Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:30
Fortress Paper Commences Start-Up Phase at Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill
Fortress Paper Ltd. has announced that it has initiated the final stages of the conversion project at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill. The mill has commenced its start-up phase with final process testing, which will include cold and hot water…
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:00
Clearwater Paper Completes Sale of Lewiston Sawmill
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced that it has completed the sale of its Lewiston, Idaho, sawmill to Idaho Forest Group of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The transaction included the sale of Clearwater Paper's sawmill, planer mill, dry kilns, and related assets…
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 08:45
Resolute Forest Products to Commence Take-Over Bid to Acquire Fibrek Inc.
Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute") has announced that it intends to make a formal take-over bid to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares (the "Common Shares") of Fibrek Inc. ("Fibrek", TSX: FBK). "The acquisition of Fibrek is consistent…
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 10:00
Kruger's Paperboard Mill in Montreal Receives FSC®
Kruger Inc. has announced that its Place Turcot paperboard mill in Montréal has been awarded Chain of Custody (CoC) certification by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), License Code FSC®- C106738. The certificate, issued by the Rainforest Alliance, an FSC®-accredited organization,…
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 14:52
Boni Elected Vice President and Treasurer at Ashland Inc
Ashland Inc. has announced its board of directors has elected Eric Boni as vice president and treasurer of the company, effective December 1, 2011. In addition, John Goswell has been named vice president, internal audit. Boni succeeds J. Kevin Willis,…
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Friday, 18 November 2011 14:00
Praxair to Supply New Uruguayan Pulp Mill
Praxair Uruguay, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), has signed a 15-year contract to supply oxygen to a new pulp mill complex being built in Punta Pereira, in the department of Colonia, Uruguay. The new facility will be operated…
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 13:30
Sonoco Recycling and SC Kick Off Recycling at Welcome Centers
Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today helped kick off the “South Carolina Welcomes You to Recycle” program at the York, S.C., welcome center. The program is…
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 11:30
Metso wins Best Automation Award
Metso wins Best Automation Award from Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry For the sixth time, Metso has been chosen as the best company in the Automation category by ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp…
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 09:30
Domtar Releases New Wave of "Paper Because" Campaign
Building on its award-winning "Paper Because" campaign, Domtar Corporation has released a new series of videos promoting the important role paper plays in our lives. The videos will debut on PaperBecause.com, Domtar.com, YouTube and social media sites - relying on…
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Friday, 11 November 2011 07:47
Ashland Inc. to sell synlubes business to Monument Chemicals Inc.
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has announced that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its aviation and refrigerant lubricants business, a polyol/ester-based synlubes business, to Monument Chemicals Inc., a Heritage Group Company. Annual revenue for…
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Friday, 11 November 2011 07:42
Resolute Forest Products Joins WWF Climate Savers Program
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is pleased to welcome Resolute Forest Products (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), an organization committed to sustainability leadership as the newest member of its prestigious Climate Savers program (www.wwf.ca/about_us/business/climate_savers). As part of their commitment to this partnership,…
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 09:00
Taan Forest Achieves FSC Certification on Haida Gwaii
The Rainforest Alliance today announced that Taan Forest, owned by the Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo) of Haida Gwaii, in British Columbia, has successfully achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, becoming the first forest in British Columbia to meet FSC standards…
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 07:08
Loss of two Tembec employees in a crash
Two Tembec employees from Kapuskasing operations, Chad McQuade, area forestry technician and Daniel Simis, area forester died in a helicopter crash last Thursday 3rd Nov, in Northern Ontario, during a forest survey. The pilot of the contracted helicopter also died.…
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 22:10
Sonoco Completes Acquisition of Tegrant Corporation
Sonoco one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tegrant Corporation, a leading provider of highly engineered protective, temperature-assured and retail security packaging solutions, from Metalmark Capital for $550 million. According…
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 12:30
Sonoco Recycling to Manage Recycling Services for Onslow County
Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, has announced that it has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate the Onslow County, N.C., materials recovery facility…
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