September 2017

ST. PAUL, MN, Sept. 29, 2017 (Business Wire) -Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services has signed an agreement to acquire the paper chemicals business from Georgia-Pacific. This business supplies differentiated products and applications that provide strength, softness and durability to paper. These products and applications will enhance Ecolab’s position in the growing Tissue and Towel, as well as the Packaging and Board segments of the paper industry. The business had 2016 revenues of approximately $43 million.

LUCCA, ITALY, Sept. 29, 2017 (Press Release) -To be able to meet the growing demand in the different markets of the Latin-American area and pursue a regional growth plan, the Grand Bay Paper and Care Products Group has stipulated an agreement regarding the installation of a new paper mill for the production of soft papers (toilet rolls, table napkins, facial tissue, kitchen towels) with the Italian company Recard.

KENDAL, UK, Sept. 29, 2017 (Press Release) -James Cropper 3D Products has been appointed by Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics as part of the brand’s commitment to finding ethically sourced packaging that can either be reused, recycled or composted.

The companies have collaborated to create a bespoke piece of packaging for Lush’s solid bath oils, aimed at enhancing the customer shopping experience in the most practical and sustainable way.

MEDFORD, ME , Sept. 28, 2017 (Local News) -Millinocket is one of those left-behind places. The old economy is gone and the new economy has yet to arrive.

Millinocket and the other hard-scrabble towns here in inland Maine have one advantage: the beauty of the wilderness that surrounds them. Mt. Katahdin, the state’s tallest peak, looks down on deep woods and pristine waters that draw thousands of visitors each year and could attract many thousands more – if politics and distrust of Washington don’t mess it up.

ABU DHABI, Sept. 28, 2017 (Local News) -It was more than 4,000 years ago that papyrus, a thick paper-like material, was first produced in Ancient Egypt.

Papyrus production depended upon what was available locally, in this case the aquatic flowering plant Cyperus papyrus.

It is perhaps appropriate, then, that a potential step forward in modern-day paper-making also involves the use of resources available in the area of production. In this case, students in the UAE are using sand.