Thursday, 19 January 2012 13:00
Quebec government works to re-open White Birch mill
The Quebec government is attempting to help mill owners and the workers reach an agreement that will re-open White Birch Paper Co.'s Stadacona newsprint mill, Canadian Press reported Jan. 17. The Stadacona mill in Quebec City has been closed since…
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 11:00
Fortress Paper Updates Status of Dissolving Pulp Production
Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Company") (TSX:FTP) is pleased to announce that it has ramped up production of dissolving pulp at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill to approximately 60% of final targeted capacity since it announced production of…
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 16:00
Resolute Updates Status of its Offer for Fibrek
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute") (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), has announced that it filed an application with the Bureau de révision et décision (Québec), the administrative tribunal with statutory jurisdiction in securities law and regulatory matters…
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012 14:00
Resolute to Present at the CIBC 2012
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute") (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Garneau will participate in a panel discussion on transformation in the forest products industry during the CIBC 2012…
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Monday, 16 January 2012 10:00
US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years
US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are the lowest in the country, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody biomass…
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Friday, 13 January 2012 10:00
Buckeye Announces Closure of Americana Cotton Linter Pulp Production Line
Uncompetitive cost position necessitates closure Potential generation of a $20 million cash benefit Redeploy resources to higher return business opportunities Expect $2.4 million restructuring costs and non-cash impairment charge of $49 million Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced the closure of its Americana, Brazil cotton linter pulp production…
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Thursday, 12 January 2012 14:30
White Birch presents ultimatum to Stadacona employees
White Birch Paper Company has presented a proposal to the employees of the idled Stadacona paper mill in Quebec City, Quebec, which it calls "the final opportunity to implement the savings necessary for Stadacona to avoid permanent closure." White Birch…
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 10:00
Metso to supply complete tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco in Mexico
Metso will supply a complete Advantage tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not…
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Wednesday, 11 January 2012 09:00
Resolute Reaffirms its Offer for Fibrek Inc.
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute") (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), has announced that it would issue a notice of variation to the offer circular and other ancillary documentation in connection with its outstanding offer to acquire Fibrek…
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 10:00
Verso Paper Completes $45 Mil Renewable Energy Project
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that the company has completed a $45 million renewable energy project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan. The project includes design upgrades to the mill's existing combination boiler (which burns biomass from…
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 15:00
Wausau Paper Announces Senior Appointments
Wausau Paper has announced the appointment of Matthew L. Urmanski to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue and Michael R. Wildenberg to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue Strategy effective March 1, 2012. Mr. Urmanski, 39, joined Wausau Paper in 2000 and has most…
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Sunday, 08 January 2012 13:00
10 Principles to Maximize Benefits of Forest Certification
The market thrives on competition, a concept that also applies to certification schemes. As a second example of forest certification to be presented in this issue, PEFC International illustrates the importance of certification and the benefits it can bring.…
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 17:00
Province Will Keep NewPage Mill in Point Tupper Re-Sale Ready
Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker announced today, Jan. 4, he is encouraged that the company selected by a court-appointed monitor to negotiate exclusively for the NewPage mill is committed to an ongoing sustainable operation, which will maintain hundreds of jobs…
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 14:00
St. Mary's Paper pushed into receivership
St. Mary's Paper was forced into receivership on Dec. 30, after its insurer discontinued coverage. CEO Dennis Bunnell told the Sault Star newspaper that lack of insurance carrier caused the mill's first secured party, International Forest Products, to have St.…
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Thursday, 05 January 2012 13:00
Ashland Inc. completes announced sale of synlubes business
Ashland Inc. has said that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, has completed the previously announced sale of its aviation and refrigerant lubricants business, a polyol/ester-based synlubes business, to Calumet Missouri, LLC, an assignee of Monument Chemicals Inc. The purchase price was…
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