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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 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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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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Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:00
AbitibiBowater completes sale of for mills, in B.C., Que., N.B.
AbitibiBowater has completed the sale of three idle paper mills located in eastern Canada to a wholly owned affiliate of American Iron & Metal Company Inc. for $8.7 million and the sale of a paper mill and other assets located…
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Friday, 04 June 2010 11:00
Cascades Breaks Ground on OCC Recycling Project in Quebec
The Canada-based company Cascades has broken ground on a project that will produce recycled pulp from old corrugated containers (OCC). In an announcement May 31, Alain Lemaire, president and CEO of Cascades, Mario Plourde, president and COO of Cascades Specialty…
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Wednesday, 19 May 2010 14:45
Canadian forest industry and envirnmental groups sign world's largest conservation agreement
CANADIAN FOREST INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SIGN WORLD’S LARGEST CONSERVATION AGREEMENT APPLYING TO AREA TWICE THE SIZE OF GERMANY Today 21 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and nine leading environmental organizations, unveiled an unprecedented agreement…
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Monday, 10 May 2010 09:34
Fortress Paper announces agreement with Hydro Québec
Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Corporation") announced today that it has signed, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc. ("FSC"), an Energy Supply Agreement (the "Agreement") with Hydro Québec for the sale of green electricity to be…
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 14:00
Catalyst Paper proposes restart plan for Elk Falls paper mill
Catalyst Paper on the 9th March announced that it resubmitted a proposal to the union that could allow for the restart of the Elk Falls paper mill at a labour cost, all in, of approximately $40 per hour. This reflects…
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:00
Tentative agreement between CEP and AbitibiBowater
After arduous negotiations, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) has agreed to a tentative agreement with AbitibiBowater to renew the collective agreement. This deal fulfills an essential condition towards the emergence of the company from the current…
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 14:30
Maintenance shuts down Canfor Prince George mill
Canfor's Prince George Pulp and Paper mill is moving a maintenance shutdown previously planned for April to this month, in order to coincide with unplanned maintenance requiring the shutdown of the recovery boiler. It was discovered that the recovery boiler…
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Monday, 22 February 2010 11:00
FPAC study champions integrated pulp and paper mills
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has released a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind study that examines a wide range of options for renewal of the Canadian forest products industry. "The study, The Future Bio-pathways Project, focuses on the triple bottom line:…
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Friday, 05 February 2010 13:45
NSK Launches New Canadian Website
NSK Canada (NSK), one of the world's leading bearing manufacturers, announced today the launch of a new bilingual Canadian website at www.ca.nsk.com. The website is a cornerstone of NSK's commitment to providing world-class resources, information and service to customers across…
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