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Oshkosh Firm Receives Highest Safety Award from Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin

By the start of next year, China is expected to ban imports of 24 types of recycled materials, including mixed paper and various plastics. Beijing notified the World Trade Organization about the ban in July, an announcement that has shaken up world recycling markets and triggered fears of leftover scrap being dumped in U.S. landfills.

Georgia-Pacific says it will shutter the communication papers machine at the Camas paper mill next spring, permanently laying off more than two-thirds of its local employees.

The global Paradise Papers leak has accused Indonesian pulp and paper giant APRIL of unethically exploiting tax loopholes through offshore shell companies and weakening environmental clauses by lenders. APRIL has rejected these claims.

Canada is using a trade deal Donald Trump has threatened to scrap to formally challenge a U.S. decision to slap duties on softwood lumber.

Solaris Paper Inc. is moving into the former Clearwater Paper Corp. facility. Clearwater Paper closed in November 2016.

Domtar says it has been forthcoming about mercury-contamination issues in the vicinity of its Dryden pulp mill as recently as last summer, contrary to some recent media and First Nation reports.

Clearwater Paper in Lewiston is celebrating the culmination of two years and millions of dollars of work.

Ingevity Corp. said the Federal Trade Commission asked for additional information and materials about the $315 million acquisition of a Georgia-Pacific Corp. subsidiary.

Sappi North America announced a $5.94 million capital investment in its Cloquet, Minn. mill to replace the headbox on Paper Machine 12 (PM12).

Suzano Papel e Celulose SA is considering acquisitions among tissue producers, Chief Executive Officer Walter Schalka said, aiming to consolidate a market it recently entered.

Rottneros' Board has granted further investments in the CTMP line at its Rottneros Mill in Sweden.

Puffs strengthens its commitment to responsible forestry management by earning and labeling Forest Stewardship Council certification on all of its facial tissue paper products.

In a win for the Association of Pulp and Paper Workers union, a federal judge ruled this week that a KapStone Paper and Packaging supervisor discriminated against a Longview employee based on his union organizing and that the supervisor illegally attempted to interfere or restrain union activity.

Interfor Corp. announced that it plans to invest $16.5 million to upgrade its sawmill in Meldrim, Georgia.

Weyerhaeuser announced the appointment of Devin Stockfish as senior vice president, Timberlands, effective Jan. 1, 2018. Devin will replace Rhonda Hunter, who has elected to retire after 30 years with the company.

Huhtamaki is investing app. EUR 11 million to have a new manufacturing facility built in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Smurfit Kappa has opened a new Experience Centre for Bag-in-Box in Épernay, France, the second one for the division.

Appvion, a paper company that recently sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has announced plans to cut about 200 hourly and salaried jobs in Appleton and move some of the work to Pennsylvania.

Several people were hospitalized after firefighters responded Thursday to a report of a hazardous odor at Pratt Industries in Duncan.

Smurfit Kappa's Dublin Plant is celebrating the 50-year anniversary of opening its doors. The site was the first purpose-built corrugated plant for Smurfit Kappa.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has awarded Domtar Paper with the Governor's Award of Excellence for Workplace Safety and Health.