CIDPEX 2017, the 24th China International Disposable Paper EXPO is the largest exhibition for tissue paper and disposable hygiene products industry in the world. It will take place in Wuhan, Hubei, China, at Wuhan International Expo Center, from 22 to 24 March 2017.

A.Celli Paper and A.Celli Nonwovens are participating at CIDPEX 2017 together with its staff from A.Celli Shanghai Machinery Co. Ltd. and will be pleased host you at booth number B1C15, to illustrate the latest novelties in system solutions for complete turn-key plants, in the production and rebuilding of tissue PMs and rewinders for tissue, flat papers and cardboard.

A.Celli’s wide-ranging offer is completed by solutions dedicated to winding, rewinding and packaging lines, palletizing and reel handling for the field of nonwovens, and highlighted by a focus on lamination, spooling and printing technologies for different supports (including non-woven, PP/PE film and tissue in a wide range of grammages).

And of course, the reliable, 24/7 post-sales assistance service and MySp@res® – the innovative on-line spare parts management system – complete A.Celli’s presence at the show.

The event will offer technical conferences, seminars, debates and in-depth analyses on the developments and latest novelties in the field. Don’t miss your chance to attend!

Come to visit us at booth number B1C15 - HALL B1 (Tissue Converting & Tissue Paper Machinery and Related Apparatus Pavilion).

Rely on the professionals at A.Celli and guarantee your production process extremely precise and accurate measurements.

The A.Celli Counter Meter Calibration Service is performed using a contactless Special Laser Device, unidirectional speed and length gauges providing extremely accurate speed and length measurements in almost any production environment (Web products, woven and non-woven materials, paper, plastic film and other products can all be measured using the Laser Doppler method).

The Special Laser Device illuminates the surface being measured with an interference pattern created by the intersection of two laser beams. The alternating bright and dark interference fringes modulate the light scattered by the object with a frequency proportional to the object’s speed. This scattered light is detected by a photodiode and the electrical signal digitally processed to determine the frequency and hence the speed. Object length is then calculated by integrating the speed measurement over time.

The A.Celli Special Laser Device is subjected to an annual calibration directly at the manufacturer’s laboratories and it is the only procedure that can assure a measurement accuracy better than 0.05% and repeatability better than 0.02%.

The procedure requires that the technician perform a comparison between the machine meter counter and the A.Celli Laser Device meter counter. If there is a variation between the two instruments, an adjustment is then made to the winder's length counting system. The on-site intervention will be performed by A.Celli Automation Engineer Technicians in 1 working day per machine (5 hours slitter downtime required). At the end of the operation, a certificate of calibration will be issued.

So take advantage of our service!

Contact A.Celli Customer Service for a quick consultancy or a dedicated case study.

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) has just announced that the company has entered into three transactions with separate sellers to acquire approximately 95,100 acres of high-quality industrial timberlands located in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $217 million, or $2,280 per acre (the “Acquisitions”). The Acquisitions are comprised of highly productive timberlands located in some of the strongest timber markets in the U.S. South, primarily along the I-95 coastal corridor near Savannah, GA.

Key attributes of the Acquisitions include the following:

• Strong timber markets – located in the top three U.S. South timber markets based on average composite stumpage price by region ⁽¹⁾
• Diverse customer base – very competitive wood market with multiple pulpwood, grade and export customers
• Highly productive timberlands – 78’ site index; 73% plantable; sustainable yield* of approximately 450,000 tons (or 4.7 tons per acre per year on the acquired lands)
• Well-stocked timber inventory – 4.3 million tons of merchantable timber inventory* (or 45 tons per acre); average plantation age of 14 years
• Complementary to existing Rayonier landholdings – increases Rayonier’s ownership in U.S. South Coastal Atlantic markets by approximately 15%
• Primarily fee simple ownership – 89% fee simple ownership and 11% leased lands
• Accretive to cash flow – targeting an annual increase in Adjusted EBITDA** and Cash Available for Distribution (CAD)** of approximately $13 million and $10 million, respectively, over the medium-term

Rayonier expects to finance the Acquisitions with cash on hand and the proceeds of a follow-on offering of Rayonier common shares, which the company also announced today. “The Acquisitions announced today are representative of Rayonier’s commitment to disciplined capital allocation and active portfolio management,” said David Nunes, President and CEO. “These Acquisitions are comprised of highly productive properties that meaningfully bolster Rayonier’s footprint in our strongest U.S. South markets. We expect these Acquisitions to generate a strong cash yield from timber harvest operations, which will thereby improve our overall cash flow profile, increase the percentage of our Adjusted EBITDA generated from timber segments, and enhance our ‘pure-play’ timber REIT focus,” concluded Nunes.

