Tuesday, 13 October 2015 09:58
SCA to acquire Wausau Paper Corp., a North American Away-from-Home Tissue company, for USD 513 million in cash
SCA a leading global hygiene and forest products company, and Wausau Paper Corp. (“Wausau Paper”) (NYSE: WPP), a North American Away-from-Home tissue company, announced today that SCA will acquire Wausau Paper for USD 10.25 per share or total consideration of…
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Monday, 12 October 2015 06:50
Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignment by Suominen for a new wetlaid production line in USA
Suominen has awarded Pöyry (Appleton) LLC with the EPCM services assignment for the installation of a new wetlaid production line to be located in its Bethune plant, South Carolina, USA. The project includes the installation of a new wetlaid line…
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Monday, 12 October 2015 06:48
UPM partners with the 2015 FIPP World Congress in Toronto
UPM is the partner sponsor of the 40th FIPP World Congress, the world’s largest global magazine media event. The congress will be held in Toronto, Canada from 13 to 15 October 2015. More than 700 consumer and B2B magazine media…
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Friday, 09 October 2015 08:36
Mohawk Honored for Innovative Campaign of the Year by Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
Marketing campaign recognized with global paper industry award Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, has been honored with a 2015 PPI Award for Bringing Paper to Life: Innovative…
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Friday, 09 October 2015 07:27
Resolute Completes Selection of Key Equipment for Tissue Project
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has just announced the completion of the selection of all the key equipment for the new tissue facility being built at its Calhoun pulp and paper mill, in Tennessee. In addition to the previously announced Advantage…
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Wednesday, 07 October 2015 18:41
ABB to more than double production capacity at Brazilian pulp plant
ABB to deliver integrated power and automation solution for new pulp mill, more than doubling plant capacity ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will supply integrated process electrification, automation and optimization systems for Fibria’s new pulp mill in…
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Wednesday, 07 October 2015 12:10
Valmet celebrates the 50th Kappa Analyzer start up in South America
The 50th Valmet Kappa Analyzer in South America was successfully started up in May 2015 at the CMPC Guaíba pulp mill in Rio Grande do Sul state, south of Brazil. Installed in the mill's second fiber line, a greenfield project…
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Tuesday, 06 October 2015 10:16
Neenah significantly expands its paper and packaging portfolio and custom capabilities with acquisition of FiberMark
The acquisition of FiberMark by Neenah Paper, announced last quarter, is now in the process of rapid integration. Neenah Paper and Packaging customers now have immediate access to thousands of colors, textures, finishes and weights in premium papers, box wraps,…
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Monday, 05 October 2015 09:43
Valmet to deliver new pulp cooking system to Clearwater Paper's Lewiston Mill in the USA
Valmet will deliver key technology to Clearwater Paper's Lewiston, Idaho, Mill upgrade project. Valmet's delivery includes a Compact Cooking G2 pulp cooking system, a new plant for generating polysulfide and a minor upgrade of existing bleach plant. Construction of the…
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Friday, 02 October 2015 09:11
Domtar's 'Paper Trail' wins Environmental Strategy of the Year Award
The Paper Trail® recognized by RISI as an innovative tool for supply chain transparency in the pulp and paper industry Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has been awarded the Pulp and Paper International (PPI) 2015 Environmental Strategy of the…
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Friday, 02 October 2015 09:08
WestRock Completes Acquisition of SP Fiber Holdings, Inc.
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) has just announced that it has completed the acquisition of SP Fiber Holdings, Inc. ("SP Fiber"), a producer of recycled containerboard, kraft and bag paper, and newsprint. Through this transaction, WestRock has acquired mills located in Dublin,…
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Thursday, 01 October 2015 10:48
Mohawk Introduces New Superfine Swatchbook Featuring New Superfine Layers™ and Two New Heavyweight Covers
Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, announces a redesigned swatchbook for its Superfine product line. The new swatchbook features three new Superfine offerings, including: Superfine Layers™ G1S, which…
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Wednesday, 30 September 2015 07:09
UPM Foundation supports long-term development in Uruguay
The UPM Foundation promotes education and entrepreneurship through joint work with social organisations and local representatives in Uruguay. It annually publishes a report presenting its objectives, operations and latest achievements. “We are seeking to promote the long-term development and growth…
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Wednesday, 23 September 2015 09:02
Sonoco’s New FlatStack Ultralight Tier Sheet Offers Value, Consistency
Product to be Demoed at Pack Expo 2015 in Las Vegas Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has expanded its line of FlatStack® paperboard tier sheets to include FlatStack® Ultralight™, a value-priced alternative to lightweight gypsum…
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Monday, 21 September 2015 08:26
Catalyst Announces Powell River Land Sale
Catalyst has announced the sale of approximately 250 hectares of surplus land in Powell River, British Columbia, for $4.5 million. The forested land is adjacent to the Powell River mill site. While the land was previously harvested by predecessor companies,…
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