Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to CMPC Tissue S.A. of Santiago, Chile. The tissue line will be installed at CMPC’s Talagante mill in Chile. The line will be started up during 2013. The value of the order…
Metso and Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, located in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a service contract covering approximately 2,000 automatic and safety valves. The contract also includes intelligent tools for preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance planning activities. It expands…
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently hosted 40 students from the TAPPI student chapters at Miami University and Western Michigan University at ABB Westerville in Ohio. The students left with a very positive impression of ABB and…
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 13:00

Worker dies in Terrace Bay explosion

A worker is dead after a late-afternoon explosion at the Terrace Bay Pulp mill on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police have not released the employee's identity. Two other people were taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Ontario Ministry of Labour…
Wednesday, 02 November 2011 12:00

KapStone Completes Acquisition of U.S. Corrugated

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisition of U.S. Corrugated, Inc. ("USC"). Under the terms of the sale, KapStone acquired USC, including a 240,000 ton recycled containerboard paper mill in Cowpens, SC and 14…
Acquisition of MRF will expand Sonoco Recycling's footprint in the Upstate Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of American…
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 19:34

Nalco Named One Of America's Safest Companies

Nalco, providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has been named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today magazine. The magazine recognized 12 companies for providing a safe working environment for their employees and serving as examples of…
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 17:22

Metso acquires Fabco Inc. in the USA

Metso acquires Fabco Inc. (Fabrication Company of Maine), located in Winthrop, Maine, USA. The acquired business, employing 20 persons, will be affiliated to Metso's Paper and Fiber Technology segment - Filtration Services, as of November 1, 2011. The value of…
Temple-Inland Inc. has provided an update on the shutdown of its Bogalusa, Louisiana paper mill following an operational issue at the mill and its waste-water treatment facility. Predictive testing for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicated that the Bogalusa mill would…
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced the company has entered into an agreement to sell its Lewiston, Idaho, sawmill to Idaho Forest Group of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The transaction includes the sale of Clearwater Paper's sawmill, planer mill, dry kilns, and…
International Paper has announced the following three senior leadership moves effective Nov. 1, 2011. Tim Nicholls named senior vice president, Printing and Communications Papers, the Americas Carol Roberts named senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer, IP Mark Sutton named…
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors approved funding to increase the high-end specialty wood pulp capacity by 42,000 tons at its Buckeye Florida "Foley" operation. The cost of the project is expected to be approximately $79…
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ("KapStone") announced that they have ranked 10th overall on Forbes's annual list of the 100 Best Small Companies according to the rankings included in the November 5, 2011 issue. Forbes determined the rankings based upon…
Arizona Chemical Selects The M.F. Cachat Company to Expand Distribution of Its Products in the Midwest U.S. JACKSONVILLE, FL, October 17, 2011 – Arizona Chemical, a world leader of bio-refined products, announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with…
Arizona Chemical Selects L.V. Lomas, Ltd. to Expand Distribution of Its Chemical Intermediate Products in Canada Arizona Chemical, a world leader of bio-refined products, announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with L.V. Lomas, Ltd., to expand its distribution…