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Metso announced on Thursday it has agreed to sell its process automation business to Valmet in a deal valuing the division at 340 million euros

UPM-Madison's paper mill plans to reduce production of paper for catalogs and brochures for two weeks, laying off hourly workers during the cutback a spokesman for the mill attributed to international competition, market conditions and energy costs.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the IVC Group, which expands the company's position as the leading global flooring manufacturer. Mohawk is acquiring IVC for approximately $1.2 billion through a combination of cash and equity.

The new stand-alone company was launched as an independent supplier of industrial maintenance services under the name "Quant" as of 1 January 2015

RPAs are not in the future any longer. I plan on owning a serious one before the end of the month myself. By serious, I mean one that can carry a payload of one or two cameras. Don't worry, I will not be bringing it to your mill--yet...

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Loggers found a coworker unresponsive on Plum Creek timberland and drove to a high point in the mountains to get cell service to call 911 on Monday

Glatfelter has appointed Christopher W. Astley as Senior Vice President & Business Unit President, Advanced Airlaid Materials, effective immediately. In this new role, he will have overall P&L responsibility, and will lead the development as well as implementation of strategic and tactical plans for the business.

Weyerhaeuser Co. will cut production and jobs at its Longview pulp and paper mill because the West Coast labor dispute is making it difficult to ship its products, the company confirmed Wednesday

MeadWestvaco's board has approved plans to spin off its specialty chemicals business into a separate, publicly traded company

With the completion of the NewPage acquisition, Verso will have approximately $3.5 billion in annual sales and approximately 5,800 employees in eight mills across six states

Bill Dougherty set a goal for his 90th birthday: 1,000 stomach crunches. He was going to do them Saturday, his actual birthday, but Jan, his wife of 63 years, prevailed on him to wait a day or two. They had 46 people coming.

Verso Paper Corp. announced that it has reached a settlement with the United States Department of Justice that will permit Verso to proceed with its acquisition of NewPage Holdings Inc.

Clearwater Paper Corp. announced that it has sold its specialty products business and mills to Dunn Paper Inc. for $113.5 million

There is a book called "Confederacy of the Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. The book was published in 1980, eleven years after Toole committed suicide. It is set in New Orleans, and centers on a coterie of quirky individuals who essentially see the world as they want to see it. Of course, this is cockeyed by a normal metric, hence, the "confederacy of the dunces." I find the overarching theme of this book applicable nearly everywhere...

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Mohawk plans to sign a seven-year lease on 1 Jan. 2015 and begin renovations in early January. Production is expected to begin in April.