduring collaboration BillerudKorsnäs and Tetra Pak aim to push the figure of renewable material from wood fibre in carton packages towards 100%. Already today the figure is about 70%. New innovations to further increase the sustainability of packages are since long top of the agenda for both companies. Read more
False claims linking fires and forestry is at odds with scientific consensus
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11 FEBRUARY 2021 AFPA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has again rejected a recycled report falsely claiming a link between native forestry operations and increased bushfire intensity. Read more
Escalating shipping costs send board prices higher
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10 FEBRUARY 2021 PKN Packaging News
Skyrocketing shipping costs are impacting board and paper prices, with the nation’s major printable materials suppliers forced to introduce price rises from next month, which will range from three to nine per cent.
The country's two biggest suppliers, Ball & Doggett and Spicers, both say they are unable to absorb the rapidly escalating costs, even with the stronger Aussie dollar. Spicers prices will rise on 1 March, Ball & Doggett on 15 March. Read more
Cellulose foam by Stora Enso wins “Cellulose Fibre Innovation of the Year”
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9 FEBRUARY 2021 Paper Advance
Cellulose foam was among six nominees up for the award, all recognised for the development of new technologies and applications in the cellulose fibre industry.
Cellulose foam by Stora Enso is a lightweight wood fiber-based foam material for protective and cushioning material in packaging. This novel, sustainable foam material has been designed to be fully natural and the technology offers a biodegradable alternative to a wide range of products. Read more
New Procemex Flex IR Thermal Smart Camera 640x480 from UJL Pty Ltd
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The new infrared camera has been specifically designed by Procemex engineers to integrate seamlessly into the existing Procemex OnePlatform installed base and meet the troubleshooting and machine optimization demands of fast running paper, tissue and board machines. Read more
Morrison government buys Indonesian paper ignores Australian made
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8 FEBRUARY 2021 Timberbiz
The manufacturing union representing pulp and paper workers has slammed the Morrison Government for abandoning local workers during the COVID-19 jobs crisis by buying Indonesian paper instead of photocopy paper manufactured locally by Australian Paper in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley. Read more
Fibre-packaging for food lifts ‘specialties’ to a new level
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28 JANUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
In part driven by sustainability, global food businesses and brands are increasingly focussed on shifting their packaging to fibre and away from less sustainable offerings. While that is a welcome – some say overdue – direction, the reality is that some grades of fibre packaging, specialty papers and fibre alternatives are already winning increased market share. Read more
China RCP trade ending with a whimper as Indonesia steps to the plate
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28 JANUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s recovered paper exports totalled a stable 88.4 kt in November as shipments to China fell away in preparation for the import ban that commenced on 1st January 2021. Shipments to China plummeted to 8.7 kt (down 71% on the prior month), as those to Indonesia more than doubled to a near record 42 kt for the month. Traders anticipate that exports to Indonesia hit record levels in December, totalling over 50 kt for the first time. Read more
Printing paper prices up 2.1% in November: IndustryEdge’s Australasian Paper Price Index
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28 JANUARY 2021 IndustryEdge
The Australian and New Zealand three-month moving average trade price of printing and communication papers* rose 2.1% in November 2020, compared with the prior month. Measured in US dollars, the monthly average price was USDFob767/t, the highest monthly average price since July 2019. Read more
Intelligent packaging opens trade doors
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28 JANUARY 2021 PKN Packaging News
Smart packaging with QR codes that link to a product’s coronavirus swab test results are in WHthe spotlight, as New Zealand and China forge their new trade deal.
At a time when Australia’s trade relations with China can at best be described as strained, New Zealand has upgraded its 2008 trade agreement with China, inking a new deal that will now see it have 98 per cent free trade with China once the agreement comes into full effect. Read more
Smarties brand switches to recyclable paper packs
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27 JANUARY 2021 PKN Packaging News
Nestle has announced that its popular Smarties range of products will now use recyclable paper packaging moving forward, becoming the first global confectionery brand to make the sustainable switch. Read more
UJL SOLUTIONS NEWS
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FRANK-PTI Germany, manufacturer of Quality Testing Instruments has received an order to supply Laboratory Testing Instruments for their new Paper Testing Laboratory at the Australian Manildra Group in Sydney. The delivery and start up will be early 2021. FRANK-PTI is represented in Australasia by UJL Pty Ltd, Melbourne. The delivery will be supported locally by UJL Solutions specialists. Read more
Australian researcher Professor Gil Garnier to judge prestigious international pulp and paper award
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25 JANUARY 2021 AFPA
Professor Gil Garnier, BioPRIA, Monash University has been appointed as one of the judges for the 3rd Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Held every two years since 2016, the award is presented by the International Council of Forests and Paper Association (ICFPA) to recognise excellence in pulp and paper research from around the world, with entries ranging from projects looking at value adding, emissions reduction and innovation. Read more
Woollies puts catalogue on pause for digital savvy
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22 JANUARY 2021 PRINT 21
Part of one of Australia's biggest print jobs will be put on pause from this week, as supermarket giant Woolworths is halting its catalogue printing for at least 12 weeks in areas where it has higher digital engagement with its customers. Read more
Friday analysis: Log an objection with the WWF – we are not deforesting.
