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CONVENTION DAILY

Sunday, March 15, 2020

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PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

• Sappi Says Alfeld Mill's PM 3 to Resume Production Late-July Following May Fire (5/28)
• Metsä Board's Express Board Service Expands with Three New Folding Boxboard Grades (5/28)
• Publishers Weekly Reports Unit Sales of Print Books Up 7.7% in Mid-May (5/28)
• Stora Enso Launches a New Digital Solution to Support Customers Remotely (5/28)
• Cascades to Close Brown Sheet Plant Facility in Burlington, Ontario by July 31 (5/27)
• IT Tech Packaging to Acquire Intelligent Healthcare IT Solution Provider in North China (5/27)
• Mondi Names Mike Powell as New Group Chief Financial Officer (5/26)
• ANDRITZ Uses Remote Support in Successful Start-up of TMP Line at Volga Paper Mill in Russia (5/26)
• Cellwood Machinery to Supply Södra Cell Mörrum with Grubbens Horizontal Pulper (5/26)
• Mondi to Produce Melt Blown Nonwoven Fabric and Surgical Face Masks with New Production Lines in Germany (5/25)
• Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Decreased 30 Percent in April 2020 (5/22)
• Canfor Pulp Announces July Production Curtailment of Pulp and Paper at Two Mills in BC (5/21)
• Metsä Tissue Files Environmental Permit Application for Doubling Tissue Production at Mariestad Mill in Sweden (5/21)
• Cascades Launches New Customized Packaging Line for E-Commerce (5/21)
• Canfor to Permanently Close Isle Pierre Sawmill Mill Near Prince George, British Columbia (5/21)
• VPK Becomes Major Shareholder in UK-based Sheet Manufacturer CorrBoard (5/20)
• International Paper Commits 2 Million Boxes for COVID-19 Relief (5/20)
• Cepi Says New EU Biodiversity Strategy Could Put At-Risk Forest-based Sector Contribution to the Green Deal (5/20)
• Hamburger Containerboard to Start-up New Containerboard Machine in September (5/19)
• Verso Broadens Manufacturing Capability to Produce OptiLabel Face Stock Papers (5/19)
• BIR Says United Arab Emirates Suspends Recovered Paper Exports for Four Months (5/19)
• ND Paper Donates Personal Protection Equipment to Health Care Providers Across the U.S. (5/19)
• Total U.S. Boxboard Monthly Production Decreased Two Percent in April (5/18)
• U.S. Containerboard Production Increased Seven Percent in April (5/18)
• Total U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Shipments Increased Five Percent in April (5/18)
• Verso Managing Inventory; Taking 110,000 to 120,000 Tons of Downtime in Second Quarter 2020 (5/15)
• Kemira Signs Extension of Bleaching Chemicals Supply Contract with UPM for Pulp Mills in Uruguay (5/15)
• Metsä Fibre Signs Preliminary Agreement with ABB for the Supply of Electrical Systems at New Bioproduct Mill in Kemi, Finland (5/14)
• ANDRITZ to Supply Gasification Plant and Biomass Handling Line to Klabin's Puma II Project in Brazil (5/14)
• Stora Enso Appoints Katariina Kravi as Head of Human Resources (5/14)
• Valmet to Supply Ash Treatment System to L.D. Celulose in Brazil (5/14)
• Feldmuehle Successfully Transfers VivaKraft Packaging Grade to PM1 (5/14)
• AF&PA Releases 60th Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp Capacity (5/13)
• Sappi Europe Reports a Fire Involving PM 3 at its Alfeld Mill in Germany (5/13)
• U.S. Paper Industry Achieves Consistently High Recycling Rate; 66.2% in 2019 (5/12)
• Södra Ends Furlough Schemes at Sawmills in Orrefors and Mönsterås, Sweden (5/12)
• Veritiv Obtains Exclusive Distribution Rights in Canada for Asia Pulp & Paper's China Division Coated Board (5/12)
