Pratt to build new mill in Kentucky
Pratt Paper LLC plans to build a new $400 paper mill and corrugating plant in Henderson, Kentucky. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2022 and the mill is expected to start operating during the…
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First half containerboard production up 5 percent
U.S. containerboard production during the first half of the year was up 5 percent compared to the first half of 2020, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) said. In… Thank you for checking us…
Greif. to raise uncoated recycled paperboard prices
Greif Inc. said it will implement a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) effective immediately with new orders and shipments on and after July 26, 2021. The price…
Proposed Utah containerboard mill lands investor
Peterson Real Assets, a subsidiary of Peterson Partners Inc. said it has made a growth equity investment in Crossroads Paper, a 100 percent recycled paper mill to be built in… Thank you for checking us…
Stora Enso starts converted containerboard mill
Stora Enso announced the successful conversion of its Oulu mill, in Finland, which was transformed from paper production into high-quality virgin-based kraftliner production. Stora said the EUR 350 million conversion… Thank you for checking us…
German newsprint mill sold; will convert to containerboard
Stora Enso said it has signed an agreement to divest its Sachsen mill, in Eilenburg, Germany, to the Swiss-based family-owned company Model Group. Eventually, Model will convert the mill to… Thank you for checking us…
Nine Dragons orders three linerboard machines
Nine Dragons Paper, the biggest manufacturer of packaging paper in China, has commissioned the Voith Group to build and deliver three XcelLine paper machines for the production of high performance… Thank you for checking us…
U.S. containerboard capacity set record in 2020
U.S. containerboard production capacity last year reached a record 40.4 million tons, but a decline in newsprint and printing & writing paper capacity pulled overall paper and paperboard capacity down… Thank you for checking us…
Sonoco projects OCC hike of $30 or higher
Old corrugated container prices could increase by more than $30 per ton by the end of the second quarter, according to a top Sonoco Products executive. Speaking during a conference… Thank you for checking us…
U.S. containerboard production up 2 percent for quarter
U.S. containerboard production during the first quarter of 2021 improved by 2 percent compared to the same period in 2020, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reported. Production in March was up 9 percent…