Its Christmas shopping time: right now!
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23 AUGUST 2021 IndustryEdge
Rather than diminishing over time, global shipping and freight delays are worsening on many routes, in the lead up to the busiest time of year: Christmas. With retailer’s order books completed, many are now scrambling to ensure they get sufficient capacity on vessels and their supply chain has enough shipping containers to get the ordered goods onto their shelves for what is expected to be the busiest Christmas ever. Read more
Paper, packaging and fibre under the microscope: IndustryEdge’s annual strategic review turns 30!
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23 AUGUST 2021 IndustryEdge
In a year like no other, the incredible surges in demand for tissue and hygiene products, for home deliveries and corrugated boxes, was matched by unparalleled shifts in demand for printed media. Read more
Woodchip exports: why IndustryEdge tracks vessel movements
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19 AUGUST 2021 IndustryEdge
Almost every month, IndustryEdge is asked why it tracks woodchip vessel movements, especially into and out of Australia. After all, you rely on formal trade data for many of your other data sets. True we say, but the difference with woodchips is that there is often no formal trade data available. How could that be? Read more
ACT Government recognises forestry and timber workers are ‘essential’ so vital food packaging and timber operations can continue
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18 AUGUST 2021 AFPA
Following concerted efforts from the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and industry, the ACT Government has today allowed forestry and timber operations to resume as essential industries under the Territory’s COVID lockdown rules. Read more
Andritz to supply chip storage system to Visy Pulp & Paper, Tumut mill, Australia
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17 AUGUST 2021 Pulpaper News.com
Andritz has received an order from Visy Pulp & Paper for a 243,000 m3 chip handling and storage system, including a Stacker Reclaimer RST360, for its Tumut mill in New South Wales, Australia. Read more
Senator Rex Patrick draws Federal Government attention to urgent need to accelerate its Billion Trees Plan
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12 AUGUST 2021 AFPA
Australia’s forest industries have welcomed Senator Rex Patrick raising concerns about the slow pace of planting more production trees under the Federal Government’s Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth Plan. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Ross Hampton said, “Forest industries and builders around Australia, desperate for domestic timber supplies, strongly welcomed the announcement of the Plan to grow the plantation estate when the Federal Government released it three years ago. Read more
Partnership with Detpak helping turn coffee cups into gift wrap
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10 AUGUST 2021 Opal Australian Paper
In partnership with Detpak, Opal Australian Paper is supporting a local recycling solution for coffee cups. Recovered paper fibres from RecycleMe™, a brand by Detpak, are used to produce Hallmark gift wrap, providing a recyclable alternative for used coffee cups. Read more
Log export data tells tale of two Tasman’s
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6 AUGUST 2021 IndustryEdge
Latest log export data for Australia and New Zealand tells two radically different stories. New Zealand’s log exports are booming and the price is at record levels. Meantime, Australia’s trade is constrained on both fronts, despite the strength of global demand for fibre. Read more
Finalists are announced for the 2021 Women in Industry Awards
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4 AUGUST 2021 Manufacturers Monthly
Deanne Heier, Norske Skog and Grace Kube, Norkse Skog Tasman announced as finalists for the 2021 Women in Industry Award. This year the Women in Industry Award, recognises Australian women who are making a name for themselves in the manufacturing industry. Read more
Regional production capacity: 3.8 Mt
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29 JULY 2021 IndustryEdge
Combined Australian and New Zealand regional production capacity sits just short of 3.8 million tonnes of paper and board in mid-2021. The reduction of around 150,000 tonnes per annum, resulting from the Tasman (Norske Skog) closure at the end of June, would have been worse, if not for the recent reprieve for the Whakatane Board Mill (SIG Combibloc but soon Smurfit). Read more
Corrugating medium imports down 31%
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29 JULY 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s imports of corrugating medium – including semi-chemical fluting – fell a sizeable 31% year-ended May 2021, declining to 32,644 tonnes. Despite the sharp fall in volumes, the average import price was just 0.5% lower than a year earlier, declining to AUDFob649/t. Read more
Appita YPN – Net Zero Carbon Event Success!
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28 JULY 2021
On the 28th of July, Appita YPN held its first hybrid conference titled Net Zero Carbon Emissions. The event was proudly sponsored by WoodBeca.
Maia Ireland-Blake, Chair Appita YPN New Zealand and conference moderator said “It was great to hear from such a diverse range of industry experts who shared their insights into what decarbonisation of our industry will look like, and what challenges we’ll face along the way. We thank our moderators, speakers and panelists for their engaging and thought-provoking insight and perspectives. Also a special thank you to our conference sponsor Wood Beca and our conference partners BioPRIA, Norske Skog, Opal, Visy, and WPI who made this conference possible.”
