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Appvion's paper division consists of the company's thermal, carbonless, security and specialty products businesses

Verso West Chester office will close; Verso's corporate headquarters will remain in Memphis, Tenn.

ASG, a leading global specialty-packaging manufacturer, announced it has acquired the Bydgoszcz, Poland-based beauty and personal care folding carton business of MeadWestvaco Corporation.

Current CEO Faraci set to retire next year

Georgia Institute of Technology announces that the Institute of Paper Science and Technology (IPST), is being renamed the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) effective June 1, 2014.

Board of directors nixed new approach from Weir Group

The new company, Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co., will combine with a subsidiary of TRI Pointe Homes Inc.

xpedx, a business of International Paper and Unisource Worldwide, Inc., announced this week that they have chosen the name Veritiv for the leading distribution solutions company that will be created upon completion of their merger

Rebuild will last 12 weeks; project expected to start up in 2016

In 2013, the mill produced 465,000 tons on two paper machines and two pulp dryers that made various paper grades including containerboard, specialty kraft paper and pulp

Company confirms plans for deal with TRI Pointe, says it will focus on its timber and paper products business

Workers were employees of a maintenance contractor; incident is under investigation

Recruitment of new directors for both companies and new Rayonier CEO nearing completion; CFO transition announced

The extension comes as a result of continued discussions with each of the Canadian Competition Bureau and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

Production at mill will end on June 30, 2014

Expansion plans are expected to be completed this month

Company is buying Brown for $100 million

Non-Executive Chairman Thomas J. Howatt will retire from board; Michael C. Burandt Appointed Interim CEO and will become chairman

Hood Packaging Corp. is the buyer

PCA will convert the No. 3 newsprint machine at DeRidder to containerboard, producing lightweight linerboard and medium, and exit the newsprint business

The company already employs 280 workers at the adjacent box factory – the world’s largest – and the mill will add more than 100 new jobs

Mill had been shut down since September 2012

Stora Enso plans to reorganize its Renewable Packaging Division, comprising Consumer Board, Packaging Solutions and Packaging Asia, into three separate businesses reporting to the CEO

Thurso mill took 10 weeks of market downtime

Transaction expected to close at the end of March