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Paper reels, a corrugated production line and finished pallets inside a packaging plant

Profit Turnaround and High Line Use: Buyer Signals

Blue Industrial Development’s filing reports 88.0% time-based utilization for the parent’s Pyeongtaek paper machine 3 and 90.2% for subsidiary Blue Package’s Cheongju corrugator. This article explains the different operating assumptions and turns the figures into procurement checks without treating them as proof of shortage or price direction.

Operators checking a wet paper web and rolls in a large paper-machine press section

Jeonju Paper PM5 Press and Predryer Rebuild: A Steam-Savings SAT Sheet

Valmet will rebuild the press and predryer sections of Jeonju Paper’s PM5. This article separates the planned fall 2027 start-up from undisclosed savings and provides a SAT sheet linking press-exit solids, steam, runnability, quality and accepted tonnes.

Environmental engineers checking stack-monitoring equipment outside a paper mill

Cheonil Paper SRF Appeal Dismissed: An Evidence Gate for Mill Fuel Conversion

Jeonbuk’s administrative appeals committee dismissed Cheonil Paper’s challenge to an SRF-use refusal. This article separates the reported decision from the pending lawsuit and turns the case into a technical and environmental evidence gate for mill fuel projects.

On-site mineral recovery equipment processing lime mud, deinking sludge and fly ash at a paper mill

Omya ATMIRE for Paper-Mill Side Streams: Validating the White, Blue and Orange Routes

Omya’s ATMIRE separates lime mud, deinking sludge and fly ash into White, Blue and Orange recovery routes. This article maps the feed characterization, mass balance, product specification, site integration and end-use approval required before a mill treats side-stream recovery as an operating result.

Operators running a large printing press and MES terminal during a daytime shift

MiraeN Sejong’s Day-Only Shift: Can MES and Press Investment Replace Night Production?

MiraeN’s Sejong printing plant expanded a day-only shift from a May 2026 pilot to the whole factory in August. This article separates reported MES/POP indicators and planned investment from the still-unproven safety, total-output, delivery and wage results.

Recovered corrugated paper being sorted and baled in an industrial material-recovery plant

KNT Starts Recovered-Paper Sorting: Tracing Quality from Receipt to the Paper Machine

KNT, a joint venture of Klean Nara, Taeseo Recycling and UglyLab, has begun recovered-paper sorting, baling, quality control and supply operations. This article separates the operating scope from planned IT traceability and maps the data chain from incoming lot to papermaking performance.

Robotic vacuum gripper handling kraft peel-and-seal paper mailers on an ecommerce packaging line

RRD VersaPac Paper Mailer: Six Validation Gates Before Automated Fulfillment

RRD’s non-padded VersaPac FastTrack uses a paper peel-and-seal closure and is designed for robotic vacuum handling. This article separates those product claims from the pickup, opening, sealing, humidity, distribution and repulpability evidence required on an automated line.

Illustrative paper-mill operators reviewing production equipment and an environmental monitoring area

Korea’s Integrated Permit Proposal: Three Paper-Mill Checks

Korea’s integrated permit proposal: annual-report outsourcing, inspection intervals and SME integrated environmental-manager criteria.

Factory control room viewing a corrugated line and integrated order, production and warehouse data

Rondo Ganahl’s Integrated Corrugated Production Control: When Master Data Becomes the Bottleneck

Rondo Ganahl connected SAP PP/DS, Digital Manufacturing and EWM. The case shows how variant master data, detailed planning, shop-floor execution and warehouse traceability can form one corrugated order flow—and which unpublished KPIs still determine success.

Industrial pilot laboratory compounding nanocellulose with PE and PP resins

Surface-Modified Nanocellulose in PE/PP: Seven Validation Axes Before Packaging Use

Hankuk Paper presented surface-modified nanocellulose for dispersion, heat resistance and flame-retardancy work in PE and PP. This article separates the exhibition and joint-development stage from commercial qualification and lays out seven validation axes for packaging trials.