Kemira, a global chemicals company, announces price increases for all polymers globally to Industry & Water, Pulp & Paper, and Oil & Gas businesses. As global demand continues to rebound post-Covid, the supply of key raw materials remains heavily constrained. The supply-demand balance is significantly increasing the cost of raw materials, logistics, packaging, and utilities. […]
Tag Archives: fiber industry
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Aug
Aug
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its July 2021 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased five percent in July compared to July 2020. U.S. purchases of total printing-writing papers increased nine percent in July compared to the same month last year. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels remained […]
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Jun
Jun
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its May 2021 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. Total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments in May increased five percent compared to May 2020. They were up two percent when compared to the same five months of 2020. – The operating rate was 87.6 percent, […]
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May
May
Valmet will supply drying technology to Spinnova-Suzano joint venture textile fiber factory in Jyväskylä, Finland. The facility, producing SPINNOVA® fiber, is the first step towards scaling production volumes to one million tonnes annually within ten years. Spinnova’s annual capacity could be 50,000 tonnes of textile fiber by 2024. The order is included in Valmet’s orders […]
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Oct
Oct
The New York-based International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA) says new 3D printing-related tooling technology from California-based HP could bring new opportunities to the molded fiber (or molded pulp) industry. Demand for molded fiber packaging has been increasing this century, says IMFA, “and more recently has exploded,” adds the association. Manufacturing technology has followed somewhat, except […]