Monday, 30 July 2012 11:15
Buckeye Announces Resignation
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has reported that President and Chief Operating Officer Kristopher J. Matula has announced his intent to resign from the Company effective August 31, 2012 to focus on other interests. Mr. Matula stated that he will resign from…
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Monday, 30 July 2012 10:15
OMNOVA Solutions Recognizes Employee Innovations with 2011 Technology Awards
OMNOVA Solutions has announced its 2011 Technology Award recipients. This annual award program recognizes exemplary technological contributions by associates in OMNOVA's research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations, product management and LEAN SixSigma organizations. These innovations in product…
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Thursday, 26 July 2012 10:30
Coal-to-biomass conversion will support 200 forestry jobs
After almost two years of negotiations, the Ontario government announced on July 19 it has reached an agreement to convert the Atikokan Generating Station from coal to biomass by 2014. Conversion of the plant, which is owned by the Ontario…
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Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:05
Ecolab Commits to the United Nations Global Compact and CEO Water Mandate
Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest voluntary corporate sustainability initiative. Ecolab Chairman and CEO Douglas M. Baker, Jr., also endorsed the UN Global…
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Friday, 20 July 2012 10:30
Study of U.S. Risk Managers Ranks FM Global #1 for Underwriting Expertise, Customer Service and Claims Processing
For a second year in a row, FM Global has been ranked number one among insurance companies for its “underwriting expertise,” “customer service” and “claims processing responsiveness,” according to a new study of U.S. corporate risk managers. The findings…
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Monday, 16 July 2012 12:55
Gardner Denver CEO Resigns, Board Appoints Michael M. Larsen Interim CEO
The board of directors of Gardner Denver, Inc. has announced that Barry L. Pennypacker has resigned as president, chief executive officer and director. Michael M. Larsen, vice president and chief financial officer, has been named interim CEO, effective immediately. Diane…
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Monday, 16 July 2012 12:02
Arkema gains foothold in Brazil in acrylic specialties
Arkema announces a project for the acquisition of an additives and emulsions production site from Brazilian Group Resicryl. The project illustrates the Group’s commitment to speeding up its development in Latin America around high added value products. The Group should…
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Saturday, 14 July 2012 07:52
Buckeye Technologies Ranked Second in Tennessee and Ninth in Southeast
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that the Company moved up three spots from last year on the Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings to second place among Tennessee-based companies, behind FedEx Corporation and ranks ninth out of 243 Southeastern companies for leadership…
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 22:57
CelluForce welcomes 16 year old Janelle Tam
Celluforce, the world leader in commercial development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC), welcomed Janelle Tam, 16, in their plant in Windsor, on July 9th, 2012. Ms.Tam, winner of the Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada 2012 (SBCC), presented her research to the media…
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 21:28
Xerium Technologies Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran to Board
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that it has appointed to its Board of Directors Roger A. Bailey, a veteran of the pulp and paper industry…
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:30
Aditya Birla proposes to restart Terrace Bay by October for kraft pulp
The proposed new owner of an idled pulp mill in northwestern Ontario says it would restart production of paper-grade pulp by October 2012, and gradually convert the mill to dissolving pulp. It was announced in early July that Aditya…
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 12:30
Tembec to idle its high-yield pulp mill in Chetwynd, British Columbia in September
Tembec has announced that, due to market related conditions, it will indefinitely idle its high-yield pulp mill located in Chetwynd, British Columbia, as of September 16, 2012. “The high-yield pulp market has continued to soften over the past year.…
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012 15:38
International Paper's Board of Directors Elects Christopher E. Kubasik to Its Board
International Paper Company has announced the election of Christopher E. Kubasik to its Board of Directors effective July 10, 2012. Mr. Kubasik, age 51, is Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation, a publicly traded global security and aerospace company.…
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Friday, 06 July 2012 08:23
Buckeye Florida Mill Back in Full Operation
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that its Florida wood cellulose manufacturing facility has returned to full operation. Both of the plant’s paper machines were damaged when a steam drum failure occurred on June 17. The specialty pulp line returned to…
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Thursday, 05 July 2012 10:01
Boreal forest plan would protect caribou habitat, increase wood yield
Forest industry and conservation group signatories to the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) made recommendations in late June for an area of Ontario’s boreal forest almost five times the size of Metro Toronto. The plan applies to approximately 3 million…
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