Tuesday, 06 January 2015 11:48
Catalyst announces milestone in acquisition of paper mills in Maine and Wisconsin
Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX: CYT) ("Catalyst") has announced that an important milestone has been achieved in the previously announced acquisition by Catalyst of the Biron paper mill in Wisconsin and the Rumford pulp and paper mill in Maine, USA from…
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Tuesday, 06 January 2015 10:38
Temporary Suspension of One of Resolute's Two FSC Certificates in Quebec Extended
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) recently learned from a Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Canada press release that FSC has requested that the Rainforest Alliance certification body extend the temporary suspension of one of Resolute's two certificates in…
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Tuesday, 06 January 2015 10:35
Verso Settles With U.S. Department of Justice Regarding Pending Acquisition of NewPage
Settlement Enables Completion of Acquisition in Early January 2015 Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS), a leading North American producer of printing and specialty papers and pulp, has announced that it has reached a settlement with the United States Department of…
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Wednesday, 31 December 2014 09:06
Clearwater Paper Announces Sale of Specialty Mills to Dunn Paper, Inc
Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE:CLW)(the "Company") has announced the Company has sold its specialty products business and mills to Dunn Paper, Inc. The Company intends to reinvest the net proceeds of the sale into capital projects within its Consumer Products Division.…
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014 11:10
Xerium Named by Triangle Business Journal as One of the Top 35 Healthiest Employers for 2014
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, recently was honored by Triangle Business Journal as one of the top 35 Healthiest Employers for 2014. In recent years, Xerium initiated its corporate-wide wellness programs…
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014 10:31
AstenJohnson acquires Eagle Nonwovens business
AstenJohnson, a premier supplier of paper machine clothing, filaments, specialty and filtration fabrics, and equipment for the paper industry, has completed the acquisition of Eagle Nonwovens, Inc. in the USA. Eagle Nonwovens is known for producing consistent, high-quality products and…
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Wednesday, 17 December 2014 22:24
ATLAS PAPER MILLS ANNOUNCES MERGER WITH ATLAS SOUTHEAST PAPERS
Atlas Paper Mills, LLC announced today that it has completed a merger with Atlas Southeast Papers, LLC (“Atlas Southeast”), forming a leading multi-facility integrated manufacturer of tissue paper products. The combined company will be known as Atlas Paper Holdings, Inc.…
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Wednesday, 17 December 2014 07:21
KapStone Paper And Packaging Announces Initiation Of Cash Dividend Program
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone" or "the Company") has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the initiation of a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. Roger Stone, chairman of the board of directors and…
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Wednesday, 17 December 2014 07:01
CASCADES ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF ITS BOXBOARD OPERATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA
Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery of recyclable materials and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces that it has reached an agreement for the sale of its North American boxboard manufacturing and converting…
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014 22:18
Celupaper S.A. to invest in third tissue machine at Nicaragua mill in Argentina.
Celupaper S.A., part of Grupo Vual, South American leading regional player producing pulp and tissue, has signed a contract with Toscotec for a new PM3 tissue machine and a rebuilding of the existing PM2 at Papelera Nicaragua in Argentina. Vual…
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014 06:55
Catalyst to indefinitely curtail paper machine at Powell River
Catalyst Paper (TSX: CYT) has announced the decision to indefinitely curtail the No. 9 paper machine, one of three machines at its Powell River operation. This decision is fully market-related as the company is facing a lack of orders and…
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Thursday, 11 December 2014 07:08
Domtar announces major investment at its Ashdown, AR mill
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a $160 million capital project to convert a paper machine at the Ashdown, Arkansas mill to a high quality fluff pulp line used in absorbent…
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Tuesday, 09 December 2014 07:12
Why “going paperless” is not the way to save North American forests
Link to the origional Two Sides North America article Here are 5 key reasons why going paperless will not save North American forests. 1 – Our forests are growing due to sustainable forestry practices In North America we grow many…
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Tuesday, 09 December 2014 06:59
Resolute Announces Permanent Closure of 465,000 Metric Tons of Newsprint Capacity
Iroquois Falls (Ontario) Mill and Two Paper Machines in Quebec to be Permanently Closed Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has announced the permanent closure of 465,000 metric tons of newsprint production capacity in Canada. This capacity reduction…
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Tuesday, 09 December 2014 06:54
Imerys Ceramics Announces Price Increase for Ball Clay and Kaolin Products in North America
Imerys Ceramics North America announced today that it will increase prices up to 15% on all of its ball clay and kaolin products manufactured in the United States, effective January 1, 2015, subject to any provisions in individual contracts. The…
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