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Personalise with paper
Latest News & Features, Papercrafts gifts, Paper, paper crafting
Personalise a gift by using the recipient’s initial as part of the embellishment. Buy a letter stencil at a hardware store and cut out the letter from scrapbooking paper. Use it against an unpatterned background so that it stands out. We used a cardboard box for one of our gifts and green sugar paper – […]
Mondi Coatings Develops Sustainable Collection Bag for Nespresso
Latest News & Features, Member Releases
Following intensive product development, Mondi Coatings has introduced an innovative paper-based bag coated with Sustainex®, Mondi’s biodegradable, compostable and recyclable biopolymer solution. The novel bag will be launched as a collection bag for the Nespresso recycling programme. Thanks to the biopolymer extrusion coating of the FSC™-certified paper and a sealing strip, the bag can be […]
Algro® Vitess from Sappi
Latest News & Features, Member Releases flexible packaging, Interpack, Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Sappi Fine Paper Europe announces the commercial availability of Algro® Vitess, a new paper for flexible packaging. Coated on one side, Algro Vitess offers exceptionally high brightness and an outstanding dimensional stability.
Sappi’s New Barrier Substrates Address Migration Concerns Mineral Oil
Latest News & Features, Member Releases food, Interpack, mineral oil, packaging, recyclable, Sappi Fine Paper Europe, sustainable
Sappi Fine Paper Europe is launching Algro Guard M and Leine Guard M barrier paper grades at Interpack 2014 – These sustainable and recyclable packaging materials are designed to address concerns about migration of mineral oil into food from packaging that is manufactured from recycled paper.
Next-generation Paper Machine PM7 Goes Live
Latest News & Features, Member Releases industrial bags, Interpack, Mondi, PM7, shopping bags, Steti, white kraft paper
Mondi’s new €70 million PM7 has gone live in Štětí, Czech Republic. The machine will produce white kraft paper, mainly for industrial bags and shopping bags. “PM7 is a very exciting project, offering the combination of exceptionally good printability and high strength properties” says Clemens Willée, CEO Mondi Packaging Paper. “The machine’s precision will also […]
Sappi Fine Paper Europe Expands Weight Range of Release Liners Portfolio
Latest News & Features, Member Releases Algro Sol, Interpack, liners, Paper, Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Sappi Expands Algro® Sol Release Liners Portfolio | New markets targeted with broader weight range following Alfeld Mill PM2 rebuild Sappi Fine Paper Europe is targeting new markets with an expanded weight range in its Algro Sol portfolio of release liners following the successful €60m transformation of Alfeld Mill’s PM2. The development of the effective lightweight […]
Global forest and paper industry highlights benefits of bio-based packaging at Interpack Trade Fair
Latest News & Features bio-based packaging, food, food waste, Interpack, paper-based packaging, recycling
Today, May 9, the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) will participate in the special event International Coalition Bio-based Packaging: A Green Food Saver at the 2014 Interpack trade fair held in Düsseldorf, Germany. ICFPA is partnering on the event with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Technology Research […]
Use Paper to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Latest News & Features carbon footprint, dark energy, data, digital communication, Don Carli, green, grey energy, lifecycle, Paper, renewable, sustainable forests
No, that is not a typo in the headline. It is a fact. In the current age of digital communication, it is important to consider how our choice of media and communications impacts on our carbon footprints. “While there is no doubt that technology offers immediacy and convenience, we need to take a careful look […]
Paper recycling – why you should care
Paper recycling is important for a number of reasons – and some may surprise you.
Using More Wood for Construction Can Slash Global Reliance on Fossil Fuels
Latest News & Features cellulose, construction, emissions, energy, forests, fossil fuels, lignin, wood, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Despite an established forest conservation theory holding that tree harvesting should be strictly minimized to prevent the loss of biodiversity and to maintain carbon storage capacity, the new study shows that sustainable management of wood resources can achieve both goals while also reducing fossil fuel burning. The results were published March 28 in the Journal […]
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South Africa’s Jane Molony and Steve Binnie included on the 11th RISI Top 50 Power List
“This is not a scientific study, nor is it a popularity contest; it is purely a ranking put together by the editorial team after speaking to a lot of pulp and paper industry experts from around the world,” states Risi, adding that, as in the past, they’ve chosen to concentrate on leaders from the manufacturing […]
Sappi commits to significant investment programme in KwaZulu Natal economy
Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, specialities and packaging papers, printing and writing papers and biomaterials headquartered in South Africa, has provided further details regarding capital investments at its Saiccor Mill in Umkomaas, south of Durban. The investments include a R2,7 billion capacity expansion project and a planned R5 billion over […]
DEA Regulations Require Transporters of Waste to Register
The Department of Environmental Affairs is proposing new regulations which will require transporters of waste to register with them.Click here for the full document: Proposed Amendments to the National Waste Information Regulations, 2012Please note, this document is open for comment until 5 August 2018:By post to:The Director-GeneralDepartment of Environmental AffairsAttention: Mr Anben PillayPrivate Bag X447Pretoria0001By hand at: Reception. Environment […]
New infographic makes a compelling case for paper
Did you know that most paper has its roots in farmed trees? Or that over seven million tonnes of paper, boxes and beverage cartons have been kept out of the landfill over the past six years? The Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) has released its new infographic, highlighting the value of paper products, […]
Sappi to fund research on Artificial Intelligence and bringing carbon emissions to net zero in the paper and pulp industry
Sappi to fund research on Artificial Intelligence and bringing carbon emissions to net zero in the paper and pulp industry as one of the founding partners of The Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme.Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic (printing and writing) paper and biomaterials, […]
Sappi approves construction of demonstration plant for Xylitol & Furfural production in line with strategic biorefinery plans
Sappi announced today further progress in the development of its biorefinery capacity with the confirmation that it will construct a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex® technology for the production of Xylitol and Furfural.The plant will be located adjacent to the existing sugars and lignin extraction plant at Ngodwana Mill. It should […]
Young forestry and paper researchers urged to put South African bioproduct innovation on the map
With the world’s attention focused on finding greener solutions and cleaner technologies, an opportunity is ripe for young scientists and engineers in the forest product and paper sectors to step up to the challenge.The International Council of Forests and Paper Associations (ICFPA) invites students and young researchers to submit their work for the 2018-2019 edition […]
SA’s paper recycling 2020 target of 70% reached three years early
JOHANNESBURG (5 June, 2018, World Environment Day) — The Paper Recycling Association of South Africa (RecyclePaperZA) has announced the 2017 paper recycling rates. Last year the paper recycling industry along with conscientious consumers and thousands of collectors kept 1,3 million tonnes of paper and paper, boxes and liquid packaging out of landfill. This would fill 1,539 Olympic-sized swimming […]
Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak SA call on South Africans
Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak SA call on South Africans to help give long-life milk and juice cartons a new lifeJohannesburg, 29 May 2018: While Mpact Recycling and Tetra Pak SA have been campaigning for a year to get South African consumers and companies involved in recycling liquid packaging cartons, many people remain unaware that […]