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A multimillion-dollar lawsuit by forestry giant Resolute Forest Products Inc. will not deter it from continuing its mission of "investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse by corporations," Greenpeace has announced.

Solenis announced that the company, through its Australia subsidiary Solenis Australia Pty Limited, completed the acquisition of the business assets of Nuplex Pulp & Paper from Nuplex Industries Australia Pty Limited.

The Rolla facility will produce sustainably-made, molded-fiber egg cartons for the U.S. market. Cartons will be made of 100% recycled newspaper sourced from the Midwest and distributed nationally.

The company said that during its 20 years of operation, the city of Suzhou has grown around the mill, making it difficult to develop and continue industrial operations at the current site. The cash consideration for the divestment of assets is approximately EUR 240 million.

Huhtamaki Oyj is on the hunt for acquisitions -- possibly even a large-scale deal -- as the world's biggest listed food-packaging company seeks to expand in new countries and build on profitable North American operations.

Citron, which is run by short seller Andrew Left, argued that Chemours, which was spun off by chemicals giant DuPont Inc. last year, was designed to go bankrupt, while protecting the parent from reputational and liability damage.

An investigation is ongoing into a workplace incident that left a Corner Brook Pulp and Paper employee with serious burns earlier this week.

On Thursday, 2 June 2016, a serious workplace accident occurred in Valmet's installation activities in the pulp mill expansion project at Södra Cell's Värö mill in Sweden. An employee of Valmet's subcontractor was seriously injured in a lifting operation and later died in hospital whilst receiving treatment for injuries sustained during the accident.

Verso on Thursday announced the release of its new product on Jay's No. 5 paper machine, which it said will be used for items such as deli wraps, food service liners, microwave popcorn bags and laminated food pouches.

It is procurement month at Paperitalo Publications. The mill-related troublesome issues that can be attributed to the purchasing department are myriad and legion. This is not to say that there are not great purchasing agents, but this is a focal point of interaction with outsiders. It can lead to grand levels of loss through misunderstanding, incompetence and fraud. I want to discuss two issues today, two issues that are critical even before one arrives at the content of purchasing documents...

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The new offering is designed to save customers time and money by reliably dispensing towels - reducing disruptions and user complaints.

Smurfit Kappa has confirmed that it will be included as a constituent of the London FTSE250 and FTSE All Share Indices from the close of business on Friday June 17.

Verso Corporation has introduced a promotion with tips for creating a successful election direct mail campaign featuring Verso's entire offering of 7 pt. and 9 pt. products that meet the United States Postal Service (USPS) minimum requirements for direct mail.

Kalenobel makes consumer packaging for ice cream and other products from two manufacturing sites north-west of Istanbul, Johannesburg-based Mondi said in a statement on Thursday.

Thomas Gardner, Niilo Heikki Hakkarainen, Charles Klass, Otto Kress, Irwin Pearl and Juhani Strömberg will join previous members of the Paper Hall of Fame during the 22nd class induction ceremonies.

Cascades Inc. announced that Norampac, its containerboard packaging division, has successfully completed a transaction with US-based company Rand-Whitney Container LLC for the acquisition of its plant in Newtown, Connecticut, in exchange for certain assets of its Norampac New England plant, located in Thompson, Connecticut. The Newtown plant manufactures corrugated packaging.

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Smurfit Kappa has released a report that highlights the progress the company has made on its environmental and social responsibility promises.

Resolute Forest Products Inc filed a racketeering lawsuit against Greenpeace and some of its associates for its campaign criticizing the company's forestry practices. The Montreal, Quebec-based company said in a statement on Tuesday that the complaint, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Of Georgia, sought compensatory and other damages.

A major fire was reported at the paper mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose , in Suzano, in the Greater São Paulo, late on Tuesday night.

Former Georgia-Pacific CEO and Virginia Tech President T. Marshall Hahn died Sunday at the age of 89.

Fibria SA, the world's largest producer of eucalyptus pulp, raised the output forecast for its Horizonte 2 plant.

Stora Enso says it has signed an agreement to divest its Kabel coated mechanical paper mill in Germany to Hagen-Kabel Pulp & Paper GmbH, owned by a German based investor group.