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More than 40 Resolute Forest Products employees are hoping they'll be back to work soon after a contractor they were working with ceased operations.

Sappi Limited, the South African based leading global supplier of dissolving wood pulp (DWP), speciality and packaging papers, printing (graphic) papers and biomaterials has confirmed plans and ongoing projects to significantly increase DWP capacity by 2020.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation signed an agreement earlier this year with EDF RE for 120 MW of generation which marks Kimberly-Clark's first utility scale use of renewable energy.

Södra and Statkraft have made a decision to invest in a new demo facility for fossil-free fuel.

Sappi Limited, the South African based leading global supplier of dissolving wood pulp (DWP), speciality and packaging papers, printing (graphic) papers and biomaterials has confirmed plans and ongoing projects to significantly increase DWP capacity by 2020.

The Management Board and Supervisory Board of Arctic Paper S.A. have adopted a decision to launch an investment project at Arctic Paper Kostrzyn with the aim of expanding the capacity at the mill.

A federal judge took no action Wednesday on a De Pere businessman's motion to adjourn his sentencing on bank fraud.

WestRock has announced permanent layoffs at its facility in Kimball, Tennessee.

Kimberly-Clark Corp., the leading global tissue maker, will try to persuade a federal judge to block the District of Columbia from implementing the nation's first-ever law regulating flushable wipes.

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) to commence with a pilot audit of one of its supplier concessions, an event that marks the commencement of the assessment process for the enhanced Singapore Green Labelling Scheme (SGLS) certification.

The International Energy Agency released a report in June 2017, "Tracking Clean Energy Progress 2017." Regardless of your political views on energy (and remember: old Jim says everything about energy is political), it is worthwhile to read material such as this. It reflects the viewpoint the general public will adopt and hence, the direction our industry must go in the future if we are to avoid pickets, boycotts and other unpleasant actions. Here are the "Key Messages" in the report...

MoistTech Corp™ and Belgium based company Weighing & Inspection have announced a strategic partnership to provide advanced moisture measurement capabilities for manufactured materials to customers in the Benelux region.

Norske Skog group's seven paper mills will continue as normal, and its customers, suppliers and other business partners will continue to receive high quality products and services from Norske Skog without interruption throughout the competitive sale process, the company said.

Ron Van Den Heuvel, the De Pere, Wsiconsin businessman who pleaded guilty to bank fraud, has asked for his sentenced to be delayed - saying new evidence proves his prosecution was a "witch hunt." The former owner of Green Box is currently scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 7.

Fort St. John firefighters were called out the Louisiana Pacific's Peace Valley OSB mill Monday afternoon to help douse a fire that shot fireballs from the mill's exhaust pipes.

The Södra Research Foundation has decided to grant SEK 3 million to research projects linked to biodiversity. Three different projects have received funding.

Stora Enso has signed a new EUR 600 million revolving credit facility agreement with a syndicate of 13 banks to refinance its existing EUR 700 million facility.

Consumer goods firm Kimberly-Clark became the first company to have 12 of its pulp and paper products certified by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) under the enhanced Singapore Green Labeling Scheme.

A LSC Communications facility in Dwight, Illinois was evacuated after a fire Tuesday morning.

Graphic Packaging closed its Santa Clara, Calif. recycled paperboard mill at the beginning of this month, citing high costs and market volatility as contributing to the decision.

International Paper has entered into a $660 million credit agreement.

SCA invests mSEK 196 in increased production of White-top kraftliner, packaging paper with a white surface, in the Munksund papermill in Piteå.