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An affiliate of ND Paper Inc. could invest $49 million in a box plant in Racine County that would create 88 jobs, according to a Thursday announcement by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Clearwater Paper and the United Steelworkers Local 712 have reached a tentative agreement that will next go to union members, who will vote to ratify or reject the contract early next month.

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The European Commission officially decided to classify titanium dioxide in its powder form as a substance that is "suspected of causing cancer in humans.

Layoff notices were handed out to employees at Northern Pulp on Monday in preparation for the closure of the company's mill on Jan. 31, 2020.

As we wrap up December's Power & Energy Emphasis, I want to offer a caution or two.

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A Georgia-based investment group has confirmed it is buying 1,000 square miles of timberland in Montana from Weyerhaeuser.

In the joint venture, Lenzing holds a 51%, Duratex a 49% stake.

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, has agreed to divest its napkin business to keeeper Group, which is part of Mutares Group.

The three sawmills, with combined production capacity of 550 million board feet, are located in Cross City (Florida), and Glenwood and El Dorado (Arkansas).

The International Paper facility in the Springhill-Cullen area is up and running again Tuesday after a small fire.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied fines this month totaling $27,106 against the Georgia-Pacific Pulp and Paper Mill in Toledo regarding three separate incidents -- two involving unexpected releases from the mill's wastewater treatment system and one involving a lab testing issue.

Voith is planning on acquiring 90% of the shares in Toscotec S.p.A. Both parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

In its statement, activist investors Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Advisors IV contends that the rescheduling will prevent shareholders from making an informed decision on the specialty mills transaction and is an attempt to prevent the activists' nominees from being elected.

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine's list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union approved a new four-year master agreement with WestRock that sets standards for wages, benefits and working conditions for more than 9,400 union workers at 62 facilities across 26 U.S. states.

Huhtamaki has agreed to acquire full ownership of its joint venture company Laminor S.A. in Brazil.

The company's plans include the construction of a tissue paper conversion unit, retrofit work in the unit located in Aracruz, as well as expansion of Suzano's forest base in the state.

The judge's granted Chemours' request to pause the arbitration on Thursday, one day after he heard arguments on DuPont's dismissal motion.

A contractor has died following an industrial accident at Graphic Packaging in West Monroe on Wednesday.

Owners of the Northern Pulp mill near Pictou, N.S., have said a government refusal of their request would lead to the facility's closure and the elimination of 300 jobs at the mill and an estimated 2,400 more in the forestry sector.

Pinnacle Renewable Energy ("Pinnacle") announced the planned construction of a new industrial wood pellet production facility in the southeast United States in close proximity to Pinnacle's Aliceville, Alabama facility.

The former professional hockey player from Grand Rapids who was badly injured while on the job at UPM Blandin, a Grand Rapids paper mill, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 17.

As of January 1, 2020, Huhtamaki appoints two new members to the Global Executive Team.