Thursday, 03 November 2011 12:30
Sonoco Recycling to Manage Recycling Services for Onslow County
Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, has announced that it has been awarded a 10-year contract to operate the Onslow County, N.C., materials recovery facility…
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 11:30
Metso to supply tissue line to CMPC Tissue, Chile
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to CMPC Tissue S.A. of Santiago, Chile. The tissue line will be installed at CMPC’s Talagante mill in Chile. The line will be started up during 2013. The value of the order…
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 10:00
Metso receives large service contract from Arcelor Mittal
Metso and Arcelor Mittal Tubarão, located in Espirito Santo State, Brazil, have signed a service contract covering approximately 2,000 automatic and safety valves. The contract also includes intelligent tools for preventive and predictive maintenance and maintenance planning activities. It expands…
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 15:00
ABB Showcases Its Products, Services and Teamwork for Visiting Students
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently hosted 40 students from the TAPPI student chapters at Miami University and Western Michigan University at ABB Westerville in Ohio. The students left with a very positive impression of ABB and…
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 13:00
Worker dies in Terrace Bay explosion
A worker is dead after a late-afternoon explosion at the Terrace Bay Pulp mill on Monday. Ontario Provincial Police have not released the employee's identity. Two other people were taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Ontario Ministry of Labour…
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 12:00
KapStone Completes Acquisition of U.S. Corrugated
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation has announced that it has completed the acquisition of U.S. Corrugated, Inc. ("USC"). Under the terms of the sale, KapStone acquired USC, including a 240,000 ton recycled containerboard paper mill in Cowpens, SC and 14…
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Wednesday, 02 November 2011 11:00
Sonoco Recycling Acquires American Recycling of South Carolina, LLC
Acquisition of MRF will expand Sonoco Recycling's footprint in the Upstate Sonoco Recycling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of American…
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 19:34
Nalco Named One Of America's Safest Companies
Nalco, providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, has been named one of America's Safest Companies by EHS Today magazine. The magazine recognized 12 companies for providing a safe working environment for their employees and serving as examples of…
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 17:22
Metso acquires Fabco Inc. in the USA
Metso acquires Fabco Inc. (Fabrication Company of Maine), located in Winthrop, Maine, USA. The acquired business, employing 20 persons, will be affiliated to Metso's Paper and Fiber Technology segment - Filtration Services, as of November 1, 2011. The value of…
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Friday, 28 October 2011 09:00
Temple-Inland Provides Update on Bogalusa Paper Mill
Temple-Inland Inc. has provided an update on the shutdown of its Bogalusa, Louisiana paper mill following an operational issue at the mill and its waste-water treatment facility. Predictive testing for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) indicated that the Bogalusa mill would…
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:00
Clearwater Paper to Sell Lewiston Sawmill to Idaho Forest Group
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced the company has entered into an agreement to sell its Lewiston, Idaho, sawmill to Idaho Forest Group of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The transaction includes the sale of Clearwater Paper's sawmill, planer mill, dry kilns, and…
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011 11:00
International Paper Announces Three Senior Leadership Moves
International Paper has announced the following three senior leadership moves effective Nov. 1, 2011. Tim Nicholls named senior vice president, Printing and Communications Papers, the Americas Carol Roberts named senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer, IP Mark Sutton named…
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Wednesday, 26 October 2011 08:54
Buckeye Board Approves Expanding High-Purity Specialty Wood Pulp Capacity
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors approved funding to increase the high-end specialty wood pulp capacity by 42,000 tons at its Buckeye Florida "Foley" operation. The cost of the project is expected to be approximately $79…
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Monday, 24 October 2011 08:01
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Ranked 10th Best Small Company
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ("KapStone") announced that they have ranked 10th overall on Forbes's annual list of the 100 Best Small Companies according to the rankings included in the November 5, 2011 issue. Forbes determined the rankings based upon…
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Friday, 21 October 2011 12:00
M.F. Cachat Company selected for distribution in the Midwest U.S.
Arizona Chemical Selects The M.F. Cachat Company to Expand Distribution of Its Products in the Midwest U.S. JACKSONVILLE, FL, October 17, 2011 – Arizona Chemical, a world leader of bio-refined products, announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with…
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