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Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:00
The employee group buyout effort for Pine Falls abandoned
The employee group considering the purchase of the shuttered Pine Falls newsprint mill has told the mill's owner, Tembec, that the deal is off. The group concluded it could not make a viable business case for the purchase. According to…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 13:00
Federal government pays $130 million to settle AbitibiBowater expropriation
The Government of Canada will pay AbitibiBowater $130 million in compensation for the expropriation of the company's assets in Newfoundland and Labrador, considering that amount fair market value for the newsprint mill, water and timber rights, power plants and hydro…
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Thursday, 26 August 2010 09:00
St. Marys Paper proposes autumn restart
St. Marys Paper Corp. has engaged Dennis Bunnell as chairman of the board and CEO to head up the plans to restart production at the St. Marys Paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The mill ceased production of groundwood…
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 23:17
AbitibiBowater Announces Intention to Withdraw NAFTA Notice of Arbitration
AbitibiBowater today announced a formal settlement agreement with the Government of Canada with regards to its assets and rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, expropriated by the provincial government under Bill 75 in December 2008. The Government of Canada will…
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Monday, 23 August 2010 18:35
Tembec Fully Supports Proposed Ontario Energy Program
Tembec has indicated its full support for an energy conservation program announced earlier today by Ontario Energy and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid. The Company believes this program will encourage energy management practices that will have both a positive environmental impact…
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Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:11
Kadant Canada Acquires Screen Basket Supplier and Dewatering Equipment Product Line
Kadant Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has completed the acquisition of Filtration Fibrewall Inc., a Canada-based supplier of pressure screen baskets and a dewatering equipment product line from a related company. The dewatering equipment, which includes twin wire…
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Monday, 09 August 2010 13:00
Weavexx upgrades N.S. production facility
Xerium Technologies will be upgrading equipment at its Weavexx forming fabrics facility in Kentville, N.S. To support the company, the province, through Nova Scotia Business Inc., is providing a five-year payroll rebate up to a maximum of $500,000."As a global…
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Monday, 09 August 2010 10:55
Federal government pledges $100 million to forest industry technological innovation
The Government of Canada has launched a $100-million Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program to help expand opportunities for Canada's forestry sector through the development of innovative projects and technologies. Stockwell Day, president of the Treasury Board, Minister for…
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 09:29
Tembec issues a statement after Recent references in media
Recent references in media coverage of $300 million of investment related to ratification of new collective agreement in Temiscaming, Quebec inaccurate and misleading Tembec today issued a statement to clarify inaccurate information contained in newspaper articles related to the ratification…
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Monday, 19 July 2010 08:00
Paper Excellence Acquires Mackenzie Pulp Mill
The Mackenzie pulp mill in British Columbia has been acquired by Paper Excellence B.V., for an undisclosed sum. The transaction secures the future of the mill which is expected to resume production of high quality NBSK pulp in the fall.…
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Friday, 16 July 2010 10:00
AbitibiBowater fined for injuries in 2008 at Fort Frances mill
Abitibi Consolidated Company of Canada, as the owner and operator of a paper mill in Fort Frances, Ontario, was fined $125,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused injuries to two workers and a student.…
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Thursday, 15 July 2010 15:00
AbitibiBowater could emerge from creditor protection in October 2010
AbitibiBowater could emerge from bankruptcy protection in October if creditors vote in August to approve the newsprint producer's restructuring plan, the Canadian Press reports. The Montreal-based company has been under court protection in Canada and the United States since April…
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Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:00
Catalyst announces permanent closure of Elk Falls mill
Catalyst Paper has announced that it is permanently closing its Elk Falls paper mill near Campbell River, British Columbia in September. This facility has been indefinitely curtailed since February 2009.“Today’s news is a disappointing outcome for mill employees and families,…
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Saturday, 03 July 2010 11:00
Creditor approval brings Terrace Bay Pulp closer to restart
The approval of Terrace Bay Pulp's repayment plan moves the idled Ontario pulp mill one step closer to resuming production this summer. According to the Chronicle Journal newspaper, 165 of 168 voted in favour of the plan, which represents $35…
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 08:58
Million-dollar forest research program launched by Northern Pulp Nova Scotia
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia is creating a new Forest Research Program in the province. Northern Pulp's initiative and $1 million investment over five years will drive research to study the impacts of current forest management practices and help shape and…
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