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RYAM launches its Enhanced Felix Schoeller
expands

Freezer Application ing its Reinvent Strategy with
Felix Schoeller is continu-
an extensive EUR 13 million
investment package. Over
Rayonier Advanced Application, RYAM provides the next two years, the spe-
Materials Inc. (NYSE: packaging manufacturers cialty paper manufacturer
RYAM) announced the with a solution that safe- will invest specifically in
int roduct ion of its guards product integrity enhancing the competitive-
E n h a n c ed F r ee ze r while delivering on sustaina- ness and sustainability of its
Application for folding car- bility and operational effi-
ton board, purpose-built to ciency. German facilities.
meet the packaging needs of Kallima products are man- The investment comprises
the frozen food sector. ufactured by Rayonier four projects across the com-
Developed at RYAM’s Advanced Materials at its pany’s sites in Osnabrück,
Temiscaming facility, this Purpose-built to meet packaging needs of frozen food sector state-of-the-art production Weißenborn, Günzach, and
adva ncement equips facility located in Neustadt.
Kallima’s folding grade with coatings or plastic extrusion reliably while remaining easy The largest share of the
the durability and perfor- — delivers cost efficiency, to convert — helping brands Temiscaming, Quebec, investment — EUR 9 million
mance required for cold- ease of converting, and sus- stay competitive without Canada. Rayonier Advanced — is being made at Felix
c h a i n d i s t r ibut ion . tainability benefits. adding production complex- Materials’ light-weight, fully Schoeller’s headquarters in
Engineered to withstand “Our Enhanced Freezer ity.” bleached coated board prod- Osnabrück, where the com-
temperatures as low as -18°C Application is a direct This innovation comes as ucts are used in commercial
(0°F), it maintains struc- response to customer needs,” the frozen food market con- printing, publishing, prestige pany is investing in the com-
tural integrity and resists said Ken Duffy, Senior Vice tinues to grow worldwide, packaging, high-impact petitiveness of Paper
delamination in freezer con- President, Paperboard and driven by consumer demand graphic corrugated contain- Machine 1, increasing its per-
ditions. Its natural resist- High Yield Pulp. “It empow- for convenience and ers, point-of-purchase dis- formance by around 20 per-
ance to moisture and ers converters with a freezer- extended shelf life. With the plays and litho-laminated cent. The machine produces
condensation — without ready solution that performs Enhanced Freezer packaging. décor paper.
Kap Paper announces idling of EPIQ Machinery gets

its Newsprint Mill, Ontario new Head Office

Kap Paper yesterday EPIQ Machinery inaugu-
announced that it is idling rated its new head office on
production at its paper mill the third floor of the iconic
in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada Cement building in
Canada, due to insufficient downtown Montreal. The
financial resources to keep ceremony was attended by
the mill in operation. The representatives of the major-
mill has the capacity to pro-
duce 220,000 metric tons ity shareholder SeaFort New head office in Montreal
per year of newsprint and Capital, minority sharehold-
directly employs about 420 ers, operators, employees, EPIQ Mecfor team (special-
people. Although the com- customers, and partners. ized vehicles).
pany did not say whether or Idling due to insufficient financial resources to keep operational According to EPIQ, these “This head office is the
not the shutdown is perma- new premises represents a affirmation of our vision: to
nent, the mill’s future is — of engagement with gov- said. “We have done every- significant milestone for the create an iconic Canadian
questionable. ernments and partners and thing in our power to keep Canadian equipment manu- brand in the heavy equip-
“With deep regret, Kap reflects the absence of near- the mill operating. While we facturer. The new location ment industry,” said Éloïse
Paper today announced it term measures required to have had productive discus- will become the company’s Harvey, CEO of EPIQ
will begin an orderly idling of maintain the integrated for- sions with both levels of gov- nerve center and will house
operations at its Kapuskasing estry supply chain in ernment, and mid to long all members of the executive Machinery.
facility,” said Terr y Northeastern Ontario. term support could be availa- team and corporate func- Over the past four years,
Skiffington, CEO of Kap “This is a heartbreaking ble, it doesn’t appear that tions, as well as the EPIQ EPIQ Machinery has more
Paper. “The decision follows day for our people and the immediate support is availa- Digital team (industrial dig- than doubled its sales vol-
months — and indeed years community,” Skiffington ble at this time.” italization) and part of the ume.
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