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Celebrating all things paper: The wonder and the legacy, continued

By:

Steve Roush, Vice President, Publisher & Editor

Ladies and gentlemen, the first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame in Appleton, Wisconsin was inducted more than two decades ago in 1995, and today, more than 130 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late Johannes Van den Akker, Emeritus Professor of Physics of The Institute of Paper Chemistry, who was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame back in 1995.

PM40

The PM40 closed Friday, 16 March 2018, at 4198.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

RearView

The PM40 closed 16 March 2018 up 12.9% from the 17 March 2017 level.

Disconnected Comparisons

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Rayonier and Greif.

Insider Trading

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Klabin Chooses Wedge for the Ortigueira Mill in Brazil

Installation covers the entire plant of Ortigueira mill

Solenis Launches Tapestry℠ Yankee Coating Solutions

Solution package helps tissue makers optimize their Yankee cylinder performance through enhanced coating reliability

Valmet and Ittihad Paper Mill Agree on Long Term Service Co-operation

Start-up in late 2018

Voith SpeedSizer AT Means More Speed for Smurfit Kappa's PM 6

Smooth startup with new components

Voith's HiCon 2.0 in Practice

Mpact benefits from increased capacity and reduced energy requirements

ANDRITZ Launches the World's Most Modern Research Center for Tissue

Improves product qualities and reduces energy consumption

Catalyst Paper Disappointed with U.S. Department of Commerce's Preliminary Anti-Dumping Decision

Will continue to vigorously defend itself

Columbia Pulp Receives $20 Million in New Funding

Expected to create approximately 87 new, full-time jobs

Smurfit Kappa Rejects International Paper Bid Approach

Smurfit Kappa is a world leader in paper-based packaging

U.S. Issues Affirmative Preliminary Antidumping Duty Determination

Scheduled to announce the final determination in this investigation on or about August 2, 2018

Arctic Paper Invests in Sustainable Hydro Power at Munkedal Mill

Completion is planned for the last quarter of 2019

Metsä Tissue Invests in New Converting Line

Will be operative by the end of 2018

Resolute Adding to Calhoun, TN Mill Site

Completion in August 2018

Sofidel Continues to Grow in the USA with a New Greenfield Investment in Oklahoma

Investment will amount to 360 million dollars over three years (2018-2019-2020)

Boise Cascade Announces Purchase of Lumberman's Wholesale Distributors

To be complete in the coming weeks

Shareholders in Brazil's Fibria Agree to Merger with Pulp Rival Suzano

Transaction is subject to approval by anti-trust authorities

Solenis Completes the Acquisition of Topchim NV

Strategy is to expand its offering to the pulp and paper market

Apple goes from villain to coveted client with this Finnish firm

Cenveo Lays Off Nearly 200 in Texas

Company struggles as envelopes become less popular

Norbord to Temporarily Suspend Production at its 100 Mile House, BC Mill

Financial results to be approximately US$5 million

Orient Paper, Inc. Resumes Production

Production had been suspended since late January

WestRock Closing its Rochester, MN Facility

22 people will lose their jobs at the end of March

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