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22 JANUARY 2021 Timberbiz
The World Wildlife Fund seems a little confused over what logging is. Put simply, the WWF seems to have incorrectly lumped timber harvesting and private native forestry as contributing factors of deforestation and degradation. Source: Bruce Mitchell. Read more
APCO releases new report which maps the state of packaging in Australia and progress on Australia’s 2025 national packaging targets
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22 JANUARY 2021 APCO
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published ‘Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19’ a new report tracking Australia’s progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets (2025 Targets). Read more
How about a different approach to recycled content and the circular economy?
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8 DECEMBER 2020 PAPER ADVANCE
Recycled content is the key component in the creation of a circular economy. It keeps raw materials flowing within the economy longer, reduces the pressure to extract more virgin materials from the earth, and delays their eventual disposal as waste. Read more
NZ pulp exports recover after pandemic slump
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28 OCTOBER 2020 IndustryEdge
Exports of pulp from New Zealand crashed in April, recovered some ground in May and returned to normal in June, as a direct result of the pandemic. Pulp exports had been trending up, and were at two year highs in February 2020 (95 kt), before collapsing to 31 kt in April 2020. On a three-month moving average basis, exports had been trending up since the middle of 2019. Read more
Uncoated Mechanical Paper: Huge spike in Directory imports has tongues wagging
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28 OCTOBER 2020 IndustryEdge
Typically the lowest value of all the printing and communication paper grades, imports of uncoated mechanical paper grades – including newsprint – have been widely varied in recent months. As an example, at 14.3 kt in August 2020, imports were 48% higher than the prior month. But the main interest is in the changing patterns of imports between the sub-grades, which are all able to be substituted for one another, in a wide variety of cases. Read more
Chemical use in the Australian pulp and paper industry: survey
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28 OCTOBER 2020 IndustryEdge
We know the pulp and paper industries are significant chemical users, but what chemicals are most important? IndustryEdge has access to a huge amount of data, especially for Australia. If you can help us understand the most important chemicals, we can supply extra data – every month – for you and your business. Read more
Plastic-free coffee cup hits the market
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22 OCTOBER 2020 PKN Packaging
Melbourne-based specialty coffee roaster Jasper Coffee has launched a new, plastic-free, single use coffee cup and lid, in what it says is a first in Australia. Jasper Coffee said the cup is 100 per cent recyclable and compostable. The cup uses cardboard with a water-based dispersion barrier produced by Finland-based Kotkamills. Read more
China’s 2020 ban ‘will not have a massive impact’ on fiber markets
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20 OCTOBER 2020 Resource Recycling
Next year, China is widely expected to close the door completely to recovered fiber imports, a move that has the industry in a cautious state. But Ranjit Singh Baxi of recovered fiber broker J&H Sales International offered some optimistic perspective. Read more
Calls of Bull with respect to Vic timber plantations
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19 OCTOBER 2020 Timberbiz
The Victorian State Government’s announcements around timber plantations in Eastern Victoria have been described as hollow and doing nothing for security of the local industry. Read more
Forest Industries ready to assist Australia’s economic recovery
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7 OCTOBER 2020 AFPA
The Federal Budget delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last night has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) for its significant measures to support jobs, businesses, and manufacturing investment as Australia looks to kickstart the economy. Read more
Nestlé UK switches to paper wrapper for Smarties bar
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7 OCTOBER 2020 PKN Packaging
Nestlé UK is switching its Smarties chocolate bar to a recyclable paper wrapper, moving away from the film wrappers of the past as the company continues its drive towards more eco-friendly packaging. Read more
Visy breaks records as production surges
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2 OCTOBER 2020 PKN Packaging
Carton, glass, and can behemoth Visy achieved record growth in August, driven it says by consumers switching from plastic packaging to carton, aluminium, and glass.
