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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.

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.