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Local firefighters responded to the Weyerhaeuser Longview, Washington mill early Thursday morning after a conveyor belt about 50 feet above the ground caught fire.

Nippon Paper Industries will shut down the coating machine No.1 operating at Akita Mill in Japan and the coating machine No.2 operating at Ishinomaki Mill, respectively, at the end of May 2018.

The U.S. lumber industry says it won't accept the latest Canadian government proposal for a deal on softwood lumber, downplaying expectations any agreement is imminent.

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Cascades Inc. announced an investment of $80 million USD for the construction of a new containerboard packaging plant in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States.

Georgia-Pacific says it's expanding its corrugated packaging business with the acquisition of Ohio-based PAX Corrugated Products. PAX operates a corrugated sheet plant with more than 100 employees in Lebanon, Ohio.

Expera is rolling out its refreshed line of Glass-Gard Prime™ and Glass-Gard™ papers, highlighting a diverse portfolio of specialty paper products that span a variety of end-use applications.

Mac Papers has completed the acquisition of Florida Graphic Supply, Inc. (FGSI), a Clearwater, Fla.-based distributor that specializes in the most advanced wide format technology available.

DS Smith announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire 80 per cent. of the shares of Interstate Management Resources, Inc. (Interstate) from Indevco.

FITNIR Analyzers Inc. announced that a pulp mill in the southern United States has selected FITNIR's state-of-the-art online FT-NIR analyzer to replace its Modo-Chemetics auto-titrator for digester control.

Madison Paper Industries, a partnership of UPM and Northern SC Paper Corp., a subsidiary of The New York Times Company, concluded the sale of its hydro power facilities to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. announced today that they received notification from the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification waiting period was terminated...

Expera is rolling out its refreshed line of Glass-Gard Prime™ and Glass-Gard™ papers, highlighting a diverse portfolio of specialty paper products that span a variety of end-use applications.

LSC Communications announced that it has acquired Fairrington Transportation, an industry leading full-service mailing and logistics provider.

WestRock Company announced that it is expanding its consumer packaging portfolio with the acquisition of Hanna Group Pty Ltd (Hannapak), one of Australia's leading providers of folding cartons to a variety of markets, including beverage, food, confectionary, and healthcare.

Four activist investors are threatening to join forces to thwart plans by DuPont Co. and The Dow Chemical Co. to split into three independent businesses within 18 months of completing their $150 billion merger.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. announced it has entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Watkins, Minn.-based International Barrier Technology Inc. for $22 million.

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Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO) announced that it is transferring its stock exchange listing to the Nasdaq Global Market from The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), effective August 7, 2017 after market close.

Sonoco has released its 2016-2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Following its Biofore approach, UPM Paper ENA has reached the next significant milestone in the company's sustainability journey, as now all its mills produce papers that are awarded with the EU Ecolabel.

A proposed $184 million pulp mill in southeast Washington plans to take straw, a waste product from wheat and alfalfa farms, and convert it into pulp for paper and packaging products.

Friends and family of a Wilton woman seriously injured in an industrial accident June 28 at the Sappi North America Somerset mill in Skowhegan say they are grateful for the support she has been receiving on social media and on a fundraising website.