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A judge had dismissed the case against PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), saying there was not enough evidence that the firm failed to prevent recurring fires.
BMH supplies Asia Pulp and Paper.

No employees or firefighters were injured and workers did not have to evacuate the facility.

Kingsport firefighters helped put out a fire at Domtar's pulp and paper mill late Wednesday afternoon.

Arapoti Mill is the only producer of coated magazine paper in South America.

Stora Enso has entered into an equity transfer agreement to increase its ownership stake from 51% to 90% in its Chinese subsidiary Stora Enso Inpac Packaging Co. Ltd.

The American Forest & Paper Association and the American Wood Council are not giving up in their fight to have the benefits of biomass-derived energy recognized and protected under the Clean Power Plan.

The Supervisory Board of the Heinzel Group appointed Kurt Maier as new CEO of Heinzel Holding GmbH.

Indonesia has released the initials of 16 plantation companies that it said were responsible for illegal fires that caused this year's transboundary haze crisis.

Huhtamaki, the food and drink packaging company, plans to invest £4.9 million in its Lurgan plant and create 12 additional full time jobs on site.

Following evaluation of the Proposal by the independent members of the Board of Directors of Powerflute and consultations with certain major shareholders of Powerflute, the Board of Powerflute has terminated discussions with Madison Dearborn.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. responded to the proposal put forth by FSC International to launch a mediation process between interested parties with the goal of identifying solutions to forest management issues in the Canadian boreal forest.

The fate of the University of Maine research center for wood-based products located on the former Expera pulp mill site is up in the air, according to a university official.

The sessions to start early next year are expected to last one to three months. The primary focus will be on Resolute's suspended Lac St-Jean certificate and terminated Mistassini certificates.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. has responded to "misleading media statements by third parties regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce's final order for countervailing duties on supercalendered paper from Canada."

Stora Enso has opened an innovation center focused on the development of biomaterials as part of its strategy to transform into a renewable materials company.

The Mondi Group announced that it has decided not to acquire two of Walki's industrial packaging plants.

Paper machine PM 12 is already up and running, while it has now been assessed that PM 11 will be able to be restarted in mid-March.

No injuries were reported during blaze.

A federal judge has ruled Verso Paper's agreement to sell mills in Rumford and Biron, Wisconsin, was sufficient to settle antitrust complaints stemming from its $1.4 billion purchase of larger competitor NewPage.

Stora Enso will invest EUR 16 million to start pellet production and to renew the boiler at Ala Sawmill in Sweden.

The final order follows a decision by the department last month to impose the duties at rates of 18 to 20 percent.

Quad/Graphics will invest nearly $3 million and create 45 new full-time jobs by expanding at separate locations in Franklin and Versailles.

Probable cause for the fire is an overheated bearing within the paper machine.

The company is currently evaluating location options, primarily in the southern United States.

Expera Specialty Solutions in September announced its plan to close the pulp mill around the end of 2015, about a year after it bought the facility for $10.5 million in a bankruptcy auction.