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A dozen employees of the Georgia-Pacific containerboard mill in Toledo went to the hospital after being exposed to a chemical vapor late Tuesday night.

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On my recent trip to Singapore, Austin Davey, CEO of Build Run Repair (BRR), invited me to their offices. Build Run Repair is part of the Visy (Australia) and Pratt Industries (USA) group of companies.

The European Commission has opened an investigation to examine whether tax rulings by Luxembourg amounted to state aid for Finnish food and drink packaging company Huhtamaki, it said on Thursday.

Smurfit Kappa has strengthened its Vitop® tap manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of an injection facility in San Antonio, Texas, US.

Twin Rivers Paper Co. filed an appeal with the state Monday in hopes of getting a more than $1.5 million tax break from the town of Madawaska.

The World Championships Biathlon will be held in Östersund, Sweden, this week and SCA is one of the national sponsors of this major skiing event.

I have been railing and writing about maintenance for decades. All of this energy has not turned the tide on the popularity of maintenance. No one likes it and to the uninitiated it is just a cost. It indeed often seems like an intangible cost, for the results of good maintenance are that everything runs just fine, there is no drama, no excitement. Hence the desire to put it off as long as possible, hopefully until the manager in charge of the budget can get promoted. At least that is the manager's position; employees close to the process always know better because bad maintenance makes their lives miserable...

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Stora Enso, one of Europe's largest paper producers, is dependent on the port of Gothenburg on Sweden's southwest coast, and is reviewing its options to avoid delays.

A new bar will soon be set on what counts as sustainable forestry, holding potential implications for the future of the woodland caribou and of the forestry industry itself.

The deal, for an enterprise value of $585 million, is expected to marginally dilute its earnings per share and result in a substantial one-off gain, the company said.

The positive results for Södra's consideration follow-ups have continued, according to the company's Green Balance Sheet report.

Saica Group has reached an agreement with the group Norm Ambalaj to acquire its plant in Sakarya, Turkey.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced the construction of a new facility for the functional cellulose product carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at the Gotsu Mill in Japan.

Boise Cascade Company entered into an agreement with Georgia-based Southern Veneer on January 28 to sell its plywood facility in Moncure, North Carolina. The sale officially closed on February 28, 2019.

This spring, UPM will begin a transplantation project of rare and threatened wood-inhabiting fungi in co-operation with Natural Resources Institute Finland and the University of Helsinki.

The company is growing, pouring $115 million back into the plant over the next five years.

SCA Wood France and the French company Innovation Solutions Bois, Groupe ISB, have merged their operations in wood processing and distribution of wood products in France.

The company is growing, pouring $115 million back into the plant over the next five years.

Gunilla Saltin, President of Södra Cell, is leaving Södra for a new role as Technical Director at the packaging and paper company Mondi, based in Vienna.

The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite.

Twin Rivers Paper Company LLC announced that Ken Winterhalter, who currently serves as the Company's President, has been named Chief Executive Officer.

UPM paid a total of EUR 62 million as short-term incentives to employees in 2018. The incentives were paid for the good 2017 results.

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