Unleasching the potential of mechanical pulp for the production of corrugated medium

在过去的10年里，对各种出版纸等级（包括新闻纸、轻质涂布纸和超级压光纸）的需求不可逆转地下降，导致加拿大各地的几家米尔斯厂停产，对附近社区造成严重的社会和经济影响。尽管加拿大纸浆和造纸行业的整体经济状况已经稳定，但仍有几家米尔斯工厂面临着生产需求下降的问题。此外，这些米尔斯中的大多数依赖于传统上用于新闻纸和其它印刷纸等级的机械纸浆的生产，导致机械纸浆的总体产能过剩。Innofibre和Kruger之间的合作研发项目的目标是开发基于机械纸浆和纤维素长丝（一种创新的生物材料）的新包装等级。

The irreversible decline in demand for various publication paper grades (including newsprint, lightweight coated and supercalendered paper) has led, over the last 10 years, to the shutdown of several mills throughout Canada, with severe social and economic effects on the communities located nearby. Even though the overall economic status of the Canadian pulp and paper industry has stabilised, there are still several mills faced with a decreasing demand for their production. Furthermore, most of these mills rely on the production of mechanical pulp, traditionally used for newsprint and other printing paper grades, leading to an overall excess capacity production of mechanical pulps. The goal of the collaborative research and development project between Innofibre and Kruger is to develop new packaging grades based on mechanical pulps and cellulose filaments, an innovative biomaterial.