Ten new plants are due to be built in Brazil with and output likely to surpass 20 million tons by 2020. The industry's positive situation will have a favorable effect on ABTCP 2010, the event held by the Brazilian Pulp…
The management and works council of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have agreed on a package of measures in a reconciliation of interests. The package comprises an agreement to forgo collectively agreed payments and company contributions, the company's option of drawing…
Marioff is pleased to announce the appointment of Isto Hantila to the role of Managing Director, Marioff Corporation Oy, effective May 27, 2010.Prior joining UTC Fire & Security, Isto Hantila was President and CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj, a designer…
Ahlstrom Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of nonwovens and specialty papers, announced today that it has partnered with Eureka Forbes Limited to launch a ground breaking product to serve the growing needs for clean water in the Indian…
As part of their continuing commitment to balancing environmental responsibility and corporate growth, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, an unbleached Kraft paper and lumber producer, announced today it has upgraded its SFI fiber sourcing certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) SFI…
In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to "accept all credible forest…
Orient Paper, Inc. a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in Hebei, China, today announced that in order to provide the highest level of transparency to its shareholders, the Company's Board of Directors has decided to retain Loeb…
Paper Excellence B.V. continues its buying spree with an agreement to purchase the assets of Howe Sound Pulp & Paper LP. HSPP operates a pulp and paper facility at Port Mellon, BC, capable of producing 400,000 tonnes of NBSK pulp…
Global consumer goods company Unilever published its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy on 2 July 2010. The policy gives clear preference to sourcing FSC certified virgin paper or board. Unilever’s sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy outlines…
According to preliminary figures, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) continued the positive trend in incoming orders in the first quarter of financial year 2010/11. This was due to the continued rise in demand in a number of regions (particularly China), positive…
Domtar Corporation and FPInnovations announced that they have formed a new joint venture company to build the world's first one metric ton per day commercial-scale nanocrystalline cellulose demonstration plant at the Domtar Windsor, Quebec pulp and paper mill site. Construction…
Forging an alliance that will bring new fire protection technologies to Buckman's global marketplace, Buckman and Flame Seal Products, Inc. have agreed to terms for an exclusive distribution agreement for Flame Seal's fire protection products. Founded in 1945, specialty chemical…
The Mackenzie pulp mill in British Columbia has been acquired by Paper Excellence B.V., for an undisclosed sum. The transaction secures the future of the mill which is expected to resume production of high quality NBSK pulp in the fall.…
International Paper has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share for the period from July 1, 2010, to September 30, 2010, inclusive, on its common stock, par value $1. This dividend is payable on September 15, 2010, to…
At ProPak - China's largest packaging and processing technology exhibition - Billerud's FibreForm® packaging material scooped the Packaging Innovation Award. The award is supported by Hong Kong-based Ringier Trade Media Ltd, with the aim of boosting the profile of the…