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Last week we talked about exactly who is defined as part of your team. This was done from the stance of making sure you don't, due to naïve generosity, take on work outside your scope and in the end, do everything poorly. At the same time, you must ward off the outside work without building silos or fortresses that seed discontent. This week, we will deal with two issues that may come up as you protect your team and strive for excellence in your team's area of responsibility, as well as good relations with all of your coworkers.

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Weyerhaeuser Company announced effective immediately that all of its lands in Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Sanders and Ravalli counties in western Montana have been reopened to public access.

Since the equipment in that building was down for annual maintenance, there was no interruption to production.

When the toilet paper makes contact with water, natural, non-pathogenic microorganisms are activated and produce enzymes to eat away dirt. Once their work is complete, the enzymes bio-degrade, leaving no residue or negative environmental impact.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it is beginning to restart core systems at its Fernandina Beach, Fla. and Jesup, Ga. facilities after Hurricane Irma passed through the area.

Catalyst applauds the government's commitment to eliminate the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on electricity for commercial and industrial users in its 2017 budget update, which will assist in protecting jobs in British Columbia's pulp and paper sector, says Len Posyniak, Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Corporate Services.

Expera Specialty Solutions has announced its newly branded Flame-Gard™ Technology. Expera provides flame-resistant solutions for multiple end-use applications.

Domtar Personal Care has launched its most advanced product line to date.

Smurfit Kappa has been awarded the gold Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') rating by EcoVadis, a leading evaluator of global supply chains, for the fourth successive year.

Norske Skog's new board is to publish a fresh set of proposals to recapitalise the ailing paper producer this coming Monday, September 18.

Chilean forestry company Arauco, a subsidiary of industrial conglomerate Empresas Copec SA, will invest $185 million to build a new cellulose and textile pulp facility in the nation's south, the company said on Wednesday.

Stora Enso announced in February plans to permanently close down one paper machine 8 (PM8) and related reorganisation at the Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden that could affect a maximum of 140 people at the mill.

Hamburger Turkey Ltd., part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, has signed a land purchasing agreement to set up a third paper mill in Kütahya, Turkey.

Georgia-Pacific LLC will be recycling a former facility as part of a new $100 million investment in Alabama.

The Bear Island Paper mill in northern Hanover County that ceased operations this year has been put up for sale.

Cascades Inc. celebrated the official inauguration of its expanded corrugated packaging plant in Drummondville, a $26.4-million investment.

Indonesia has filed a formal complaint with the WTO over Australia's import duties on Indonesian paper.

DowDuPont, formed through the merger of chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, is shifting some operations in the three units it plans to create, potentially averting a prolonged fight with activist investors over its post-merger plans.

Södra is strengthening the long-term competitiveness of its planing operations and intends to co-locate the units in Ronneby and Kallinge.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it is temporarily suspending operations at its Fernandina Beach, Fla. and Jesup, Ga. facilities as the threat of Hurricane Irma is leading to mandatory evacuations in the area and impacting the supply of raw materials.

Nordic Paper Holding is changing the ownership as Shanying Paper International is reportedly about to acquire the pulp and paper company.

Chilean forestry company Arauco has reached an agreement to buy two wood panel plants in Brazil from competitor Masisa, in a deal worth $102.8 million, the company said.