The American Forest & Paper Association has issued its 2010 report measuring progress by the forest products industry on key sustainability indicators. The report – Sustainable Practices: a foundation of the forest products industry – shows that despite the severe…
Heidelberg customer magazine scoops top award at the Best Of Corporate Publishing Awards 2010For the first time, the customer magazine of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) - "Heidelberg News" (HN) - has been awarded gold in the "BCP - Best of…
The Stowe Woodward plant in North Bay, Ont., is closing as a result of reorganization at its parent company, Xerium Technologies, Inc. Xerium manufactures clothing and roll covers used primarily in paper production.It is expected that production at the North…
Stora Enso will permanently close down newsprint and directory paper production at Varkaus in Finland by the end of the third quarter of 2010. The reasons for the planned capacity closure announced on 22 April 2010 have not changed: the…
The Board of DS Smith has announced that it has submitted a binding offer for the proposed acquisition of Otor, a leading corrugated packaging company in France (the "Proposed Acquisition").The Otor Group consists of Otor S.A., the shares of which…
Catalyst Paper has announced that it is permanently closing its Elk Falls paper mill near Campbell River, British Columbia in September. This facility has been indefinitely curtailed since February 2009.“Today’s news is a disappointing outcome for mill employees and families,…
Kelheim Fibres is already the sole manufacturer of short cut viscose fibres for paper applications in Europe – and improving the properties of speciality papers is now the target of the range of new fibres which Kelheim presented at this…
Van Houtum is the first company in the Netherlands to have passed the certification process for the NEN-EN 16001 energy standard. This confirms once again that our energy management system complies with the strictest European standards and that we systematically…
Almost 100 members of the Qld print community attended the LIA sponsored Open House at Platypus Graphics, where they saw the company’s new KBA Rapida 106 with coater put through its paces, with the print job in keeping with the…
Following impressive gains in lumber and plywood prices, Douglas fir log prices delivered to mills in western Oregon and Washington increased from $432/MBF to $528/MBF, up more than 20 percent since the beginning of the year. For May, Southwest Oregon…
A conference on Forest Management according to FSC standards in Mozambique will take place on 6 July 2010 in Maputo, Mozambique. Participating forest owners, organizations and companies will learn more about responsible forest management, FSC certification and accessing international markets.…
Around 2,000 visitors came to the Open House held by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH (HDD) under the slogan "HEI Lights 2010". The event took place at the Dusseldorf site between June 10 and 12, 2010. The Open House showcased…
Stora Enso has finalised the divestment of its integrated mills at Kotka in Finland and its laminating paper operations in Malaysia to private equity firm OpenGate Capital as announced on 22 April 2010. The total consideration including earn-out is up…
BASF has announced the merger of its Swiss group companies BASF Orgamol Pharma Solutions SA, Evionnaz, and BASF Fine Chemicals Switzerland SA, Evionnaz, to a single organization. The company arising from the merger is called BASF Pharma (Evionnaz) SA and…
Billerud's Interim Report for January-June 2010 will be published on Thursday July 22 at approximately 10.30 CET. At 13.00 CET on the same day, Per Lindberg, President and CEO, and Bertil Carlsén, CFO, will present the Interim Report at a…