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Smurfit Kappa's chief executive has signalled the paper packaging group's appetite for US deals would wane - in the event of Republican candidate Donald Trump winning the US presidential election.
Australia's corporate watchdog said on Thursday it had competition concerns about the planned $130 billion merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical Co and was in touch with overseas regulators on the deal.
Evoqua Water Technologies today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Environmental Treatment Systems, Inc., a leading provider of engineered solutions to the industrial wastewater market based in Acworth, GA. Terms were not disclosed.
Sonoco has acquired Plastic Packaging Inc. (PPI), a privately held Hickory, N.C.-based flexible packaging company.
Greif, Inc. has announced that it was awarded an A- for environmental leadership, management and best practices by the independent non-profit organization CDP.
The transaction includes the printing papers mill located in Longview, Wash.
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Executive Vice President Brad Southern to the newly created position of chief operating officer.
Sinar Mas Group's pulp and paper firm, Asia Pulp and Paper, has introduced a new smart mapping technology to improve wildfire management.
Weyerhaeuser Company has announced the appointment of Devin W. Stockfish to vice president of Western Timberlands, and Kristy T. Harlan to senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Both changes will be effective January 1, 2017.
USG Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its building products distribution business, L&W Supply Corporation, to ABC Supply Co., Inc. for a total cash consideration of $670 million.
Harry Merlo, the former long-timer chief executive officer of Louisiana-Pacific Corp., died Oct. 24. He was 91.
Firefighters responded to a fire Sunday night at the Pratt Industries paper mill in New York.
A small fire at Finch Paper Co. damaged a conveyor belt on Saturday night.
Robert C. Williams, co-founder of the James River Corporation, passed away this week at the age of 86.
An ongoing foul odor in the area of the new Pratt Industries recycled paper mill has reportedly been attracting the objections of nearby residents.
Sofidel has launched its away-from-home paper brand, Papernet, to the U.S. market.
Cascades has introduced its new brand identity within its Tissue Group division, Cascades Pro™, the culmination of a major brand transformation for the former Away-From-Home division.
Maine paper makers will get more than half of a new $3 million fund to give special energy cost rebates to large Maine manufacturers connected to the New England power grid.
DuPont Co.'s merger with Dow Chemical Co. now appears likely to complete in the first quarter of 2017, later than initially hoped, as antitrust authorities scrutinize a spate of agricultural deals, DuPont's top executive said.
Charcoal from paper mill sludge that once polluted the ocean here southwest of Tokyo could be used to restore contaminated land near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
UPM has been included in the CDP Climate A List. UPM is featured in the CDP's climate change program for the eight years in a row for its climate actions and transparent climate reporting.
Huhtamaki PPL Limited, a part of the Finland-based Huhtamaki group that provides consumer and specialty packaging solutions, plans to invest about Rs 65 crores for expansion and modernisation projects for its flexible packaging and labels businesses in the North East region.
SCA has been identified as a global leader for its strategies and actions in response to climate change and has been awarded a position on the Climate A List by CDP, the international not-for-profit that drives sustainable economies.
Ahlstrom will invest into engine and industrial filtration product capabilities at its Madisonville plant in Kentucky, USA. The total investment is approximately Euro 23 million and it will be completed during the first half of 2018.
SCA President and CEO Magnus Groth to address the power of public-private partnerships in achieving the Global Agenda and advancing hygiene awareness and standards globally.
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