Friday, 24 September 2010 07:30

Verso Paper Corp. Receives SFI President's Award

Verso Paper Corp. was presented the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) (SFI) President's Award for its partnership efforts to promote sustainable forest management principles and initiatives in Maine. "Verso is proud to be recognized by SFI for our efforts to increase the…
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 10:23

M-real is planning to invest approximately EUR 26 million at Simpele mill

M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, is planning to increase the annual folding boxboard capacity of Simpele mill by about 80 000 tonnes. At the same time the sheeting capacity is planned to be expanded. The total value of the…
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 09:15

Stora Enso selected for the FTSE4Good responsible investment index for the 10th year in a row

Stora Enso has been included for the 10th consecutive year in the FTSE4Good Index Series, one of the most widely recognized indexes for socially responsible investments. Companies chosen for the FTSE4Good Index Series must meet stringent social, ethical and environmental…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 13:04

New SCA facility to meet Russian demand for hygiene products

SCA – the world's third-largest hygiene company – inaugurated a personal care plant in Russia. The facility is located in Veniov, in the Tula Region south of Moscow. The investment is valued at approximately EUR 85m and is the first…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:02

SGS unveils it's 2014 strategic plan

At a meeting held during the weekend in Montreux (Switzerland), SGS launched with 150 of its key business leaders the next stage in the Groups' long history, unveiling a new four year strategic plan to 2014.  The Plan has been…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 11:00

Gardner Denver, Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Gardner Denver, Inc. has announced the appointment of Michael M. Larsen as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 11, 2010. Mr. Larsen succeeds Helen W. Cornell, who has served in this capacity since 2004 and previously advised the…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 09:56

AbitibiBowater Prices $850,000,000 Senior Secured Notes Offering

AbitibiBowater Inc. has announced the pricing of $850 million of 10.25% senior secured notes due 2018 (the "Notes") in a private placement under Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Notes Offering"). The closing of…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 08:52

Pöyry PLC's company calendar in 2011

Pöyry PLC will publish its financial information in 2011 as follows:   Financial statements release 2010 Tuesday 8 February 2011 Financial statements 2010 Week 8, 2011 Interim report January - March Wednesday 27 April 2011 Interim report January - June…
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Friday, 17 September 2010 13:00

Paper Makers Bring Out the Big Guns for Dumping Case

Nine senators, 10 House members, and one governor are slated to appear at today's U.S. International Trade Commission hearing on the anti-dumping case against Asian paper companies. The agenda doesn't state whether the politicians will be speaking or which side…
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Friday, 17 September 2010 12:00

Pöyry awarded EUR 1.6 million tall oil plant contract in Austria

Pöyry has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a tall oil plant by Zellstoff Pöls AG in Austria. The value of the contract is about EUR 1.6 million and it will be executed over a period of…
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Friday, 17 September 2010 10:00

SCA's Invitation to Q3 press conference

SCA’s interim report for the period 1 January–30 September 2010 will be published on Thursday, 28 October, at approximately 8:00 CET. Media and analysts are invited to a press conference at which the report will be presented by Jan Johansson,…
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Friday, 17 September 2010 08:00

Clearwater Paper to Acquire Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced it has agreed to acquire Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., an Alpharetta, GA-based integrated manufacturer of tissue products, for approximately $502 million, including equity value of approximately $247 million and net debt of approximately $255 million.…
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 14:00

New Chairman of the Körber PaperLink GmbH Management Board

Hildemar Böhm (51), previously CEO of the GEA Mechanical Equipment Segment, has been appointed the new Chairman of the Management Board of Körber PaperLink GmbH, and is consequently assuming overall responsibility for the Körber Group’s Paper Division. At the same…
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 13:00

Wood costs for sawmills and pulp mills in Sweden on the rise in 2010

Wood costs for sawmills and pulp mills in Sweden on the rise in 2010, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Continued healthy markets for lumber, pulp and paper has kept demand for logs at high levels in Sweden. As a result, log and wood…
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Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:00

Sonoco Selected to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Company is One of Only Two U.S. Packaging Companies Listed on DJSI World in 2010/2011 Sonoco announced that for the second year in a row it has been selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World). DJSI…
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