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A WestRock facility located in Dillon County, South Carolina will cease operations at the end of November, according to corporate officials.

ST Tissue LLC, a manufacturer of napkins, toilet paper and paper towels operating out of the International Paper campus near Franklin, will invest $35 million to expand its operations into Isle of Wight County, according to an announcement by Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday morning. The expansion is expected to create 50 new jobs, each with an average salary of $53,000 annually.

Stora Enso is launching a new paperboard, CKB Nude™ by Stora Enso, at FachPack in Nuremberg from the 27th to 29th of September 2016.

Indonesia's peat restoration agency is advocating for greater foreign investment to fill an expected funding shortfall in the government's plan to rehabilitate more than 2 million hectares of peat across seven provinces.

Tolko Industries confirms that a letter of intent to buy the mill has been signed. Though it's far from a done deal, a potential sale could still save the operation before more than 300 layoffs are set to take effect on Dec. 2.

Coldwater announced that it has sold and completed the start-up of another PCA Dryer Passivation System at a board mill in the Southwest U.S.

Neenah Paper Inc. is closing its facility in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania.

As the 17th Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) begins in South Africa, EIA released new analysis revealing the nature and scale of a highly destructive trade in precious woods from Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

All employees at the mill were safely evacuated and there was no structural damage caused to the building.

Stora Enso announced Monday that it has appointed Malin Bendz as Executive Vice President, Human Resources and member of the Group Leadership Team

Digitization of the forest industry is on the rise. Usage of Södra's digital forestry application, the forest owner's app, has risen 30 percent in 2016.

Nearly 40 firefighters from five area departments battled a fire in the paper mill yard at the U.S. Gypsum facility that burned for 18 hours Sunday, according to Port Clinton Fire Chief Kent Johnson. No injuries were reported.

An economic blow to the the City of Merritt as Tolko Industries will close its Nicola Valley operation this December.

James S. Metcalf to Retire as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Effective October 31, 2016; Jennifer F. Scanlon to Succeed Metcalf as President and Chief Executive Officer

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The restructuring, which is expected to be completed by mid-2017, includes the permanent closure of the small pulp dryer and idling of related assets, in addition to a workforce reduction of approximately 100 positions.

Twin Rivers Paper Company announced that the company has achieved PEFC Chain of Custody certification.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the assets of Tembec's sawmill located in Senneterre, Quebec.

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Federal prosecutors added multiple charges against businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel, the founder of Green Box NA Green Bay LLC, who is facing bank fraud conspiracy charges.

Packaging Corporation of America will permanently close its 28th Street plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania later this year, putting 51 employees out of work.