(1) Based on Timber Mart-South weighted average composite stumpage price by region assuming product mix of 50% pulpwood, 30% chip-n-saw and 20% sawtimber.
* References to “merchantable timber inventory” and “sustainable yield” are as defined in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
** “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Cash Available for Distribution” (or “CAD”) are non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. These targets are based on assumptions and are subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are outside of the company’s control. While management believes these targets and the underlying assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results will vary, and those variations may be material. Please consult the Forward-Looking Statements discussion below for some of the factors that may cause variations. Nothing herein is a representation by any person that these targets will be achieved, and the company undertakes no duty to update its targets.

About Rayonier
Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2016, Rayonier owned, leased or managed approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South (1.85 million acres), U.S. Pacific Northwest (378,000 acres) and New Zealand (433,000 acres). More information is available at www.rayonier.com.

Recognition honors those companies who lead with integrity and align principle with action

International Paper (NYSE: IP) has been recognized once again by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World's Most Ethical Company^®.  For the eleventh straight year, IP was named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies despite a large number of global nominees. International Paper secured a spot on the list by maintaining its focus on the ethical business practices and standards that have defined the company since its inception 119 years ago.

"At International Paper, it is our vision to be among the most successful, sustainable and responsible companies in the world. Our 55,000 global employees are committed to improving people's lives, the planet and our company's performance by transforming renewable resources into products people depend on every day," said Sharon Ryan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. "I want to congratulate our global team for achieving this well-earned recognition."

2017 is the eleventh year that Ethisphere has honored those companies who recognize their role in society to influence and drive positive change, consider the impact of their actions on their employees, investors, customers and other key stakeholders and use their values and culture as an underpinning to the decisions they make every day.

"Over the last eleven years we have seen the shift in societal expectations, constant redefinition of laws and regulations and the geo-political climate. We have also seen how companies honored as the World's Most Ethical respond to these challenges. They invest in their local communities around the world, embrace strategies of diversity and inclusion, and focus on long term-ism as a sustainable business advantage," explained Ethisphere's Chief Executive Officer, Timothy Erblich. "Congratulations to everyone at International Paper for being recognized as a World's Most Ethical Company."

Methodology & Scoring
The World's Most Ethical Company assessment is based upon the Ethisphere Institute's Ethics Quotient^® (EQ) framework which offers a quantitative way to assess a company's performance in an objective, consistent and standardized way. The information collected provides a comprehensive sampling of definitive criteria of core competencies, rather than all aspects of corporate governance, risk, sustainability, compliance and ethics.

Scores are generated in five key categories: ethics and compliance program (35%), corporate citizenship and responsibility (20%), culture of ethics (20%), governance (15%) and leadership, innovation and reputation (10%) and provided to all companies who participate in the process.

­­Honorees
The full list of the 2017 World's Most Ethical Companies can be found at http://worldsmostethicalcompanies.ethisphere.com/honorees/.

Best practices and insights from the 2017 honorees will be released in a series of infographics and research throughout the year (view or download the 2016 insights). Organizations interested in how they compare to the World's Most Ethical Companies are invited to participate in the Ethics Quotient.

About International Paper
International Paper (NYSE: IP) is a leading global producer of renewable fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper products with manufacturing operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and Russia.  We produce packaging products that protect and promote goods, and enable world-wide commerce; pulp for diapers, tissue and other personal hygiene products that promote health and wellness; papers that facilitate education and communication; and paper bags, cups and food containers that provide convenience and portability. We are headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., and employ approximately 55,000 colleagues located in more than 24 countries.  Net sales for 2016 were $21 billion.  For more information about International Paper, our products and global citizenship efforts, please visit www.internationalpaper.com 

About the Ethisphere Institute
The Ethisphere^® Institute is the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices that fuel corporate character, marketplace trust and business success. Ethisphere has deep expertise in measuring and defining core ethics standards using data-driven insights that help companies enhance corporate character. Ethisphere honors superior achievement through its World's Most Ethical Companies recognition program, provides a community of industry experts with the Business Ethics Leadership Alliance (BELA) and showcases trends and best practices in ethics with the publication of Ethisphere Magazine. More information about Ethisphere can be found at: http://ethisphere.com.

