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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:00
BASF establishes partnership with MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
BASF announced it is establishing a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation Logistics (CTL). The company has become a Strategic Partner in the Center’s Supply Chain Exchange. The Supply Chain Exchange is an active community of…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 11:00
Ashland Inc. Unveils Enriched, Intuitive Company Website
Ashland Inc. has announced the launch of a newly designed company website — www.ashland.com — with many significant enhancements to make it simpler and more useful for its customers, communities and investors. At its core, the new site features expanded…
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Monday, 04 April 2011 14:08
Paul H Stenson appointed Executive Vice President, Business Development, at Ahlstrom
Paul H Stenson (born 1962), Ph.D, Organic Chemistry, is appointed Executive Vice President, Business Development, and member of the Executive Management Team as of May 30, 2011, at Ahlstrom Corporation. Stenson will report to Jan Lång, President and CEO, Ahlstrom.…
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Thursday, 31 March 2011 14:30
Mill managers invited to visit mills and conference in Sweden
Mangers of North American pulp and paper facilities are invited to participate in a tour of mills and technology providers in Sweden in conjunction with the SPCI exhibition in May. The tour is organized by the Swedish Pulp & Paper…
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011 13:00
Domtar to permanently reduce papermaking capacity at Ashdown, AR Mill
Domtar Corporation has announced that, no later than July 1, 2011, it will permanently shut down one of four paper machines at its Ashdown, Arkansas pulp and paper mill. This will reduce Domtar's annual uncoated freesheet paper production capacity by…
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Wednesday, 30 March 2011 08:56
conVerd and Finch Establish Eco-Responsible Partnership
conVerd LLC and Finch Paper LLC have announced that the two companies are partnering to produce substrates for digital wide-format, screen, and commercial applications that require full-color quality with an environmental platform. The foundation of the relationship is the companies’…
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011 11:00
Ashland Inc. introduces new water technology that improves safety and sustainability
Driven to improve chemical handling safety for customers, Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), is introducing the Ultra-Serv™ SOLID chemical delivery system. The new system eliminates the hazards and concerns associated with transporting liquid…
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Thursday, 24 March 2011 19:56
Clearwater Paper Selects Tissue Machine
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced it has selected Metso Corporation of Helsinki, Finland, to manufacture its new Through-Air-Dried (TAD) tissue machine to be located at the company's previously announced Shelby, North Carolina, tissue converting and distribution facility. "We chose an…
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Tuesday, 22 March 2011 12:50
Kadant Launches Wet End Optimization Study Business
Kadant Johnson Systems, a division of Kadant Johnson Inc., has expanded its audit services for dryer systems to now include water management studies for the wet end of the paper machine. The wet end water system audit service consists of…
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Friday, 18 March 2011 09:30
AbitibiBowater to Present at the Barclays Capital 2011 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference
AbitibiBowater Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer William Harvey will speak at the Barclays Capital 2011 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern. A copy of…
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Friday, 18 March 2011 08:41
NewPage Subsidiary Signs Agreement to Sell Rumford Cogeneration Energy Assets to Unit of ReEnergy Holdings
NewPage Corporation, the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, announced today that its subsidiary, Rumford Paper Company, based in Rumford, Maine, has signed an agreement to sell its cogeneration energy assets to a unit of ReEnergy Holdings LLC, a…
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 07:28
International Paper Again Earns Top Honors in Global Ethics
For the fifth consecutive year, International Paper was recognized by The Ethisphere Institute as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. The designation recognizes companies that go beyond making statements about doing business "ethically" and instead, translate those words into…
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 07:26
Ashland Inc. Discloses Health Condition of Chairman and CEO
Ashland Inc. has announced that James J. O'Brien, Ashland's chairman and chief executive officer, will undergo surgery to repair a perforated colon resulting from diverticulitis. Throughout his recovery, Mr. O'Brien will be available on a limited basis. He is expected…
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Thursday, 17 March 2011 07:21
RockTenn Announces Price Increase on Coated Recycled Paperboard Products
RockTenn announces today a $40 per ton price increase on Classic NewsTM, AngelCote(R) and MillMask(R) coated recycled paperboard products. Price increases are effective with shipments on April 14, 2011.
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011 18:27
Verso's Mike Jackson Named PIMA Executive of the Year
Verso Paper Corp has announced that Mike Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer, was named the 2011 Executive of the Year by TAPPI and PIMA. This award is PIMA's highest honor and is bestowed on senior-level executives in the pulp,…
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