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A Georgia-Pacific facility in Florida was locked down Tuesday after a recently fired employee made death threats against the mill before allegedly murdering three people before taking his own life.

Port Townsend Paper Corp. has cut its greenhouse gas emissions by more than half compared to emission levels a decade ago. And mill officials hope a new compressed natural gas (CNG) project, to be completed this year, will reduce emissions even further.

LignoBoost is Valmet's proprietary technology for the extraction of purified lignin from black liquor produced by pulp mills. Moghi in turn is Biochemtex's proprietary technology for the conversion of lignin into biofuels and biochemicals.

The New York Times Co. took a $41.4 million hit in the first quarter as a result of the upcoming Madison Paper Mill closure, the company reported Tuesday.

The Canadian forest products industry is pledging to help Canada move to a low-carbon economy by removing 30 megatonnes of CO2 per year by 2030 -- more than 13% of the Canadian government's emissions target.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is launching an efficiency improvement programme at the Husum integrated mill in Sweden. The efficiency improvement programme concerns all operations at the mill.

Wood Pellets Market was valued at USD 6,260.1 million in 2014 and is anticipated to reach USD 20,073.1 million by 2023, expanding at a CAGR of 14.1% between 2015 and 2023.

Acquisition of 61,000 acres of well-stocked, highly-productive timberlands in Oregon and Washington for $263 million; disposition of 55,000 acres comprised predominantly of pre-merchantable timber in Washington for $130 million.

Kwidzyn reminds me of Germany in the 60's. The economy is just developing.

The mill is undergoing another new beginning that current mill manager Sean Wallace said represents a commitment by Glatfelter to the long-term presence of the operation in Chillicothe. Ohio.

International Paper said the deal includes five pulp mills and two converting facilities that produce fluff pulp, softwood pulp and specialty pulp to be used in a range of consumer goods, including diapers, tissue and textiles.

Bemis Company, Inc. says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the medical device packaging operations and related value-added services of SteriPack Group, a global manufacturer of sterile packaging solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical applications.

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Stora Enso says it has successfully converted a fine paper machine at Varkaus Mill to produce virgin-fibre-based containerboard.

The spills at Verso's paper mill in the western Maryland town of Luke included 9,500 gallons of synthetic latex on Sept. 23 and some concentrated red dye on Oct. 2.

Graphic Packaging International Australia Pty Limited has completed acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Colorpak, a leading folding carton supplier in Australia and New Zealand.

Sappi North America, a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has announced the release of its 2015 Sustainability Report.

McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI) was rebranded S&P Global this week, following a shareholder vote at its Annual Shareholders Meeting.

The Management Board of Arctic Paper S.A. herewith informs that on 27th April 2016 The Supervisory Board has relieved Mr. Wolfgang Lübbert, the President of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer from his duties and appointed him as Member of the Management Board.

The Simpson Lumber mill in Tacoma, which was built in 2000, could soon be demolished.

Potlatch Corp. has sold 172,000 acres of timberland near the resort town of McCall, Idaho, citing a sluggish market for second-home sales.

Little Rapids Corp., of Green Bay, says it's spending $40 million on tissue-making technology at its Shawano Paper Mill in Shawano.

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