Wednesday, 26 September 2012 10:44
Deal reached, Port Hawkesbury workers head back to work
Only one day after the intended buyer of a closed pulp and paper mill in Nova Scotia announced the deal was off, a new financial agreement with the provincial government and utilities regulator has put the sale of the mill…
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Monday, 24 September 2012 10:15
Wausau Paper Unveils Line of Recycled PCW Release Liners
Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) is proud to announce the launch of Eco Select RT™, a new to the world product family of innovative and sustainable release liner products, utilizing recycled post-consumer waste (PCW) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fiber. Wausau Paper…
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Monday, 24 September 2012 09:57
CelluForce’s Dr. Richard Berry named to Canada’s Clean50
CelluForce, the world leader in the commercial development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC), also referred to as Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC), is proud to announce that its Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Richard Berry, has been selected as one of Canada’s…
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Monday, 24 September 2012 09:42
Domtar officially launches "The Forest Academy" website
Domtar Corporation has announced the launching of an interactive, educational site The Forest Academy. The tool, introduced a few months ago, has reached a milestone of 25,000 visitors. The Forest Academy builds on Domtar's original youth education website "Tree World"…
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Monday, 24 September 2012 09:34
Finch Paper Welcomes Michael McLarty as VP
Finch Paper LLC announces the appointment of Michael McLarty as Vice President of Forest Management and Wood Procurement. In this role, Mr. McLarty will oversee Finch Forest Management and its staff of professional foresters, as well as lead the wood…
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Friday, 21 September 2012 21:24
BWIR Welcomes Michael Mills to PLM Team
Barry-Wehmiller International Resources BWIR) is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Mills to its CDT division, a Value dded Reseller (VAR) for PTC products. Mills joins BWIR/CDT as a National Account Manager for the PTC product suite of Windchill…
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Friday, 21 September 2012 12:30
John Panichella elected group operating officer at Ashland Inc.
Ashland Inc. has announced that John E. Panichella, senior vice president and president, Ashland Specialty Ingredients, has been elected to the additional position of group operating officer. The appointment reflects the addition of global leadership responsibility for Ashland Water Technologies,…
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Friday, 21 September 2012 11:30
Thomas W. Handley Named Ecolab President and Chief Operating Officer
Thomas W. Handley has been named president and chief operating officer of Ecolab Inc. "The expanded scope and scale of our company following our merger with Nalco last year warrants additional leadership support," said Douglas M. Baker, Jr., chairman…
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Friday, 21 September 2012 10:30
Ashland Inc. elects Janice Teal to board of directors
Ashland Inc. has announced that Janice J. Teal, Ph.D., former group vice president and chief scientific officer for Avon Products Inc., has been elected to the company's board of directors. With her election, the Ashland board now has 11 directors. …
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Friday, 21 September 2012 09:45
Sonoco Recycling Invests in Onslow County Recycling
Sonoco Recycling, LLC, a unit of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, has completed $2 million in upgrades at the Onslow County, N.C., materials recovery facility (MRF), allowing the facility to process a higher volume of recyclables.…
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Thursday, 20 September 2012 10:15
Cascades inc. establishes a program for small shareholders to sell shares without comission
Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), has established a Small Shareholder Program for registered shareholders and beneficial owners of 99 or fewer of Cascades Inc. common shares as of the Program record date of September 17, 2012. Shareholders who purchased common shares…
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 09:00
Understanding the Traditional Knowledge and Resources of Indigenous People
With an estimated 1.6 billion people globally depending on forests for their livelihoods, including some 60 million indigenous people, the loss of forests would threaten the way of life and the very livelihoods of communities that live and work directly…
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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 07:44
Leading Publishers Partner with SFI in Responsible Forestry
Four leaders of the North American publishing industry announced they will partner with the North American-based PEFC member Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) to help spur the growth of certification to preserve and protect forests. Time Inc., the National Geographic Society, Macmillan, and Pearson will become…
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Monday, 17 September 2012 11:00
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Colombian Plegacol
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires Colombian Plegacol and creates a new Colombian market leader in folding cartons With Plegacol, Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has acquired a further leading Colombian folding carton producer located in Santiago de Cali. The company generates annual sales of approximately…
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Friday, 14 September 2012 16:30
Ecolab Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Ecolab Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World Index, a list of the world's leading sustainability companies, and to the DJSI North America Index. The DJSI World Index captures the top 10 percent of the world's…
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