Recordings of the live stream will be available to delegates from Monday 2nd August. If you missed the event, don’t worry you can still register to view the event. Click here
Serving up aluminium-free paper-based packaging
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23 JULY 2021 Food Technology & Manufacturing
Mondi and Unilever have jointly developed a high-barrier, paper-based packaging material for Unilever’s Colman’s dry Meal Maker and Sauces range by reducing plastic, increasing paper content and consequently ensuring recyclability in the existing UK paper waste stream. Read more
ANDRITZ introduces CircleToZero® – paving the way towards pulp production with zero emissions and zero waste
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21 JULY 2021 Papnews
ANDRITZ has launched CircleToZero®, a holistic program for the pulp-producing industry with the goal of providing strong support to customers in their efforts to achieve maximum, sustainable production, aiming at zero emissions and zero waste production. Read more
Celebrating 20 years at Tumut
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20 JULY 2021 Visy
Today the Tumut mill, Visy’s paper manufacturing operation in NSW, celebrates the 20 year anniversary of the VP9 pulp mill start up. Read more
Packaging eco-evolution or eco-revolution?
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20 JULY 2021 Paper Advance
Packaging has the potential to become a sustainability hero. But designing solutions with the best possible impact on the planet, people and brands is a delicate balancing act. Read more
UK: Paperboard with plastic – recyclable or not?
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16 JULY 2021 PKN
New recommendations in the UK allow paperboard packaging to contain up to 15 per cent plastic and still be considered recyclable. One item of such packaging can have 80 per cent less climate impact compared with the corresponding all-plastic packaging. Read more
Nestle Purina adds bark to plastic waste battle
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15 JULY 2021 PKN
A seemingly small, yet significant, change has been made to how Nestle Purina Australia accessories, such as pet toys or collars, are secured to the backing card used for hang-sell display. Previously, accessories have been secured with cable ties made from virgin nylon plastic, which can’t be recycled due to their size and weight. These have now been switched for either bespoke paper ties or recyclable ‘origami style’ folded paper. Read more
On the path to net zero, Canada must grow a circular bioeconomy
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08 JULY 2021 Paper Advance
Bathroom sinks made of wood fibre, energy derived from garbage, skyscrapers built of cross-laminated timber, and carbon fibre that is used in Formula 1 cars are all examples of bioproducts that are helping us replace the use of fossil fuels in our everyday lives. Read more
Greater use of wood-fibre products could have helped solve plastics collision course on waste exports ban
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01 JULY 2021 AFPA
A larger national take-up of renewable wood-fibre packaging products could have avoided the waste and recycling sector’s collision course with today’s ban on sending mixed plastics overseas for processing, Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Chief Executive Officer, Ross Hampton said. Read more
ABB celebrates 70 years of providing Quality Control Systems
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01 JULY 2021 ABB
ABB celebrates 70 years of providing Quality Control Systems to papermakers for outstanding process visibility and advanced control. Read more
UJL Solutions News
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01 JULY 2021 UJL Solutions
Recently PCF Maintenance BV from Europe has installed their new PCF Dryer fabric cleaners with great success at various locations globally (including Australia). Read more
Kawerau's Tasman paper mill production finishes, clean up begins
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30 JUNE 2021 NZ Herald
The mood is "sombre" inside Kawerau's Tasman paper mill as production grinds to a halt for the final time. Newsprint production stopped yesterday and workers are now preparing the mill to hand over assets to any potential buyers including the plant and equipment. Mill workers will still be employed until at least mid-July to help with the cleanup. Site manager Steve Brine said it wasn't an easy night during the final shut down. Read more
Newsprint recovery rate holds up
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28 JUNE 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s newsprint recovery and recycling rate was 65.6% in 2020, according to the latest report from industry body ThinkNewsBrands*. With newsprint consumption by major publishers falling for the tenth successive year, maintaining a relatively high recovery and recycling rate is ever more challenging for the sector. Read more
Super-cal: a fragile existence
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28 JUNE 2021 IndustryEdge
Australian consumption of super-calendered paper grades is crashing to the point of oblivion. In April 2021, the declines continued, with just 257 tonnes being imported, a record low in the near thirty years IndustryEdge has kept records. The driver for the decline: digitisation and the migration by printers to lower-priced grades of paper for their printing needs. Read more
Queensland OCC export price crashes
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28 JUNE 2021 IndustryEdge
The price of OCC (Old Corrugated Cartons) exported from Queensland collapsed in April, despite solid volumes being exported. Queensland’s total recovered paper exports for April amounted to 23.3 kt, just marginally lower than the prior month in what has been an improving trade since the middle of 2020. Read more
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tours Visy’s Auckland Material Recovery Facility
