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Marc Dube of Port Hawkesbury Paper said this week that poor market conditions for printing and writing-grade paper has led to the week-long shutdown.
Weyerhaeuser Co. announced this week that it will sell its Longview liquid packaging plant -- a major portion of the Longview operations -- to Nippon Paper Industries for $285 million.
The $64 million investment includes new state-of-the-art converting lines that are scheduled for commissioning at the end of the first quarter of 2017.
IP International Holdings, Inc, and International Paper Investments (Luxembourg), both group entities, have proposed acquisition of 20.05 percent and 54.95 percent shares in listed entity International Paper APPM Limited from IP Holdings Asia Singapore pte Holdings, Inc.
The antitrust watchdog said Monday it discovered 45 companies, including the industry's leading Tailim Packaging Co. and Asia Paper MFG Co., collusively cut the unit cost of corrugated board paper, which is the core raw material for shipping containers and cardboard boxes, and sold the final product at a fixed higher price between 2007 and 2014.
Ron Van Den Heuvel expected his Green Box businesses to garner national -- if not worldwide -- notoriety for turning trash into treasure. Instead, the business has drawn the attention of no less than five federal agencies that are investigating Van Den Heuvel and the long list of companies he created. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, FBI, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service have been involved in the investigation.
Indonesia is piling the pressure on Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) to hand over information relating to its concession lands, many of which are on highly flammable peatland.
Georgia-Pacific announced this week that it has bought Santa Fe Springs Calif.-based Reliable Container Corp. for an undisclosed amount.
The case would affect between 4,000 to 5,000 retirees and spouses nationwide.
If convicted, Charles Hicks, 51, faces up to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of $250,000 with restitution payment mandatory.
Stora Enso will invest EUR 26.5 million in Skutskär pulp mill to increase its fluff capacity to meet the growing demand in the hygiene market.
BillerudKorsnäs said the investment program will result in the Skärblacka production unit in Sweden being developed into a world leading center for machine glazed, MG, kraft paper production.
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced the temporary closure of its Kénogami (Quebec) supercalendered paper mill from June 23 to July 4, 2016.
Kimberly-Clark has expanded its manufacturing facilities in Singapore by adding three new lines. The lines make Huggies baby wipes, using advanced and automated technology, and diaper pants.
The planned pulp paper mill will turn pulp into serviettes, toilet paper and facial tissues, among others.
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. faces $71,800 in state fines for health and safety violations at its Longview mill last November, including a "near miss" when a paper machine was nearly started with a contract worker inside.
The Memphis-based paper company announced this week that David J. Paterson, CEO and president, will step down from day-to-day management and become chairman of the board once the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization proceedings.
A multimillion-dollar lawsuit by forestry giant Resolute Forest Products Inc. will not deter it from continuing its mission of "investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse by corporations," Greenpeace has announced.
Twin Rivers Paper Company Limited announced Monday that it will invest approximately $12 million at its Madawaska facility as part of a strategic realignment to focus on growth-oriented market segments and maximize productivity.
The Rolla facility will produce sustainably-made, molded-fiber egg cartons for the U.S. market. Cartons will be made of 100% recycled newspaper sourced from the Midwest and distributed nationally.
The company said that during its 20 years of operation, the city of Suzhou has grown around the mill, making it difficult to develop and continue industrial operations at the current site. The cash consideration for the divestment of assets is approximately EUR 240 million.
An investigation is ongoing into a workplace incident that left a Corner Brook Pulp and Paper employee with serious burns earlier this week.
On Thursday, 2 June 2016, a serious workplace accident occurred in Valmet's installation activities in the pulp mill expansion project at Södra Cell's Värö mill in Sweden. An employee of Valmet's subcontractor was seriously injured in a lifting operation and later died in hospital whilst receiving treatment for injuries sustained during the accident.
Verso on Thursday announced the release of its new product on Jay's No. 5 paper machine, which it said will be used for items such as deli wraps, food service liners, microwave popcorn bags and laminated food pouches.
Thomas Gardner, Niilo Heikki Hakkarainen, Charles Klass, Otto Kress, Irwin Pearl and Juhani Strömberg will join previous members of the Paper Hall of Fame during the 22nd class induction ceremonies.
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