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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:00
Resolute Owns 70.9% of Fibrek; Reminder that May 17 is Final Expiry Date of Offer
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), today announced that it has taken up and accepted for payment 9,894,933 additional shares of Fibrek Inc. (TSX: FBK) deposited to its offer as of the close of…
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Monday, 14 May 2012 09:00
Domtar announces the acquisition of EAM Corporation
Domtar Corporation has announced that it has acquired EAM Corporation, a leading privately-held manufacturer of high quality absorbent composite solutions, from Kinderhook Industries, LLC for $61 million. "The acquisition of EAM Corporation will give us long term research capabilities to…
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Thursday, 10 May 2012 07:53
Resolute and Fibrek Cooperating for Smooth Transition
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, have announced that Fibrek Inc. and Resolute are cooperating on an orderly transition to Resolute's effective control. The goal for both parties is to minimize any disruption to Fibrek's key relationships, including…
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 09:00
Resolute Now Owns 50.1% of Fibrek
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that it has taken up and accepted for payment 1,633,800 additional shares of Fibrek Inc. deposited to its offer as of the close of business today. Together with the shares…
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Thursday, 03 May 2012 08:00
Kemira establishes local R&D in Alberta, Canada
Kemira has opened a Research & Development projects laboratory in Alberta, Canada on May 1, 2012. The laboratory, located on the campus of the University of Alberta, will be an extension of Kemira's North American R&D, headquartered in Atlanta. "This…
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Wednesday, 02 May 2012 16:00
Mercer International Inc. Files Arbitration Seeking $250 Mil in Damages From the Government of Canada
Mercer International Inc. has announced it has served a Request for Arbitration on the Government of Canada for breaches by it of its obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA"). Actions by BC Hydro and the BC Government…
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Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:30
Fortress adds to dissolving pulp management team
Fortress Paper Ltd. has announced changes to the management team of Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary which produces dissolving pulp at a mill in Thurso, Que. Marco Veilleux has been promoted to vice-president, business development and strategic…
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Monday, 23 April 2012 16:30
Resolute Forest Products and National Envelope Announce Partnership
Resolute Forest Products and National Envelope have announced a unique partnership that will provide customers with an expanded portfolio of solutions, including folio-size sheets using Resolute's innovative, high-yield, sustainable paper. This alliance is an integral part of both companies' continued…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 16:30
Mercer Withdraws its Cease Trade Application
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products has announced that Mercer International Inc.has withdrawn its application requesting an order to cease trade Resolute's offer to acquire Fibrek Inc. Mercer filed its application with the Bureau de décision et de…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 11:30
Cascades Announces the Closure of its Norampac – Trenton Mill
Cascades Inc., a leader in recovery and in the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces today the closure of its Norampac containerboard mill located in Trenton, Ontario. Following the rejection of the final offer made to the…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 10:30
Catalyst Paper reschedules Creditor meetings and Court date
Catalyst Paper has announced that meetings of its secured and unsecured creditors to consider the plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act have been changed from April 23, 2012 to May 2, 2012. The rescheduled meetings will be…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 09:30
Domtar plans to convert wood waste to liquid fuels at Dryden mill
Domtar is investing up to $14 million to develop a fast pyrolysis technology at its Dryden, Ont., NBSK mill that will convert wood to “drop-in” liquid fuels. CRIBE is providing up to $6 million in funding to leverage a total…
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 12:30
CelluForce's nanotechnology scientist awarded 2012 Doug Purvis Memorial
Dr. Richard Berry honoured by award from the Society of Chemical Industry CelluForce’s , Richard Berry PhD, a leader in the development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) is honoured today with the 2012 Doug Purvis Memorial award by the Society of…
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Monday, 16 April 2012 10:30
Resolute Announces Take-Up of 46.8% of Fibrek Shares
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced that all applicable conditions to its offer for Fibrek Inc. have been satisfied and that it has taken up and accepted for payment the 60,831,859 shares deposited as of 11:59…
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 08:00
Resolute Reduces Minimum Tender Condition and Extends its Offer for Fibrek
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products has announced that it has reduced to 59,502,822 shares the minimum tender condition of its offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fibrek Inc. Presently, 59,502,822 Fibrek shares…
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