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28 JUNE 2021 Visy
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern toured Visy’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Auckland, New Zealand, on Friday. The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister for Environment, Hon David Parker, the Member for Maungakiekie, Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan, Member of Parliament for Tāmaki Makaurau, Hon Peeni Henare, Mayor Phil Goff and other Auckland City Council representatives. Read more
Stretchable paper: an exciting avenue for novel paper applications
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22 JUNE 2021 Paper Advance
“Paper” and “stretch” are words that don’t usually go together. But in a reality where regulations on single-use plastics are increasing, paper is proving itself a worthy player as an alternative to plastic-containing products. Read more
Folding carton pack volumes set for growth
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18 JUNE 2021 Print 21
As the threat of the pandemic recedes folding carton pack volumes are forecast to increase by two per cent for 2020-21, before recovering to a 4.6 per cent compound annual growth rate through to 2026. Read more
Ferrero trials 100% recyclable POS displays
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17 JUNE 2021 PKN
Ferrero Australia is set to trial 100 per cent recyclable Kinder Bueno point-of-sale displays, saving more than 10,000 square metres of plastic. By August, 3000 new recyclable corrugated cardboard dumpbins, featuring a biodegradable varnish, will be on display in retail stores around Australia. Read more
VALE: Peter Gordon Bennett
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12 JUNE 2021
Peter Gordon Bennett, retired member, passed away on Friday 12th June after a short period in the Karana Aged Care Home. Peter, who served APM and AMCOR over his whole career was awarded the Appita LR Benjamin medal in 1995. Over many years he served on various Appita committees and with his wife, Janet, was a frequent attendee at Appita conferences, both in Australia and New Zealand. Our sincerest condolences go out to Peter’s family and close friend.
AFPA welcomes Federal Government commitment to buy only Australian made paper
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09 JUNE 2021 AFPA
In a major win for local jobs and manufacturing, the Federal Government has confirmed its commitment to local product and local jobs by sourcing Australian made paper. Read more
Smurfit brothers lead takeover of New Zealand paper mill.
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04 JUNE 2021 The Irish Times
Whakatane mill had been earmarked for closure by the end of June with the loss of 170 jobs Packaging entrepreneurs Dermot Smurfit and Michael Smurfit have led the takeover of a New Zealand paper mill for an undisclosed price, saving the plant from closure and preserving 170 jobs. Read more
Telstra leads with 2022 packaging pledge.
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02 JUNE 2021 PKN
Telstra has announced a raft of new commitments to manage its resources more efficiently, including a promise to use only renewable or recycled materials in branded packaging by the end of next year. Read more.
Andritz new MasterDry™ Dryer Fabrics
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01 JUNE 2021
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Whakatāne Mill to continue operating after sale agreed to Smurfit consortium
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31 MAY 2021 nzherald.co.nz
The Whakatāne Mill will stay open after its owner, SIG Combibloc, agreed to sell to a consortium of investors including Irish paper and packaging tycoon Dermot Smurfit and New Zealand private equity chief Ross George. The consortium is led by Smurfit who, together with his other European consortium members, has extensive experience in owning and operating paper packaging businesses. Read more
Australian woodchip exports set for growth.
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26 MAY 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s woodchip exports lifted to 419.7 kbdmt (bone dried metric tonnes) in March 2021, as demand from Chinese pulp mills lifted off the back of very high pulp prices. Read more
Industry leads government on climate response
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26 MAY 2021 IndustryEdge
If we are not already over it, we are going to have to get used to hearing ‘net zero by 2050’. It may not be current Government policy in Australia, but it is elsewhere. More’s the point, it is the policy of many industry and investor groups, and it’s the one climate change number on which a consensus seems to be emerging. Read more
NZ recovered paper prices keep moving up
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26 MAY 2021 IndustryEdge
New Zealand’s recovered paper exports are increasing, along with prices, as the global fibre market recovers. Read more
Spinnova and Suzano announce Woodspin scaling ambition to 1 million tonnes of annual capacity by 2031
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21 MAY 2021 Spinnova
Sustainable natural fibre company, Spinnova and the world’s largest wood pulp producer Suzano have launched the construction of their joint venture smart factory in Finland.
The facility, producing SPINNOVA® fibre, is the first step towards¬ the ambition of scaling production volume to one million tonnes annually within ten years. Read more
Game on for smart packaging at Hungry Jack's
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13 MAY 2021 PKN Packaging
In a triumph for smart packaging, flexo and digital printing, and promotional marketing, Hungry Jack's has launched its biggest ever on-pack promotion – UNO at Hungry Jack's – delivered by a cross-industry collaboration between the fast food chain, Result Group, TLC Marketing, Multi-color Corporation and Detpak. Read more
Graphic Packaging helps start-up with pack for plant-based butter.
