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The European Union's antitrust authority opened a full-blown investigation into the proposed merger of Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., which could require the companies to make bigger concessions to clear their blockbuster deal.

Weyerhaeuser Company is closing the doors on its lumber and plywood mills in Columbia Falls, Montana, which will result in more than 70 workers losing their jobs.

Venezuela's newly nationalized Kimberly-Clark facility has produced 2,068,800 sanitary towels in the first month since reopening following a worker takeover in July.

Veritiv Corporation announced the construction of its new Canadian headquarters and warehouse in Mississauga, Ontario.

How many times have you seen a less than honest performer running out the back door as the investigators are coming in the front door? It happens quite often. Fos the Pulp Rat continues his tale...

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Verso Corporation announced that David J. Paterson will retire as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Verso.

International Paper is currently the subject of several reports on Bloomberg around a prospective takeover.

RR Donnelley & Sons Company announced that it intends to transfer the listing of its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from the NASDAQ Global Select Market.

There was a fire Tuesday morning at the Verso Paper Mill, and Escanaba Public Safety was asked to respond in Wells Township.

A federal agency has settled its $5 million civil lawsuit against Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC by agreeing to seek restitution for a lesser amount when claims filed by unsecured creditors against the bankrupt mill's estate are processed, officials said Monday.

A brush fire on undeveloped timber property in Scappoose, Oregon broke out Friday evening, Aug. 6.

A CSX train traveling through International Paper's Franklin Mill derailed at 9:15 a.m. on Aug. 9. Twelve cars toppled over onto a train on a track next to it.

About 500 bales of cardboard caught fire at a WestRock facility on Sunday afternoon, leaving massive clouds of smoke hovering over the area.

Plain packaging laws have been blamed for the closure of one of Bristol's last remaining cigarette factories, resulting in the loss of dozens of jobs.

Mac Papers says it has completed the acquisition of Higdon Paper & Packaging, a Birmingham-based paper and print, packaging, facilities supplies and office products distribution business.

The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its Hart-Scott-Rodino review of International Paper's announced acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's pulp business without taking any action. Regulatory reviews in other non-U.S. jurisdictions are ongoing.

A bomb threat Thursday at a WestRock facility in Fernandina Beach is under investigation.

International Paper Co. tapped the bond markets on Tuesday to help pay down its pension obligation.

When the rats know we have to follow the rules, there is no excuse for us humans, is there?

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Largest U.S.-based paper mill to receive modernized debarking, chipping and chip distribution systems...

Catalyst Paper Corporation announced that it will invest approximately $2.7 million (U.S.) in two projects at its Biron, Wisconsin mill that will improve operational efficiency and lighten its environmental footprint.