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The transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter, will reportedly add 290 employees and a range of printing, finishing and coating additives to Reinach, Switzerland-based Archroma, the companies said, without disclosing financial details.

The investment includes two separate production lines for anionic and cationic products which will produce FennoBond strength chemistries for tissue and also board customers

This is a subject we covered over a decade ago in this column. But we have many newer readers and the rest of us likely have forgotten what I said on the subject. It is worth going over again, and there are some fresh ideas to discuss, as well...

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These full-tuition scholarships are highly competitive and winners are selected by committee from among applicants who are studying the paper science and engineering curriculum at Miami. Recipients are selected for their superior academic performance, creativity in problem-solving and demonstrated examples of exceptional leadership.

SCA announced that it has once again been recognized as a leader in disclosing climate change data with quality and depth to its investors and to the global market place. The achievement was announced Wednesday on the CDP Climate Leadership Awards seminar in Stockholm.

Fortress Paper Ltd. said this week that the antidumping duty imposed by China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") on dissolving pulp imports to China from Canada, the United States and Brazil has remained unchanged since its imposition.

Asia Pulp & Paper releases statement following government evaluation

The company said new pulp dryer will allow mill in Russia to produce more than 100,000 tonnes of FSC certified softwood market pulp per year

Pacon Corporation said this week that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Roselle Paper Co. Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Pacon acquired Roselle's equipment, inventory and trade names.

Metsä Group announced this week that it is preparing to build a next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland. The company said that the next concrete step is to demolish the existing, decommissioned pulp mill to make room for the new bioproduct mill planned for the same site.

If you don't think Ebola is going to spread widely and rapidly, I have a bridge to sell you in New York. As long as Ebola remains a contact-transmitted (not airborne) virus, the pulp and paper industry has an opportunity to help contain this disease.

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Actually, the issue should be stated, "Will these paper machine designs as we know them today, survive in the future?" While some may later conclude this discussion borders on fiction or is based on conjecture, hopefully a few thought-provoking "truisms" will be recognized.

Too many in the media want the luxury of being on all sides of every issue. And then they wonder why they have absolutely zero relevance.

Cenveo, Inc. announced this week that it has opened two state of the art Envelope showcase, production and distribution facilities in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania and Chicopee, Massachusetts

Södra announced this week that it has begun an expansion of the Södra pulp mill in Värö. The Board of Directors at Södra made a decision in February to invest SEK 4 billion ($559 million) in a massive expansion of the pulp mill in Värö, north of Varberg.

Are we not facing moving and shifting economies which create centers of capitalism today where there were empty fields yesterday?

ABB announced this week that it has inaugurated its first new office in Yangon, Myanmar, after an absence of 20 years. Having a local presence in the country will allow the company to better serve local customers, improve service capabilities, and expand its activities, the company said.

The Kauttua plant manufactures base paper for masking tape