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This week, Jim Thompson wrote on a subject that consumed my working life for many years - energy costs. Our mill had tried many "way out" ideas in an effort to reduce the cost of energy. These included burning petroleum coke, reclaimed oil, railroad ties, and of course coal, bark, sawdust, and even farm wastes...

Just weeks after DuPont Co. announced plans to merge with Dow Chemical, the Delaware company notified employees Tuesday that about 1,700 jobs will be eliminated...

A group of former and current employees of South Carolina based ArborGen, Inc., have been awarded damages of $53,508,288.00 against ArborGen, Inc., and its founding and current members, MeadWestVaco Corporation (MWV) now WestRock, International Paper Company and New Zealand-based Rubicon, Ltd.

Stora Enso has entered into an equity transfer agreement to increase its ownership stake from 51% to 90% in its Chinese subsidiary Stora Enso Inpac Packaging Co. Ltd.

A new lignin operation to be established at the Rayonier Advanced Materials plant in Fernandina Beach will be called LignoTech Florida LLC.

As we wrap up power and energy month here at Paperitalo Publications, remember this: unless energy prices change rapidly and drastically (either up or down), the actual practices of energy consumption in your mill are likely driven by your mill's culture more than any other parameter. Of course, this is true of nearly everything that happens in your mill, but it bears noting in particular as we look at energy consumption.

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The American Forest & Paper Association and the American Wood Council are not giving up in their fight to have the benefits of biomass-derived energy recognized and protected under the Clean Power Plan.

The members of United Steelworkers Local 27 employed at Woodland Pulp LLC have authorized a strike. But both union and mill officials hope it won't come to that.

A report released this week by a non-profit, environmental law group questions whether forest biomass is actually a renewable source of fuel.

As a result of this conviction, the company's name will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry.

The Supervisory Board of the Heinzel Group appointed Kurt Maier as new CEO of Heinzel Holding GmbH.

Huhtamaki, the food and drink packaging company, plans to invest £4.9 million in its Lurgan plant and create 12 additional full time jobs on site.

Indonesia has released the initials of 16 plantation companies that it said were responsible for illegal fires that caused this year's transboundary haze crisis.

Cenveo Inc. has announced it is increasing its production services in the Northwest, expanding the company's Kent, Washington, facility.

Following evaluation of the Proposal by the independent members of the Board of Directors of Powerflute and consultations with certain major shareholders of Powerflute, the Board of Powerflute has terminated discussions with Madison Dearborn.

Georgia-Pacific LLC has reached an agreement to sell its engineered lumber business to Boise Cascade for $215 million, including working capital.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. responded to the proposal put forth by FSC International to launch a mediation process between interested parties with the goal of identifying solutions to forest management issues in the Canadian boreal forest.

The fate of the University of Maine research center for wood-based products located on the former Expera pulp mill site is up in the air, according to a university official.

Model Group acquired industrial site in western Poland, including a production and storage facility with an area of around 20,500 m2.

Catalyst Paper, operating in Powell River, was reportedly fined $200,000 in British Columbia Provincial Court on 8 December 2015, after pleading guilty to offenses under the Fisheries Act related to the deposit of a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish.

The sessions to start early next year are expected to last one to three months. The primary focus will be on Resolute's suspended Lac St-Jean certificate and terminated Mistassini certificates.