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Ahlstrom raises its outlook for adjusted operating profit margin in 2016 as a result of continued improvement in operational performance and lower variable costs.

A contractor employee pleaded guilty Friday to sending a text message threatening the Glatfelter paper mill the day before because he "wanted the day off."

Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation began its annual maintenance shutdown on September 10. The purpose of such a shutdown is to carry out preventative maintenance on non-operating equipment.

Dubbed Operation Greenfield, the probe is aimed at uncovering alleged malfeasance at four state pension funds that allegedly overpaid for stakes in Brazilian-owned companies, including pulp maker Eldorado Brasil Celulose.

A Toscotec dryer section rebuild has been successfully started up at the Sonoco Alcore paper mill in Ciriè-Torino, Italy.

Avery Dennison has announced the acquisition of the Ink Mill Corporation, a 26-employee, New Hampshire-based business, for an undisclosed purchase price.

After 45 years in suburban Federal Way, Weyerhaeuser has begun its long-planned headquarters move to Seattle's Pioneer Square. The first wave of employees moved in on Monday.

On Tuesday, the ground was officially broken for the new evaporator and brown stock washing system at Södra's pulp mill at Mörrum, Sweden.

Glatfelter announced a key leadership addition in their corporate headquarters located in York, Pennsylvania.

The attorney for a man charged with homicide following a drugged driving crash last year near Georgia Pacific is asking for more time to negotiate a plea.

European Union antitrust regulators have halted their review of the proposed $130-billion merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont.

A major Indonesian pulp and paper firm, Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper (Rapp), has temporarily ceased operations in part of a concession in Riau province, as forestry authorities begin to review whether it built canals on peatland in the area illegally.

Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc., announced the launch of its Yankee Safe program developed to protect the Yankee and specific components used around and on the Yankee throughout their life cycle.

A last-ditch offer to save hundreds of jobs in The Pas has failed, at least for now.

An investigation is under way as to what caused a fire at Kimberly-Clark in Beech Island, S.C. on Friday, reportedly the second fire in a week.

Catalyst Paper Corporation announced that Frank De Costanzo, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the company to pursue a CFO position with another organization.

KapStone announced that it is building a new state-of-the-art sheet plant in Ontario, California.

WestRock Company announced that Bob Feeser has been named president of Consumer Packaging and Jeff Chalovich has been named president of Corrugated Packaging. Jim Porter, who currently serves as president of Paper Solutions, will transition to a new role as president of Business Development and Latin America, and Craig Gunckel has been named president, Enterprise Solutions.

Town officials in The Pas in northern Manitoba are offering Tolko Industries a massive tax break in hopes it will delay the closure of its paper mill.

Resolute has announced the commissioning of the first tissue converting line at its state-of-the-art tissue facility currently under construction in Calhoun, Tennessee.

It was a productive Labor Day weekend for Teamsters Local 284. The union ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with Memphis-based International Paper Corp., ending a nearly 17-week-long strike at the Delaware plant.

Some, not all, young people in the industry often want to know what it takes to get into management. The answer is simple to state, a bit more difficult to execute. It is this: perform beyond expectations and become known for it. However, before we go further into this (likely next week), let's discuss some matters that you can use to test yourself to determine if you have the disposition to be a manager...

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