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Thursday, 25 September 2014 10:47
Tla'amin First Nation and City of Powell River complete transaction to purchase Catalyst Paper's interest in the PRSC Limited Partnership
The Tla'amin First Nation and City of Powell River have completed the transaction to purchase Catalyst Paper Corporation's interest in the PRSC Limited Partnership, a unique joint venture that was established by the three parties in 2006 to sell and…
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Friday, 12 September 2014 09:28
Domtar celebrates sale of five million tons of Forest Stewardship Council® certified paper
Widest range of FSC® certified, sustainable North American papers on the market Domtar Corporation has announced that it has sold its five millionth ton of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified uncoated fine paper, a first for the North American market.…
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Wednesday, 03 September 2014 12:56
Resolute Announces Permanent Closure of Laurentide Mill in Shawinigan, Quebec
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced the permanent closure of its Laurentide paper mill in Shawinigan, Quebec. The restart of a competitor's mill at the end of 2012, the high cost of fiber, as well as higher transportation and fuel…
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Friday, 15 August 2014 09:44
BC Hydro Power Smart Program boosts viability for mechanical pulp producers
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) has announced that the Ministry of Energy and Mines and BC Hydro have introduced a new energy efficiency program aimed at reducing the power costs of mechanical pulp producers. The Power Smart program provided an injection of…
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Monday, 28 July 2014 07:51
Cascades announces the end of its Kraft paper operations in East Angus
Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) has announced that it will cease its Kraft paper manufacturing activities in the East Angus (Québec) plant because of unfavourable market conditions and the failure of discussions concerning the plant's transfer and turnaround. Close to 175…
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Sunday, 27 July 2014 15:15
Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignment by Millar Western for bioenergy project at Whitecourt pulp mill in Alberta, Canada
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) services for an anaerobic bioenergy project at its Whitecourt pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The project involves integration of anaerobic hybrid digesters…
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Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:51
Domtar receives 11 PPSA accolades: Safety in our business DNA
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) is honored to have had 11 facilities recognized for safety performance excellence at the Pulp and Paper Safety Association's (PPSA) annual awards ceremony. The prizes were handed out during the PPSA's annual conference held…
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Thursday, 10 July 2014 09:46
Catalyst Paper appoints Pierre A. Raymond to its board of directors
Catalyst Paper Corporation have announced the appointment of Pierre A. Raymond as an independent director of the company, effective immediately. Leslie T. Lederer, Chairman of the Board said, "I am pleased to welcome Mr. Raymond to our Board of Directors.…
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Tuesday, 01 July 2014 08:30
Resolute and Mercer International Launch a Research and Development Biomaterial Joint Venture
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced the launch of a new research and development joint venture, Performance BioFilaments Inc. Jointly owned with Mercer International Inc., Performance BioFilaments will work to develop commercial applications for cellulose filaments, a new source of…
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Friday, 06 June 2014 15:30
Catalyst Paper named to best 50 Canadian corporate citizens list for eighth consecutive year
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) is pleased to accept - on behalf of its 1,600 employees - the honour of being named one of Corporate Knights' Best 50 Canadian Corporate Citizens for the eighth year running. Corporate Knights, an award-winning quarterly publication…
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Friday, 06 June 2014 13:30
Cascades Fine Papers Group Joins Two Sides
Cascades Fine Papers Group, a leader in the manufacturing of ecological fine papers and security papers in Canada, has joined Two Sides, the rapidly growing non-profit organization that promotes the responsible production, use and sustainability of print and paper. "We're…
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Saturday, 15 June 2013 11:52
Catalyst adds Ascent to expand its range of lightweight coated papers
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) is reaching higher to expand an already broad mechanical printing product range with the addition of Ascent, a coated three paper. Made at the Port Alberni mill on the only coated mechanical paper machine in Western North…
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 10:07
B.C. forest companies can’t get enough rail cars to ship products to customers
Forest companies say they can no longer get enough rail cars to move their products to market at a time when the U.S. housing market is going through a major recovery. U.S. housing starts topped one million in March on…
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Monday, 15 April 2013 22:47
Montreal Chamber Orchestra's Domtar Discovery Series: Fourth concert featuring George Gao, erhu (Chinese violin),
Domtar is proud to be the Montreal Chamber Orchestra's Season Partner for the 2012-2013 Discovery Concert Series. We invite classical music lovers of all ages to join us. Also on the program: Symphony no. 1 in C Majour, op 21…
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Monday, 15 April 2013 22:35
Paper mill launches investigation into cancer concerns
High cancer rates in Thunder Bay, Ont. has both past and present mill workers concerned that there might be a connection to their paper plant. As a result, they have enlisted an occupational health clinic to determine whether workers contracted…
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