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The News Journal of Wilmington reported this week that officials have confirmed that the Chemours Co., a chemicals business spun off from the DuPont Co. last year, will be keeping its headquarters in Delaware.

News outlets are reporting that Venezuela's socialist government is renaming a plant it has taken over from U.S.-based multinational Kimberly-Clark Corp after a local indigenous warrior.

Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc., announced the expansion of its manufacturing capacity for its new CeraEdge™ creping blade line used in tissue manufacturing.

Avery Dennison has completed the acquisition of the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of Euro 200 million including assumed debt.

About 170 million packs of wet wipes a year will be made at Kimberly-Clark's facility in Flint after the completion of a new production line.

Avery Dennison has completed the acquisition of the European business of Mactac from Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm, for the purchase price of Euro 200 million including assumed debt.

The formation of a team to help the state's forest industry come up with a long-term economic plan, aided by nearly $8 million in grants, is just the start of continued investment in and development of the hard-hit industry, the state's congressional delegation said Friday.

Catalyst Paper has permanently shut down Paper Machine No. 9 at the Powell River mill in British Columbia, Canada.

Sun Chemical says it has reinforced its commitment to the graphic arts and packaging markets by opening a new coatings lab in its Carlstadt, N.J., research and development facility.

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Fortress Paper's wholly owned subsidiaries, Fortress Global Cellulose Ltd. and Fortress Lumber Corp., have closed the asset purchase agreement entered into with LSQ Energy, L.P. and LSQ Development, L.P.

Businessman Ron Van Den Heuvel, the founder of Green Box NA Green Bay LLC who is involved in a federal bank fraud case, is being appointed a public defender.

Sun Paper successfully started up its new kraft liner paper machines with an annual capacity of 800,000 metric tons at its location in Zoucheng, China.

Doug Wall, Vice President of Sales & Marketing announced that Coldwater has had a record number of global orders in 2016 for its industry-leading FabCurl™ and Deckle Board Edge Control Systems.

If you are a new reader, a bit of explanation is in order. In the trade journal business, at least in the northern hemisphere, August is the lightest readership month of the year. So, last year we tried something different to perk up August. We labeled it "Corruption Month" and let Fos, a pulp rat, write the stories. This was a huge hit. So, Fos is back again with more tales from the dark side of the pulp and paper industry and beyond...

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Much has been written about the probable impacts of Brexit, but for the paper industry the impacts are ostensibly minimal. However, the resulting uncertainty has affected global business confidence with implications for a slowdown in global paper demand.

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Bemis said will close four plants in Latin America to improve efficiencies and reduce fixed costs. Total program charges incurred throughout 2016 and 2017 are estimated to be $28 to $30 million (at current exchange rates).

Ahlstrom and Owens Corning have terminated the agreement regarding the planned divestiture of Ahlstrom's Building & Wind business unit to Owens Corning following challenges associated with obtaining regulatory clearance in Germany for the transaction.

Packaging Corporation of America notified the state's labor agency this week that it will close its Commerce City plant on Oct. 7 and lay off 70 workers.

Tissue manufacturer Kruger Products L.P. has announced it's investing $55 million to add a paper machine at its Crabtree plant in the Lanaudiere region of central Quebec. The project will increase the facility's overall production by approximately 20,000 metric tonnes annually and will help to preserve approximately 600 jobs.