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LSC Communications announced a multi-year agreement with Penguin Random House that renews and expands the companies' print supply chain services relationship.

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

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's acting chief said on Wednesday he would push to cut regulations on industry and speed up decisions on permits, echoing the policies of former head Scott Pruitt who stepped down last week.

A member of the management team at Port Hawkesbury Paper says it's a relief to have a costly cross-border trade battle officially behind the mill.

LSC Communications announced that The Clark Group, a division of LSC Logistics, has been awarded a multi-year logistics agreement with Penny Press, publisher of more than 30 puzzle magazines available on newsstands throughout the United States and Canada.

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. has completed the acquisition of 1.1 million acres of prime East Texas timberlands for approximately $1.39 billion in a joint venture with a consortium of institutional investors, including BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, Highland Capital Management, Medley Management Inc., and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.

Domtar Corporation announced it has acquired a majority interest in Prisma Renewable Composites, LLC, a company focused on developing advanced materials from lignin and other natural resources.

Kruger Inc., which is about to start producing new specialty products at its Brompton Mill, today provided an update on the diversification and modernization of its paper mills in Québec.

Innventia's RISE appointed Marco Lucisano as new head of the division Bioeconomy. Marco Lucisano will take office on August 1, 2018,

Winter Bell Converting in High Point, North Carolina, became a division of Case Paper Co., operating as Case Paper WinterBell.

A new four-year agreement between Catalyst Paper Corporation and Unifor Locals 1 and 76 in Powell River has been approved by workers, according to Unifor national representative Jim Dixon.

Arjowiggins has announced the planned sale of Arjowiggins Graphic and Arjowiggins Creative Papersto Fineska BV, the parent company of Eska Group, the renowned Dutch-based graphic cardboard business controlled by Andlinger & Company, a private investment group which also owns Crown Van Gelder (CVG), a Dutch specialty papers manufacturer.

Firefighters were still in place July 8 at the scene of a recycling plant fire that broke out the day before.

United by a widespread fear that the Northumberland Strait is imperilled by a pulp mill's developing plans to discharge liquid waste into its waters, residents of three provinces numbering in the thousands rallied Friday in Pictou, N.S.

Ron Van Den Heuvel, the De Pere businessman accused of bilking millions from investors, was jailed Friday after authorities alleged he committed more fraud and intimidated witnesses while free on bond.

Illinois members of Congress have joined a growing list of critics who are blasting U.S. tariffs against Canadian newsprint, saying the duties are jeopardizing American newspapers already in weak health.

A man was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being burned in an accident Thursday at Clearwater Paper in Lewiston.

The World Trade Organization has ruled largely in favor of Canada in a dispute with the United States over duties on glossy paper.

I had occasion last week to deal with a citizen in a community that was upset because the EPA was allowing the sewage discharge from their town to go into a large recreational lake. Actually, they were the gullible victims of an organization that was attempting to obtain favorable passage of an activity this organization wanted, and one of their tactics was "greenwashing." Let's break this down. There are many instructive lessons here...

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UPM has joined Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative that promotes and improves sustainability practises within its supply chains. By joining the initiative the member companies share a wide coverage of supplier data, such as audit reports and sustainability assessments performed by independent experts.

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired the high-purity iron oxides business of Cathay Industries, located in Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.A.

An autopsy of a worker who was found dead on the job May 15 at the Sappi paper and pulp mill in Cloquet is complete, and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office reports that Ryan Martin, 53, died of natural causes related to atherosclerotic heart disease.

Amcor has named Aluisio Ragazzi Fonseca Vice President and General Manager of its South America Flexibles business unit, effective July 2.