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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it had instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Kimberly-Clark Australia and White King seller Pental Limited.

Xerium Technologies, Inc. has introduced TransForm, which the company describes as a revolutionary new generation of forming fabrics designed specifically for paperboard and packaging machines that lowers energy consumption and extends fabric life, among other considerable benefits.

Louisiana-Pacific named new heads of its oriented strand board, siding and engineered wood products businesses Thursday.

The board of directors of Borregaard and Rayonier Advanced Materials have decided to go ahead with the investment project in Florida after securing necessary permits as well as incentives from local authorities.

The Paper Science and Engineering Foundation at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, is seeking an executive director who will be responsible for all functional aspects of the organization.

These two ideas have been around for a very long time, but I am amazed at how many people don't use them, not just in replacement scenarios, but in new installations. The first one I want to mention is regenerative drives. The other application is VFD (variable frequency drives) on pumps...

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The two Austrians and a Chinese man who died in a plane crash in Pakistan worked for Austrian engineering group Andritz on a hydropower project in the north of the country, a spokesman for the company said on Wednesday.

Millworkers will vote on a new contract offer from KapStone next week, more than two years after their original contract expired.

UPM has become member of RSB, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. RSB is a global standard and certification scheme for sustainable production of biomaterials and biofuels. It is also an independent multi-stakeholder coalition, which works to support the sustainability of biomaterials.

After promising initial tests, BillerudKorsnäs is now moving ahead with full scale trials adding microfibrillated cellulose, MFC, to its paperboard products. The initiative is made possible through a new cooperation with Norwegian biorefinery pioneer Borregaard.

A collusion scheme between Chilean paper manufacturer CMPC and a division of Sweden's SCA in Chile's tissue and toilet paper market generated benefits for the companies of up to $460 million, a study by the nation's competition regulator said.

Stora Enso is changing its reporting regarding the costs related to the growth of biological assets (i.e. growing trees) starting from the fourth quarter of 2016.

Verso Corporation, Sappi North America and Appleton Coated LLC, together with the United Steelworkers (USW), welcomed the extension of duties on imports of certain coated paper from China and Indonesia as an important step to ensure continuing fair market conditions for the domestic market.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. decided to review the production structure of glassine paper and achieve a more efficient production structure, as part of the restructuring initiatives, on the basis of the contraction of the domestic paper market.

An Atlanta-based manufacturer is adding to its West Chester plant, kicking in an $18 million capital investment and adding 29 jobs under a tax credit agreement with the state of Ohio approved on Monday.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved Leadership status in the materials sector of CDP's 2016 Forest Programme for the second year in a row.

UPM is one of the eight companies that have been recognized by the CDP Forest Program with a global leadership position in the 2016 Forest A List for timber and timber based products.

Sonoco says it will invest $20 million in the development of a new packaging center to support Duracell's new North America battery packaging operation.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI ) announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired all outstanding shares of The UBEECO Group Pty. Ltd., a manufacturer of wood packaging based in Erskine Park, Australia, a suburb of Sydney.

Interfor Corporation has completed the final step in the monetization of its former sawmill in Tacoma, Washington, with the closing of the sale of the Tacoma sawmill property for gross proceeds of $32.4 million.

Expera Specialty Solutions is adding a new product brand, Resin-Gard, representing its advanced line of saturating papers.

Quad/Graphics will close its plant in Manchester Township by Feb. 1, a company spokeswoman said late Thursday.

Fines could total millions if company is found guilty of dumping harmful substance at Saint John mill