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Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has not lived up to the sustainability commitments it made five years ago, a coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) has claimed on the anniversary of the paper company's Forest Conservation Policy (FCP).

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired Luminescence Holdings Ltd., a manufacturer of currency, tax stamp, passports, ID cards, secure documents and brand protection inks for the security market.

UPM is looking at building a new renewable fuel plant in Finland, it said on Monday, part of efforts to find new sources of growth in response to falling paper demand in Europe.

P.H. Glatfelter announced Tuesday, Feb. 6, that it is considering the sale of the company's specialty papers division.

Just a few months after announcing a major investment in its Selma mill, International Paper says it is putting an even greater amount in the location.

As one of the forerunners in the global packaging industry, BillerudKorsnäs has received approval for its climate goals by the Science Based Targets initiative.

The world's largest newsprint maker says a shortage of truck drivers is causing disruptions in Canada's forests.

Green Bay Packaging accepted this year's 2017 Manufacturing Awards of Distinction presented by the Greater Green Bay Chamber and Advance, its economic development department.

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's leading paper-based packaging firms, continues its investment in sustainable technology in Mexico, demonstrating its long-term commitment to the country.

It's been a year since a Kelowna man died while captaining a tugboat for Tolko Industries mill on Okanagan Lake and a full grasp of what happened that night has yet to be made clear.

The buyer for bankrupt Southworth Co.'s former paper mill in the Turners Falls section of Montague has backed out.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker called Monday for giving paper maker Kimberly-Clark Foxconn-sized job incentives to avoid the closure of plants in Neenah and Fox Crossing.

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement in response to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture passing H 2121. Previous language adding a fee to paper bags was removed.

Port Hawkesbury Paper hasn't met the contribution to Nova Scotia Power's fixed costs originally outlined in its special power rate.

Bankruptcy has been opened in Norske Skogindustrier ASA. Pursuant to Continuing Obligations section 15.1 (1) cf. Stock Exchange Act section 25 (1), Oslo Børs has today passed the following resolution: "The shares of Norske Skogindustrier ASA will be delisted from Oslo Børs from 5. February 2018. The last day of listing will be 2. February 2018."

Cenveo Inc, one of the largest U.S. printing and envelope companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, struggling under $1 billion of debt and an industry transformed by the internet.

"If it seems like we've been talking about lawsuits a lot lately, it's because we have."

Over the past five years, Metsä Group's wood supply has developed from a purchaser of wood into Finland's best provider of forest services.

Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, launched its new educational site, POP from Sappi, for marketers, creatives, designers and printers looking to innovate in their categories.

DowDuPont Inc. Thursday raised its forecast for cost savings from its push to divide itself into three companies and updated its timeline to complete the process.

Once again it is February and we are in Transportation Month here at Paperitalo Publications. For the past several years we have been talking about "driverless trucks" at some point during the month of February. This year is no different and the general comment is no different from that of the past several years--driverless trucks are getting closer to being "mainstream."

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Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the selection and appointment of Yves Laflamme as Resolute's new president and chief executive officer, and a member of the Board of Directors, succeeding Richard Garneau.

The state Employment Security Department announced Wednesday that the mill will officially begin laying off employees May 1. Mill owner Georgia-Pacific, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, first announced the layoffs in November but hadn't said when they would happen.

The former pulp mill has been the site of a string of failures, but its assets and potential continue to attract entrepreneurs.

Kimberly-Clark's plan to make deep cuts in its workforce involves hundreds of employees in Wisconsin.