Mondi is looking back at highly successful Hunkeler Innovation Days where the company showcased its innovative paper portfolio for high-speed inkjet printing, most notably the newest addition NEUJET®.

The Mondi business development team met more than 200 guests, customers, OEM specialists from around the world at its booth at the Hunkeler Innovation Days! From February 20 to 23, Lucerne was the global centre for "high performance digital printing & finishing". 6'000 visitors from over 50 nations travelled to Hunkeler Innovationdays 2017. This event has become the industry's most important meeting place and an excellent communication platform for Mondi and its customers.

Innovative. Every day. NEUJET® – bringing high-speed inkjet paper to a new level
NEUJET®, the newest addition to the high-speed inkjet portfolio was presented in Lucerne. “We’re excited to participate for the fourth time at the Hunkeler Innovation Days, because we’ll be offering an insight into our newest high-speed inkjet papers, NEUJET® matte premium, NEUJET® silk and NEUJET® silk premium,” says Johannes Klumpp, Marketing & Sales Director, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper. “The NEUJET® portfolio is Mondi’s next generation of high-speed inkjet papers optimised for heavy to medium colour, direct mail, graphic arts and book printing applications,” says Klumpp. Visitors were especially impressed when looking at the professional NEUJET® sample binders produced on leading high-speed inkjet presses such as the Ricoh Pro-VC60000, Canon Océ Colorstream, HP T-series, Screen Truepress Jet520HD, Xerox Impika and the likes.

Professional Printing. Every day. Live showcasing of print quality
At the Hunkeler Innovations Days, visitors experienced the print quality of Mondi’s high-speed inkjet papers during live print runs throughout the fair. Ricoh used NEUJET® silk, DNS high-speed inkjet NF was running on the Xerox Brenva and HP printed a high quality magazine on NEUJET® silk premium.

Sustainable. Every day.
For Mondi, sustainability makes good business sense hence is one of its key drivers. All Mondi high-speed inkjet papers are part of Mondi’s Green Range, meaning that they are FSC® or PEFC™ certified, 100% recycled or totally chlorine free bleached (TCF). Mondi continually invests in making its mills and production plants as energy efficient and sustainable as possible. Customers have the best paper solutions combined with proven, environmentally sound production – every day.

More information about Mondi’s high-speed inkjet papers is available at: http://www.mondigroup.com/hsi

We are Mondi: IN TOUCH EVERY DAY
Mondi is an international packaging and paper Group, employing around 25,000 people across more than 30 countries. Our key operations are located in central Europe, Russia, North America and South Africa. In 2016, Mondi had revenues of €6.7 billion and a return on capital employed of 20.3%.
We are fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain - from managing forests and producing pulp, paper and compound plastics, to developing effective and innovative industrial and consumer packaging solutions. With over 100 products customised into more than 100,000 solutions, we offer more than you may expect. Leading brands around the world rely on our innovative technologies and products across a variety of industries such as agriculture; automotive; building and construction; chemicals and dangerous goods; food and beverages; graphic and photographic; home and personal care; medical and pharmaceutical; office and professional printing; packaging and paper converting; pet care; retail and e-commerce; and shipping and transport.
We believe sustainable development makes good business sense. It's integral to our responsible and profitable growth, and embedded in everything we do, every day. We continue to look for ways to do more with less, promote the responsible management of ecosystems, develop and inspire our people, and enhance the value that our sustainable product solutions create.
Mondi has a dual listed company structure, with a primary listing on the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker code MND and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc, under the ticker code MNDI. We have been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2008 and the JSE's Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index since 2007.

About Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper
Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper is a business unit of Mondi’s Europe & International Division. In 4 paper mills in Austria, Slovakia, and Russia Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper produces environmentally sound office and professional printing papers tailored to the latest professional digital print technology. The company complies with the strictest international certification standards to support sustainable production processes through the responsible management of forest, water and air resources. All Mondi uncoated fine papers belong to the Green Range of papers that are FSC® or PEFC™ certified, 100% recycled or bleached entirely without chlorine.
Its renowned brands such as Color Copy, DNS®, IQ, MAESTRO®, NAUTILUS®, BIO TOP 3®, PERGRAPHICA® or Snegurochka are used in office environments on laser or inkjet printers and by professional printers on digital or offset presses to create brochures, transactional material, folders, invitations, business cards, letterheads or other high-impact communication.

Sonoco (NYSE:SON) has just announced it is implementing a $75 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments beginning April 3, 2017. 

“The extraordinarily rapid inflation in our input costs, especially for recycled fiber, has made it necessary for Sonoco to seek recovery in the market,” said Palace Stepps, division vice president of sales and marketing for Sonoco’s U.S. and Canada paper and adhesives.

Sonoco is one of the largest integrated manufacturers of uncoated recycled paperboard in the United States and Canada, producing more than one million tons annually from 11 mills. For more information about Sonoco’s complete line of URB paper products, or to learn more about current pricing, please visit the Company’s website, www.sonoco.com, or contact the Company at 1-800-377-2692.

About Sonoco
Founded in 1899, Sonoco is a global provider of a variety of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging and packaging supply chain services. With annualized net sales of approximately $4.8 billion, the Company has 20,000 employees working in more than 300 facilities in 33 countries, serving many of the world’s best known brands in some 85 nations. For more information on the Company, visit our website at www.sonoco.com.

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. has just announced it will raise prices by €60 per tonne (£50 / tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th March 2017.

"This price increase is in response to the constant and unprecedented rise in raw material costs which have occurred since the fourth quarter of 2016.  Such increases are no longer sustainable for us as a business and we are now at the critical point where we need to pass this onto the market," said Phil Woolley, Director - Paper Europe.

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. is wholly owned by Sonoco (NYSE:SON) and operates 29 tubes and cores plants and four paperboard mills in Europe, including the Company's largest European uncoated recycled paperboard mill in Cirie, Italy.

Source: Sonoco Products Company

A signing ceremony was held on the morning of January 25, 2017 to mark Sun Paper’s order of two new XcelLine papermaking production lines from Voith. The orders are for the PM 36 production line with an annual production of 400,000 metric tons of low-grammage high-grade Testliner and the PM 37 production line with an annual production of 300,000 metric tons of high-quality corrugating medium paper.

The event was attended by the Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer of Sun Paper, Mr. Ying Guangdong; the Director of the Packaging Paper Division, Mr. Fu Guoling; the President of Voith Paper Asia, Mr. Thomas Holzer; and Dr. Michael Trefz, the Senior Vice President Project Sales. The design speed of the two paper machines is 1200 m/min, with a working width of 6,660 mm at the reel. The two production lines will be built as part of the second phase of the Zoucheng Papermaking Industry Park, with foundation work planned to begin in May 2017 and startup scheduled for July and September 2018. The machines are based on the PM 31 and PM 32 paper machines of 2016. The resulting paper offers low basis weight, high ring crush strength, high strength and good  folding resistance. It also saves resources, and reduces packing costs and carbon emissions. These products are already widely used in domestic and overseas medium-quality and premium product packaging markets.

Voith is now deepening the implementation of its new "Papermaking. Next Level" concept of product transformation, in order to improve efficiency, increase production, ensure quality and create more intelligent, cost-effective and sustainable industrial processes throughout the entire papermaking chain.

Front row f.l.t.r.: The signing ceremony, with Dr. Michael Trefz, Senior Vice President Project Sales Voith Paper; Mr. Thomas Holzer, President of Voith Paper Asia; Mr. Ying Guangdong, Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer; and Mr. Fu Guoling, Director of Packaging Paper Division at Sun Paper

Voith Paper ensures that customers can save costs and achieve sustainable development through new resource-saving technologies. They can therefore achieve their best performance at lower prices through every papermaking step and paper grade, to better meet the challenges of "Industry 4.0". The concept of "Papermaking. Next Level" has opened up a new journey towards intelligent production for manufacturers using Voith technology. When the two production lines ordered by Sun Paper are put into operation, they will enrich its product mix and variety, enhance its core competitiveness and further promote Sun Paper’s strategic transformation.

