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If you work in production, as a majority of the readers of this column do, there are parts of your day dictated by the rhythm of production. Yet even in a production setting, there are still portions of your day in which you have some freedom as to pace. You might want to work on these...

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International Paper has announced plans to reinvest more than $90 million over the next five years in their mill in Cantonment, Fla. in order to increase energy efficiencies, support and enhance the work environment and strengthen its competitive position.

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The company cautions that this unplanned suspension may potentially reduce fourth quarter revenue by $6 million to $8 million when compared to previously issued guidance

Ahlstrom Corporation, Munksjö Oyj and Munksjö AB received on February 25, 2014 a Statement of Objections from the European Commission with respect to alleged incorrect or misleading information provided in connection with the merger notification to the European Commission, submitted in 2012

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell approximately 165,000 acres of Montana and Washington forestland to The Nature Conservancy for $134 million

The letter calls for continuation of current dumping margins on lightweight thermal paper from China and Germany

The Albury Mill began operations in 1987 and produced nonwoven fabrics for use in sterile medical applications (surgical wraps and gowns), industrial applications and as a component for the manufacture of nappies

The Powell River No.9 paper machine will be idled on 31 October 2014 for a period of three weeks, with additional downtime possible based on market demands

The plant has been operation since the 1940s and it was one of the oldest in RockTenn's system. It is also one of the smallest production facilities within the system, making up to 53,000 tons of recycled paperboard annually.

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Wood-based fibers have a number of advantages over cotton- and petroleum-based materials in terms of cost, protection of agricultural land and sustainability. Despite this, an environmental advocacy group called "Canopy" has recently started a campaign to question the expansion of wood-based textile production.

The company, formed in 2013 with the merger of the Thilmany Papers and Wausau Papers, has been conducting its corporate activities at temporary offices throughout the state. Expera has about 1,800 employees at plants in Kaukauna, De Pere, Mosinee, Rhinelander and Wausau.

Stora Enso announced that it will invest Euro 27 million to improve the quality and cost-competitiveness and to increase the capacity of the consumer board machine 5 by 20,000 metric tons at its Imatra Mills in Finland

The company said the job cuts were part of a restructuring plan meant to reduce its costs and create greater efficiency. The cuts will amount to about 2 percent of the company's total work force of about 58,000 people world-wide

Liberty Diversified International (LDI) announced that is has acquired San Diego-based Harbor Packaging Inc., a designer and manufacturer of corrugated packaging and Point of Purchase (POP) displays in Southern California and Mexico

Potlatch Corporation has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 201,000 acres of timberlands in Alabama and Mississippi from affiliates of Resource Management Service, LLC for $384 million

Cascades and Rackam started work on the ground-level facility in June, installing a powerful concentrated solar power (CSP) system with a surface area of 1490 m2 on a 4000 m2 lot, with the aim of reducing the consumption of natural gas used to produce the hot water required for operations at the industrial complex. The project is a first in the pulp and paper industry

David Paul Wiser, chief financial officer of Pratt Industries, died 12 Oct 2014 of natural causes. Mr. Wiser worked at Pratt for the past 15 years.

Improvements at the mill include the installation of a new continuous dry kiln and a state-of-the-art planer mill, along with related infrastructure improvements. Project completion is expected by the third quarter of 2015, the company said.

A new chip plant will be constructed and one of the two pulp lines will be modified