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Strategic investment will help Enviva meet growing demand for biomass energy, support manufacturing jobs in rural Southeast.

Fibria Celulose SA said Suzano Papel e Celulose SA representatives have contacted its controlling shareholders to discuss "alternative strategies" for the companies, according to a securities filing on Monday.

Norpac has come under fire from the U.S. publishing industry for its trade petition against Canadian papermakers.

An independent examiner is needed to probe Cenveo Inc's affairs because the printing company's board is marred by conflicts of interest and cannot be trusted to investigate events leading to its bankruptcy, according to one of its major noteholders.

Verso Corp., which last July said it had permanently shut down its No. 3 paper machine and idled 120 workers at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay, said Thursday it will upgrade the pulp line and paper machine there as it expands into new markets.

Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday "it's hard to tell" whether Kimberly-Clark Corp. will take his administration's tax deal to keep its Neenah and Fox Crossing plants open.

Australia's only manufacturer of office, printing and packaging papers is waiting on a Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruling on the month-long strike by 87 workers that has hit its envelope-making facility in Melbourne.

The management of Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the largest paper manufacturers in the world, has evinced interest to set up India's largest paper mill in Andhra Pradesh.

I was introduced to "Just-in-Time" manufacturing concepts sometime in the mid-1980s--over thirty years ago. At that time, this meant that suppliers of paper products were supposed to keep warehouses full of product made to customers' specifications and deliver it to them on a moment's notice. We kept it on our books, assumed the liability for its potential damage or loss and owned the warehouses. Some savings! In the years since then, mills have clawed back some of the costs that were transferred to them by their customers during this trend...

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Two lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at keeping Kimberly-Clark from closing plants in the Neenah area.

Appvion's public announcement last week of its proposed sale left out a significant detail.

As the saying goes, "If you're not at the table, you're probably on the menu." That's why we are here.

In an interview, Mayer said: "I remember a time when a plethora of our clients' products were packaged wholly in cardboard, before the top half became a plastic sheet and the bottom half remained cardboard. In light of consumer, political and environmental pressure, those days are coming back and we eye an opportunity when it comes to meeting this demand."

DowDuPont is set to transfer up to 150 of its Pennsylvania specialty products division employees to Delaware next year.

Valmet will supply a wet end rebuild with installation for Sappi Gratkorn Mill in Austria.

Two large school districts that are switching to environmentally friendly plates in their lunchrooms will boost production at a Maine compostable plate manufacturer by 10 percent.

Cenveo, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark S. Hiltwein as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 2018.

A woman who says she was terminated for calling to attention her former employer's scheme to underpay postage by nearly $20 million has filed suit against Chicago-based printer and mass marketer RR Donnelley.

Klabin acquires 12.5% interest in the Israeli startup Melodea Bio Based Solutions, a pioneer in the technology for extracting cellulose nanocrystalline (CNC), a 100% biobased and renewable product.

American Greetings, which is headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, announced that Clayton, Dubilier & Rice have acquired a majority stake in the company.

A federal court has ruled in favor of the State of Wisconsin in a Fox River cleanup case.

American Forest & Paper Association President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Feb. 13 announcement regarding its work on a carbon-neutral policy for biomass.