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WestRock intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay approximately $990 million of indebtedness.

Last year, Resolute Forest Products filed a RICO lawsuit against Greenpeace after the environmental group mounted a multimedia campaign against the company for harvesting trees in Canada's sensitive boreal forests.

Oliver Printing & Packaging Company, a leading provider of print, display and packaging services, today announced the acquisition of Pohlig Packaging, a packaging manufacturer based in Richmond, Virginia.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. announced that they received clearance from the Competition Bureau of Canada, without condition, of the previously announced proposed statutory arrangement under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Transaction") involving the acquisition by Rayonier Advanced Materials of all of the outstanding shares of Tembec.

Visy Australia will create more than 5,000 manufacturing jobs under a bold 10-year expansion strategy worth more than $2 billion.

Packaging Corporation of America said it will acquire Sacramento Container Corporation, and 100 percent of the membership interests of Northern Sheets and Central California Sheets in a cash-free, debt-free transaction for $265 million.

Chemical maker Ingevity Corp. is making its first major acquisition since becoming an independent company, striking a deal to buy a business from Georgia-Pacific for $315 million in cash.

A shareholder class action suit challenging the $9 billion merger of packaging firm MeadWestvaco Corp. did not survive a motion to dismiss from the company's board when a Delaware state court judge tossed the case, saying the shareholders did not adequately plead bad faith by the directors in the process leading up to the deal.

Sun Chemical has acquired Joules Angstrom U.V. Printing Inks Corp., a leading manufacturer of UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets.

LSC Communications, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of CREEL Printing, a privately-owned offset and digital printing company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that, further to its news release of July 26, 2017, the United States Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 with respect to West Fraser's proposed acquisition of six sawmills and a finger‑joint mill from the Howard Gilman Foundation and other shareholders.

Appleton Coated, struggling under "burdensome debt," filed a state petition for receivership Thursday to continue operations while it seeks a buyer.

Norpac will slash its production capacity by nearly a third in October, idling one of three paper machines at the Longview mill in effort to remain competitive, the papermaker announced Wednesday. The capacity cut could lead to an unknown number of layoffs at one of Longview's major employers.

The Brazilian paper maker Suzano could study a possible merger with Fibria, the country's largest pulp producer, Suzano chief executive officer Walter Schalka said during a recent investors conference.

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A chemical leak at Appvion in Appleton prompted an evacuation and shut down nearby Wisconsin Avenue for a few hours Tuesday afternoon.

Central National Gottesman Inc. has signed a definitive Purchase Agreement to acquire the business of JC Paper, based in Fremont, CA, expanding its paper distribution presence in Northern California and Nevada.

Resolute Forest Products is cutting 222 jobs at its Calhoun, Tenn., mill as it shuts down newsprint production operations and puts more focus on making tissue.

Shares of major Canadian lumber producers came under pressure Monday after an analyst doused cold water on hope for a solution to the cross-border softwood dispute any time soon.

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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. announced that they received notification from the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China...