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International Paper is reporting that it could take up to three months to repair the digester damaged by the 22 January explosion at its Cantonment, Florida mill.
To further strengthen competitiveness and enable future growth in the tissue operations in Mexico, SCA has decided to invest about USD 105m (approx. SEK 950m) in one of the company's facilities in the country. To strengthen its baby diaper product offering in Europe, SCA has also decided to invest about EUR 40m (approx. SEK 380m) in facilities in Europe.
International Paper announced the following senior leadership changes. Thomas J. Plath has been elected by the Board of Directors to become Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Global Citizenship, effective March 1, 2017.
Laila Rogestedt, Head of Innovation and New Business, has decided to leave Södra.
Mercer International Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of one of Germany's largest sawmills and a bio-mass power plant, near Friesau, Germany for approximately $55.1 million plus defined working capital of approximately $9 million.
British Columbia members of the federal New Democratic Party's caucus called on the Liberal government to ensure that BC's forest industry is protected after the expiry of the Softwood Lumber Agreement with the United States.
Continuing to be at the forefront of next generation technology, Expera Specialty Solutions, a leading producer of food packaging solutions, announced today that it continues to expand its Grease-Gard® family of brands, including its Grease-Gard FluoroFree® papers.
International Paper announced that it has been named again by FORTUNE magazine as one of "America's Most Admired Companies."
Greif, Inc. announced that its Paper Packaging and Services business unit received the company's inaugural Dempsey Award for Customer Service Excellence.
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (SWM) announced today plans to rebrand all of its acquired company corporate brands in 2017, under the SWM umbrella to create a unified, global leader in the industries it serves.
KapStone has reportedly resumed running a furnace where a major fire burned earlier this week, Longview fire officials said Wednesday.
Stora Enso will start co-determination negotiations with employees at its Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden regarding a plan to reorganize the mill, including a permanent closure of paper machine 8.
WestRock Company announced that it has once again been named to Fortune Magazine's annual list of the "World's Most Admired Companies."
Andritz announced that it was awarded an order from Consorzio Cartiere in Tivoli, Italy, to upgrade the board machine and related stock preparation line at the mill in Tivoli.
Verso announced the introduction of NK Series, a family of lightweight, machine-glazed natural kraft papers manufactured using unbleached virgin fiber.
Valmet has received an order for an online condition monitoring system from Anhui Shanyin Paper Industry Co., Ltd. in Ma'anshan, Anhui province, China.
Catalyst Paper has successfully launched a complete line of new lightweight flexible food packaging papers, branded LEAP, from their FDA-compliant Biron mill in Wisconsin.
Smurfit Kappa has announced an agreement to purchase the company Litbag, in order to reinforce its position in Southern Europe.
BMO's Dr. Mark Wilde is reporting that reliable trade contacts report that KapStone has announced a $50/ton containerboard price hike on all grades -- linerboard and medium. WestRock, the second largest containerboard producer in N.A., has announced a $50/ton containerboard price hike, effective with shipments March 13. WRK has also announced a 10% box and 12% sheet price hike effective with the same date.
Södra is investing just over SEK 200 million in the Långasjö, Värö, and Orrefors sawmills.
Valmet has unveiled a new online analyzer for wood chip and bark moisture measurement.
With two major projects at its Cabano plant supported by the Quebec government, Cascades will significantly decrease its heavy-fuel oil consumption.
Charmin Essentials Soft, a new product from Charmin, has been named a 2017 Product of the Year winner in the Bath Tissue category.
Clearwater Paper Corporation announced plans to build a new tissue machine and related converting equipment for producing premium and ultra-premium grades of private label tissue products at a site adjacent to the company's existing facility in Shelby, North Carolina.
Dow Chemical and DuPont has offered to sell assets to ease EU competition concerns that their planned $130 billion merger may lead to farmers facing higher prices and fewer new herbicides and pesticides in the future.
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