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Moose browsing damage to pine sites incurs major costs in the forest industry every year. On estates owned by Södra's members, the annual loss is an estimated SEK 450 million. The total cost in Götaland is SEK 980 million per year.

Cascades has announced the launch of a brand-new consumer line of tissue paper.

Many older managers and some who are now in retirement operated within a traditional business management structure. This included organization charts, which outlined the company functions and lines of reporting...

A fire that burned through a conveyor belt was extinguished last week at the nearly dormant Nippon Paper Industries USA mill.

Nordic forestry firms racing to replace paper business lost to the internet are trying to transform their pulp mill by-products into glue, biofuel and carbon fibre for aircraft and wind turbines.

Rayonier Inc. announced that the Company has reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action litigation pending against it in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

The Intertissue mill, which employs more than 100 workers in Horwich, could be closed down by parent company Sofidel, which says it is "streamlining" its UK operations.

Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is now on the fourth year of a plan to transform its business model through its Forest Conservation Policy (FCP) and become a leader in responsible production.

Akzo Nobel, the Dutch paint and chemicals company, said on Thursday that it had rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from PPG Industries that valued it at $22 billion and that would have created an industry giant in a rapidly consolidating sector.

An extended shutdown at International Paper's Cantonment mill allowed a gas buildup that caused the facility's Jan. 22 explosion, according to the company.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the indefinite idling of its paper mill located in Thorold, Ontario.

If you have read my thoughts on maintenance storerooms over the years, you will accuse me of having been all over the place, and you will be correct. At one time, I adopted the attitude that everyone should do what they were best at doing, and in the case of paper mills, this was making paper, so they should outsource storerooms. I still think this is good for small consumables and specialized repairs (such as roll repairs and recovering). However, for other items, such as pump assemblies, screens, motors and so forth, keep your own--but take care of them. This philosophy certainly applies for existing papermills (but read to the end)...

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Police disclosed Tuesday that two former Valley Packaging Industries employees are facing charges in connection with the theft of 100,000 diapers from the Fox Cities Diaper Bank.

Valmet will supply two containerboard production lines and related automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries Co., Ltd. in China.

By 2025, women will account for 40-60 percent of Södra's elected representatives. This is one of the targets contained in the action plan for increasing diversity and gender equality in Södra's membership organisation.

Kimberly-Clark is facing a federal lawsuit for claiming that Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes are "natural," "gentle" and "hypoallergenic." That's because the product contains a synthetic chemical called phenoxyethanol, which the Food and Drug Administration says "may cause vomiting and diarrhea" in infants.

Orchids Paper Products Co. announced Tuesday that it is moving its headquarters from outside Tulsa, Okla., bringing up to 25 jobs to office space at the southern edge of Davidson County.

EU antitrust regulators raided a number of kraft paper and industrial paper sack makers including South Africa's Mondi on Tuesday on suspicion that the companies may have been involved in a cartel.

Paper and packaging company partners to preserve forestlands and freshwater in Virginia and Tennessee

Anthony Pratt has struck a groundbreaking deal for his private manufacturing giant Visy Industries to raise $150 million in long-term debt from two Australian superannuation funds.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. announced that one of its affiliates has closed on the purchase of certain assets of Quality Hardwood Sales, LLC, a Nappanee, Ind.-based manufacturer and supplier of hardwood products, including components for cabinets used in homes and recreational vehicles.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, presented a revolutionary new paperboard cup design concept called 'Lidloc' for the first time at the Packaging Innovations Exhibition held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, at the beginning of March.