• American Eagle Paper Mills Introduces Paper With Antimicrobial Protection (5/11)
• Verso Corporation Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results (5/11)
• Neenah Reports First Quarter 2020 Results (5/8)
• Twin Rivers President and CEO Bob Snyder Retires; Tim Lowe to Assume Interim Role (5/8)
• Domtar Corporation Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2020 Financial Results (5/8)
• Stora Enso and Cordenka Partner to Develop Bio-based Carbon Fiber Materials (5/8)
• Sappi Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Year 2020 Second Quarter; Responds to Impact from Covid-19 (5/7)
• Valmet Receives Seventh Tissue Line Order from Hayat Kimya in Turkey (5/7)
• Fibre Box Association Elects Cathy Foley of Pratt Industries as Chairman (5/7)
• Monadnock Paper Mills and Spectrum Packaging Partner to Produce Multi-Substrate, High-End Retail Sample Kit (5/7)
• Cascades Reports Solid Results for the First Quarter of 2020 (5/7)
• Neenah Announces Retirement of Bonnie Lind, CFO, on October 1 and Transition Plans (5/7)
• Rayonier Advanced Materials Provides Market And Operations Update And Announces First Quarter 2020 Results (5/6)
• Voith Group Successfully Completes Its Acquisition of Toscotec (5/6)
• Sonoco Implementing Price Increases for All Rigid Paper Containers and Closures in North America (5/6)
• Clearwater Paper Reports Strong First Quarter 2020 Results (5/5)
• IT Tech Packaging Announces Plans for a Third Tissue Paper Production Line in North China (5/5)
• WestRock Reports Fiscal 2020 Second Quarter Results (5/5)
• Stora Enso Launches Box Inc – a B2B Marketplace for Renewable Packaging (5/4)
• Sonoco-Alcore To Increase Paperboard Prices In Europe (5/4)
• U.S. Paper and Wood Products Industry Sets Record-High Levels of Tissue Production during COVID-19 Pandemic (5/1)
• Mercer International Reports First Quarter 2020 Results (5/1)
• Brigl & Bergmeister Announces Resignation of Jürgen Schulz, Managing Director Marketing and Sales (5/1)
• Nippon Paper Industries Completes Acquisition of Orora's Paperboard and Converting Business in Australia/New Zealand (4/30)
• FortisBC First to Purchase Renewable Natural Gas Made From Wood Waste (4/30)
• International Paper Reports First Quarter 2020 Results (4/30)
• Resolute Forest Products Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2020 Results (4/30)
• Metsä Fibre and Ahlstrom-Munksjö Collaborating on Responsible Sourcing of Wood (4/30)
• BillerudKorsnäs and Syntegon Technology Launch New Packaging System for Tailor-made Shaped Paper Pods (4/29)
• India's Paper Industry Says 35,000 Imported Containers of Recovered Paper Stuck at Ports; Customs Asking for Demurrage Despite Waiver (4/28)
• Domtar to Temporarily Idle Papermaking Operations at Its Hawesville Mill in Kentucky (4/28)
• Domtar Completes the Purchase of Appvion Point of Sale Paper Business (4/28)
• Packaging Corporation Of America Reports First Quarter 2020 Results (4/27)
• Valmet to Supply Fine Paper Machine and Recovery Boiler for Sun Paper Beihai Mill in China (4/27)
• UPM Blandin in Grand Rapids, Minnesota has Temporarily Shutdown Its Paper Mill (4/27)
• Pixelle Specialty Solutions Restarts Two Paper Machine at Andoscoggin Mill Following Digester Explosion (4/24)
• Seaman Paper Introduces High-Touch Barrier Tissue, Minimizes Direct Contact with Public Surfaces (4/24)
• Rottneros Reports Record High Production Volume Offset by Lower Pricing in First Quarter 2020 (4/24)
• Greif Implementing Price Increase on all Paper Tubes and Cores and Protective Packaging Products (4/24)

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