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Verso Paper Corp. has announced that its subsidiaries, Verso Paper Holdings LLC and Verso Paper Inc. (the "Issuers"), propose to issue $345 million aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2019 (the "Notes") in a private offering that is exempt from the registration requirements of…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) (formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), and The Climate Registry (TCR) named International Paper (NYSE: IP) among the winners of the inaugural Climate Leadership Awards. International…
Rayonier has announced that Paul Boynton, president and CEO, will present at the Raymond James 33rd Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, at 8:05 a.m. EST. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be…
ThermoSafe Brands, a business of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), is pleased to introduce Certis Silver, the latest offering in the Certis line of off-the-shelf packaging solutions for temperature-sensitive products. Designed to the ISCsilver™ Ambient Temperature Profile, Certis Silver packaging solutions offer…
Thursday, 23 February 2012 23:04

Michael Larson Appointed to Ecolab's Board

The Board of Directors of Ecolab Inc. announced that it has appointed Michael Larson to the Ecolab board. Mr. Larson is Chief Investment Officer toWilliam H. Gates III and the Business Manager ofCascade Investment, L.L.C., inKirkland, WA. He has been…
Following the costliest year in history for world natural disasters, including more than a dozen billion-dollar weather-related events in the United States alone, The Weather Channel will feature FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, in five…
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that its Foley Plant in Perry, Florida, which manufactures specialty wood cellulose and fluff pulp, is returning to normal operation following a power failure and electrical surge that occurred last Friday, February 17. The power failure was…
Palmetto Distribution Center achieves gold-tier award status by going landfill free Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced that Fruit of the Loom’s Palmetto Distribution Center,…
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced three executive officer appointments, according to Sonoco Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerHarris E. DeLoach, Jr., and M. Jack Sanders, president and chief operating officer. John M. Colyer, Jr. has been promoted…
International Paper Company has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Temple-Inland Inc. through the merger of its wholly owned subsidiary Metal Acquisition Inc. with and into Temple-Inland.  Temple-Inland is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Paper.  Under the terms of the transaction,…
Mercer International Inc. has announced that it has entered into a support agreement (the "Support Agreement") with Fibrek Inc. ("Fibrek") for Mercer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek (the "Fibrek Shares") by way of…
International Paper Company and Temple-Inland Inc. have announced that they have reached an agreement with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") with respect to International Paper's acquisition of Temple-Inland.  As part of the agreement, the DOJ has entered into a…
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today introduced Formsoft, an advanced tissue forming fabric technology specifically designed to help its tissue fabric customers improve operational performance at…
International Paper Company (NYSE: IP) and Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) has announced that they have agreed to extend the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") review period with respect to International Paper's acquisition of Temple-Inland until February 13, 2012 to provide the parties with time to enter into binding documentation to…
Mercer International Inc. has announced that Ken Shields has resigned as a director of the Company. Mr. Shields stated: "It has been a great pleasure to serve as a director and vice-chairman of Mercer but, due to demands from my…