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Recovery Boiler Maintenance

By:

Jim Thompson, CEO

There is an interesting phenomenon going on in the virgin pulp business in the United States. Companies seem to be universally stretching out their recovery boiler outages to eighteen months from twelve. Other than thinking they are saving a bit of money, no other reason seems apparent. This is a bad idea.

PM40

The PM40 closed Friday, 3 August 2018, at 4155.

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

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The PM40 closed 3 August 2018 up 10.2% from the 4 August 2017 level.

Disconnected Comparisons

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Bemis and RELX Group.

Insider Trading

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

A Successful Start-up for A.Celli Paper

Start-up of three E-WIND winders for tissue installed for Asia Pulp & Paper

Burgo Group Chooses A.Celli Paper

Scheduled for the end of August

Cascades Packaging Selected Toscotec to Supply a Dryer Section Rebuild at Kingsey Falls Mill

Start-up by end of August 2018

Progroup Selects Voith to Supply New Propapier PM 3 Packaging Paper Line

Start-up planned for 2020

Valmet to Supply a Third Advantage Tissue Production Line to Lila Group in Turkey

Start-up is planned for 2020

Voith Paper Wins Contract with Copamex

Start up in early 2019

Ahlstrom-Munksjö Strengthens its Market Position in the Tea and Coffee Filter Market

Expected to be fully commissioned in the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2019

ARAUCO Approves the Construction of MAPA

To be operational in late March 2021

GP's New $150 Million Lumber Facility Announced in Albany, GA

Anticipated startup in late 2019

Montréal and LaSalle Plants Reap the Rewards of Recent Investments

Continuing to reduce the environmental footprint of its packaging products

Palm to Build New PM for Corrugated Case Material

Project is scheduled between 2020 and 2022

Sappi Commits to Significant Investment Programme

Continuous improvement initiatives and upgrade projects

Stora Enso Invests EUR 25 Million to Boost Green Energy Generation at Maxau Mill

Scheduled to start during the third quarter of 2018 with completion in 2020

Verso Announces Strategic Investments in its Androscoggin Mill

First project completion in the third quarter of 2018 with completion of the second project phase expected in 2019

Voith Paper Awarded Historic Contract from Green Bay Packaging for New Paper Mill

Commercial production planned for early 2021

Ahlstrom-Munksjö to Purchase Expera Specialty Solutions

Transaction expected to close during second half of 2018

ARAUCO Acquires Panolam Assets in Oregon

Strengthening presence in North America

Cascades Announces Acquisition of the Bear Island, VA Newsprint Mill

Plans to convert facility to recycled containerboard production

Orient Paper, Inc. Announces Effectiveness of Corporate Name and Ticker Changes

Was effective as of August 1, 2018

The Final Word by Chuck Swann

Some environmental catching-up to do

Burgo Group Announces the Start of the Reconversion Plan of PM9 of the Verzuolo Paper Mill

New production is expected to start by Q4 2019

Clearwater Paper Gets Smaller in Lewiston, Idaho

Reduced over 100 mill positions

Georgia-Pacific Closing Brampton Dixie Cup Plant After 69 Years

Cutting 133 jobs

Midwest Paper Group, Formerly Appleton Coated, Could Get up to $1.8 Million in Tax Credits

Plans to invest at least $30 million in the paper mill

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