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| Contact | www.ipwonline.de | Imprint | December 07 2016 |
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Inken Schoenauer Editor-in-chief |
Dear ipw reader,
the state of Massachusetts is banning plastic bags. But before the paper industry can rejoice too much: there will be a fee for paper bags. Most towns in Massachusetts have already banned plastic bags but without a fee on paper. Bostonians will not be so lucky. Banning plastic bags is a great step in the right direction and other states, such as New York City, have proposals under way. Making consumers aware of how much worse plastic is for the environment compared to paper or paper based products is very important. In Germany the industry is heading in the same direction. At some supermarkets there are no plastic bags at all anymore. Related to this is also the study by Billerud Korsnas below. Paper - even brown paper bags - make for better wrapping of gifts also! Sincerely,your ipw and bio-fibre team |
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Paper bags are the low-carbon choice, new study finds
Plastic bags are commonplace in retail. But there’s an alternative that is much better for the climate. “Of the different carrier bags that we studied, the paper bag made by material from BillerudKorsnäs has the smallest carbon footprint,” said Lena Dahlgren from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute. › more |
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Fortress Paper Announces Hemicellulose Separation Project at its Dissolving Pulp Mill
This is a strategic supplement to the already announced birch usage project at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill aimed at extracting hemicellulose from underutilized species such as birch. › more |
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Toscotec awarded rebuild of PM1 at Correll Tissue, Durban, South Africa
The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the second half of 2017. › more |
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Sonoco to Invest $20 Million in New Atlanta-area Packaging Center
Sonoco, one of the largest global diversified packaging companies, today announced it will invest $20 million in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell’s new North America battery packaging operation. › more |
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Weyerhaeuser completes sale of Cellulose Fibers pulp mills to International Paper
Weyerhaeuser announced the completion of the sale for $2.2 billion in cash. Weyerhaeuser expects to use a substantial portion of the $1.6 billion after-tax proceeds for repayment of debt. › more |
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Valmet to adopt 3D printing technology in its manufacturing processes
Valmet has become one of the first technology suppliers to the global pulp and paper industry to adopt 3D printing technology in its manufacturing processes to shorten lead times. › more |
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Per Lindberg receives award for best CEO
BillerudKorsnäs’ CEO Per Lindberg was awarded for best CEO in Large Cap Company in IR Nordic Markets Sweden 2016. › more |
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Open for Consultation: An FSC Carbon Footprint Procedure
All FSC stakeholders are invited to join a consultation on the possible introduction of a voluntary FSC Carbon Footprint Procedure. This procedure would assist FSC certificate holders in quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions and climate benefits related to FSC-certified materials and products. The consultation period runs from 29 November 2016 to 10 January 2017. › more |
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Worldwide Market For Print 2.0 – Packaging” Study released
NPES and VDMA release joint comprehensive study on the global print packaging market. › more |
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Mondi recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards 2016
In the category ‘’Transparency’’ Mondi was recognised for publishing the forest, climate and water footprint of 92% of our uncoated fine paper brands; “Best Environmental Performance Paper Brands”, 32 of our uncoated fine paper brands received this award, reaching over 80% of achievable scores; and in the category “Striving for Continual Improvement” our packaging paper brands were recognised for using a proactive approach in assessing the forest, water and climate footprint for internal purposes, using WWF´s Check your Paper Method. › more |
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Tripling of direct costs on the European paper industry impedes Europe’s investment potential
A European Commission real-time study on our sector has revealed that over the past 10 years, direct regulatory costs have more than tripled. On average, direct and ETS-related indirect regulatory costs have absorbed more than 40% of the industry’s annual profitability since 2004. › more |
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Protein feed and bioplastic from farm biogas
VTT has developed a solution for converting even small sources of methane-rich biogas into raw materials for animal feed or bioplastic on farms, landfills and wastewater treatment plants. This emission-reducing solution is based on the ability of methanotrophic bacteria to grow on methane in gas fermentors. › more |
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Great results from testing UPM's wood-based diesel in buses
UPM has successfully tested Finnish wood-based diesel fuel both in laboratory conditions as well as in traffic. The tests clearly demonstrated that UPM's renewable diesel, UPM BioVerno, works just like the best diesel fuels. › more |
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ANDRITZ to supply two spunlace lines to Fujian NanFang Textile Co., Ltd,
including the first TT cards sold in China. › more |
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Mondi recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards 2016
In the category ‘’Transparency’’ Mondi was recognised for publishing the forest, climate and water footprint of 92% of our uncoated fine paper brands; “Best Environmental Performance Paper Brands”, 32 of our uncoated fine paper brands received this award, reaching over 80% of achievable scores; and in the category “Striving for Continual Improvement” our packaging paper brands were recognised for using a proactive approach in assessing the forest, water and climate footprint for internal purposes, using WWF´s Check your Paper Method. › more |
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