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Friday, 16 April 2010 11:41
International Paper's 'Down to Earth(TM)' Brochures Available for Co-Branding
Printers, end-users and other organizations can now add their logos and company information to customized versions of brochures in International Paper's popular myth-busting environmental series, "Down to Earth." Issues of "Down to Earth(TM)", the environmental educational series from International Paper,…
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 09:30
International Paper and National Park Foundation Launch Commemorative National Park ecotainer Cups
Through a partnership with the National Park Foundation, International Paper is launching a series of commemorative national park cups, available for use by parks, concessionaires and others. The cups - International Paper's commercially compostable ecotainer(R) - feature eight different artistic…
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Tuesday, 13 April 2010 08:11
FutureMark™ Makes New Strides in Reducing Environmental Impact of Paper Production
FutureMark™ Paper Company, the only North American manufacturer capable of producing up to 100 percent recycled coated paper for magazines and catalogs, announced two new initiatives to lower the environmental impact of paper production. The company is now using an…
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 14:00
Judge dismisses Newfoundland's claims against AbitibiBowater
Newfoundland and Labrador's environmental claims against insolvent AbitibiBowater Inc. have been stayed by a Quebec judge, removing a likely hurdle to the company's restructuring process.The claims, which would have required AbitibiBowater to clean up five sites that it owns or…
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 11:00
Enessco International report a successful Tissueworld 2010
Tissue World 2010 was this March in Miami Florida and very well attended according to Steve Dumont president of Enessco International. This was the first time Enessco International exhibited and felt that the quality of attendees was excellent. It appeared…
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 10:00
Bob Kearney has joined Klass Associates Inc. as a Senior Associate.
Bob specializes in starch and starch applications for the paper industry. His strengths are problem solving, size press applications, starch in coating formulas and the use of starch at the wet end of the paper machine. Bob has 45 years…
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 11:52
Pöyry gets €6.5 million biomass boiler project in Wisconsin,USA
We Energies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin has awarded Pöyry the engineering contract for a EUR 185 million capital project for a new 50 MW biomass cogeneration plant to be constructed at the Domtar paper mill facility in Rothschild, Wisconsin. The value of…
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Tuesday, 06 April 2010 08:27
NewPage Sells Kimberly Hydroelectric Facility To Kaukauna Utilities
NewPage Wisconsin System Inc. and Kaukauna Utilities announced today the completion of the sale of the NewPage hydroelectric facility in Kimberly , Wisconsin to Kaukauna Utilities. The facility has 2.7 megawatts of installed capacity; Kaukauna Utilities paid $6.1 million for…
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Monday, 29 March 2010 11:36
NewPage "On Paper" Sustainability Podcast Series Announces New Episode
NewPage Corporation, North America's largest coated paper manufacturer, announced today the release of a new On Paper podcast featuring Jill Dumain, director of environmental strategy for Patagonia. This is the second episode in season three of the popular series designed…
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 16:30
Black Liquor Scorecard: 21 Companies Earned $6.5 Billion in 2009
The $6.5 billion in controversial black-liquor credits earned in 2009 by 21 publicly traded pulp and paper companies was far more than their total profit for the year.Despite the government’s unintended largesse, the 21 companies had combined net income of…
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 12:30
Domtar to permanently close its coated groundwood paper mill in Columbus, Mississippi
Domtar Corporation (NYSE/TSX: UFS) announced today that it will permanently close its coated groundwood paper mill in Columbus, Mississippi. The Domtar coated groundwood paper mill has an annual production capacity of 238,000 tons of coated groundwood and 70,000 metric tons…
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 11:00
USGBC Urged to Support Forest Certification
PEFC has called on the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) to live up to its mission to truly 'transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated' by promoting the use of certified wood as one of…
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 08:59
NewPage to Purchase Domtar Coated Groundwood Product Lines
NewPage Corporation (NewPage) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Domtar Corporation to purchase Domtar's coated groundwood paper product lines and book of business. The purchase follows Domtar's decision to exit this business and close its Columbus ,…
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 08:30
Apollo and Avenue aim to roll-up paper sector with NewPage
Apollo Management, Avenue Capital and Franklin Templeton are consolidating more than 50% of NewPage’s USD 1bn worth of second lien bonds, four persons familiar with the matter told Debtwire. The vulture trio’s bet is that the second liens will prove…
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Monday, 15 March 2010 19:25
Media advisory: Domtar at the Goldman Sachs Conference
Domtar Corporation (NYSE/TSX: UFS) announced today that Mr. Daniel Buron, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs Montreal Paper and Forest Products Investor Event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at…
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