Thursday, 03 September 2015 10:07
Valmet to supply a tissue production line to Resolute Forest Products in the United States
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has selected Valmet's Advantage NTT tissue production technology and Valmet's automation solution for the new facility it is building in the United States to manufacture at-home, premium private label tissue paper, including bath and towel. The…
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Thursday, 03 September 2015 09:06
ANDRITZ to deliver logyard circular crane to Domtar’s paper mill in South Carolina, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Domtar Paper Company to supply a logyard circular crane for its Marlboro mill, USA. The new crane will replace existing equipment and has a net lift capacity of 32 tons and…
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Wednesday, 02 September 2015 08:54
Xerium Celebrates 1000th Formsoft Tissue Forming Fabric
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, recently celebrated the shipment of its 1000th Formsoft tissue forming fabric at its Kentville, Canada plant. The globally successful and patented Formsoft technology has enabled tissue…
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Wednesday, 02 September 2015 08:51
Kemira acquires Soto Industries, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Kemira has acquired certain assets of Soto Industries, LLC, a privately owned company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Soto specializes in the application of scale control products, defoamers, and settling agents for the pulp and paper industry. Kemira is a…
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015 08:43
Xerium Technologies to Present at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference September 2, 2015
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, has announced that Harold Bevis, President and CEO and Cliff Pietrafitta, Chief Financial Officer will present at the 2015 Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference on Wednesday, September…
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Friday, 21 August 2015 08:44
Verso Announces Plans for Major Reductions in Coated Paper and Pulp Production Capacity
Actions at Androscoggin and Wickliffe Mills Will Reduce Production Capacity by 430,000 Tons of Coated Paper and 130,000 Tons of Dried Market Pulp Verso Corporation has announced that it plans to make major reductions in its coated paper and pulp…
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015 07:37
OMNOVA Solutions Recognizes Employee Innovations with 2014 Technology Awards
OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE: OMN) recently announced its 2014 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 and LEAN SixSigma organizations. These innovations in product…
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Friday, 07 August 2015 08:03
Michelle Goldberg to Join Plum Creek Board of Directors
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL) has announced that Michelle J. Goldberg has joined the company’s board of directors. Goldberg is a Partner at the venture capital firm Ignition Partners in Bellevue, Washington. She serves as an advisor to many…
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Friday, 31 July 2015 08:20
ANDRITZ to supply equipment for Fibria’s Horizonte 2 pulp mill
International technology Group ANDRITZ and Fibria, the world’s leading eucalyptus pulp producer, signed a letter of intent for supply of all production technologies and equipment for Fibria’s Horizonte 2 pulp mill at its Três Lagoas unit in the state of…
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 09:06
Catalyst Seeking Expedited Review of U.S. Trade Action
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued its preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties on Canadian imports of supercalendered paper. The Coalition for Fair Paper Imports - U.S.-based Madison Paper and Verso Corporation - petitioned the DOC in February…
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015 08:56
Xerium To Present At Jefferies Industrials Conference August 13, 2015
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, has announced that Harold Bevis, President and CEO; Cliff Pietrafitta, Chief Financial Officer and David Pretty, President, Xerium North America and Europe will present at the…
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Thursday, 23 July 2015 11:30
Wausau Paper Appoints Rob Yanker to Board of Directors
Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) has announced that it has appointed Rob Yanker to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Yanker will serve as one of the Company’s nominees for election at its 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Yanker,…
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Thursday, 23 July 2015 09:39
Domtar introduces one of the founding fathers of comics at Comic-Con International
To underscore how great work typically starts on paper, Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) released a video that shows how comic fans got to meet one of the industry's founding fathers at the recent Comic-Con International. The film shows…
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Wednesday, 22 July 2015 08:21
Minerals Technologies Appoints W. Rand Mendez, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Paper PCC
Minerals Technologies Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed W. Rand Mendez as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of its Paper PCC business unit. Mr. Mendez joins Minerals Technologies Inc. from E. I. du Pont de…
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Monday, 20 July 2015 13:35
Mercer International Inc. Announces Leadership Transition
Mercer International Inc is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has implemented a leadership transition plan that capitalizes on the strength and depth of management. Mr. Jimmy S.H. Lee, currently Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), President, and Chairman of…
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