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State regulators say they have found no environmental hazards after a problem at a paper mill's waste treatment plant caused discoloration in waterways outside of Roanoke.

Menasha Packaging Company, a subsidiary of Menasha Corporation, announced it has named Michael D. Riegsecker as its new president, effective September 1, 2018.

A bipartisan parade of lawmakers on Tuesday testified uniformly against preliminary tariffs on Canadian newsprint that are increasing costs for news organizations and causing some to cut staff.

Ennis, Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to merge Wright Business Graphics with a wholly owned entity of Ennis in a stock merger transaction that is expected to close on or before September 30, 2018, pending approvals.

At least two workers were killed and three seriously hurt in a blast at a paper mill in US Nagar's Jaspur.

America's newspapers are fighting for their lives. With the rise of the internet, the industry has faced enormous challenges as people have changed how they access news, which results in diminishing subscriber and advertiser revenue streams.

Big Island Fire Department responded to what it says is a "major trauma incident" at the Georgia-Pacific mill.

Paper Excellence is committed to continuing operations at Northern Pulp, says Kathy Cloutier, communications director for Paper Excellence.

A hoped-for wood pellet mill project will not be moving forward in northern Vermont at the site of a shuttered paper mill.

Labour unrest continues to mar the operations of Bilt paper mill in Jeypore of Koraput district as workers of the mill are on a hunger strike since last five days.

From Chinese bank notes to Israeli high-tech, Chad Wasilenkoff has tried to break into markets around the world to diversify the Vancouver-based business he founded.

When Bear Island closed the doors at its Hanover County facility more than a year ago, the economic loss for the county was significant. But, the real impact was felt by the 165 employees who lost their well-paying jobs.

As Starbucks and McDonalds transition away from using plastic straws, Expera Specialty Solutions says the eco-friendly push is good for business.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said Thursday that it is considering closing its mill in Conway, a Chamber of Commerce official confirmed.

Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. Chief Executive Officer Mark Hogan reported to the agency board on Wednesday that officials decided to write off the balance of the $1.1 million loan owed by Ron Van Den Heuvel, former owner of clean energy company Green Box, because it's unlikely the agency will ever recoup the money.

Smurfit Kappa's industry-leading commitment to sustainability has been recognised once again by the Euronext Vigeo Eiris index.

Over the years, I have come to accept that some regulation is good, even desirable. After all, regulations are the government equivalent of standards combined with the teeth of enforcement. Regulations have gotten so good, in fact, that they have nearly put industrial unions out of business--besides pay, the unions served a great need in holding employers accountable for workplace safety. Let's explore some other avenues from this subject for a minute. Hold on--it may get a bit political, not my normal posture in these columns...

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The Enel Group has reached an agreement with F2i SGR for the sale of the entire portfolio of biomass generation plants in Italy, with a total net installed capacity of around 108 MW.

Andritz has acquired a 70% stake in Diatec S.R.L., a leading manufacturer of converting machines for the hygiene and food packaging industries based in Collecorvino, Italy. The remaining 30% will stay in the hands of the two current shareholding families.

Verso Corporation's Stevens Point Mill in Wisconsin this month celebrates a century of excellence in making specialty papers.

On Wednesday, JLL, a commercial real estate firm that has been handling efforts to sell the facility for White Birch Paper Co., announced that White Birch plans to restart operations at the mill in the next three months.

Valmet has received the 250th order for its Valmet Pulp Analyzer (Valmet MAP) for managing various applications regarding fiber furnish management at pulp and paper mills.

Greycon was appointed by APRIL Group to further optimize its sales and operations planning, by integrating Greycon sales and operations solution "opt-Studio" with APRIL's Enterprise Resource Planning and Manufacturing Execution Systems.

Konecranes will deliver two industrial cranes with specially designed spreader clamps to CMPC Cellulose Riograndense in Brazil.