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Tuesday, 18 March 2014 13:00
Resolute Forest Products confirms the signature of an agreement with the Quebec government
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has confirmed the signature of a framework agreement with the Quebec government and explained the measures found in the agreement. The agreement includes measures for renewal of water power leases for certain generating stations in Quebec's…
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Friday, 14 March 2014 10:00
J.D. Irving, Limited Launches $513 Million Investments in Forestry and Forest Products Operations in NB - $450 million Investment at Irving Pulp & Paper
Irving Pulp & Paper will invest $450 million in a two-phased modernization program of the west side pulp mill. It is the largest investment in a pulp mill in Canada since 1993. The project will generate 1.2 million in person…
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Tuesday, 11 March 2014 09:00
Tembec sells its pulp mill in Chetwynd, British Columbia
Tembec Inc. (“Tembec”) have announced that it has closed the sale of its pulp mill and related assets (“Mill”) located in Chetwynd, British Columbia to Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation (“Paper Excellence”) for a nominal amount. The Mill had been…
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Wednesday, 05 March 2014 09:30
Stronger pulp pricing and weaker Canadian dollar result in higher Q4 EBITDA
Catalyst Paper (TSX:CYT) recorded adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $19.1 million in Q4 versus $16.4 million in Q3, despite higher production costs related to an annual maintenance shut at the Crofton pulp mill. As well…
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Monday, 03 March 2014 12:30
Canfor Sells Quebec Mill
Canfor Corporation has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with Groupe Lebel Inc. to sell the Daaquam sawmill located in Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Quebec. The transaction is expected to close at the end of March, 2014 and is…
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014 09:30
Rolland Opaque and Rolland Hitech: Simply Better!
Cascades Fine Papers Group is pleased to introduce improvements to its Rolland Opaque and Rolland Hitech papers. Rather than their former blue-white shade, these papers are fresher with a pure white shade. Manufactured at the Rolland mill, they have a…
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Tuesday, 07 January 2014 10:00
From pulp and paper to liquid natural gas
A former pulp mill near Squamish on the North West shores of Howe Sound may get a chance at a second life as a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processing and export facility, now that the National Energy Board has approved…
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Monday, 06 January 2014 14:00
Province discredits MP’s assertion mill loan won’t happen
Gerry Byrne says his sources are reliable, although two provincial cabinet ministers say the MP’s public statements regarding the loan offer extended to Corner Brook Pulp and Paper are ill-informed. The Corner Brook Pulp and Paper mill is seen in…
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013 12:00
Pulp mill faces another roadblock
It may have found new rails, but the Prince Albert Pulp Mill is still on track. “We are making a very strong statement that we expect to have that mill up and running within 18 months,” said Dale Paterson, Paper…
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Friday, 13 December 2013 15:05
Cascades Awarded "Innovative Product of the Year" and "Environmental Strategy of the Year" by Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
Cascades, North America’s fourth largest producer of towel and tissue paper, has just announced that the company has been awarded “Environmental Strategy of the Year” by Pulp & Paper International at the 2013 PPI Awards in Dubai. In addition, the…
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Friday, 06 December 2013 18:58
Catalyst Paper begins search for head of Sales & Marketing
Catalyst Paper has announced that Tom Crowley is no longer with the company and a search will begin immediately for a new leader of the Sales and Marketing function. "We are continuing to align the organization structure with our focus…
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Friday, 06 December 2013 08:30
Domtar announces signing of Definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement with Windmill Development Group
Domtar Corporation has announced the signing by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Domtar Inc., of a Definitive Agreement of Purchase and Sale with Ottawa-based developer Windmill Development Group Ltd. for the proposed sale of the former Domtar paper mill site in Ottawa,…
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Wednesday, 04 December 2013 13:00
The Paper Trail Impact Estimator Adds Six Additional Domtar Products, Two Mills
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) has announced the fifth update to its award-winning site, The Paper Trail (www.domtarpapertrail.com) since the debut of this groundbreaking tool in June 2011. Publicly showcasing the company's commitment to voluntary disclosure, The Paper Trail…
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Tuesday, 03 December 2013 10:22
Canfor Announces Capital Investments in Houston Sawmill
Canfor Corporation has announced that, subject to ratification of the tentative labour agreement between the Company and the United Steelworkers, the Company will proceed with capital investments totaling approximately $36 million to improve efficiency and recovery in its Houston, British…
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Wednesday, 27 November 2013 08:00
Two Golds for Cascades at the Canadian Printing Awards
Cascades has been once again rewarded at the Canadian Printing Awards with two Gold Awards, the first for Most Environmentally Progressive Vendor and the second for Most Environmentally Progressive Printing Technology for its new Cascades Enviro Jet paper. The Canadian…
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