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A paper mill that serves as a key economic driver in northern Manitoba has received an 11th hour rescue, less than a month before it was slated to be shut down.
Heeding concerns that a proposed franchise fee could jeopardize the future of Verso Corp.'s paper mill in West Duluth and the 260 jobs it provides, city councilors unanimously voted Monday night to roll back the fee the company could have seen tacked onto its mammoth electric bill.
Maine is poised to finally begin shipping wood chips to Europe for power generation next year if plans under way at Eastport and Searsport stay on schedule.
The Boards of Directors of Munksjö Oyj and Ahlstrom Corporation have announced the combination of the two companies through a merger.
Mill employees in The Pas have voted in favor of allowing potential buyers of the town's kraft paper mill a break from pension solvency payments.
Five people were hospitalized after a hydrogen sulfide gas leak at a pulp mill in Kemi, north-west Finland on Monday morning.
Paper-based packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa UK has announced the acquisition of UK company Saxon Packaging.
The No. 10 Paper Machine (PM10) rebuild project is proceeding on time and on budget, as revealed by Kruger Inc. during a press briefing held this Thursday, November 3, 2016, at the Trois-Rivières Mill.
Domtar's Ashdown Mill will mark a new day in the mill and company's history on Nov. 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the startup of a newly converted fluff pulp machine.
UPM is planning to permanently reduce its graphic paper capacity in Europe by 305,000 tonnes.
About 70 employees are expected to lose their jobs next year when the Voith facility in Wilson closes its doors, company officials said Tuesday.
A fire in the upper level of the Weyerhaeuser wood mill in Heaters, near Flatwoods in Braxton County, caused substantial damage to the building Tuesday and sent one contractor to an area hospital for minor injuries, according to a Braxton County dispatcher.
The company said Tuesday that the Androscoggin Mill will temporarily idle the No. 3 paper machine, "reducing annual coated paper production capacity by approximately 200,000 tons."
Tembec completed the sale of its sawmill and related forestry assets located in Senneterre, Quebec to Resolute Forest Products. The sale also included certain working capital items.
Södra is divesting Södra Wood Grimslöv to German-based Soernsen Group. Trade union negotiations have been initiated regarding the transfer of the operation.
They were flying over forest land for timber harvesting company Rayonier.
The Domtar Hawesville Mill was recognized by the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers (KAM) as the Kentucky Manufacturer of the Year in the large business category.
Norbord Inc. and Louisiana-Pacific Corp. have agreed to exchange ownership of two wood panel mills in Quebec. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
Quad/Graphics Inc. said Thursday it is spending millions of dollars on new equipment at its Dallas printing plant and is expanding employment there.
Arauco announced that it has received all required official approvals to build its new particleboard plant located in Grayling, Michigan.
Catalyst Paper says it is now considering its options if the deal to sell the company to the Indian-based Kejriwal Group International falls through.
Kruger Products L.P. announced it is investing $55 million to add a paper machine at its Crabtree facility, in the Lanaudière region. The project will increase the facility's overall production by approximately 20,000 metric tonnes annually and will help to consolidate approximately 600 jobs.
A pair of fire departments responded to a report of a gas leak near Domtar in Rothschild, Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Suzano Papel & Celulose SA, Brazil's second biggest pulp producer, has agreed to pay $259 million for land and a small hydropower dam as part of an effort to secure supply of cellulose at lower costs for a key mill in the country.
Oji Holdings will begin mass production next year of a lightweight plant-derived material that can replace carbon fiber in many applications.
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