Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced the retirement of Thomas A. Colgrove as president of the company's consumer products division. Mr. Colgrove will continue to serve as president of the division until the beginning of the second quarter. Patrick T. Burke,…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced the permanent closure of paper machine #9 at its mill in Alma (Quebec), representing a reduction of 75,000 metric tons of annual specialty papers production capacity. Resolute's decision to reduce…
Tim Sullivan, Barry‐Wehmiller Group President and ex‐interim President of BW Papersystems is pleased to announce the appointment of Neal McConnellogue as President of BW Papersystems. BW Papersystems is a leading global supplier of sheeting and sheet packaging machinery for the…
Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) has announced the release of a report titled Identifying and Mapping Vernal Pools on State Forest Lands in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). The report documents the results of a year-long collaboration between Verso, the Michigan Natural…
Valmet has been selected by Domtar to supply the equipment and technical services to convert a paper machine from uncoated freesheet to fluff pulp at the mill located in Ashdown, Arkansas, USA. The delivery is part of Domtar's USD 160…
UPM and the Technological University of Uruguay (UTEC) have signed an agreement to build a new Regional Technological University (ITR) in Fray Bentos to advance technical skills and engineering expertise in rural Uruguay. The regional university will specialize in mechatronics,…
Sensor Products Inc., a developer and distributor of cutting edge pressure and force sensors announces a key enhancement of their product line with the addition of Lenord & Bauer industrial encoders and speed sensors. Lenord & Bauer (L&B), based in…
Nalco, an Ecolab company, has been selected as the most preferred paper industry supplier by readers of Pulp & Paper International (PPI) magazine for the fifth consecutive year. PPI's 2014 Brand Awareness and Preference Study among pulp, paper and paperboard…
Hammermill® Paper, manufactured by International Paper, raised $327,657 during an exciting holiday shopping season as part of the paper manufacturer's participation in the 11th annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. This marks the fourth year of the Hammermill brand's…
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has announced significant updates to The Paper Trail®, its award-winning interactive tool that helps customers trace the impacts of their paper purchases. The totally renovated site includes social and economic information in addition to…
Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) has announced the sale of its Taylor, BC pulp mill to its subsidiary company, Canfor Pulp Products Incorporated (TSX: CFX). This transaction will impact the management reporting structure of Taylor Pulp within Canfor Corporation but is…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has been awarded The New Economy Magazine's Clean Tech Award in the Best Forest and Paper Solutions category for 2014. Now in their sixth year, The New Economy's Clean Tech Awards honor…
Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CYT) has announced the appointment of Greg Maule as Senior Vice-President, US Operations and Linda McClinchy as Vice-President, US Supply Chain. Mr. Maule has held a progression of positions with increasing responsibility in paper operations leading to…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 07:16

Verso Completes Acquisition of NewPage

Combined Verso Better Positioned to Deliver Long-Term Value for Stakeholders in Increasingly Competitive Industry Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading North American producer of printing and specialty papers and pulp, has announced the completion of its acquisition of NewPage Holdings…
Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX: CYT) ("Catalyst") is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the Biron paper mill located in Wisconsin and the Rumford pulp and paper mill located in Maine, USA that was previously announced on…