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A new four-year tentative agreement has been reached between Catalyst Paper and Unifor, representing approximately 750 workers in British Columbia.

How much forest land--and what quality--is needed to ensure forests can continue to provide people, plants and animals worldwide with clean air and water, food and the goods and services they need to thrive?

Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen has confirmed that it has been acquired, with more than 95% of jobs saved.

Hamburger Containerboard announce a one week downtime for its PM3 in Pitten/Austria due to general maintenance work.

Cellwood will supply a pulper installation to Södra Cell Mörrum Sweden.

Continuing to be at the forefront of sustainable product offerings, Expera Specialty Solutions, a leading producer of innovative food packaging solutions, announced its launch of a broad line of SOAR Sustainable Food Packaging and Processing Papers. These papers have the ability to achieve multiple sustainability goals in a single product.

Valmet has received a large automation order from Lahti Energy for the Kymijärvi III bio heating plant currently under construction in Lahti, Finland.

Glatfelter held the grand opening of its state-of-the-art airlaid facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas which began operations earlier this year.

A contract worker was killed at International Paper in Savannah on Tuesday when a boiler platform collapsed.

An employee of a Wisconsin paper mill has filed an appeal with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel with free legal aid by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys.

Appvion announced completion of the sale of substantially all of the Company's assets to a group of its lenders led by Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, a global leader in fiber-based materials, has renewed its Gold rating level for the company's sustainability management and performance for the second consecutive year from EcoVadis.

In keeping with its commitment to the environment and increased energy efficiency, Lecta has announced an innovative renewable energy project to harness solar radiation for thermal power to be used in manufacturing processes at its Condat Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare mill.

Sonoco is now an official participant in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS).

Production was set to resume at the Norske Skog mill in Albury on Thursday, almost a month after the deaths of two of its workers caused by a toxic gas leak.

One of Ireland's leading forecourt retailers, Applegreen has confirmed that, from July, the brand will replace all non-recyclable single-use cups in stores with a new 100% recyclable cup created by reCUP™

Last week, we left our hapless suppliers attempting to defend their overhead costs. They had been asked questions designed to be embarrassing and did the best they could to maintain their cool and answer the questions politely. The potential buyer is smug--he has them on the ropes. Not so fast. There are plenty of arrows left in the sellers' quiver, so to speak. Even when there are two or three offerings on the table, sellers can still maintain their operating margins if they play the game correctly...

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Iggesund Paperboard, a subsidiary within the Holmen group, is currently implementing efficiency measures to secure an efficient business and safeguard the long-term profitability of Iggesund Mill.

The typical way to improve fabric life in the forming section is to use larger yarn diameters on the bottom-side strands which make them more wear-resistant. However, larger strands can create undesired fabric bulk, reduce machine efficiency, and compromise the dryness of the sheet as it enters the press section.

International technology Group Andritz has signed a contract for the acquisition of Novimpianti Drying Technology S.r.l., a company owned by Novigroup S.r.l. and based in Lucca, Italy.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, has agreed to acquire substantially all the assets of PFP, LLC and its related entity PFP Dallas Converting, LLC.

The people who "wrote the book" on paper machine clothing, have done it again.

Smurfit Kappa, leader in complete Bag-in-Box® packaging solutions, has expanded its range of packaging solutions for the fresh apple juice market.