Thursday, 17 March 2011 07:21
RockTenn Announces Price Increase on Coated Recycled Paperboard Products
RockTenn announces today a $40 per ton price increase on Classic NewsTM, AngelCote(R) and MillMask(R) coated recycled paperboard products. Price increases are effective with shipments on April 14, 2011.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 08:00
Harper Government Invests in Canada's Forest Sector - Norampac's Cabano Mill
The Government of Canada today announced a series of important investments, totalling $88 million, to protect jobs in Canada’s forest industry. Bernard Généreux, Member of Parliament for Montmagny–L'Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup, was in Cabano today to announce that Cascades’ Norampac-Cabano mill will receive…
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:27
Verso's Mike Jackson Named PIMA Executive of the Year
Verso Paper Corp has announced that Mike Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer, was named the 2011 Executive of the Year by TAPPI and PIMA. This award is PIMA's highest honor and is bestowed on senior-level executives in the pulp,…
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Wednesday, 09 March 2011 11:51
Paper Excellence to buy Domtar's Prince Albert site for dissolving pulp conversion
Domtar Corp. has announced an agreement with Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation for the sale of its Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, assets. Paper Excellence will convert the former pulp and paper mill to the production of dissolving pulp, a product intended…
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 13:26
Verso Paper Corp. to Present at Goldman Sachs 2011 Paper and Forest Products Investor Event
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that Michael A. Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be providing a company overview to investors at the Goldman Sachs 2011 Paper and Forest Products Investor Event on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 10:00…
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Thursday, 03 March 2011 10:04
Metso in advanced negotiations with Suzano for supply of a complete pulp mill
Metso and Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. are in advanced negotiations towards concluding a contract for the supply of all main pulp making technology for the 1.5 million tonnes greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose, to be built…
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Thursday, 03 March 2011 09:54
Metso to supply a lime calcining system to Martin Marietta in the USA
Metso will supply a 900 TPD (tons per day) lime calcining system to Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties in Ohio, the USA. The delivery will be completed before the end of 2011. The value of the order is approximately EUR 11…
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 10:54
Commercial Property Insurer FM Global Reports Strong Year in 2010
FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, announced today that it ended 2010 with a very strong underwriting and investment performance, which resulted in the company’s largest surplus ever. The mutual insurance company reported that, in 2010…
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 09:50
MillerCoors Featured in New 'On Paper' Sustainability Series Podcast
NewPage Corporation announced today the upload of a new "On Paper" sustainability series podcast featuring Lisa Quezada, Sustainable Development Policy Manager for MillerCoors. The focus of the podcast is on the company's water stewardship efforts and its achievements around reducing…
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Tuesday, 01 March 2011 08:41
Domtar distribution group is now Ariva™
The leading provider of high-quality paper, packaging and graphic arts supplies today announced the launch of its new identity: Ariva. Formerly Domtar Distribution Group, the rebranding under the name Ariva marks the beginning of a new era in the company's…
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 09:18
UPM to expand its seedling production in Finland and Uruguay
UPM expands its nursery in Joroinen, Finland and builds a second nursery in Uruguay. These expansions secure the availability of high quality seedlings and seed material, which is the basis for successful tree cultivation both for the boreal forests as…
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 07:27
Tembec announces the permanent closure of its Taschereau sawmill
Tembec announced today the permanent closure of its Taschereau sawmill. The facility has been idle since October 2009. The closure is necessitated by the reality that there is insufficient sustainable timber supply to operate all of Tembec’s sawmills in the…
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 10:30
UPM Raflatac to acquire labelstock coating operation in Brazil
UPM Raflatac, one of the world’s leading suppliers of self-adhesive labelstock, will acquire Gumtac, the Brazilian labelstock coating and slitting business of BIC Group. Gumtac is located in Rio de Janeiro and employs approximately 35 people. “UPM Raflatac has in…
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 07:03
Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend
Wood costs for the global pulp industry have increased 17 percent the past two years; only the US South has bucked the trend, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Global market pulp production increased by seven percent in 2010, which increased demand…
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Friday, 18 February 2011 22:14
Sonoco Announces Officer Appointments in Consumer Packaging Segment
Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced officer appointments in its Consumer Packaging segment, according to Harris E. DeLoach, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer. Rodger D. Fuller, 49, has been named vice president, Global Rigid…
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