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Glatfelter announced that it has entered into a consent decree with the United States Government, the State of Wisconsin, and Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products, under which Glatfelter expects to fully resolve its liability for the Lower Fox River and Green Bay environmental remediation and related Superfund litigation.

I have been working on capital projects since March 1970. I didn't know that was what they were called when I showed up for my first co-op position that March, but looking back on it, I was certainly working on machinery that fit into our customer's capital project. What has changed since then?

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Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced that, on December 31, 2018, it completed the previously disclosed sale of the Catawba, South Carolina, paper and pulp mill to New-Indy Containerboard, LLC ("New-Indy"), pursuant to the terms of the asset purchase agreement dated October 2, 2018.

Klabin's Puma unit in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil, was awarded ISO 50001 certification, making it the first plant in Brazil's pulp and paper industry to follow the best practices required by said certification.

Construction is more than 60% under way on a Pratt Industries Recycle Paper Mill in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and not a sheet of paper can be found among the Wieland Construction team or its 60 subcontractors.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced that, on December 31, 2018, it completed the previously disclosed sale of the Catawba, South Carolina, paper and pulp mill to New-Indy Containerboard, LLC ("New-Indy"), pursuant to the terms of the asset purchase agreement dated October 2, 2018.

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International Paper announced that the company signed an agreement to acquire Envases Grau, a family-owned packaging business in Spain, for an undisclosed amount.

The judgment will reduce Essity's tax expense by approximately SEK 1.1bn in the fourth quarter of 2018.

As designs continue to evolve, energy costs will continue to decline, regardless of their root costs. We don't have to do anything emotional or nonsensical about energy costs, just continue to think of better and more efficient ways to do things with less energy...

Neenah, Inc. announced a new strategic distribution partnership with Sona Commercial LLC to distribute its products in the Middle East, Africa and Indian subcontinent.

Fort Mill police and a town manufacturer are investigating a fraud case after $119,000 sent to a Kentucky trucking company never made it there.

In New Zealand, Knauf is active in the importation and supply of products used for modular suspended ceilings and insulation.

Metsä Tissue will unify its mill and technology operations, and a new position of Senior Vice President, Operations has been established in the management team.

Domtar is taking the lead in educating the next generation of paper industry professionals about our supply chain, paper production, sustainably forestry initiatives and more.

Valmet to supply a new brown stock washing and screening line to Sappi Saiccor mill in South Africa

Andritz has received an order from the Swedish energy company Vattenfall AB to deliver a new biomass boiler plant with an external biomass handling system for their "Carpe Futurum" project.

Andritz has received an order from Holmen's Iggesund Paperboard to supply fiberline process technology and equipment to their Iggesund mill, Sweden. Start-up is scheduled for late 2019.

Stora Enso and the Forest Stewardship Council®(FSC) have announced a new partnership agreement that aims to increase FSC certification, especially among small- and medium-sized private forest owners in the Nordics, Baltics, and across Europe. The aim is to increase the FSC certified wood supply.

Crews responded to a sprinkler system activation around 7:05 a.m. Thursday in the WestRock facility. A small fire was in the air handling equipment on the roof.