Wednesday, 07 July 2010 10:00
Heidelberg at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010: Great interest in customized solutions for the Latin American print media industry
The portfolio of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was received with great interest at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010, which took place from June 23 to 29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company exhibited a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art technologies and services…
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 13:00
Sonoco Acquires Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc.
Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has completed the acquisition of Associated Packaging Technologies, Inc. (APT), North America's largest manufacturer and supplier of Crystallized Polyethylene Terepthalate (CPET) containers to the frozen food industry, it was…
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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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Canadian News
Friday, 25 June 2010 20:05
Canfor Pulp, PCT strike forest carbon offset deal
Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership has signed a letter of intent with Pacific Carbon Trust for a multi-year deal to sell carbon offsets related to emission reductions at the Northwood pulp mill in Prince George, B.C. The emission reduction project will…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 10:00
Clearwater Paper Announces Second Quarter 2010 Conference Call and Audio Web Cast
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced that it will host its second quarter 2010 financial results conference call on Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time). The company will issue its financial results before the…
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Friday, 25 June 2010 08:12
Verso Launches Renewable Energy Project at Quinnesec Mill
Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) announced today the launch of a $43 million Renewable Energy Project, which will position its mill in Quinnesec, Michigan to meet more than 95% of its energy needs using renewable biomass sources. "The implementation of…
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 09:00
International Paper Named to IDG Computerworld's 2010 List of Best Places to Work in Information Technology
International Paper has been named an IDG Computerworld's 2010 Best Places to Work in IT honoree for organizations that challenge their IT staff while providing great benefits and compensation. Honorees will be included in Computerworld's coverage along with results from…
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 14:00
International Paper donates PRO-DESIGN™ paper for Great Ormond Street charity book
International Paper, the world’s largest paper and packaging company, has donated its PRO-DESIGN™ colour laser paper range, for the production of “This book is all about me”, a book that has been produced to raise funds for Great Ormond Street…
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 16:00
Aeration system cuts energy costs at Canfor's Taylor, B.C., pulp mill
Canfor's Taylor Pulp mill has purchased two microbubble aeration systems from Seair Inc. The purchase comes after an extensive period of testing and energy efficiency verification in conjunction with BC Hydro, during which it was confirmed the Seair system reduces…
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Canadian News
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 11:00
Buckeye Technologies Florida Facility Back in Operation Following Power Failure
Buckeye Technologies Inc.announced that its Foley Plant in Perry, Florida, which manufactures specialty wood cellulose and fluff pulp, is back in operation following a power failure and electrical surge that occurred last Thursday, June 17. The power failure was triggered…
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 11:00
NewPage Announces Executive Leadership Changes
NewPage Corporation announced today that E. Thomas Curley has resigned as president and chief executive officer and as a director of NewPage and its affiliates. In addition, NewPage announced that the Boards of Directors of NewPage and its affiliates have…
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Monday, 14 June 2010 08:23
Conditions closed on FSC national standard for forest certification in Papua New Guinea
The FSC Director General has delivered a positive approval decision for the "FSC Papua New Guinea National Standard”, following work by the PNG Standards Development Group to close out conditions set on the original approval on 5 October 2010. The…
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South American News
Friday, 11 June 2010 12:19
Clearwater Paper Selects Shelby, North Carolina, for Its New Tissue Machine and Converting Facility
At a ceremony today in North Carolina, Gov. Bev Perdue announced that Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW) has chosen Shelby as the location to build its newest tissue facility. The company had previously announced the project, which includes a Through-Air-Dried (TAD)…
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North American News
Thursday, 10 June 2010 15:00
Georgia-Pacific Reaches Agreement to Purchase Alabama River and Alabama Pine Pulp Mills
Parsons & Whittemore and Georgia-Pacific have reached a definitive agreement for subsidiaries of Georgia-Pacific to purchase Parsons & Whittemore's Alabama River and Alabama Pine pulp mills in Perdue Hill, Ala. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This acquisition includes…
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North American News