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BillerudKorsnäs says it is investing in the area of cold chain packaging as it acquires a minority holding in the innovative company Vericool Inc., headquartered in California.

Dow Chemical Co and DuPont said the companies had successfully completed their planned $130 billion merger to form Dow DuPont.

Andritz says it will officially open the world's most modern research and development center for tissue, the PrimeLineTIAC Tissue Innovation and Application Center, at its Graz location in March 2018.

Gov. Paul LePage has asked President Donald Trump's administration to exempt eastern Canadian provinces from softwood lumber tariffs that he says will lead to layoffs and shut-down operations in Maine.

Another problem at Nippon Dyanwave's wastewater treatment plant has reportedly triggered paper machine shutdowns at the Longview mill and other nearby businesses.

Clayco, Inc. has announced the completion of the construction of a Georgia-Pacific warehouse-distribution facility in University Park, Illinois.

The chief executive officer of Verso Corp. told investors he expects the shuttered Wickliffe, Ky. paper mill to be sold by the end of September.

Brazilian holding company J&F Investimentos SA on Saturday accepted a proposal from Netherlands-based Paper Excellence to buy pulpmaker Eldorado Brasil Celulose SA for 15 billion reais ($4.7 billion), including debt.

Arctic Paper S.A. has announced the appointment of Göran Eklund as new CFO of Arctic Paper S.A. as at the 1st of September.

Weyerhaeuser Company announced the completion of the sale of its timberlands and manufacturing business in Uruguay to a consortium led by BTG Pactual's Timberland Investment Group (TIG) for $402.5 million in cash.

Sappi Limited announced that it will bolster its biorefining expertise through the acquisition of the Xylex® and Versalac® technologies owned by Plaxica Limited.

Paper maker The Southworth Company has laid off more than 120 employees after shutting down its facilities.

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Two explosions shook a flooded chemical plant near Houston early Thursday, sending a plume of black smoke into the air and triggering an intense fire that continues to burn.

Innovative start-up company and leading eucalyptus pulp producer connected for new high-value bio-based products

The difference a day can make.

Södra is investing in a small facility for cross-laminated timber (CLT) adjacent to Södra's sawmill at Värö.

International Paper has pledged $1 million to support disaster relief efforts in the communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey and Tropical Storm Harvey.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control in 45 minutes with no injuries.

Together with a large industrial consortium, VTT Technical Research of Finland has launched a EUR 4.5 million project to speed up the development of fibre-based products as alternatives to oil-based materials like plastics.

A fire broke out on the rooftop of a Packaging Corporation of America facility in Northampton on Wednesday afternoon, prompting an evacuation of employees and a large response from the city's fire personnel.

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.