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Rayonier Advanced Materials said it raised its offer price for Canadian paper and cellulose pulp maker Tembec Inc to C$4.75 per share, valuing the deal at C$475 million ($378.6 million), excluding debt.

"You've got to know the territory." As I remember it, this was a song sung by a chorus of some erstwhile salesmen in the Broadway show "The Music Man." If you are a mill manager or a department manager, it is your responsibility to be a walking encyclopedia about your territory and all that is in it. You've got to know your territory...

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WestRock Co. is closing its Wheatley Heights plant and laying off 152 employees, according to a WARN notice filed with the state.

Tembec is warning that its shares risk falling if shareholders vote next week to reject a US$807-million friendly takeover offer from Rayonier Advanced Materials.

SWP's high-density, molded wood core plugs help paper companies reduce loss claims for pennies per roll. Two designs are smooth, flake-free, and feature superior crush strength for all grades of paper.

Sonoco announced that Philippe Guillemot has been named to its Board of Directors.

BillerudKorsnäs President and CEO Per Lindberg has announced his decision to leave the company to become the President and CEO of Epiroc.

Suzano Papel e Celulose says it plans to acquire equipment for converting tissue paper, also known as sanitary paper, into finished products.

KapStone was the site of another smoldering fire early Tuesday morning, but it was much smaller than last week's fire in Machine 10, according to Longview Fire.

Verso Corp. has decided not to bring back 120 employees laid off earlier this year after the company idled its No. 3 paper machine in Jay.

Rayonier Advanced Materials says it is standing by its bid for Tembec.

Domtar has released its 2017 Sustainability Report, detailing the company's endeavors to take a longer term view of creating and preserving value for our shareholders, customers, employees and communities.

Multi-Color Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Labels Division of Constantia Flexibles from Constantia Flexibles GmbH for approximately $1.3 billion (€1.15 billion), payable in cash and stock.

The Vermont attorney general's office says Weyerhaeuser will pay the state $375,000 to settle allegations that it overharvested trees from its property.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. has reaffirmed its commitment to acquire Tembec Inc. on the terms previously agreed with Tembec.

Cascades Inc. has officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art, 284,000-square-foot tissue converting facility in Scappoose, Oregon.

LSC Communications announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CREEL Printing, a leading privately-owned offset and digital printing company based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

International Paper Company announced the election of Christopher M. Connor to its board of directors effective October 1, 2017.

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation announces the recent release of its fifth annual sustainability report which shows ongoing progress towards meeting its 2020 sustainability goals.

Weyerhaeuser Company announced effective immediately the ban of all campfires on its lands in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Sanders and Ravalli counties in Western Montana due to high fire danger.

A man has been sentenced to jail for his role in the theft of hundreds of cases of diapers intended for the needy.

Vinda Paper Zhejiang says it has fired up two Toscotec supplied tissue machines, TM 3 and 4, at its Longyou mill in Zhejiang province, China.

The largest shareholder of Tembec Inc. said it will vote against the company's proposed acquisition by Jacksonville-based Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. because the purchase price is too low.

Kamloops Fire Rescue crews are taking a defensive stance on a fire burning in the Domtar landfill on Saturday, July 15.