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Over the years, I have come to accept that some regulation is good, even desirable. After all, regulations are the government equivalent of standards combined with the teeth of enforcement. Regulations have gotten so good, in fact, that they have nearly put industrial unions out of business--besides pay, the unions served a great need in holding employers accountable for workplace safety. Let's explore some other avenues from this subject for a minute. Hold on--it may get a bit political, not my normal posture in these columns...

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's acting chief said on Wednesday he would push to cut regulations on industry and speed up decisions on permits, echoing the policies of former head Scott Pruitt who stepped down last week.

A member of the management team at Port Hawkesbury Paper says it's a relief to have a costly cross-border trade battle officially behind the mill.

Greycon was appointed by APRIL Group to further optimize its sales and operations planning, by integrating Greycon sales and operations solution "opt-Studio" with APRIL's Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Konecranes will deliver two industrial cranes with specially designed spreader clamps to CMPC Cellulose Riograndense in Brazil.

LSC Communications announced a multi-year agreement with Penguin Random House that renews and expands the companies' print supply chain services relationship.

Smurfit Kappa's industry-leading commitment to sustainability has been recognised once again by the Euronext Vigeo Eiris index.

Valmet has received the 250th order for its Valmet Pulp Analyzer (Valmet MAP) for managing various applications regarding fiber furnish management at pulp and paper mills.

Andritz has acquired a 70% stake in Diatec S.R.L., a leading manufacturer of converting machines for the hygiene and food packaging industries based in Collecorvino, Italy. The remaining 30% will stay in the hands of the two current shareholding families.

The Enel Group has reached an agreement with F2i SGR for the sale of the entire portfolio of biomass generation plants in Italy, with a total net installed capacity of around 108 MW.

Verso Corporation's Stevens Point Mill in Wisconsin this month celebrates a century of excellence in making specialty papers.

On Wednesday, JLL, a commercial real estate firm that has been handling efforts to sell the facility for White Birch Paper Co., announced that White Birch plans to restart operations at the mill in the next three months.