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Twin Rivers Paper Company a global leader in the manufacture of innovative printing and technical specialty papers, has announced the acquisition of specific envelope assets of the Cascades division in East Angus Quebec Canada.

New York-based private equity firm Patriarch Partners closed Old Town Fuel & Fiber indefinitely 14 Aug. 2014, furloughing 180 workers

Cenveo will reportedly close its Minneapolis facility and eliminate 112 jobs. Layoffs could start as soon as 31 Dec 2014.

Rayonier Inc. announced that Douglas Long, Director, Atlantic Region, U.S. Forest Resources, has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President, U.S. Operations, effective immediately.

To illustrate how the North American paper industry's environmental progress can be used to counter many environmental objections, consider the following information...

The chief executive of Smurfit Kappa, Europe's largest paper and packaging maker, has said the company would consider moving from Ireland to the UK in order to qualify for the FTSE 100 index.

Bemis Company, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its global Pressure Sensitive Materials business to Platinum Equity, a California-based private equity firm. The transaction was completed for a purchase price of $170 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.

Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. announced this week the latest expansion of its Forest Products business through the construction of two new formaldehyde plants in Geismar, Louisiana and Luling, Louisiana

At 432 Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York, a new building is under construction. It will be 1,396 feet tall. The top penthouse apartment has already been sold for $95 million. Couple this with idea we promulgated last spring at the Light Green Machine® Institute of the vertical paper machine. The idea is simple, yet revolutionary--build a paper machine standing on its head, forming at the top, winding at the bottom...

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The new mill will have an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons of pulp, of which 1.1 million tons is short fiber (eucalyptus) and 400 thousand tons islong fiber (pine), part of which will be converted into fluff pulp

Andritz says it has received an order from Stora Enso to rebuild the fiberline, evaporation plant, recausticizing plant, recovery boiler, and recycled fiber plant at the Varkaus pulp mill in Finland

The acquisition of J&L Fiber Services' screen cylinder product line further extends Kadant's stock-preparation product offerings of screen cylinder products applied to recycled fiber lines, thick stock, broke, and other aggressive applications

During times of a financial uncertainty, many people gravitate to the perceived safety of consumer-staples stocks. Among those that have done very well in the post-financial-crisis years are companies that provide everyday household items such as toilet paper, toothpaste, tissues and soaps. Today might not be a good time to add to those holdings, however.

Sonoco announced that it has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Europe's leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for €286 million, or approximately $360 million, in cash.

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The Multiwall Packaging Division, founded in 1950 as a division of Greif, produces large format multiwall paper bags used primarily in industrial applications of agricultural and food grade products. Multiwall operates facilities in Rosemount, Minnesota and Omaha, Nebraska.

Catalyst Paper Corporation announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with NewPage Corporation, NewPage Wisconsin System Inc. and Rumford Paper Company to purchase the Biron paper mill located in Wisconsin and the Rumford pulp and paper mill located in Maine for $74.0 million