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According to company leaders, the $550 million expansion will create over 100 new jobs. About 850 people worked at the Broadway facility before the expansion.

Orient Paper Industries Ltd (OPIL) entered into a partnership agreement with the BTG Group, to assist them with a digital transformation journey that will be rolled out in phases over the next few years.

Two decades ago, Mercer Holz, today the European leader in timber rail transport, took the bold decision to make rail the central pillar of its logistics strategy.

The $250 million investment project in the Duluth mill will include approximately 600,000 square feet expansion. The redevelopment includes four building additions to expand manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and shipping.

Citing market and economic conditions, Paper Excellence is confirming they will not be proceeding with plans to restart the Prince Albert pulp mill. According to a statement Thursday night, they will instead explore options to divest the mill.

If it pans out, it could eventually lead to 600 or more direct jobs in the region, he says

As indicated in its September 4 announcement of the closure of the Plateau and Fort St. John operations, Canfor Corporation remains committed to exploring opportunities to divest some of its northern BC tenure to support other BC manufacturers who are facing similar challenges accessing economic fibre to support their operations.

Scientists are working to develop a tree that could ease the production of paper, resulting in less energy use and less pollution.

A devastating fire that began at a lumber processing mill in Weed, California, has led to a significant lawsuit filed by local residents against the mill's operators. On July 10, 2024, plaintiffs Ashley Navarre, Michael Navarre, Justis Navarre (through guardian ad litem Ashley Navarre), and Jacalyn Navarre (through guardian ad litem Ashley Navarre) filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, against Roseburg Forest Products Co., Benjamin Hornsby, Jeffery Lee, and other unnamed defendants.

Dart Container Corporation, a leading foodservice packaging manufacturer, and PulPac announce a strategic partnership. Supported by PulPac's North American sales agent Seismic Solutions, Dart has become a PulPac licensee and is installing the first Dry Molded Fiber production line of its kind in North America: the PulPac Scala.

International Paper announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (including any amendments and supplements thereto, the "Definitive Proxy Statement") in connection with its pending acquisition of DS Smith Plc (LSE: DSS, "DS Smith") (the "Combination").

Kruger Inc. announced a $32.4 million investment at its Kamloops Pulp Mill to implement innovative technology to diversify its product portfolio and expand into fast growing markets. In addition to improving Kruger Kamloops' competitiveness, performance, and environmental footprint, this initiative will contribute to securing 340 jobs at the Mill, as well as 1,000 indirect jobs in B.C.

It helps to have OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) in order to plan a capital project, even a small one. Or as the joke says, OCD should be CDO, so the words are in the correct alphabetical order. I can tell you this--if you don't have a touch of OCD, you will never be a successful capital project manager.

Hygiene and health company Essity's targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 have been validated by Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The validation applies to all near- and long-term targets in Scope 1, 2, and 3. The roadmap has been developed as part of the U.N. Global Compact's "Business Ambition for 1.5°C".

Ulla Nurminen has been appointed Metsä Group's Group Treasurer as of 1 October 2024. She will transfer from the role of VP, Cash Management & Treasury Support. Before that Nurminen has worked in various positions at Metsä Group Treasury and Nordea.

UPM Specialty Papers continues to work with partners from across the food packaging value network, co-creating transformative solutions that offer unique and innovative solutions that meet the specific requirements of brand owners and converters.

The Memphis-based paper maker on Tuesday said that Silvernail, who joined the company to take over the top job in May from Mark Sutton, will succeed Sutton this time around as well.

Finnish forestry companies will work with the government to protect wildlife and avoid a repeat of an incident in August when endangered river pearl mussels were crushed by forestry machines, Environment Minister Kai Mykkanen said.

Cascades Inc. welcomes the report published by Recyc-Québec and Circle Economy and urges businesses and consumers to embrace the circular economy.

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As a global leader in comprehensive solutions, Sappi delivers renewable, premium-quality products that converters, printers, brand owners as well as label and packaging designers worldwide have come to rely on

The purchase represents efforts to reclaim stewardship over their traditional territories.

Canfor Corporation announced the completion of the subdivision and sale of its Forest License in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area (TSA) equally to the McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Tsay Keh Dene Nation.

The building houses the head office of Finnish forest industry company Stora Enso and the new design hotel Solo Sokos Hotel Pier 4, which aims to be the most sustainable hotel in Finland. With the upcoming Museum of Architecture and Design, the area is developing into an exciting new hub of art and design beside the sea.