Paradigm Hyperloop is a team of students from Memorial University of Newfoundland, College of the North Atlantic, and Northeastern University of Boston that has been planning, designing, and developing a hyperloop pod, which is a conceptual fifth mode of transportation that involves levitating train-like vehicles that travel through low pressure vacuum tubes. The team has been at the project for two years!
J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) is proud to sponsor the innovative work that the Paradigm Hyperloop team is doing.
The global SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition is put on by SpaceX for students to get involved and build hyperloop test vehicles. There are three academic competition, all independent of the other. These competitions allow engineering students across the world the means to see who can push the Hyperloop concept closer to reality by designing, building, and testing their own prototype; not to mention recognition on an international level.
Not only is the Paradigm Hyperloop team the only Canadian team to make it to the second competition, they were placed in the top 24 and advanced directly to the finals without having to conduct further technical assessment. The competition took place in Hawthorne, California at the SpaceX Headquarters between August 25th and 27th. The Paradigm Hyperloop team was incredibly successful in this round, finishing second in the world and first in North America!
“The team was incredibly successful this past week and I am so proud of everyone who is a part of it.” says Adam Keating, Project Lead for Paradigm Hyperloop.
“We are the first and only air bearing pod to successfully complete a High Speed Vacuum run in the Hyperloop Test track. We reached 101km/h with the largest and heaviest pod in the competition, weighing in at 1,800lbs and 20ft in length. Many other teams chose to pursue Maglev or wheel systems, Paradigm however chose to stick to the original path and prove the original concept was a viable premise.” adds Mark Comeau, Manufacturing Lead.
Competition three details are not finalized yet but it is expected to be similar format to competition two. As such, the Paradigm Hyperloop team is well-positioned to make a finals appearance once again given their successes in the first two competitions!
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Effective with shipments May 21, 2018, International Paper will increase prices by 5% to 7% on the following products: Printing Papers o All Williamsburg o All Accent® Opaque o All Springhill®. Office Papers o All Hammermill® o All Hewlett Packard® o All Private Label o Generic White Box o Relay. Postmark® Envelope; DataSpeed® Laser MOCR; By George®. This increase applies to all virgin, recycled and treated products. We are also increasing our standard basis weight price differentials on all Envelope and Laser MOCR products as follows: 20lb over 24lb: $2.00/cwt 22lb over 24lb: $1.00/cwt. Additionally, the freight stop off charge will increase from $300 to $500. All other standard upcharges will continue to apply. Orders acknowledged prior to April 20, 2018 will ship at the pre-increase price.
Paraná exported more than one million tons of paper and pulp between January and July 2022, a growth of 21% compared to the same period in 2021. The consolidated number of 1,091,752 tons , according to data from SECEX (Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs), it is strongly encouraged by Klabin, which a year ago began its mega operation to transport and export the production of the Puma II Project via the port of Paranaguá, including an investment of more than R＄ 300 million at the Ortigueira Railway Terminal, in partnership with Brado and TCP, capable of transporting 125 thousand tons of pulp and paper in containers per month, connecting the Puma Unit to the port. Positioning itself today as the 5th largest exporting state of paper and cellulose in Brazil, Paraná has Klabin as the main company operating in the segment. The recent expansion of the Puma II, the result of R＄ 12.9 billion of investments, considered the largest private investment in the state, started its production and exportation in 2021, and already represents 6% of the total loads of paper and pulp shipped by the region. in the year 2022.
Metsä Board Corporation’s long-term CEO Mika Joukio has decided to step down from his CEO position as of 7 April 2025 in accordance with the agreement he has made today with the Board of Directors of the company. The Board of Directors of Metsä Board Corporation has appointed Metsä Group’s EVP, Strategy, Esa Kaikkonen (LLM, trained on the bench), as the new CEO of the company as of 7 April 2025. Joukio will continue with Metsä Board until the beginning of October 2025 and support Kaikkonen during the transition period. Ilkka Hämälä, Chair of the Board of Directors: “Mika Joukio has had a long and successful career in Metsä Board’s paperboard business. His career began 35 years ago at company’s Tako board mill and he advanced to become the CEO of Metsä Board in 2014 through leadership responsibilities at various mills and businesses. Mika is renowned for his strong expertise regarding clients, products and paperboard business as well as for leadership that is clear, straightforward and inspiring for his organization. Over the last few years, Metsä Board has made significant investments, among others, at Husum pulp and paperboard mills and Kemi linerboard mill. In addition to these completed investments, the first investment phase of a remarkable modernisation project of Simpele paperboard is ongoing. Also the industrial structure of the company, especially at its Pirkanmaa mills, has been substantially developed. The company is now at a stage of development where it is a good time to transfer leadership to a new CEO. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to warmly thank Mika for his achievements and significant contributions for the company.”