Week of 18 February 2019: Autonomous Internal Transportation cont'd.

A category of business where I see little movement towards autonomous vehicles but where I think there is lots of opportunity is in maintenance and related activities.

Patent Applications and Patents

Cleaning and Conditioning of Dryer Fabrics

Dryer fabric contamination can affect sheet handling, threading, and drying rate -- as well as creating sheet defects and/or sheet breaks.

Deflection analysis for optimum creping performance

The limitations of tissue production at the doctor blade are determined by the weakest point of the sheet blade interface. This is the point where the sheet will break, corrugate, pick or tear causing the machine slow down to run. To optimize your tissue machine, periodic doctor blade alignment is usually made, however, very few machines have also performed a Deflection Analysis.

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Canadian premier willing to change forestry plan to end U.S. tariffs

Premier Blaine Higgs has signalled he's open to changing New Brunswick's forest policies ahead of a trip to Washington later this month, where he hopes to bend the ears of key U.S. policy-makers.

Brawny Tear-A-Square Paper Towels Voted Product Of The Year 2019

Brawny® Tear-A-Square® Paper Towels, a premium paper towel with a unique quarter sheet size option, has been named Product of the Year for 2019.

If you are in greater Atlanta, join Jim Thompson for lunch

If you live in Atlanta, come join us for lunch!

Jim Thompson invited to give Career Talk at Pratt Industries

On January 16, 2019, Jim Thompson gave his career lessons talk to a class of new Pratt employees training for the upcoming startup up of the mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio, planned for later this year. Covering subjects from "The 3 Freshman Years" to "Final Exit" Thompson shared career experiences from forty-nine years in industry.

Cause of DS Smith blaze under investigation

Fast action by staff at a Hinckley packaging company helped prevent a major blaze Thursday evening.

A Royal Touch at the Grand Opening of the World's Largest Pulp Mill

Thursday February 14, His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA's pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion of the mill is one of Sweden's largest industrial investments ever.

Smurfit Kappa Europe seeks anti-trust nod to buy Bulgaria's Vitavel

Smurfit Kappa Europe, part of London-listed Smurfit Kappa Group, said on Friday that it is seeking approval from Bulgaria's anti-trust authority to acquire Lovech-based peer Vitavel.

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Quad/Graphics changing its name

Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that it is evolving its brand from Quad/Graphics to Quad to reflect the role it now plays with clients as a marketing solutions partner.

Roseburg and PotlatchDeltic complete purchase and sale of MDF facility in El Dorado, Arkansas

Roseburg Forest Products and PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced that they have completed the purchase and sale of the assets of the PotlatchDeltic subsidiary Del-Tin Fiber LLC, including its medium density fiberboard (MDF) plant located in El Dorado, Arkansas.

Smurfit likely to attract renewed bid from International Paper

Smurfit Kappa will likely in time attract a renewed offer from International Paper after the Irish firm resisted its takeover offer last year, broker Cantor Fitzgerald has predicted.

Sofidel Improves its Environmental Performance in Global Carbon Disclosure Report

Sofidel boosts its scores on the CDP 2018 report in the Climate Change and Forests Timber categories.

Paper Excellence clears competition hurdle in Catalyst mills buy

Richmond-based Paper Excellence is a step closer to acquiring Catalyst Paper.

Greif Completes Acquisition of Caraustar Industries

Greif, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Caraustar Industries, Inc.

Eldorado suspends $500 million bond sale

Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA has decided to suspend a proposed $500 million bond sale, as a dispute between key shareholders created unease among investors, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

Multiple departments respond to fire at International Paper facility

Cedar Rapids fire officials are working to determine a cause after flames broke out at an International Paper Co. facility, Sunday afternoon.

Glatfelter Completes Debt Refinancing in Conjunction with Business Transformation

The revolving credit facility will be used to refinance outstanding indebtedness under Glatfelter's existing senior credit facility, for general corporate purposes including working capital needs and to finance future organic and acquisition growth.

Weyerhaeuser To Buy Back Up To $500 Million Of Shares

Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) announced that its board has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $500 million of the company's common shares. This replaces the existing $2.5 billion share repurchase program authorized in November 2015.

