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Thursday, 22 September 2011 10:00
Sonoco Recycling Announces New Sonoco Sustainability Star Award Program
Sonoco Recycling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced the launch of its Sonoco Sustainability Star Award program. Created to recognize customer and Sonoco facilities for achieving…
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Friday, 16 September 2011 11:00
Metso to deliver biomass boiler for We Energies in Wisconsin, USA
Metso will supply a biomass boiler for the We Energies/Domtar Biomass Energy Project owned by We Energies. The biomass boiler is a key component of a major investment to build a new biomass-fueled cogeneration power plant which will be located…
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Friday, 16 September 2011 09:00
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Ranked 20th Fastest Growing Company by Fortune
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation announced that they have ranked 20th overall on Fortune's annual list of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies and were ranked the 2nd fastest in the Industrial category. The ranking, from the September 26, 2011 issue…
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Friday, 09 September 2011 00:46
NewPage Corporation and Certain U.S. Subsidiaries Receive Approval of First Day Motions To Enable Business Continuity Throughout Restructuring
NewPage Corporation announced today that its corporate parent, NewPage Group Inc., and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") have received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on all of the First Day…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 08:30
International Paper Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Temple-Inland for $32.00 Per Share in Cash
International Paper (NYSE: IP) and Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which International Paper will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Temple-Inland for $32.00 per share in cash,…
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Friday, 02 September 2011 11:30
OMNOVA Solutions Announces Price Increases for SunKote Lubricants, and Sequarez and Sunrez Insolubilizers for Paper and Paperboard
OMNOVA Solutions today announced price increases of up to $0.10/wet pound on all SunKote® lubricants and Sequarez® and Sunrez® insolubilizers sold into the North American paper and paperboard markets. These increases will be implemented on all list and off-list prices,…
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 11:00
NewPage Releases 2010 Sustainable Development Report
Report Highlights Include Responsible Forestry and Renewable Energy Initiatives NewPage Corporation, the leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America, announced today the release of its 2010 Sustainable Development Report titled Big + Little. "As a pulp and…
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 09:00
Sappi Fine Paper North America Sells Muskegon Mill Site
Sappi Fine Paper North America announced that Melching, Inc. has purchased the Muskegon Mill site, a former pulp mill, paper mill, and converting facility in Muskegon, Michigan. Sappi permanently ceased operations at the site in August 2009 due to industry…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:10
Ashland Inc. to host analyst day Nov. 15 in New York City
Ashland Inc., a global leader in specialty chemical solutions for consumer and industrial markets, today announced it will hold an analyst day on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in New York City. James J. O'Brien, chairman and chief executive officer, along…
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Friday, 26 August 2011 11:29
NewPage Wins Dayton Business Journal's Healthiest Employers Award
NewPage Corporation, the leading producer of printing and specialty papers in North America, has been named by the Dayton Business Journal as one of ten local companies to win their first "Healthiest Employers Award." The Dayton Business Journal engaged Healthiest…
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 21:04
James Rubright of RockTenn wins Risi's 2011 North American CEO of the Year
RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, has named Mr. James Rubright, Chairman and CEO of RockTenn, as the 2011 North American Forest Products CEO of the Year. The award will be presented to Mr. Rubright…
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 09:41
Ashland Inc. completes ISP acquisition
COVINGTON, Ky. - Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a global leader in specialty chemical solutions for consumer and industrial markets, today completed its acquisition of privately owned International Specialty Products Inc. (ISP), a global specialty chemical manufacturer of innovative functional ingredients…
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Monday, 22 August 2011 20:27
International Paper and Atlas Holdings LLC to combine
International Paper and Atlas Holdings today signed a definitive agreement to combine their consumer packaging solutions businesses, pending regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. As a result of the agreement, Shorewood Packaging and AGI World, two leading global specialty…
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Thursday, 18 August 2011 10:00
Temple-Inland Provides Update on Bogalusa Paper Mill
Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) today provided an update on the shutdown of its Bogalusa, Louisiana paper mill following an operational issue at the mill and its waste-water treatment facility. Predictive testing for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicated that the Bogalusa…
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011 09:00
Buckeye Technologies Announces Release of 2011 Sustainability Report
Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced the release today of its 2011 Sustainability Report. This report (which summarizes calendar year 2010 results) highlights continuing efforts on reducing fossil fuels, water, solid waste, and air emissions. Buckeye has reduced its Greenhouse Gas…
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