Visy says its sales in August were up by a third on the same month in the previous year, and by 28 per cent over the July figure. The company says it was the highest month-on-month growth since the death of founder Richard Pratt in 2009. Since then the company has been run by his son, Anthony Pratt. Read more
Tekscan Nip Pressure Alignment Tool (NPAT™) is a solution to streamline the nip-machine set-up process by providing relative interface pressure data in real-tim
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01 OCTOBER 2020
NPAT features an ultra-thin pressure-sensing array that fits easily between two rolls. This sensing array captures and displays a clear visual representation of pressure distribution, nip width, and cross width, helping ensure uniformity and limiting machine downtime. With NPAT, operators can instantly see the effects of their adjustments, and keep records of their data to be used as a “gold standard” for aligning the same or similar machines. For more information about NPAT, and to view a short demonstration, visit this link: Read more
Port Botany Chaos Adds to Trade Pains
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28 SEPTEMBER 2020 IndustryEdge
Chaos at Port Botany, assertion of market power by global shipping companies and ‘disastrous’ container handling conditions in Sydney have been brought to a head with a new series of port congestion surcharges at Australia’s second busiest port. The additional charge was announced by ANL/CMA/CGM, following on from a similar announcement just a day earlier by MSC. But those involved in importing and exporting through Port Botany advise that far from being the first cost escalation associated with the port of Sydney, it is just the latest addition to a situation that is now close to out of control. Read more
Pulp market turns a tentative corner
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28 SEPTEMBER 2020 IndustryEdge
Global pulp markets appear to be reacting to supply signals, and to continuing pressures on some major economies ahead of others, with the earliest signs of a cyclical upturn in prices evident in the most recent trade activity. The primary emphasis in the pulp market has been on Bleached Softwood Kraft (BSK) where supply-side management continues to be more responsive to current market conditions for the hardwood counterpart. BSK prices in China lifted USD5-10/t in August, with Hawkins Wright reporting there are expectations of further increases in September. Read more
Monadnock Expands Alternative Fiber Offerings with Hemp Envi™ Performance Board
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24 SEPTEMBER 2020 PaperAdvance
Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the United States, is pleased to announce the expansion of its alternative fiber offerings with Monadnock Hemp Envi™ Performance Board. Monadnock. Read more
Louise Van Tiel, a plant engineer from Oji Fibre Solutions Kinleith wins the NZ Section New Speaker Competition
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21 SEPTEMBER 2020
Louise Van Tiel, a plant engineer from Oji Fibre Solutions Kinleith was announced winner of the 2020 NZ Section New Speaker Competition. Sixty members attended the event held on the 17th September at the Distinction Hotel Rotorua. This was the first live NZ meeting since Covid. Read more
Opal welcomes Morrison's gas plan
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17 SEPTEMBER 2020 PKN
Opal, along with other large industrial users of gas, said it welcomed the Commonwealth Government’s commitment to restore Australia’s domestic gas supply and market pricing to globally competitive conditions. Read more
Stora Enso and Fiskeby team up to help turn used paper cups into white-lined chipboard
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17 SEPTEMBER 2020 BioMarkets Insights
Packaging and paper company Stora Enso has conducted a trial with paperboard company Fiskeby Board to explore possibilities to recycle used paper cups into white-lined chipboard (WLC). Read more
Lego to switch from plastic to paper inner bags
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16 SEPTEMBER 2020 Packaging News
Danish company Lego said it will use paper inside its boxed sets, replacing the current plastic bags containing its ever-popular toy bricks. Read more
Valmet strengthens its business by acquiring PMP Group, a provider of technologies and services for the paper industry
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14 SEPTEMBER 2020 VALMET
Valmet on Sept. 11, 2020 entered into an agreement to acquire PMP Group in Poland. The enterprise value of the acquisition is approximately EUR 64 million, plus a conditional and capped earn-out component. Read more
Vic opposition exposes Dan’s sham forestry plan
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10 SEPTEMBER 2020 AFPA
The Victorian Opposition has highlighted Premier Dan Andrews’ sham forestry plan and exposed the so-called “transition to plantations” as just Government spin. Read more
DS Smith and Laithwaite’s team to deliver closed loop solution
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10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Packaging News UK
DS Smith and Laithwaite’s Wine, the UK’s largest online wine merchant, have joined forces to certify a closed loop recycling system across the two companies’ supply chainsks. Read more
A.Celli Paper acquires PMT Italia
