GREG RUDDER WestRock CEO Steve Voorhees is a consolidator. His company in the last three years has completed the most M&As of any in the industry. He’s done this with a focus on integrating workers from different companies into a single company that is to be superior and more efficient than the individual ones. Since WestRock was developed in 2015 ...

Intense collaboration with no limits is one of Stéphane Renou’s aims as he takes over as head of the Canadian-based R&D institute. GRAEME RODDEN Although he spent close to two decades working with industrial giant GE, the pulp and paper industry was not unfamiliar to Stéphane Renou when he took over as president and CEO of FPInnovations in late 2017. ...

Paper 360° visited Metsä Group’s EUR 1.2 billion (US$1.4 billion) bioproduct mill in central Finland, which has been breaking all sorts of records when it comes to sustainability and environmental performance. Starting up seven minutes ahead of schedule in August 2017, it has also embarked upon an adventurous, innovative journey of making bioproducts other than pulp. MARK RUSHTON One thing ...

We spoke with two industry leaders—one representing our largest manufacturer, and one representing a major supplier—about one of the pulp and paper industry’s biggest challenges: how to attract and retain tech-savvy graduates. JAN BOTTIGLIERI Mark Sutton is chairman and CEO of International Paper, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fiber-based packaging, pulp, and paper. Sutton was named CEO in ...

The November/December 2018 issue of Paper360 is now available! Viewing this email on your phone? Our mobile optimized reading view has you covered with scrolling views that automatically adjust for your reading pleasure. Click here to start reading this issue now!   Check out some of this issue’s highlight features: When Accidents Don’t Happen Bridging the Talent Gap Metsä Group’s Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill: At the Heart ...

Optimum filtrate quality minimizes consumption of fresh water Significant cost savings due to greater machine availability and lower maintenance requirement Voith’s new development FloWing offers even higher capacities and a longer service life Appleton, Wis. / HEIDENHEIM, Germany (Nov. 14, 2018) – Twenty years ago, Voith launched its first disc filter sectors, which operate entirely without filter bags and substantially ...

Following a major rebuild of the dryer section supplied by Toscotec with the installation of TT SteelDryers, Cascades Packaging fired up its PM1 at Kingsey Falls mill, Canada. The machine was started up on schedule on September 23rd with the support of Toscotec’s service engineers, who also provided the commissioning and the erection supervision onsite. Toscotec implemented an efficient rebuild ...