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Appvion has filed a Chapter 11 petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Coldwater Group announced the acquisition of the paper machine drainage elements business of CoorsTek in Hillsboro, Oregon, formerly known as Wilbanks Ceramics, which becomes effective October 1, 2017.

Ecolab Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the paper chemicals business from Georgia-Pacific.

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Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, received on September 18th, 2017 the Platinum Supplier of the Year award in the Cleaning and Hygiene category at the Balpex Supplier Summit.

The older vibration monitoring system on the KM5 board machine at Swedish board mill BillerudKorsnäs Frövi has reached the end of its technical life, and the upgrade project launched in 2015 involving the Intellinova online system from SPM Instrument AB now continues with new investments.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) announced today that J.D. Irving (JDI) is the 2017 winner of the SFI Leadership in Conservation Award.

Irving Consumer Products broke ground on the construction of their new $400 million state-of-the-art tissue plant in Macon, Georgia.

Huge mountains of old newspapers, cardboard and office scrap paper are piling up on Hong Kong's docks and its waste-paper collection sites are at bursting point. A flotilla of cargo ships laden with paper meant for recycling has been stuck for weeks in local waters.

Over a quarter of a century ago, quality was all the rage in industry. Business books on quality abounded and everyone had laser cut letter Q's sitting on their desks (at least in my world). About this time, I had a boss who attended some great quality seminar and came back reporting, "Quality is just as good as the customer requires, no more, no less." He was wrong. Welcome to quality month at Paperitalo Publications...

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Valmet will supply a complete tissue production line, including Focus rewinder and an extensive automation package to Crown Paper Mill (CPM) in Abu Dhabi.

Orient Paper, Inc. announced that the Company postponed the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that was originally scheduled to be held on September 25, 2017 due to a lack of the requisite quorum.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced it has been named to Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" for 2017. The annual survey recognizes companies for leadership in creating progressive programs to help employees balance work and family.

Oji Fibre Solutions (OjiFS) has acquired the corrugated box converting business assets from Cardboard Cartons Pty Ltd Company located near Melbourne, Australia.

Potlatch Corporation announced that the campfire ban issued on July 19, 2017 has been lifted on its property in Idaho.

Fortress Paper Ltd. reports that it has completed an assessment of the failure of a pressurized auxiliary gas collection system at the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill (the "FSC Mill") in Thurso, Québec that was reported on September 21, 2017. The Company has identified the source of the failure and is in the process of repairing and replacing the damaged components.

A veteran of Maine's paper industry has been nominated by Gov. Paul LePage to fill the vacant seat on the state Public Utilities Commission.

Luxury toilet paper is destroying endangered reindeer habitats, Greenpeace has claimed.

CO2 Solutions Inc. has provided an update on progress at the Corporation's first commercial project with Fibrek General Partnership, a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc., and Serres Toundra Inc.

PaperWorks Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of paperboard and specialized folding cartons, announced that C. Anderson "Andy" Bolton has joined the company as president and chief executive officer.

Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc., announced the launch of its Genuine Parts Program to raise awareness of the importance of using OEM genuine repair parts when maintaining equipment.

Valmet has opened a new service center in Cikarang, located 30 kilometers from Jakarta on the island of Java in Indonesia to serve its customers in the Asia Pacific area.