TAPPI is now accepting speaker abstracts for its flagship event, TAPPICon® 2026, April 26–29, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. Industry professionals are invited to share their expertise, research, case studies, and innovations by submitting abstracts no later than October 20, 2025.
ABB has introduced ABB Ability™ Plant Optimizer for Pulp Mills, a dynamic software solution that helps pulp producers bridge the gap between production planning and real-time operations. Designed specifically for the complex, interconnected nature of pulp production, the software enables mills to improve traceability, maintain operational stability and reduce production costs throughout the pulp mill.
The XXXIV International Congress and Exhibition of ACOTEPAC has officially launched its call for papers ahead of the next edition, to be held from 25 to 27 February 2026 in Cali, Colombia.
delaware, a strategic and Platinum Partner of SAP, announces a major breakthrough in the digital transformation of the Mill Products industry with its innovative solution DM4Mill, designed to address the specific challenges of material manufacturers in plastics, metals, cables, paper, flooring, packaging, and printing.
Join the Forest Products North America and International Containerboard Conference this October 14-16 in Miami to stay informed with the latest insights as supply dynamics shift and price risks emerge. Recognized as the premier networking and knowledge-sharing platform for the sector, the conference brings together more than 380 delegates from 200+ companies and 30+ countries – paper mills, end users, investors, logistics providers, producers and more.
On Sept. 10, 2025, Voith broke ground on a multi-million-dollar project that will expand and modernize its roll service center in West Monroe, Louisiana – adding more than 20 new jobs and supporting the local economy.
Fastmarkets is bringing together two of its most respected forest products events into a single, streamlined conference experience this October.
ThermoSafe Sale Completes Company’s Transformation into a Global Metal and Fiber Packaging Leader
A major injection of $14m in private capital is set to accelerate UK materials innovation company Xampla’s mission to replace single-use plastics with alternatives made from plants.
Green Bay Packaging has significantly improved operational reliability and detrashing throughput at its Green Bay, WI facility through the implementation of Voith’s OnControl.Pulping Detrashing solution.
TAPPI has renamed their Nanotechnology Division the International Division of Advanced Technologies for Renewable Materials (ARM). The Division focuses on the evolving landscape of renewable materials research and industry trends. The new name is more representative of the research and cutting-edge technologies the Division is driving.
BO PAPER PISA has selected international technology group ANDRITZ to supply a complete recycled paper stock preparation line with a capacity of 350 tons/day for its paper mill in Jaguariaíva, in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The new OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) line is scheduled to start operations in the second quarter of 2026.
The PM7 (Paper Machine) from Munksjö Caieiras, located in São Paulo, Brazil, has recently undergone a major modernization as part of the company’s ExpanDecor project, which is the largest investment in Munksjö’s history in Latin America. Runtech delivered ropeless tail threading system to PM7, featuring Runshooter technology with detailed engineering and startup support for the dryer section. With the upgrade Caieiras targeted more fluent and faster tail threading and improved operator safety.
Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, has signed a long-term agreement with Arauco to supply essential sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide solutions for Arauco’s new $4.6 billion pulp mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. As part of the agreement, Nouryon will construct fully integrated sodium chlorate and chlorine dioxide manufacturing facilities in Mato Grosso do Sul, leveraging its technology and integrated manufacturing model expertise to enhance its leading market positions in South America, particularly Brazil, as a key supplier for the pulp and paper industry. Nouryon will own and operate the sodium chlorate facility – which will increase its industry-leading South America capacity in Brazil by 20% and globally by almost 10% – and engineer, construct and operate the Arauco chlorine dioxide plant. Pulp mill production is scheduled to start in late 2027.
Andy Silvernail, CEO of International Paper , has been named the 2025 Fastmarkets Forest Products North American CEO of the year, announced today the price reporting agency
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) , promoting the recycled materials industry in the US, for the first time added paper cups to its list of classifications for recycled materials. ReMA’s Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Specifications now include paper cups under paper items allowable in inbound residential single and dual recycling streams.
Specialty Papers US (SPUS), North America’s premier conference dedicated to innovations in the specialty paper supply chain, will return to Chicago, Illinois from Monday, October 27 through Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
In response to rising demand for high-quality, fiber-based sustainable packaging, Sappi North America announced this week that it is delivering commercial product to customers following the completion of Project Elevate, the $500 million conversion and expansion of Paper Machine No. 2 (PM2) at its Somerset Mill in Maine. Qualification processes are being completed with a number of customers, and production will ramp up to full volumes through 2026. The investment doubles PM2’s production capacity and strengthens Sappi’s position as a leader in sustainable packaging by transforming Somerset into one of the most advanced production sites for high-performance SBS (solid bleached sulfate) paperboard.
EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) Continues to Present a Non-Tariff Trade Barrier of Concern
The recent imposition of a 50% tariff by the USA on Brazilian pulp and paper imports, coupled with the ongoing Section 301 investigation, has fundamentally altered the competitive landscape of the Latin American forest products industry. For producers and buyers in the region, this presents a complex scenario of both significant risks and new opportunities.
UPM Adhesive Materials, formerly known as UPM Raflatac, plans to increase its production capacity in the high-growth market for advanced labels with an investment in its factory in Mills River, North Carolina, USA.
Forest Products North America and International Containerboard Conference has been a reliable source of insight, data and networking for 40 years.
StarCorr Sheets, a leading North American sheet feeder and proud member of the Corrugated Partners Group (CPG) owned by Schwarz Partners Group, has purchased the world's first BHS Jetliner Monochrome. This acquisition adds single-pass ink-jet print capacity directly at their BHS corrugator. The innovative technology provides StarCorr Sheets with unique digital print capabilities and nearly unlimited application possibilities, revolutionizing how corrugated boards are produced and converted.
TAPPI’s Paper and Board Division is proud to announce the creation of a new Fiber Molding Committee (FMC). FMC members will develop industry standard test methods for molded fiber and thermoformed pulp products to help companies ensure form, function, and performance are measured consistently.
