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Recent Canadian developments in decarbonizing pulp and paper mills

by Martin Fairbank

The pulp and paper industry has the opportunity to become a major player in decarbonization.


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RISE Unveils Mobile Carbon Capture Pilot Plant

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden has launched a transportable carbon capture pilot plant, designed to evaluate continuous CO2 capture from industrial flue gases.


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Industry News

Graphic Packaging to Close Middletown Facility, Impacting 130 Jobs

Graphic Packaging announced the permanent closure of its Middletown, Ohio, coated recycled paperboard manufacturing facility.

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Unifor Supports the Conversion of Domtar’s Gatineau Mill

Discussions regarding the conversion of Domtar’s Gatineau mill into a containerboard production facility are progressing, marking a key milestone for the future of the local manufacturing industry.

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Mercer Stendal Improves Efficiency and Cuts Emissions with New Project

Mercer Stendal has implemented a new gas combustion project, significantly reducing emissions and boosting energy efficiency in its pulp production.

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Sonoco to Close Scarborough Plant, Cutting 67 Jobs

Sonoco has announced it will close its RTS Packaging facility in Scarborough, Maine, by the end of June 2025.

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Sonoco Completes Sale of TFP Business, Focuses on Core Packaging

Sonoco Products Company has finalized the sale of its Thermoformed and Flexibles Packaging (TFP) business to TOPPAN Holdings Inc. for $1.8 billion.

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Stora Enso’s New Consumer Board Line in Oulu Starts Production

Stora Enso’s new consumer packaging board line at its Oulu site in Finland has officially begun production ramp-up, with the first customer deliveries expected by the second quarter of 2025.

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Metsä Group Doubles R&D Investment with ExpandFibre Support

Launched in 2020 by Metsä Group, Fortum, and Business Finland, the four-year programme aimed to accelerate the development of wood- and straw-based bioproducts.

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Mondi Expands Packaging Capacity with Schumacher Acquisition

Mondi has finalized its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging’s Western Europe operations, adding over 1 billion square meters of packaging capacity.

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Mills and Technologies

Voith launches the dynamic ecosystem MillOne

Voith takes the next step towards the autonomous paper mill and launches the dynamic ecosystem MillOne.


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Can your SAP DM handle trim and cutting processes? It can now!

MES CAT PUBLIC Solutions by T.CON extends SAP Digital Manufacturing with key functionality for the mill industry, thereby offering a new alternative to the popular MES CAT 7 PRIVATE as a strong choice for a SAP-based MES system.


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Industry People

Sappi CEO Michael Haws: Maine Business Leader

Michael Haws, CEO of Sappi North America, has been named Mainebiz 2025 Business Leader of the Year, recognized for his outstanding leadership and contributions to Maine's economy.


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Bioeconomy

Ahlstrom Advances Eco-Friendly Filtration with Lignin-Based Technology

This innovative product, first introduced in 2023, represents a major step forward in sustainable filtration solutions for automotive and industrial applications.


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