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As part of the same operation, according to a spokeswoman for the prosecutors office, the police raided offices of Eldorado Brasil, a pulp-making unit of J&F Investimentos--the holding company that controls JBS SA, the world's largest meatpacker.

The European Commission, which is scrutinizing the proposed merger between DuPont and The Dow Chemical Co., has granted both companies a 10-day extension to complete its merger review.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. has hit a setback in its high profile, ongoing defamation suit against Greenpeace and two of its activists.

Amcor has struck a deal to bolster its specialty containers operations with the $US280 million acquisition of a North American business serving personal care and food markets.

DS Smith says it has completed the acquisition of Deku-Pack, following receipt of competition authority clearance.

Catalyst Paper Corporation announced this week that the Halalt First Nation has discontinued two lawsuits previously commenced against Catalyst.

The Dunapack Packaging Division, through Mosburger GmbH, says it has signed an agreement to purchase the corrugated business of Turkish packaging producer Camiş Ambalaj Sanayi A.Ş.

This faded mill town perched on the American side of the St. Croix River is actually one of Maine's lucky ones: It still has a mill...

Orchids Paper Products Company announced that effective 12 September 2016, Rodney D. Gloss will join the company as CFO.

Universal Forest Products Inc. signed a definitive agreement to buy idX Corp. in a deal valued at about $68 million.

Four workers were taken to hospital with severe smoke inhalation after a fire in a paper machine at the Resolute Forest Products facility in Gatineau on Wednesday night.

Building supplies maker USG Corp. said it would sell its distribution unit, L&W Supply Corp., to roofing supplier ABC Supply Co. Inc. for $670 million, as the company looks to cut debt and focus on its high-return gypsum and ceiling businesses.

Every facility in our industry has two types of assets--hard and soft. By hard I mean buildings, machinery, process control systems and so forth. By soft I mean people. When a facility produces products for a vibrant market (defined as steady or growing, not declining), which are more important to its success--the hard assets or the soft assets?

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Canadian tissue paper manufacturer Kruger Products Inc. is looking to boost its production and exports by investing $52 million in its Trenton, Ont. operations.

Rolls of tissue were passed around the dozens of people gathered outside the local pulp mill Wednesday afternoon, but not because anybody was upset. The atmosphere was festive as the crowd celebrated the formal opening of the St. Croix Tissue mill adjacent to Woodland Pulp.

Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its Kabel coated mechanical paper mill in Germany, to Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper GmbH, owned by a German based investor group.

Packaging Corporation of America has completed its acquisition of TimBar Corporation, a large independent corrugated products producer, in a cash-free, debt-free transaction. Funding for the acquisition came from a new $385 million five-year term loan facility.

To further improve efficiency and strengthen the competitiveness of its tissue operations, SCA has decided to implement restructuring measures at its production plants in Hondouville and Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France.

Weyerhaeuser announced the completion of the sale of its liquid packaging board business to Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. for $285 million in cash.

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A man was treated for inhalation of chemical fumes following a sodium hypochlorite spill Monday morning at Expera Specialty Solutions.