Sun Paper was established in 1982 and is now a multinational papermaking group operating worldwide, specializing in forestry-pulp-paper integration and playing a leading role in the Chinese paper industry. With total assets of 29.2 billion yuan and more than 10,000 employees, the annual pulp and paper production capacity of Sun Paper is 5.7 million tons. Sun Paper ranks 312th in China's top 500 enterprises and ranks 48th in the world's top 100 paper-making enterprises.

About Voith Paper
Voith Paper is a corporate division of Voith and is one of the leading partners and pioneers in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process, focusing on developing resource-conserving products to reduce the use of energy, water and fibers. Furthermore, Voith Paper offers a broad service portfolio for all sections of the paper manufacturing process.

About the company
For 150 years, Voith’s technologies have been inspiring customers, business partners and employees around the world. Founded in 1867, Voith today has around 19,000 employees, sales of €4.3 billion and locations in more than 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the largest family-owned companies in Europe. Being a technology leader, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) have just announced the indefinite idling of its paper mill located in Thorold, Ontario. The facility, which employed over 100 workers, has an annual production capacity of approximately 197,000 metric tons of newsprint on one machine using 100 percent recycled furnish.

The difficult decision to proceed with the indefinite idling is driven by the ongoing significant decline in North American newsprint consumption, coupled with the increasing cost of recovered paper. The company had already been taking downtime at the operation since mid-December 2016.

Resolute is collaborating with Stone House Investments Holdings Inc., an independent third party interested in converting Thorold to production of an alternative product. Resolute recognizes the impact of today's announcement and believes conversion of the mill would provide a more sustainable future for the operation, its workforce and the surrounding community.

The company remains committed to customer service and delivery of high-quality products, and is working closely with customers to ensure a smooth transition. 

The indefinite idling of the paper mill is effective immediately.

About Resolute Forest Products
Resolute Forest Products is a global leader in the forest products industry with a diverse range of products, including market pulp, tissue, wood products, newsprint and specialty papers, which are marketed in over 70 countries. The company owns or operates some 40 manufacturing facilities, as well as power generation assets, in the United States and Canada. Resolute has third-party certified 100% of its managed woodlands to internationally recognized sustainable forest management standards. The shares of Resolute Forest Products trade under the stock symbol RFP on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Resolute has received regional, North American and global recognition for its leadership in corporate social responsibility and sustainable development, as well as for its business practices. Visit www.resolutefp.com for more information.

SOURCE Resolute Forest Products Inc.

Bekaert Solaronics will supply a WebMate^® infrared moisture profiling system to Twin Rivers Paper Company #5 Paper Machine. The system is equipped with 1 row of 39 electrical M2000 modules including 78 zones of fine profiling capability.

The partnership between Bekaert Solaronics and Twin Rivers started in 1994 with installation of a gas infrared drying system on #7 Paper Machine as part of a film sizer upgrade project.

Today, Twin Rivers renewed its confidence in Bekaert Solaronics utilizing WebMate^® technology providing improved moisture profiling capabilities to optimize paper quality with guaranteed peak moisture reduction.

The non-contact infrared drying system WebMate^® assures optimal product quality, a high drying rate as well as a long lifetime use. The moisture profile correction is optimized thanks to the parabolic reflector technology that ensures a focused energy radiation only where it is needed.

About Twin Rivers Paper Company

Launched officially in April 2010, Twin Rivers Paper Company acts as a specialty papers business, with fully integrated operations comprised of a pulp and energy complex in Edmundston, a paper mill in Madawaska as well as a lumber mill located in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. On December 2016, Twin Rivers paper mill acquired the four paper mills assets from the Burrows Paper Corporation.  The transaction supports the strategic evolution of the group to grow in the lightweight packaging and technical specialty papers.

About Bekaert and Bekaert Solaronics

Bekaert is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.4 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1967, Bekaert Solaronics supplies customized drying and heating systems based on gas and electrical infrared technology to a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1 000 systems have been installed worldwide. The company also provides maintenance services and is available to assist on upgrades or improved energy efficiency of existing systems.