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Pixelle Specialty Solutions has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire specialty paper mills in Jay ("Androscoggin"), ME and Stevens Point, WI from Verso Corporation. The transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2020.

This new service is based on the concept of "Intelligent Cabinets", which are RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) enabled e-kiosks designed for on-the-go purchasing using smart phones or standard card payment.

On Friday morning, Nov. 8, managers somberly gathered at the Tolko office in Kelowna to call 140 workers one by one to tell them the lumber mill will close forever Jan. 8.

Bulgaria has become the latest member to achieve PEFC endorsement of its national forest certification system. The PEFC General Assembly voted for the endorsement of the Bulgarian system in a postal ballot.

Deputies are investigating a deadly crash involving a log truck Friday morning.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced the appointment of Derek Doyle to vice president, controller and chief accounting officer effective immediately.

Kruger announced that its Kruger Products' Gatineau Plant was recently certified ISO 50001 for Energy Management.

Enviva broke ground on new marine export terminal in the Port of Pascagoula's Bayou Casotte Harbor, Mississippi. The ceremony marks the beginning of construction of the $90 million terminal.

UPM Communication Papers is the headline sponsor of the 42nd FIPP World Media Congress on the 12th to 14th November in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The company said it will add 350,000 tons per year of OCC pulping capacity at its Wallula, Wash. mill, which currently produces predominantly virgin linerboard and medium, materials used in containerboard production.

The new facility currently adds more than 80 workers to the existing workforce, employing a total of 179 full-time employees.

The stoppages are expected to reduce production by 30,000 cubic metres.

SIG has reached agreement to acquire Visy Cartons Pty Ltd from VisyPak Operations Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Pratt Consolidated Holdings Pty Ltd, for AU$70m (US$48.2m), subject to customary conditions being met.

The company also announced that its Board of Directors authorized an increase of $300 million to Domtar's share buyback program.

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Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that it is a founding member of Forests in Focus, a sustainability initiative from GreenBlue, an environmental nonprofit dedicated to the sustainable use of materials in society, and the American Forest Foundation (AFF), a conservation organization that works with family landowners in the United States.

Many years ago, when I purchased a motorcycle, I wanted the equivalent of a "cruise control" for it. I shopped around and found this clever little mechanical device that fits on the right handlebar and gently locks the accelerator into position. With the flick of a handy little lever, you could turn it off. My cousin, a machinist, saw this and said, "I can copy that." I didn't let him. I think inventions should belong to the originator in perpetuity (I think we should still be paying royalties to the descendants of the inventor of tables and chairs--marvelous inventions in and of themselves). At least that is the way I used to think...

Valmet introduces a new web-based user interface for its Valmet DNA automation system.

Valmet introduces a new web-based user interface for its Valmet DNA automation system.

The newly formed Willamette Falls Paper Co. quietly restarted two months ago and is now trying out new classes of paper made from pulp and agricultural waste instead of wood.

It's unclear how many jobs will be restored when Niagara Worldwide takes over.

The reduction of personnel is 179 (159 permanent and 20 temporary contracts not prolonged).

The newly formed Willamette Falls Paper Co. quietly restarted two months ago and is now trying out new classes of paper made from pulp and agricultural waste instead of wood. The mill said Monday it plans to begin commercial production of coated and uncoated papers by the middle of the month.

Graphic Packaging International won the Package of the Year award for a four-pack Wicked Weed basket carrier at the 2019 Paperboard Packaging Council's carton competition, held on Oct. 25 in Minneapolis.

Students working in the Clemson University Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics can now output prototypes faster and on a wider range of materials than ever before thanks to a gift from Fujifilm, which includes the Acuity Select 26 digital UV flatbed press and the Illumina LED Retrofit System along with a three-year commitment including training and maintenance support.