Workers at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay will find out soon who at the mill will lose their jobs, and the Maine Department of Labor and other agencies are working this week to provide relief for laid-off workers.
A state Rapid Response Team is in the process of setting up meetings with Verso Corp. to help Androscoggin Mill workers who will lose their jobs beginning this month.
SCA and Wausau Paper Corp. announced today that SCA will acquire Wausau Paper for USD 10.25 per share or total consideration of US $513 million in cash.
The Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association, or APKI, has reproached Singapore's supermarket ban on Indonesia's paper products following public outcry over forest fires that have caused thick haze to envelop the city state for weeks.
Grupo Gondi and WestRock announced that they have agreed to combine their operations in Mexico to form a joint venture, creating a leading paper and packaging company in the country.
Lincoln Paper and Tissue has found a company willing to place an opening bid of $5 million in the upcoming auction for the bankrupt paper mill's machinery.
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The moves also come shortly after FairPrice and 16 other firms were asked by the SEC to sign a declaration form stating that they did not carry products from the five companies being investigated for their possible connection to the forest fires in Indonesia.
Rick Holley, Chief Executive Officer of Plum Creek Timber Company, has won the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) President's Award, for consistently showing leadership on behalf of working forests that support habitat and rural communities. Holley is known for his leadership on market transformation, sustainable communities and responsible forestry.
Neenah Paper says that the acquisition of FiberMark, announced last quarter, is now in the process of rapid integration. Newly expanded capabilities include specialty coatings and finishing with a focus on custom work.
The scholarships are made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Williams. Mr. Williams (retired) led an exemplary career, most notably as co-founder of the James River Corporation.
This week, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and Congressman Bruce Poliquin, sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez urging him to approve the recently-filed petition for Trade Adjustment Assistance to assist the 195 displaced workers who are expected to lose their jobs following Expera's announcement that it will close its Old Town mill due to foreign competition in the paper industry.
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