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Prominent New Brunswick philanthropist Jean Irving died Tuesday morning.

Beetles, tariffs and mill closures have cut into Canada's share of the U.S. lumber market, lifting prices by about a third over the past year and shifting even more logging to the U.S. Southeast.

Vote shows 99.6 percent of members opposed to proposed deal.

At present, no one in the world can recycle fibres from blended fabrics on a large scale. Södra now has a unique solution that will enable circular flows in the fashion and textile industry.

DuPont de Nemours Inc. never intended to saddle its spinoff Chemours Co. with "unlimited exposure" to its liabilities, DuPont's former chief executive officer said.

The director of strategy for Global Win Capital, the subsidiary of Shanying International that owns Phoenix Paper, said it has stalled production at the paper mill until around Nov. 11.

Maryland environmental officials said they are investigating a chemical leak from a recently shuttered paper mill on the Upper Potomac River that has discolored part of the river and could harm aquatic life.

Huhtamaki celebrated the inauguration of its newest fiber packaging line in Invanteevka, Russia.

DS Smith Recycling, one of Europe's largest paper and card recyclers, managing more than 5.5 million tonnes for recycling annually, signs new five-year contract with Co-op, the UK's sixth biggest food retailer.

Kemira announced a significant capacity extension of its ferric sulfate water treatment chemicals production line in Goole, UK.

Grease-Gard® FluoroFree® delivers outstanding grease-resistance for common fast-food packaging, food wraps, clamshells, and microwave popcorn bags, without the use of fluorochemicals, commonly referred to as PFAS.

On 1 November 2019, Metsä Wood is opening a new terminal in Ipswich, Suffolk, UK for landed joinery sales.

There were no injuries in a fire at the Quad/Graphics plant in Sussex Thursday, Oct. 24, though five workers were evaluated and released.

The Veritiv Operating Company has notified the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry that it plans to close its warehouse in Lemoyne on Dec. 31.

UPM will strengthen its cost competitiveness and reduce its CO2 emissions by 5 % by investing in a Combined-Heat-Power (CHP) plant at its Nordland paper mill in Dörpen, Germany.

According to his executive contract he was entitled to retire in November 2020 at the age of 60.

In my travels this past spring and summer, I saw the matters I described in these four columns. In fact, I saw a lot more than I have had space to share. The urban settings were difficult enough, but what really struck me was one rural scene I saw and with which I have a history.

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Late last week, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced it had received four complaints about emissions from the mill over the last two weeks that it is in the process of investigating.

LSC Communications announced that the company was honored with 12 awards during the 2019 Gold Ink Awards ceremony.

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The Forests in Focus platform will optimize multiple public data sources to support sustainability commitments.

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange has notified the Company that it is reviewing the eligibility of the Company's securities for continued listing on the TSX pursuant to the requirements of the TSX Company Manual.

Georgia-Pacific is idling two rural South Carolina facilities that employ 240 workers, blaming sluggish conditions in the U.S. home-building industry.

Norbord Inc. announced that effective mid-November, it will indefinitely curtail production on Line 1 of its two-line oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Cordele, Georgia until further notice.

The restructuring agreement calls for a permanent reduction in the workforce at Spring Mill over the next several months. As part of this agreement, there will be a severance package offering for up to 50 employees based on seniority.