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A more detailed complaint is what plaintiffs in a $5 million class action lawsuit against P.H. Glatfelter Co. hope will push the case forward after their original suit was dismissed early this year.

UPM announced this week the official inauguration of the Paper Machine 3 in Changshu, China.

Södra announced this week that the final leg of the expansion Värö project is approaching and on 7 May, all production at Södra Cell Värö will cease, followed by five intensive weeks of dismantling the old machinery, and installing new and larger machinery.

Klabin announced that the annual maintenance shutdown of the Monte Alegre Unit in Telêmaco Borba, Brazil, will be from May 10 to 20.

About 214 people who will lose their jobs in May with the closure of the Madison Paper mill have been cleared to receive federal aid to help them adapt to new jobs or careers.

Neenah Paper will pay $33,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the commission announced this month.

Asked whether the Catalyst Paper mill in Rumford, Maine is one of the companies, the governor said no, "at least not for the time being

Jay mill owner Verso Corp. has asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to step in and decide whether the town of Jay should hand back as much as $11.4 million in taxes assessed during the past three years.

Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a blaze at an International Paper facility Tuesday afternoon near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

RenFuel and Nordic Paper have signed an agreement to build a production test facility in Bäckhammar, Sweden, in order to test manufacture an advanced biofuel based on lignin. The project has been granted US $8.7 million by the Swedish Energy Agency.

The cause of a fire late Saturday night at the Weyerhaeuser facility in west Eugene, Oregon remains under investigation.

Late last year, attorneys representing Glatfelter in its defense against a $5 million class action lawsuit brought by several residents living near the Chillicothe paper mill argued that the lawsuit was long on claims and short on facts.

Stora Enso says its need for paper for recycling in Sweden has decreased during the past years, and needed volumes can be sourced from the market.

Kilberg succeeds Tom Lindquist, who has decided to leave the company mid-year to pursue new business ventures.

Kruger will be transferring a portion of its Richelieu Mill production facility in Gatineau to Toronto, according to the union representing workers there.

Finnpulp has submitted the environmental and water permit application to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Eastern Finland regarding the construction of bioproduction mill in Sorsasalo, Kuopio.

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The project is part of Kruger's $250-million investment to rebuild its No. 10 Newsprint Machine to manufacture 100%-recycled, lightweight and high-strength linerboard.

There are times when the demands of management, which I'll admit include demands to conduct all work in a safe manner, sometimes force us to forget safety and push on to achieve the business operational objectives. Further, there is often a fine line when one is ascertaining how to proceed. Nearly everything we do has a dangerous component to it...

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Jacunski has held positions with increasing levels of responsibilities at Glatfelter since 2003. This includes roles as Vice President & Corporate Controller, CFO, and his most recent appointment as Executive Vice President in 2014.

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