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4 SEPTEMBER 2020 A. Celli
A.CELLI PAPER SPA, main affiliate of ITALIA TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE group, announces the acquisition of PMT ITALIA - PAPER MACHINERY TECHNOLOGY, a company operating in the production of machinery for tissue and paper industry. Read more
Timber processor alarmed over 'massive amount' of softwood exported to China
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2 SEPTEMBER 2020 ABC South East SA
A South Australian regional timber processor has warned thousands of tonnes of softwood resource are bypassing mills and heading to China, despite long-term shortages facing some businesses. Read more
New L&W Autoline automated paper testing system and L&W Laboratory Measurement System (LMS) launched worldwide
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30 SEPTEMBER 2020 Scandinavian Electronics
The new L&W Autoline automated paper testing system and L&W Laboratory Measurement System (LMS) were recently launched worldwide. L&W Autoline is the latest in a long line of almost 50 years of automatic paper testing systems. It is the fastest and most reliable automated paper testing system on the market and allows optimisation of quality control and minimisation of operational costs for all papermaking operations. Visit: Scandinavian Electronics (SE) Read more
Procemex to deliver OnePlatform Web Monitoring and Inspection System to Stora Enso Oulu Mill
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30 SEPTEMBER 2020 UJL
Stora Enso has placed an order for Procemex OnePlatform Web Monitoring & Web Inspection Systems for Oulu BM7-line. This delivery continues a decade long collaboration with Stora Enso Oulu mill. Procemex has brought imaging technology to many Stora Enso’s paper-, board- or coating machines, says Jari Keränen, Sales Director of Procemex. Vist UJL
Beyond China: Webinar Focusses on Asia
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26 AUGUST 2020 IndustryEdge
The Appita and IndustryEdge webinar series focussed on local, Asian and global pulp and paper markets continues to deliver insights. The second webinar, featuring a detailed interview from inside the Chinese paper market, heard more on China’s move to supply its ever growing internal demand for paper and paperboard. Read more
Recovered Paper Exports Fall 5% as Prices Crash 28%
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26 AUGUST 2020 IndustryEdge
Australia exported 1.053 million tonnes of recovered paper in 2019-20, a fall of 4.8% on the prior year. In a year in which the market was torched, the total value of exports fell a huge 27.7% to be valued at AUD172.4M. The only grade that held up was the ‘Unsorted’ or ‘Mixed’ grade which saw exports lift 19.5% to 443.0 kt, accounting for more than 42% of the total, up from 33.5% the prior year. The asymmetry of the Unsorted grade, compared with the other three grades has never been more evident. Read more
Australia’s pulp consumption fell 12.4% in 2020 financial year
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25 AUGUST 2020 IndustryEdge
Australia’s apparent consumption of virgin fibre pulp fell 12.4% in 2019-20, according to our latest analysis. Driven lower by the closure of Norske Skog’s Albury mill in late 2019, total virgin pulp consumption fell to 1.581 million tonnes, the lowest level in a decade. Although most of the impact was on mechanical pulp (-45.2% on 2018-19), chemical pulp consumption was also 2.1% lower. Read more
Researchers develop sustainable method for extracting vanillin from wood processing waste
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25 AUGUST 2020 PulpPaper News
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have developed a new sustainable method of extracting the flavoring agent vanillin from lignin, a component of wood. Large quantities of waste lignin accumulate during the production of pulp, an important raw material for making paper. Read more
Bob Brown legal action a callous attack on Tas timber workers
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21 AUGUST 2020 AFPA
The Bob Brown Foundation’s legal action against Tasmania’s sustainable forest industries is just the latest callous attack on forestry workers from the extremist activist group and threatens vital regional jobs in an essential industry at a time when Australia can least afford it, AFPA CEO Mr Ross Hampton said today. Read more
Heineken UK replaces plastic rings with cardboard topper
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18 AUGUST 2020 Packaging News UK
Heineken UK is rolling out its 100% plastic-free cardboard topper across thousands of UK retailers, replacing plastic rings. Read more
SCT Logistics expands in Wodonga to move NSW burnt timber
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17 AUGUST 2020 Timberbiz
Wodonga-based national transport company SCT Logistics will transport millions of tonnes of plantation timber burnt in NSW during the summer bushfires that would otherwise go to waste, thanks to support from the Victorian Government. Read more
Announcement of the start of fluff pulp production for use in absorbent hygiene products such as disposable diapers
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17 AUGUST 2020 Paper Advance
Daio will rebuild an existing paper machine into a facility that produces roll pulp for conversion into fluff pulp (*), one of the main raw materials in the production of absorbent hygiene products such as disposable diapers. The production facility is located at Daio’s Mishima Mill (Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture). Read more
