Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the Indonesian companies blamed for the 2015 record-breaking haze in the region, has rubbished an Associated Press report implying it had covered up links to suppliers that practice deforestation or illegal slash-and-burn methods in a bid to void its sustainability claims.
KP Tissue Inc. announced that Mr. Mario Gosselin has decided to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer of KP Tissue and Kruger Products L.P. as of March 8, 2018, and that Mr. Dino Bianco will succeed him.
Oji Holdings Corporation has decided to start-up a new containerboard machine at Paperboard & Packaging Sdn Bhd (GSPP) located in Malaysia. The company plans to commence the operation in April 2021.
A 40-year-old Clearwater Paper employee was seriously injured at about 3 p.m. on Christmas afternoon. Justin Fleury was working at the east pulp mill fiberline tank farm when he reportedly sustained burns to his legs and hands.
A new D.C. law that regulates when disposable wipes can be labeled "flushable" has been temporarily halted by a federal judge, at least as it applies to a single manufacturer's products, after finding it likely "treads impermissibly" on that company's First Amendment rights.
Rebuilding efforts in the United States after a pair of devastating hurricanes has generated demand for lumber, though union official says there is concern about what could happen if the market stalls.
