Venezuela's National Assembly has made moves to wipe up a situation that has kept the South American nation running low on toilet paper. In an effort to relieve a chronic shortage of the vital bathroom hygienic product, lawmakers in Caracas…
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AGREES TO ACQUIRE THE SPECIALTY PAPER BUSINESS OF WAUSAU PAPER CORP. AND THE THILMANY DIVISION OF PACKAGING DYNAMICS CORPORATION KPS Capital Partners, LP (“KPS”) announced today that, through a newly formed company, Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC and its affiliates (“Expera”),…
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An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital ("Peak Rock") announced today that it has acquired Atlas Paper Mills, LLC ("Atlas" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of tissue paper. Headquartered in Miami, FL, Atlas is a leading company in the manufacture…
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International Paper (NYSE: IP) has announced the retirement of a senior leader and three other leadership moves. Maximo Pacheco, senior vice president, president IP Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) to retire Jean-Michel Ribieras elected senior vice president, president, IP EMEA,…
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Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) has expressed the Company's disappointment that negotiations under the auspices of the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) have broken down after three years of collaborative efforts. Parties were unable to reach mutual…
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A Western Michigan University student has won the best paper award from the world's foremost pulp and paper industry association, becoming the first WMU student to be so honored, while a professor is the first recipient of the association's new…
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Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) announced today that its subsidiary, Albany International France S.A.S., has completed consultations with employee works councils regarding a proposal to restructure operations at the Company’s Machine Clothing production facilities in Sélestat and St. Junien. The proposed…
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Going paperless seems like a simple task, but is it? City councilors are ditching paper at their next two meetings to see if it is possible. Instead of thick paper packets, they will receive digital documents via email. The idea…
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Gorham Paper and Tissue announces Michael Cummings as its new full-time Chief Executive Officer. Cummings brings more than 20 years of manufacturing leadership experience with various companies in the paper, packaging and technology sectors. “I am impressed by the progress…
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The Grand Council of the Crees is asking an international body to overturn a sustainable-forestry certification for Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products. The challenge by the Cree is related to forestry activity in a 750,000-hectare swath of land north of Chibougaumau…
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Tembec Inc. (“Tembec”) has announced the closing of the sale of its NBSK pulp mill and related assets located in Skookumchuck, British Columbia to Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation (“Paper Excellence”). Total consideration for the transaction is $94.6 million, including…
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Workers at an Ottawa paper warehouse are being credited with some fast thinking. Fire officials say about 15 workers were in the warehouse Thursday morning when a fire broke out in an area where bales of recyclable paper were stacked…
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KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") has announced that on May 16, 2013, the Board of Directors elected David G. Gabriel as a Director of the Company. Mr. Gabriel was elected as a Class A director with a…
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Tembec supports the Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products, released April 24 by GreenBlue, which provide the common language and framework the paper products industry needs to take practical and profitable steps toward sustainability. The Guidelines for Sustainable Paper Products is…
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Venezuela: First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities — toilet paper. Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, as it does for other shortages, the embattled socialist government says…
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