SGEC/PEFC Japan presents the world’s first PEFC-certified sweets
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17 AUGUST 2020 Paper Advance
‘Chichibu Mayu’ means ‘cocoon-shaped marshmallow’ in Japanese and is the name of the world’s first forest-born sweets to achieve SGEC/PEFC certification. The forest sweets are made from the sap of maple trees grown in the SGEC/PEFC-certified municipal forests of Chichibu in Saitama, Japan. Chichibu Mayu resembles a fluffy marshmallow, and can be eaten by itself, dipped into coffee or melted on bread. Read more
Paper surviving troubled times, now weathering coronavirus fallout
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14 AUGUST 2020 ABC News
The Boyer paper mill has seen a major drop in sales because of a decline in advertising during the coronavirus pandemic. Staff at Boyer have been stood down for two weeks on JobKeeper. There are fears glossy magazine closures could have an indirect impact on the Boyer mill Read more
Coles lashed for abandoning print catalogues
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14 AUGUST 2020 Print 21
Supermarket giant Coles is copping a widespread lashing for its decision to dump printed catalogues in favour of an online version, stopping Australia’s biggest print job, with critics hitting out at both the marketing and environmental rationales. Read more
Economics: Manufacturing picked up in June, but it’s all about food right now
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29 JULY 2020 IndustryEdge
At a headline level, news of the expansion of the Australian manufacturing sector will always be well received. It is good news, but it is also patchy news, because as we well know, not all sectors are faring as well as others.
The Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australia PMI®) lifted 9.9 points in May, to reach 51.5 points, meaning the sector recovered somewhat from the disastrous performance in April. The PMI is a diffusion index, with any result above 50.0 meaning a sector expanded and any result below it, meaning it contracted. The further away from 50.0, the bigger the expansion or contraction. Read more
NZ sack and bag trade largely local, but watch pre-converted imports
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29 JULY 2020 IndustryEdge
Probably the world’s greatest dairy products exporter, New Zealand is inevitably a massive user of fibre packaging, including industrial sacks and bags. Like other forms of fibre packaging, New Zealand is largely self-sufficient in this sector, with imports playing a supporting role. Read more
Major reforms needed for recovery: Report
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29 JULY 2020 Print21
Australia must embrace a new era of innovation and economic reform to rebound from recession and fix an inefficient economy, according to a new report published this week. Read more
Bunnings should listen to forest industry workers and reverse Victorian native forest timber decision
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22 JULY 2020 AFPA
The blockade by timber trucks of Bunnings’ Traralgon store and a promise by timber workers to undertake more of the same, should cause Bunnings management to reconsider its short-sighted decision to close its doors on Victorian hardwood timber and the thousands who work in Victorian native forest industries, according to the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA). Read more
A new chapter in the plastic versus paper race
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20 JULY 2020 PAPER ADVANCE
Scorecards to help manufacturers make responsible decisions could be the next big thing to hit packaging.
The packaging industry hasn’t maintained a great image during the pandemic, with images of streets littered with plastic gloves and masks in the headlines. But the paper and fibre industry has been busy behind the scenes: the first paper-based spirits bottle was announced, to be launched in 2021, as well as a recyclable, home-compostable food tray made of natural wood fibres, that won the bio-based Material of the Year 2020 Award. acquisitions by an Australian owned business in Australian business history. Mr Pratt said “manufacturing has never been more important to Australia’s future.” Read more
Talking Fibre Punnets: An Interview with Jamie O’dell
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17 JULY 2020 Visy News
Sustainable packaging options have never been in greater demand as growers, retailers and consumers all increasingly look for fresh thinking on environmentally friendly solutions.
Visy’s innovative fibre punnets can be made from FSC® (FSC® - C008345) certified fibre, allowing customers to use the FSC® logo and provide a clear signal of the packaging’s sustainability credentials to consumers. The fibre packaging shape and format also allows for maximised branding opportunities and increased consumer engagement. Read more
Visy acquires glass manufacturing business
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16 JULY 2020 Visy
Visy Executive Chairman, Anthony Pratt announced today that Visy had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Australian and New Zealand glass manufacturing business of Owens Illinois (O-I) in a deal worth almost A$1 billion.
