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The UPM biodiversity programme received an honourable mention in the 2016 corporate biodiversity awards by Finland's leading corporate responsibility network FIBS. The six finalists presented their proposals to a judging panel and audience in a pitching event.
DS Smith announced the proposed acquisition of Parish Manufacturing Inc. Parish is a US manufacturer and supplier of bag-in-box systems.
ABB has launched L&W Freeness Online, what the company describes as a reliable, repeatable and cost-effective online system for measuring, monitoring and controlling key quality variables - Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) and Schopper-Riegler (SR) - in paper stock preparation.
Maine sawmills and timber harvesters could benefit if President-elect Donald Trump goes through with a draft plan to aggressively renegotiate trade terms for competing softwood lumber imported from Canada.
Xerium Technologies, Inc. has introduced TransForm, which the company describes as a revolutionary new generation of forming fabrics designed specifically for paperboard and packaging machines that lowers energy consumption and extends fabric life, among other considerable benefits.
Louisiana-Pacific named new heads of its oriented strand board, siding and engineered wood products businesses Thursday.
The two Austrians and a Chinese man who died in a plane crash in Pakistan worked for Austrian engineering group Andritz on a hydropower project in the north of the country, a spokesman for the company said on Wednesday.
Millworkers will vote on a new contract offer from KapStone next week, more than two years after their original contract expired.
UPM has become member of RSB, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials. RSB is a global standard and certification scheme for sustainable production of biomaterials and biofuels. It is also an independent multi-stakeholder coalition, which works to support the sustainability of biomaterials.
After promising initial tests, BillerudKorsnäs is now moving ahead with full scale trials adding microfibrillated cellulose, MFC, to its paperboard products. The initiative is made possible through a new cooperation with Norwegian biorefinery pioneer Borregaard.
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. decided to review the production structure of glassine paper and achieve a more efficient production structure, as part of the restructuring initiatives, on the basis of the contraction of the domestic paper market.
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved Leadership status in the materials sector of CDP's 2016 Forest Programme for the second year in a row.
UPM is one of the eight companies that have been recognized by the CDP Forest Program with a global leadership position in the 2016 Forest A List for timber and timber based products.
Interfor Corporation has completed the final step in the monetization of its former sawmill in Tacoma, Washington, with the closing of the sale of the Tacoma sawmill property for gross proceeds of $32.4 million.
Expera Specialty Solutions is adding a new product brand, Resin-Gard, representing its advanced line of saturating papers.
Packaging Corporation of America announced that it has completed its acquisition of Columbus Container, Inc., an independent corrugated products producer in a cash-free, debt-free transaction.
Valmet has become one of the first technology suppliers to the global pulp and paper industry to adopt 3D printing technology in its manufacturing processes to shorten lead times.
PRT USA Inc. has come to an agreement with Weyerhaeuser Company to purchase its Cottage Grove, Oregon forest seedling nursery.
The Ohio EPA will come to Chillicothe, Ohio next week to conduct a public hearing on changes at Glatfelter.
Buoyed by growing interest and technological advances in its innovative product called CelluForce NCC™, a form of high quality cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), CelluForce has signed a multifaceted strategic partnership with Fibria.
Tiede Appointed Chief Operating Officer; Arthur, Coker and Fuller Promoted to Senior VP of Company's Global Businesses
FPInnovations, in partnership with FITNIR Analyzers Inc., announced the successful commercialization of an innovative new product using near infrared technology (NIR) to quickly and efficiently analyze the kappa number of kraft pulp.
Södra has developed a bio-ash that comprises nutrients from forest raw materials and can be produced at the company's own mills. The material will be used to return nutrients to the forest in order to close the ecosystem and ensure long-term production capacity.
Prosecutors say in July 2015, John Convery lost control of his truck and hit two contractors working for Georgia-Pacific who were outside on a break.
These publications recognized USG Corporation as one of the top midsize companies to work for in both the Michigan and Chicagoland areas.
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