Thursday, 17 September 2015 06:26
Pöyry awarded EPCM services assignment for state-of-the-art pulp mill, Fibria, Brazil
Fibria, the largest eucalyptus pulp producer in the world, has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Balance of Plant (BOP) of the Horizonte 2 project in Brazil. The services cover…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 08:44
In the Matter of Resolute v. United States Department of Agriculture
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has announced that a U.S. federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to try again to provide "a reasoned and coherent treatment" of its decision implementing an order to…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 08:42
Verso Announces Additions to Blazer Digital(R) Offering
Verso Expands Blazer Digital(R) Line to Meet Needs of Xerox(R) iGen(R) Series of Digital Presses Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading producer of digital coated papers, announces the expansion of its Blazer Digital® economy digital coated paper offering with 10…
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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 07:33
Catalyst Paper Re-launches Oxford C1S and the Expanded Coated Paper Line-Up
Catalyst Paper (TSX: CYT) has announced the launch of an expanded Oxford C1S line-up of products for multiple market segments, including Cut and Stack Labels, Commercial C1S & Lamination and Pressure Sensitive applications. Building on its twenty-plus year reputation for…
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Monday, 14 September 2015 08:40
Minerals Technologies Signs Commercial Agreement to Deploy FulFill® Technology for High-Filler Loading
Second Agreement with Global Papermaker at this North American Paper MillUnique High-Filler Technology Will Provide Significant Cost Savings in Reduced Fiber Consumption by Increasing PCC Filler Usage 20% Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) has announced that it has signed another…
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Monday, 14 September 2015 07:07
Fibria advances the financing strategy for its expansion project at the Três Lagoas Unit, with investment of R$ 7.7 billion
Fibria advances the financing strategy for its expansion project at the Três Lagoas Unit, with investment of R$ 7.7 billion In the fourth edition of the Investor Tour event for analysts and investors, Fibria announces the contracting of US$400 million…
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Friday, 11 September 2015 09:21
Mohawk Leads ‘Materials Matter’ Initiative and Launches Two New Substrate Lines at Graph Expo ‘15
Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, in cooperation with GASC, has organized a collaborative, featured space called ‘Materials Matter’ and will introduce two new substrate lines at Graph…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2015 09:49
Clearwater Paper Announces $160 Million Upgrade to Lewiston Mill
Clearwater Paper Corporation today announced that it will begin construction of its continuous pulp digester project at the company’s Lewiston, Idaho, mill. “We are pleased to be able to utilize a tool in Nez Perce County that can help strengthen…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 15:23
Midland Davis Expands Trading Team
Midland Davis Corporation is proud to announce the continued expansion of its brokerage division with the addition of industry veteran Wendy Larson. Wendy brings 25 years of industry experience to her new role. She started her career with The Peltz…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 15:20
Strike Ends at KapStone's Longview Mill
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone" or the "company") has received and agreed to an offer from the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union Local 153 to unconditionally return to work from their strike that commenced…
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Monday, 07 September 2015 07:07
Catalyst to indefinitely curtail R12 paper machine at Rumford mill
Catalyst Paper (TSX: CYT) has announced its decision to indefinitely curtail the Rumford mill's No. 12 paper machine, which was temporarily curtailed on May 20, 2015. This decision is fully market-related. North American paper markets continue to be challenging with…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 15:44
KapStone's Longview Mill Restarts Its #11 Paper Machine
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") is announcing today that its Longview, Wash. mill has restarted its #11 paper machine in accordance with a contingency plan to operate the mill in the event of a strike. This is…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 07:31
Sonoco Achieves 5-Year Sustainability Targets
Substantially Lowers CO2, Water Usage While Improving Plant Waste Reduction, Establishes New 2020 Improvement Goals Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has released its Corporate Responsibility Report for 2014-2015 and reported that it achieved its five-year…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 07:26
Catalyst appoints new mill and corporate leadership
Catalyst (TSX: CYT) has announced the appointment of Walter Tarnowsky as Vice President & General Manager of the Port Alberni mill and Graham Kissack as Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. Both appointments are effective October 1, 2015. Walter, who joined…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 07:07
Conyers Mill Celebrates 20 Years
More than 200 employees and guests celebrated the 20th anniversay of Pratt’s Conyers paper mill with a gala dinner in Atlanta last month. Company COO David Dennis paid special tribute to mill GM Allen Bowlder and other 20-year veterans who…
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