The deal, which is expected to be completed by the end of July, is one of the biggest manufacturing acquisitions by an Australian owned business in Australian business history. Mr Pratt said “manufacturing has never been more important to Australia’s future.” Read more
Johnnie Walker to step out in paper bottle
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14 JULY 2020 PKN Packaging News
Alcohol giant Diageo has partnered with Pilot Lite to launch Pulpex Limited – a sustainable packaging technology company – and will release the first 100 per cent plastic free, paper-based spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch whisky. Read more
Paper, not film – eco-friendly can-packaging system
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2 JULY 2020 PKN Packaging News
KHS Group has introduced a new paper technology that provides an alternative to shrink film or wrap-around cartons for cans. The company’s Innopack Kisters tray packers can wrap cans of food and beverages in paper. KHS said the sustainability results with paper are similar to cardboard, but costs are lower with paper, as less energy and fewer materials are used. With a few minor adjustments existing machines can also be converted to the new setup. Read more
Taking the pulse of the pulp and paper industry: June update
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29 JUNE 2020 IndustryEdge
Each month, the team at IndustryEdge provides an update on the state of the pulp and paper industry, as a snapshot and lead into each edition of Pulp & Paper Edge, the industry’s only market and trade analysis. This pulse of the pulp and paper industry was drafted on 25th and 26th June.
There are numerous challenges now, many still emerging, and few that have entirely passed by thus far in the global annus horribilis. This is a year when the world will surely look back and be grateful for its passing – and we are just half-way! Read more.
AFPA welcomes support for Australia’s bushfire-battered forest industries
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23 JUNE 2020 AFPA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has strongly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a $50 million bushfire recovery package to support fire-impacted forest product industries, announced today in Eden by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Read more.
Newsprint recycling remains strong at 68%
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22 JUNE 2020 IndustryEdge
In 2019, Australians recovered 68.2% of newsprint, despite the loss of significant offshore recycling options for Australian newsprint. The annual report, released today by NewsMediaWorks was researched and prepared by IndustryEdge and is the latest annual newsprint recycling report in a series that goes back more than twenty years. Read more.
Tetra Pak commits to net zero emissions
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18 JUNE 2020 - PKN
Tetra Pak aims to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its own operations by 2030, with the ambition to achieve net zero GHG emissions for the entire value chain by 2050. Read more.
Inquiry into timber supply chain in plantation sector
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17 JUNE 2020 Timberbiz
The House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources has launched an inquiry into timber supply chain constraints in the Australian plantation sector. Australia’s forest productions manufacturing sector is worth more than $23 billion each year and currently, Australian plantations are unable to fully meet the sector’s demand for timber, resulting in more than 900m³ being imported each year. Read more.
Paper and board excluded from export waste ban
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17 JUNE 2020 - Print21
In a boon for printers, lobbying from The Real Media Collective (TRMC) has seen the government exclude paper and carton from its export waste ban for the next four years at least. Printers are used to selling their wastepaper to local mills. But, the tightening of local capacity with closures, and a ban on exporting waste, meant printers may have had to pay local landfill sites to dispose of it. However, TRMC won a reprieve during a late-night Zoom meeting with Trevor Evans, the minister of waste reduction, sealing the deal. Read more.
Sustainability in a time of uncertainty
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16 JUNE 2020 - Paper Advance
While so much has taken a back seat to the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus on sustainability remains firmly at the forefront of customer and consumer focus, new research by Bank of America has shown. Read more.
Bio-energy Roadmap – Opportunity for Australia to catch up and compete with the rest of the world
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13 JUNE 2020 - AFPA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is urging the Federal Government to commit $50 million in funding to help turbocharge the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) ‘Bioenergy Roadmap’. The Roadmap will support Australia’s movement towards a renewable biofuture, creating better environmental outcomes, new innovative products, industries and jobs, and this week AFPA made its submission to ARENA on what is needed to make the Roadmap a reality. Read more.
Australian consumers want Aussie paper bags
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12 JUNE 2020 - AFPA
The Australian Forest Product Association (AFPA) has called on all Australian retailers to choose paper bags and packaging, the renewable and environmentally friendly solution, and help kickstart the Australian economy as we reopen after the pandemic. The call comes after media reports highlighting that new paper bags being offered by Woolworths as an alternative to plastic were made in China or Vietnam. Read more.
