In the early 1960s, Toscotec pioneered the production of steel dryer cans (TT SteelDryers) building the foundation that has allowed it to become the major supplier of steel dryers and TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryers today.
Department of Energy selects RTI International to lead large-scale carbon capture pilot project
The first-of-its-kind project is a collaboration among RTI, International Paper, SLB and Amazon
Using pulp and paper waste to scrub carbon from emissions
McGill researchers develop new green technology
Fungal infections affect pine trees’ ability to ward off mountain pine beetle
Researchers find that some infections can improve trees’ chemical defences against the insect pests.
Aiming for Emission-Free Pulping: Forest Industry and Scientific Community Join Forces
Thanks to the strong support from the forest industry and public funding, 10 research organizations, universities, and companies are establishing a groundbreaking research program with around 20 full-time researchers.
Combatting Eucalyptus Snout Beetle: Harnessing Pathogenic Fungi for Forest Plantation Protection
Researchers have identified naturally-occurring pathogenic fungi that infect the Eucalyptus snout beetle within Eucalyptus forest plantations.
Applying pulp mill waste to soil could be a win-win for the environment and industry
Adding “biosolids” along with conventional fertilizer may reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving soil, study suggests.
Story from ground: How a paper producer’s own testing lab supports recyclability
One year ago, Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper opened its first in-house recyclability testing laboratory in Frantschach, Austria with the aim to test the recyclability of paper and paper-based packaging using non-paper components such as coatings.
Japan paper industry to develop new wood fiber material
Major Japanese paper manufacturers are developing a new wood fiber material that could help promote decarbonization and reduce the use of plastics.
A ‘tree editing’ breakthrough could take sustainable forestry to a whole new level
Trees are a—sometimes surprising—source of many products in our daily lives, including paper, packaging, nappies, and even clothes.
Northern states collaborate with Finland: Michigan State University to co-lead workshop on climate solutions through biobased products
MSU Department of Forestry partners with Natural Resources Institute Finland to facilitate workshop on climate-smart forestry products.
Thermochemical pre-treatment
The test bed Thermochemical pretreatment can be used to decompose biomass to be able to more easily access / expose desired structures / molecules within the biomass.
See-Through, Energy Efficient Windows Made From Paper
Researchers seek new formula for energy efficient windows in beer wort, balsa wood, and paper pulp.
$100,000 Funding for Auburn University to Help Advance Papermaking and Research
AUBURN, Ala., March 22, 2023 -- Out with the old, in with the new! Georgia-Pacific has contributed $100,000 to Auburn University to help fund a new state-of-the-art digester which will give engineering students the ability to test and improve a newly patented innovation in papermaking.
A European network of 14 pilot plants launches an open call for proposals to select five new projects to develop, test or scale-up bionanomaterials free of charge
ITENE, AITEX, AXIA, CTP, CEA and CENTI will show the capabilities and services of the open innovation platform of the European project BIONANOPOLYS, in which they participate, and how to apply to the open call that will be opened in a virtual launching day to be held on 17 February.
Scientists produce electricity from wood
At a time when energy is an issue affecting many millions of people worldwide, scientists at KTH have managed to harvest electricity by passing water through refined wood. Their work has recently been published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials.
Liza White: Engineering new applications for paper mill products
Growing up in Rumford, Maine, Liza White learned the extent to which paper manufacturers contribute to the rural economies in which they operate. Residents would regularly say “paper is money” in relation to the mill’s importance; they would celebrate its successes and shudder when it struggled.
The biotechnology company Ecohelix takes in SEK 30 million in a new financing round
Ecohelix, a scale-up company that has a patented technology to produce high-performance biopolymers from side streams of the pulp industry, received SEK 30 million in new capital in a financing round in July.
Green energy from biomass using oxy-fuel combustion with carbon capture
Florian Schmidt at the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics at Umeå University, together with researchers at RISE Piteå, receives SEK 7.7 million from the Swedish Energy Agency to generate the necessary knowledge for implementation of oxyfuel combustion in existing biomass combustion plants.
Bacteria could transform paper industry waste into useful products
SASKATOON – Getting more useful products out of renewable resources like wood is the goal of scientists who are using Canada’s only synchrotron.
A Deep(ish)-Dive Into the World of Pulp and Paper Fiber
We recently discussed the various factors that are impacting market pulp prices. Market pulp is a critical global commodity within the pulp and paper industry as it plays a primary role in manufacturing numerous paper grades.
Lignin science - products and processes
Our research refines the tree's own glue – lignin – into materials, chemicals and motor fuels. We also develop processes to utilise and refine the large amounts of lignin and other wood polymers that chemical pulp mills and other biorefineries receive as a by-product.