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CONSUMABLES AND PAPER NEWS

Sappi to introduce new Sonoco invests
$30 Million

papers at Fachpack Company will make a $30
Sonoco Products
million capital investment to
expand its production capac-
Sappi will introduce recyclable solutions that ity in the growing adhesives
Guard Duo, a new flexible don’t compromise on perfor- and sealants (A&S) market.
packaging paper with bar- mance whilst keeping total This strategic initiative will
rier varnish on both sides, cost of ownership in bal- add 100 million additional
and Guard Pro OMH while units of annual capacity,
promoting existing product ance. We provide customers ensuring Sonoco continues
Guard Pro OHS at Fachpack with the exact paper solution to meet increasing market
in September. Guard Duo is for their specific demands demands while enhancing
designed for flexible packag- and application needs whilst supply security.
ing applications where supporting their sustainabil- This investment includes
dimensional stability or Sappi’s newest products will be on show at Fachpack ity goals.” both the enhancement of
double-sided protection are Beyond its flexible packag- existing production lines and
needed; an example of one most advanced high-barrier “designed for products that the installation of new lines.
of the barrier papers pro- papers, offering protection require utmost barrier prop- ing portfolio, Sappi will also
duced by Sappi to meet the against oxygen, water erties”, such as all kinds of present select offerings from By expanding its capabilities,
packaging needs for food vapour, grease, and MOSH/ chocolate products, powder its containerboard and paper- Sonoco is positioned to pro-
and especially confection- MOAH with or without coffee additives, tea, season- board product ranges. vide more reliable and effi-
ery applications. heat-sealability. ings, soluble drinks, and Fachpack takes place from cient solutions to its
Meanwhile, Sappi said At Fachpack 2025, Sappi cheese. 23-25 September 2025 at customers in the adhesives
the Guard Pro range with will promote Guard Pro Filip van Ranst, sales and sealants industry.
Guard Pro OHS, Guard Pro OHS, available in both Gloss director flexible packaging Exhibition Centre Sonoco will distribute its
OHG, AvantGuard, and the and Natural (uncoated) ver- at Sappi Europe, said the Nuremberg, Germany, expanded production capac-
upcoming product Guard sions. Sappi said all of these company’s flexible packag- where Sappi is exhibiting at ity across three strategically
Pro OMH represents its high barrier papers are ing portfolio offers “proven, booth 306 in hall 4A. located facilities.
Feldmuehle provides RYAM and GranBio

operational update sign MOU

Feldmuehle has imple- Rayonier Advanced
mented all necessary steps Materials (RYAM) today
to maintain business opera- announced the signing of a
tions during the preliminary M em o r a n du m o f
proceedings. The German Understanding (MoU) with
manufacturer of coated GranBio LLC, a pioneer in
label papers and flexible biochemicals and biofuels,
packaging papers filed for to jointly explore the devel-
insolvency under self- opment of a small-scale Cellulosic SAF Project
administration in early-June commercial cellulosic
and seeks to restructure Sustainable Aviation Fuel ture at the Jesup plant,
u nder t he G er m a n (SAF) facility co-located at including feedstock, utili-
Insolvency Act. RYAM’s Jesup, Georgia site. ties, and logistics. The pro-
On August 1, the insol- Under the agreement, ject will be partially
vency proceedings under Feldmuehle operates one paper mill in Uetersen, Germany GranBio will lead the pro- financed through GranBio’s
self-administration will court-appointed administra- auxiliary materials, and ser- posed project to deploy its $100 million grant from the
begin as planned. As in the tor Andreas Romey, the vice providers. Just-in-time proprietary AVAP® technol- U.S. Department of Energy.
preliminary self-administra- company explained. delivery is running ogy to convert lignocellu- This first-of-its-kind project
Feldmuehle stated, “In
tion proceedings, the man- recent weeks, management smoothly, enabling us to losic biom a s s i nto
continue to fulfill our cus-
agement will continue to be has reached reliable agree- tomer orders on time and second-generation ethanol, marks a major milestone in
responsible for all opera- ments with our stakehold- with the usual high quality.” which will be upgraded into GranBio’s strategic goal of
tional processes, including ers, including energy Feldmuehle operates one SAF for sale to an offtaker. systematically scaling up SAF
financial management, suppliers, insurance compa- paper mill in Uetersen, The new facility would production, with strong
under the supervision of the nies, suppliers of raw and north of Hamburg. leverage RYAM’s infrastruc- potential for replication.
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