Amcor wins conditional EU approval for $5.25 billion Bemis buy

Amcor secured EU antitrust approval on Monday for its $5.25 billion buy of Bemis after agreeing to sell the U.S. company's medical packaging business in Europe to address competition concerns.

Bidding process for Fort Frances mill gets nasty

Town rallying support to save shuttered paper mill from demolition.

Metsä Group establishes new demonstration site to showcase sustainable forest management in Lohja, Finland

Metsä Group is establishing a new demonstration site, called Nemus Futurum, to showcase sustainable forest and nature management in Finland in a way that provides visitors with a unique experience.

Södra to grant $10.7 million to research

The Board of Södra has decided to allocate SEK 100 million ($10.7 million) to research, of which half will be earmarked for the development of forest management methods and technologies,.

Kadant announces CEO succession plan

Kadant Inc. announced that Jeffrey L. Powell will be named president effective April 1, 2019 and CEO and a director effective July 1, 2019, as part of a succession plan adopted by the Board of Directors.

Metsä Tissue is developing a new concept for future tissue paper mill

As part of the operational review, Metsä Tissue will be developing a concept for the future tissue paper mill in cooperation with equipment and automation system suppliers.

Interfor says it's shipping more lumber from Canada after China tariffs on U.S.

Interfor Corp. says the company has increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed on its U.S. production.

Arctic Paper introduces G-snow

Arctic Paper introduces G-snow - the new, ultra-white, high-quality coated paper developed for print experts.

Australian Paper set to burn Melbourne's rubbish to power its mill

A waste-to-energy plant planned for the Latrobe Valley could burn the equivalent of more than half of Victoria's domestic rubbish.

Huhtamaki launches high-quality, sustainable paper straws

Straws are used by millions of people every day when enjoying drinks on-the-go. Huhtamaki now offers customers the opportunity to switch to paper straws for consuming cold drinks.

GP Harmon Recycling Changes Name to Georgia-Pacific Recycling

Georgia-Pacific's Harmon Recycling is changing its name to Georgia-Pacific Recycling.

Catching up with University of Maine Senior Elaina Gilman

Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Elaina Gilman, a senior in the program. Miss Gilman is from Enfield, Maine and graduated from Penobscot Valley High School in 2015 as valedictorian. We asked her a few questions about her experiences at UMaine.

Paper Science & Engineering Foundation at Miami University names Julie Bischoff Assistant Director

The Board of Trustees of the Paper Science & Engineering Foundation at Miami University is very pleased to announce that Mrs. Julie A. Bischoff has been named as our new Assistant Director.

Catching up with University of Washington BSE Senior Daaniya Iyaz

Paperitalo Publications was able to catch up with Daaniya Iyaz, a senior in the program. Miss Iyaz is from Sammamish, Washington, and we asked her a few questions about her experiences at UW.

The Light Green Machine Institute

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Recounting a Trip to Poland: May 18-26, 2002

Kwidzyn reminds me of Germany in the 60's. The economy is just developing.

Capital Arguments for January 2019

Check out TALOtech groups on LinkedIn

The purpose of the TALOtech groups on LinkedIn is to provide a convenient forum for people working within the manufacturing part of this industry to share technical and operating related dialog to promote safe and competitive operations.

AF&PA Thanks Congress for Advancing Regulatory Policy on Carbon Neutrality of Forest-Based Biomass

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman thanked Congress for reaffirming that federal regulatory policy should reflect the carbon neutrality of forest-based renewable biomass.

Domtar CEO: Shadow Regulations Pose Challenges to Sustainability

Government regulation can be a blessing or a burden. In every case, it's the result of a public process. In contrast, says Domtar CEO John D. Williams, too many of today's extra-governmental, voluntary programs -- shadow regulations -- fall short of this process.

Proud to Share Forest Product Industry Story on Capitol Hill

In the words of the JCPenney department store founder James Cash Penney, "Growth is never by mere chance: it is the result of forces working together."

Keeping Far Flung Family and Friends Close - One Holiday Card at a Time

Does anyone else feel the excitement of getting holiday cards in the mail?

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