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13 MAY 2021 Packaging News
Paper-based packaging solutions specialist Graphic Packaging International has collaborated with start-up Mergulo, which produces a premium plant-based butter alternative. Read more
Partnering to support local communities
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12 MAY 2021 Visy newsroom
Visy is proud to partner with Fairgrow in New Zealand to supply packaging for a program that supplies fresh fruit and vegetables to locals in need. Read more
AFPA calls on native forestry critics to drop the weapons and join the battle against climate change.
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11 MAY 2021 AFPA
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) says a landmark study into the Black Summer bushfires confirming timber harvesting operations do not increase bushfire severity, and that the biggest factor is climate change, is an opportunity for all sides of the native forestry debate to join together to fight the real threat to our native forests and threatened species. Read more
Stora Enso and Pulpex partner to produce fiber-based bottles on industrial scale
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11 MAY 2021 Paper Advance
Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex join forces to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp. Read more
US paperboard cutlery leader launches range in UK and Europe
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10 MAY 2021 Packaging News
EcoTensil, established leader in paperboard cutlery in the US, launches AquaDot range of sturdy, plastic-free paper utensils UK and EU. Read more
Cellwood Machinery fortifies its position by acquiring Metrans AB
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The acquisition strengthens Cellwood’s offering for pulp and paper bale elevators and conveyor sections of a fibreline, and so complements their Grubbens pulper, Krima Dispersers, Algas fibre separation products. For more details, contact Ross Bradford, PaperSystems T: +61 (0)466 341 497. Read more
Friday analysis: timber supply is a challenge all over the world.
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07 MAY 2021 Timberbiz
In Australia sawmills have greatly increased production by adding shifts and are running flat out to feed a market ignited by the incredibly successful HomeBuilder scheme. Read more
More sustainable forest industries essential to meet global 2050 carbon neutrality goal, says new UN FAO Forestry Advisory Chair, Ross Hampton
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29 April 2021 AFPA
The newly installed Chair of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s (UN FAO) Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries (ACSFI), Ross Hampton, has made it clear that increasing sustainable forestry and timber industries is key to achieving the global ‘Carbon Neutral by 2050’ goal. Read more
Woolworths, Detpak: local manufacturing in the bag
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15 April 2021 PKN
Woolworths’ national rollout of paper shopping bags manufactured by Australian paper packaging converter Detpak is hitting its straps and has seen the creation of 25 new jobs and investment in new machinery at Detpak’s South Australia facility. Read more
READY, SET, GO! Paper price rises locked in
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28 April 2021 IndustryEdge
Printing and communication paper prices will rise dramatically in the second half of 2021, with significant increases already locked in. A combination of factors is driving prices higher, with some regions already experiencing sharp increases. Read more
Food exports continue to dominate ‘packaged’ exports: it’s a meaty thing
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28 April 2021 IndustryEdge
Australia’s exports of products and goods likely to be packaged in fibre contracted 12.9% by value over the year-ended February 2021. Valued at AUD45.768 billion, the value of these goods exports fell as a result of the pandemic, from AUD52.570 billion. The likely effect was a small decline in the amount of fibre packaging used to export mainly food products to the world. Read more
Global rally sees pulp prices at record levels
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28 April 2021 IndustryEdge
A fourth successive month of pulp price rises in the main Chinese market has seen a near 55% rise in market pulp prices to the end of March. The USD100/t rise in the price of Bleached Softwood Kraft (BSK) pulp recorded in March sawn prices at record levels, averaging USD980/t. Further increases are expected to see April prices hit something close to USD1,050/t. Read more
Joint media release: Paper waste no longer a 'pulp' fiction thanks to new technology
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27 April 2021 Australian Government Press Release
Victoria will soon have the gold standard solution to the problem of mixed waste paper processing thanks to a $24 million joint investment from the Morrison and Andrews governments and a $13 million investment from Visy industries. Read more
Spanish fashion retailer Alvaro Moreno to save 90 tonnes of plastic per year by switching to more sustainable packaging from Mondi
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19 April 2021 Paper Advance
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has helped Spanish retail chain Alvaro Moreno to save almost 90 tonnes of plastic per year by switching from plastic to paper shopping, online delivery and gift bags. Read more
Molson Coors removes plastic rings from all major brands
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14 April 2021 Packaging News
Molson Coors is removing plastic rings and introducing a fully recyclable and sustainable cardboard sleeve for can multipacks for all major brands, including Carling and Coors. Read more
Smarties makes total switch to paper packaging
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13 April 2021 PKN
Nestle Oceania has switched to recyclable paper packaging supplied by Amcor for its Smarties confectionery range in Australia, upgrading its manufacturing lines to accommodate the material change. Read more
Pulp mill waste hits the road instead of the landfill
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13 April 2021 PapNews
Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill. Now, researchers at UBC Okanagan (University of British Columbia Okanagan campus) are developing guidelines to use this waste for road construction in an environmentally friendly manner. Read more
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