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Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp ceased production in September in hopes of weathering low commodity prices, with a plan to restart in January, Deputy CEO Pedro Chang said in October. 

Now, the closure has been extended to March 2016.

Imano has about 50 employees in Sweden and its revenue in 2014 was 7.1 million euros.

Stora Enso announced that it has officially opened its Innovation Centre for packaging located at the Group's head office in Helsinki.

A worker was installing a handrail on a tower at the West Fraser Pulp and Paper Mills in Hinton when he became tangled in a piece of equipment and died.

Resolute Forest Products is suspending indefinitely its wood-cutting operations in Quebec's Mauricie region near Trois-Rivieres.

Five former KapStone employees fired after last summer's 12-day strike may get their jobs back.

Some of the best innovations I have seen, in terms of improving productivity, efficiency and profitability had nothing to do with advanced science, mathematics or any other sophisticated subject. It had to do with housekeeping, orderliness and imparting high standards...

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The certificate had been temporarily suspended in January 2014 following an audit by Rainforest Alliance.

The Valley Packaging Division's new plant in Pulaski, Tennessee will incorporate the latest manufacturing technology. Additionally, the plant layout will contribute to efficient flow and improved waste reduction and safe work areas.

Gordon Brothers is not likely to try to find a buyer for the mill that would allow it to continue making tissue, said Jeffrey Young, an attorney for the United Steelworkers.

The facility is expected to break ground in 2016 and start operations in 2018, Sun Paper spokesman Song Weihua said.

The sale of Cape Kraft Mill, along with the sale of Enstra Mill which was completed earlier this month, signals Sappi's exit from the recycled paper packaging market, a market where Sappi did not enjoy any competitive advantage.

No one was injured, but production has been stopped.

JD Irving's pulp mill in west Saint John was operating normally Monday after a scrubber unit and boiler were temporarily taken off line following a weekend fire.

Mill CEO said he was disappointed by the auction's outcome, including the fact the winning bid was less than he expected and that no paper operators participated. The four eligible bidders were all liquidators, he said.

After receiving demolition permits from both the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the town, AIM will begin demolishing the mill on 30 Nov., company official Jeffrey McGlin said.

Cenveo announced this week that it has been actively marketing the sale of its packaging business to multiple strategic parties.

In fact, most of the time, that is exactly what large companies do. Earlier in this series I talked about the inertia of large companies and the inability for them to innovate. So, they do the next best thing--they buy it...

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Company names are zealously protected and for many companies the name has substantial value because the company name defines the brand or the product through which the company has become successful. It also defines the value of a company beyond its tangible assets; more than the loyalty of customers to the brand (the goodwill) and includes all that contributes to the success of the brand (such as creative personnel, patents, unique processes and products)...

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