The United Steelworkers (USW) said that the union is saddened by the news that former United Paperworkers International Union President Wayne E. Glenn passed away on January 3, 2021.
Fibre Excellence, owned by Paper Excellence which is headquartered in British Columbia, has been charged with "emitting polluting substances", notably heavy metals and nitrogen oxide gas.
Weston Forest, a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood & hardwood lumber and specialty panel products, announced it has been acquired by the Watermill Group, a strategy-driven private investment firm.
GP reached an agreement today to sell the company's nonwovens business to Glatfelter, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, for $175 million. The sale must still go through customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances from competition authorities.
The mill's owners filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and closed in June. The 927-acre property, which consists of 29 buildings and storage facilities and is adjacent to the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad and Pend Oreille River, was listed for sale last month for $11.5 million.
