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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a district court's ruling on a lawsuit involving personal care giant Kimberly-Clark.

A fire at the Twin Rivers Paper Company's Madawaska mill on Friday night kept firefighters from Madawaska and Edmundston busy for a couple of hours, but caused no significant damage.

A fire at a tissue mill that raged over the weekend was started accidentally, the company has said.

Smurfit Kappa has won two Obal Roku awards in the 'Automotive & Transport' category for its customer-focused and innovative design solutions.

Södra has selected Ledinek as supplier of the equipment for the cross-laminated timber (CLT) facility that Södra has decided to build at Värö.

AkzoNobel's Specialty Chemicals business has completed a $10 million investment at its LeMoyne sulfur derivatives plant in the US, which supplies essential ingredients used in several major industries.

FPInnovations has appointed Stéphane Renou as President and CEO. Mr. Renou will officially assume his new role on December 14 as successor to Pierre Lapointe, who has held this position since December 2008.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) has elected Michael P. Doss to the SFI Board of Directors. Doss is President and CEO of Graphic Packaging Holding Company.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin sent a letter to William S. Demchak, PNC Bank chairman, president and CEO, asking about the bank's role in the demise of Appleton Coated in Combined Locks.

The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), in collaboration with the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and FPInnovations issued Product Category Rules (PCR) for Market Pulp, Paper and Paperboard, Containerboard and Tissue products manufactured in North America.

A prospective buyer, who hoped to sell wood-based energy to UMaine, sues over breach of contract and wants the sale to a third party blocked.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tembec Inc.

Flames several stories high destroyed one large building and heavily damaged at least one more at the former Lincoln paper mill on Wednesday.

Quad/Graphics Inc. is permanently closing a Columbus printing plant on Dec. 9, ending about 120 jobs.

Appvion and United Steelworkers Union representatives met Wednesday to begin discussing details of the paper company's consolidation plan that will eliminate 200 jobs in Appleton.

Tolko Industries Ltd. said it is committed to rebuild its Lakeview Division sawmill where a fire damaged offices in the building earlier this month, but confirmed the sawmill could remain closed until next May.

A Lincoln man has been charged with arson in connection with fires Wednesday that destroyed a scale shed and a vacant storage warehouse at the former Lincoln paper mill.

Fire crews will remain at the scene of a tissue mill blaze in Leicester throughout the weekend.

Michelman, a global developer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly advanced materials for industry recently announced donations totaling $163,886 to the United Way of Greater Cincinnati. Not only is this an over 3% increase in donations from last year, it is nearly 3 times the region's average donation by company.

Rayonier Inc. officially opened its new headquarters during a special Nassau County Economic Development Board meeting.

Södra's investment of SEK 100 million in Långasjö has now been completed

American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement regarding Senate Finance Committee passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Investment in new kraft linerboard machine will create state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

In the first two weeks of Innovation and Strategy month we have talked about theory and the principles you might consider in approaching Innovation and Strategy in your own mill or company. It is time to get real and talk about opportunities and threats we all face today.

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SunTrust Banks, Inc., today announced that Steve Voorhees has been appointed to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2018. Voorhees is chief executive officer of WestRock.