(USA) Sonoco, the world’s largest manufacturer of fiber-based tubes and cores used in packing paper products, has launched an RFID-enabled tracking solution for its customers... read more »
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(USA-) Sonoco and IPICO have announced the availability of the world's first RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) enabled core solution specifically designed for the paper industry... read more »
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(USA) OfficeMax® Incorporated, a leader in office products and services, has announced that customers can now choose 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper when making self-serve copies at their local OfficeMax ImPress®, OfficeMax's in-store print... read more »
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(USA) After successful trials that created improved product quality, operating cost savings and environmental and safety performance benefits for papermakers, Nalco Company has launched OxiPRO(tm) Deposit Control technology... read more »
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(USA) SMART Papers has announced that it has become the first North American papermaker to produce Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified premium cast-coated papers. The legendary Kromekote(R), a triple cast-coated paper well known for its mirror-smooth surface... read more »
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(UK) Got a red bum from going green? Toilet paper maker Nouvelle says it has the solution in the shape of its new recycled loo roll that's "astonishingly soft." Perhaps I need to do some in-depth tests, but I've never found supermarkets' own-brand recycled stuff particularly... read more »
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"E-book readers have gotten the world excited about e-paper," says Barry Young, an analyst at market research firm DisplaySearch. But a few key characteristics are still around the corner... read more »
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UPM is one of the few suppliers on the market to offer paper formats in XXXL super sizes, ensuring paper solutions for the world's biggest sheetfed presses. read more »
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(USA) Neenah Paper is pleased to announce that Avalanche White, its 99+ brightness white sheet, is now FSC Certified. This blue white sheet is a sleek and sophisticated option within the realm of environmentally favorable papers... read more »
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(USA) Neenah Paper recently released three new swatchbooks for ESSE, OXFORD and UV/ULTRA II & CLEARFOLD Papers to continue the series of swatchbook releases that repackage, refocus and redefine Neenah's broad offering of Neenah, Fox and Gilbert brands... read more »
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(USA) Cellulose nanofibers from wood pulp create a superstrong paper. read more »
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(China) Paper manufacturer Orient Paper has announced that its Chinese subsidiary Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co has started to transform its production line. Completion of the transformation is expected within several months. read more »
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(USA) RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has announced the launch of a new online service, PPI Markets & Prices. The new service combines content from four of RISI's industry newsletters (Pulp & Paper Week... read more »
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(Germany) Sappi has expanded its recycled product range with the official launch of Royal Web Recycled Gloss at Drupa... read more »
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(Japan/Sweden) Researchers in Sweden and Japan have developed a stronger paper, made from much smaller fibrils of cellulose. This “nanopaper,” they report in the journal Biomacromolecules, has a tensile strength greater than that of cast iron. read more »
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Punching your way out of a paper bag could soon become a lot harder, for researchers in Europe claim to have developed a new kind of paper which is stronger than cast iron... read more »
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(USA) NewPage Corporation has announced new product brand names manufactured by its Specialty Papers business area for beverage label and release liner base papers. These changes are required by NewPage's agreements with Stora Enso Oyj... read more »
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(UK) The 'I'm Not A Paper Cup' reusable takeaway cup has made its way across the pond to us in the UK and there's an excited, expectant atmosphere here at SmartPlanet Towers. Will it be as big as 'I'm Not A Plastic Bag'? Will it be a flop? Will people really start bringing their own mugs pla read more »
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(USA) Pro-tex ®, a new innovative anti-counterfeiting packaging solution developed by Chesapeake, enables consumers to verify the authenticity of a product. read more »
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