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A federal judge on Tuesday ordered De Pere businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel to disclose his legal troubles to potential investors and get the government's approval for any transaction larger than $500.

Gebr. Knauf KG announced that it has filed an investor presentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with its withhold campaign against USG Corporation.

Quad/Graphics employees extinguished a small fire at the facility in Sussex on Tuesday morning, April 17.

A large contingent of papermakers, industry professionals, alumni, family and friends descended on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio this month for the Paper Science and Engineering Foundation's 58th Annual Meeting and Student Recognition Banquet.

The seriousness of our safety talks here were brought home within forty-eight hours of the publishing of my column last week (16 April 2018: Safety in the Air). A worker in a facility related to our industry lost his life, apparently due to, as I described last week, a gravity related failure. I know nothing of the circumstances and wouldn't offer a comment on them even if I knew everything. But from what I have read, three girls no longer have a daddy...

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Orchids Paper Products Company, a national supplier of high-quality consumer tissue products, announced the appointment of Mindy Bartel as Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.

Smurfit Kappa continues to invest in its Facture Paper Mill to meet the growing demand for kraftliner grades in Europe.

The IRS should reverse its decision and reinstate the supply of printed tax forms and instructions to U.S. taxpayers.

Ilim Group held a business conference in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, to discuss an increase in supply to this region. Ilim plans to increase its market presence and the share of products supplied to Henan.

Leena Lie has been appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications and a member of the Global Executive Team at Huhtamaki latest as of October 1, 2018. She will report to CEO Jukka Moisio.

Ilim Group held a business conference in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, to discuss an increase in supply to this region. Ilim plans to increase its market presence and the share of products supplied to Henan.

Kimberly-Clark is investing $18 million to double the output for baby wipes at its Tuas plant, while also adding a laboratory to boost product innovation.

Company signs CEO Action pledge, celebrates outstanding workplace diversity achievements and sharpens focus on key areas of diversity & inclusion growth.

Unifor released radio ads this week to call on Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to take action against U.S. tariffs levied last month on paper products from five Canadian mills.

Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has released its 2017 Sustainability Report showcasing its industry leading sustainability performance.

After more than two weeks of picketing for fair contracts, employees of Georgia Pacific in Taylorsville returned to work Monday.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced that a tentative four-year agreement has been reached with Unifor, subject to ratification by their members.

Local 2-482 of the United Steelworkers (USW) union is calling on the Wisconsin state Senate to hold an immediate vote on a legislative subsidy package designed to keep two Kimberly-Clark manufacturing plants in operation.

In the continuing escalation in his attack on Amazon, President Donald Trump issued an executive order for the establishment of a federal task force, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin or his designee, to investigate the finances of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), which has lost more than $65 billion during the past 11 consecutive fiscal years. The special commission is expected to submit a report on its findings and recommendations within 120 days.

Procter & Gamble Co. prevailed in the first round of an advertising dispute with rival Kimberly-Clark Corp. over a claim that Huggies diapers is the "fastest growing brand in hospitals."

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested additional information regarding WestRock Co.'s proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of fellow packaging and paper materials company KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp., according to a pair of reports the companies filed Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission."

Carthage Specialty Paperboard - in bankruptcy since late February - firmed up its finances this past week, it was reported."

"And the Greenpeace 'Golden Chainsaw Award' goes to... [dramatic pause for effect]... Magnus Groth, the CEO of Essity!"