Woolworths to replace some plastic fresh produce packaging with cardboard
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05 JUNE 2020 - News.com.au
Picking up fruit and veg at the supermarket is set to be a little different with supermarket Woolworths ditching plastic packaging for cardboard. To mark World Environment Day today, the supermarket giant has begun a trial where its Fresh Food Kids range of mini apples, pears and bananas will be packed in cardboard boxes rather than plastic bags. Read more.
2020 Strategic Review – Now Available for Subscription
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01 JUNE 2020 IndustryEdge
In 2020, the challenges of understanding the directions markets are headed has never been more complex. Our most reliable tools are data, facts and comprehensive analysis. If you are engaged in considering the pulp, paper, paperboard, fibre packaging, paper products and tissue sectors in any way, IndustryEdge’s Pulp & Paper Strategic Review is for you. Subscribe
New mid-month edition provides rapid updates
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27 MAY 2020 - IndustryEdge
IndustryEdge’s market data and intelligence service, Pulp & Paper Edge is now being produced twice per month, to keep subscribers updated with latest intelligence and data series. Responding to a dramatic increase in subscriber queries and requests for data, in addition to the traditional end of month edition, IndustryEdge now provides a mid-month edition of its landmark analysis tool. Read more.
Pulp prices respond to vagaries of global demand
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26 MAY 2020 - IndustryEdge
Global market pulp prices continue to defy the commodity trends, remaining high in April as inter-sectoral demand balances continue to change. Read more.
Three Reasons Why Folding Boxboard is Growing Rapidly in Europe
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25 MAY 2020 - PAPER ADVANCE
Production of coated paperboard has increased 0.9 million tonnes (8.8 percent) in Europe and 0.3 million tonnes (3 percent) in North America over the last seven years. Read more.
COVID-19: update by BIR member national associations
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23 MAY 2020 - PAPERNEWS
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one of BIR’s key aims has been to seek out regular virus-related updates from around the world and to disseminate relevant information to the recycling industry. To this end, BIR asked for latest feedback during a virtual meeting of national association members, of which the following is a summary. Read more.
Australia needs to invest in bioenergy and the bioeconomy
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21 MAY 2020 - AFPA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is urging the Federal Government to recognise the multiple long-term benefits of investing in renewable bioenergy and bioeconomy technologies and manufactured products in Australia, in a post CoVid-19 world economy. Read more.
Friday analysis: Who’s barracking for forestry and who’s barricading
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15 MAY 2020 - Timberbiz
It’s fair to say that everyone agrees there is a lot of work to be done for Australia to come out of the CoVid-19 fog economically as well off as possible. Well, almost everyone. But more on that later. Source: Bruce Mitchell. Read more.
Opinion: What a wonderful world this could be
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07 MAY 2020 - PKN Packaging News
The current global Covid-19 pandemic has presented us with one of the greatest collective challenges in recent memory. However, in every challenge lies opportunity. Read more.
East Gippsland to feel the most economic pain
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06 MAY 2020 - Timberbiz
The State Government in Victoria has been slammed following a report that indicates East Gippsland – because of the bushfires and Covid-19 – will be the hardest hit region economically in the coronavirus fallout. Read more.
Opal is now open for business
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01 MAY 2020 - Medianet
Australasia’s newest fibre packaging and paper company has been launched today after Nippon Paper Industries confirmed it had successfully completed its $1.72 billion acquisition of the Orora Fibre Businesses which have been combined with Australian Paper to form Opal. Read more.
Paper imports continued to trend down in February
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27 APRIL 2020 - IndustryEdge
Printing & Communication paper annual imports declined for the fifth successive month in February. Imports totalled 20,979 tonnes in February 2020, down 19% on the prior month and 36% lower than in February 2019. January imports had spiked, against the trend decline, with most major grades seeing increases, only to see imports stumble back to the trend of the last half year. Read more.
Japanese paper companies continue the pivot to packaging
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27 APRIL 2020 - IndustryEdge
Japanese paper and paperboard manufacturers are continuing their ‘pivot to packaging’, as 2019 production data details. Reported at 25.376 million tonnes for 2019, total production was down 2.6% on the prior year and fell below 26 million tonnes for the first time in at least thirty years. Read more.