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The U.S. Department of Commerce is lowering tariffs against most Canadian softwood producers by half, but the long-running trade dispute lingers as Canada plans to appeal the decision to maintain punitive duty rates.

A U.S. District judge has decided the complaint can move forward.

He's had several prior leadership positions in Kemira, latest as President, Industry & Water segment and has been a member of Kemira's management board since 2011.

Temple, who is 65, is the former VP, Wood Products and Southern Resources of PotlatchDeltic, a diversified forest products company.

Transaction Represents 52nd Acquisition for Leading Distributor of Foodservice Packaging and Janitorial Sanitation Products

Cascades Inc. said Thursday the cost of its Bear Island conversion project has increased amid higher labor costs and reduced availability of materials.

Hood Container Corporation announced that it has acquired the corrugated packaging business of Walker, MI based Kentwood Packaging Inc. The transaction includes all of Kentwood's design, manufacturing, assembly, and fulfillment operations in Walker, including its membership in Great Lakes Wax Coatings, LLC.

After three lights, the Great Mother called us together again. "We have heard a particularly disturbing story," she began. "It seems as though the Big Things want to be known for protecting this whole place where we live, but some of them take what they call shortcuts at times. The RBI, or Rat Bureau of Investigation, has been looking into this. I'll let them explain." Phineas Kirby came to the front of the room...

Communication is everything when it comes to your prospects and customers. Businesses should have a focus on improving customer communications. Properly training employees is essential. Employees are essentially ambassadors for the company they work for and how they communicate with customers and prospects affects how a company is viewed in the eyes of the customer and prospect.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, has completed the previously announced sale of its carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan to SIG Group Ltd.

Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is investing $13 million over the next five years to expand its Greenville County operations, according to Governor McMaster.

About 140 workers at a North Portland paper packaging facility struck on July 17--and stayed out until July 26. With the help of a federal mediator, Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) Local 78 reached a tentative contract agreement July 28 with Graphic Packaging International. Members will vote on it any day. T

The Science Based Targets align with the Paris Climate Agreement, which seeks to limit global warming temperatures well below -2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

The Smurfit Kappa paper mill in Nettingsdorf, Austria, has launched a sustainable district heating project that will benefit 20,000 homes across three communities when completed. The scheme will capture excess heat generated from the Nettingsdorf paper mill to provide heating for local homes, businesses and schools.

BID Group will be partnering with Canfor Corporation to deliver a new state-of-the-art sawmill complex in southern Alabama.

International technology group Andritz recently received the final acceptance certificate for the upgrade of two Andritz P-RC APMP (pre-conditioning refiner chemical alkaline peroxide mechanical pulp) fiberlines delivered to APP's Guangxi Jingui Pulp and Paper in Guangxi Province, China.

So what's the real story about the EPA and power plant regulations?

According to the second-quarter results, the curtailment at Taylor Pulp Mill has resulted in reduced production by about 60,000 tonnes.

Yes, this is in addition to previously communicated increases.

Norske Skog has joined UN Global Compact to support its mission of mobilizing a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create a better world.

Inspyre Mailer offers customers a packaging solution that supports global charity, building brand loyalty through a meaningful consumer experience.

George W. Mead II, the last local owner of the paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids, died Friday in Madison at the age of 94, according to an obituary from the Mead Witter Foundation.

If the $14.6 million project moves ahead, the paper facility would build a 55,000-square-foot addition to its 20,000-square-foot complex.

The collaboration with CMPC in Brazil is facilitated through SOSA's partnership with the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI). Through the partnership, CMPC and SOSA will work to identify advanced tech solutions during a four-month innovation project.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is investing in new technology and converting its existing boilers at its Mosinee and Rhinelander plants in Wisconsin, United States, to reduce its carbon emissions and landfill waste.