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Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) welcomes the Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) announcement on the conditional approval of the Roadmap to end disassociation with APP.

WestRock Company that it has completed the sale of its Home, Health and Beauty business to Silgan Holdings Inc. for approximately $1.025 billion in cash (subject to post-closing adjustments) plus the assumption of approximately $25 million in foreign pension liability.

Cascades Inc. has announced that results from the Greenpac Mill LLC will now be included with the Company's consolidated financial statements and operational results following changes to mill's shareholder agreement.

At the Annual General Meeting of SCA, the company's shareholders voted in favor of the Board of Director's proposal to split the Group into two listed companies.

Brazil's Fibria Celulose SA , the world's largest eucalyptus pulpmaker, brought forward the startup date for pulp production at its Horizonte 2 project to early September, according to a Monday securities filing.

Smurfit Kappa, Europe's largest cardboard box maker, has declined to comment on a move by Italian competition authorities to raid the local offices of the company as part of an investigation into alleged price-fixing.

International Paper's Pensacola Mill in Cantonment, Fla., has successfully resumed full operations following a digester incident that occurred on January 22, 2017.

Glatfelter announced that in 2017 it will complete a three-year targeted investment program at its Ober-Schmitten facility that upgrades production capabilities to continue to meet highest market requirements for the electrical and glassine paper markets.

"Americans recognize that paying taxes is not a choice but a responsibility. Citizens should have a choice in how they receive important information and the option to file tax forms in the manner they most trust. The IRS should not be allowed to impose digital-only access as a one-size-fits-all requirement for taxpayers."

SCA's acquisition of BSN medical, a leading medical solutions company, has been closed.

The County Administrative Board has approved Södra's application for a permit to use drones all over Götaland. The aim is to make inventories of storm-affected forests safer and more efficient.

Cenveo Inc. has announced that on March 28, 2017, it received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that the Company does not presently satisfy the NYSE's continued listing standard requiring the average market capitalization of the Company to not be less than $50 million over a 30 trading-day period while its stockholders' equity is less than $50 million.

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Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. again pushed back the time frame to finish their merger, but they said the deal is still on track as DuPont moved forward with plans for divesting assets to satisfy European regulators.

The Boards of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation and Munksjö Oyj have resolved to complete the merger of Ahlstrom into Munksjö in accordance with the merger plan.

City records show that a former Auburn, Maine, pulp mill sold for $7 million below its assessed value to a Texas company that is considering using the site for growing medical marijuana.

Years ago, when I started this column, I decided one important thing to be done here was to beat the drum for safety. Well, we have, and we plan to continue doing so. I am writing today, however, about general liability--caused by people or caused to people through exposures of various kinds. Some of these are safety matters, some are security matters. Others can arise out of employment law...

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UPM has signed an agreement on the sale of its hydro power facilities in Steyrermühl, Austria to Energie AG, an energy infrastructure company, located in Upper Austria.

UPM and Tornator PLC have today signed a letter of intent on forestry land sales and long-term wood supply.

Klabin S.A. announces that Fabio Schvartsman, upon the expiration of his contract and after six years of dedication to the Company, is resigning as the CEO of Klabin, due to his nomination to assume the helm of Vale S.A.

The federal and state governments asked a federal judge to approve an agreement for NCR to pay more than $200 million to pay for the remaining PCB cleanup in the Fox River.