Branch news
Deliveries of printing paper in the USA decreased on 30%
According to the data published The American Forest & Paper Association, AF&PA in April 2020 volume of deliveries printing paper decreased on 30%. It is curious that according to the data of the same source production of container board in the USA in April 2020 increased on 7%, in March 2020 the increasing was 10%, deliveries of packaging paper in March 2020 increased on 3%, in April – 5%.
Production of paper and board in the Ukraine for January-April 2020 decreased on 4,9%.
Volume of industrial production paper and board in the Ukraine for four months 2020 decreased on 4,9% in comparison with the same period last year and it was 95,1, it was informed in association “UkrPapir”.
Production of container board including fluting showed more significant decrease: on 10,2% and production of box board increased on 8,1. If to compare April 2020 with March, so the volume of paper and board production decreased on 13,9 and it was 63,6 thous.ton.
Scientists created technology of 3D printing the objects at the base of cellulose
Scientists in Switzerland found the way of processing cellulose with 3D-printing in order to create objects almost unlimited complexity which contain big amount quantity of cellulose, it was informed in press-release of Swiss high technical school of Zurich. The detail process was published in magaziene “Advanced Functional Materials".
Techology unites the method of straight lines manuscript printing and process of compacting material which allows increasing containing of cellulose in printed object to 27%.
Producers of board in Belarus work in standard mode
Production of containers and packaging material during the quarantine will not be stopped
Official letter of Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation № 23435/08 dated 03.04.2020
Department of consumer goods industry and forest-industry complex Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation viewed conversion of non-profit organization “National conference of packagers” dated 27.03.2020 № 1-20/176 and Self-regulatory organization Association “League processers of waste paper” dated 01.04.2020 on the issue of fulfillment decree of the President RF № 206 dated 25.03.2020 “About announcing of non-working days in Russia” (further-decree) and informs.