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		<title>USG Corporation To Invest Nearly $1.2 Billion, Creating 200 New Jobs In Orange, Texas</title>
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		<dc:date>2026-05-15T11:45:00-05:00</dc:date>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=20439"><img align="left" width="130" src="https://www.nipimpressions.com/files/image/USG-400x300.jpg" alt="The building materials manufacturer plans to invest $1.175 billion over the life of the project and create nearly 200 jobs, according to the governor's office. The company's initial investment in the Orange facility is $650 million." title="The building materials manufacturer plans to invest $1.175 billion over the life of the project and create nearly 200 jobs, according to the governor's office. The company's initial investment in the Orange facility is $650 million." /></a><p>The building materials manufacturer plans to invest $1.175 billion over the life of the project and create nearly 200 jobs, according to the governor's office. The company's initial investment in the Orange facility is $650 million.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Smurfit Westrock Catawba County, North Carolina warehouse fire ruled accidental</title>
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		<dc:date>2026-05-15T11:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=20435"><img align="left" width="130" src="https://www.nipimpressions.com/files/image/Smurfit-Westrock-400x300.jpg" alt="Crews say the fire inside the Smurfit Westrock facility in Claremont started when a worker accidentally dropped a battery-powered flashlight into a compactor and smashed it." title="Crews say the fire inside the Smurfit Westrock facility in Claremont started when a worker accidentally dropped a battery-powered flashlight into a compactor and smashed it." /></a><p>Crews say the fire inside the Smurfit Westrock facility in Claremont started when a worker accidentally dropped a battery-powered flashlight into a compactor and smashed it.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Saica Group acquires Thimm Group</title>
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		<dc:date>2026-05-14T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=20433"><img align="left" width="130" src="https://www.nipimpressions.com/files/image/SAICA-400-x-300.jpg" alt="With a capacity production of 1.200 million square meters of corrugated board packaging, THIMM employs 2,500 people in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Romania" title="With a capacity production of 1.200 million square meters of corrugated board packaging, THIMM employs 2,500 people in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Romania" /></a><p>With a capacity production of 1.200 million square meters of corrugated board packaging, THIMM employs 2,500 people in Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Romania</p>]]></description>
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		<title>UPM acquires Ray Technology® intellectual property from Avantium, broadening its bio-based glycols IP portfolio</title>
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		<dc:date>2026-05-13T12:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=20423"><img align="left" width="130" src="https://www.nipimpressions.com/files/image/UPM-K-400x300.jpg" alt="UPM on May 13 announces that it has reached an agreement with Avantium N.V. to acquire the intellectual property related to Avantium's Ray Technology®, a process for the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and mono-propylene glycol (MPG) from plant-based sugars." title="UPM on May 13 announces that it has reached an agreement with Avantium N.V. to acquire the intellectual property related to Avantium's Ray Technology®, a process for the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and mono-propylene glycol (MPG) from plant-based sugars." /></a><p>UPM on May 13 announces that it has reached an agreement with Avantium N.V. to acquire the intellectual property related to Avantium's Ray Technology®, a process for the production of bio-based mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) and mono-propylene glycol (MPG) from plant-based sugars.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Veritiv Acquires Quick Pak, Inc. and Stickel Packaging Supply</title>
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		<dc:date>2026-05-13T10:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.nipimpressions.com/news.php?viewStory=20428"><img align="left" width="130" src="https://www.nipimpressions.com/files/image/Veritiv-400x300.jpg" alt="The acquisitions deepen Veritiv's presence in Central Florida and strengthen its penetration in underrepresented Northeast markets, expanding the company's packaging capabilities and regional customer coverage." title="The acquisitions deepen Veritiv's presence in Central Florida and strengthen its penetration in underrepresented Northeast markets, expanding the company's packaging capabilities and regional customer coverage." /></a><p>The acquisitions deepen Veritiv's presence in Central Florida and strengthen its penetration in underrepresented Northeast markets, expanding the company's packaging capabilities and regional customer coverage.</p>]]></description>
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