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Friday, 15 November 2013 11:00
UPM and Canfor Pulp enter into pulp sales cooperation
The Finland-based UPM-Kymmene Corporation (UPM) and the Canada-based Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (Canfor Pulp) have agreed on a strategic sales and marketing cooperation. Beginning 1 January, 2014, UPM’s Pulp Sales network will represent and co-market Canfor Pulp in Europe and…
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Tuesday, 12 November 2013 07:15
CelluForce finalist in prestigious Global Cleantech Cluster Association 2013 Awards
CelluForce, the world leader in the commercial development of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC), also referred to as NanoCrystalline Cellulose (CelluForce NCC™), is pleased to be recognized among the Global Top 30 in the prestigious Global Cleantech Cluster Association (GCCA) 2013 Later…
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Tuesday, 05 November 2013 09:00
Maynards Webcast Auction – Ontario Paper Mill
On the 14th November 2013 at 9am CST sale of assets of the Dryden Ontario Paper Mill will commence featuring the following items: Featuring: (2) Paper Machines, Stock Preparation, Pumps, Roll Wrapper and all related components of Major Canadian Paper…
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Monday, 04 November 2013 07:29
Kadant to Acquire Carmanah Design and Manufacturing
Kadant Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Carmanah Design and Manufacturing Inc. for Canadian dollars (CAD) 54 million in cash, or approximately USD 52 million, subject to a post-closing adjustment. Carmanah is a…
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Friday, 25 October 2013 06:03
Canfor Corporation Announces the Closure of Quesnel Sawmill and Tenure Exchange Agreement with West Fraser
Canfor Corporation (TSX: CFP) has announced that it will permanently close its sawmill located in Quesnel, British Columbia. The Company anticipates that the closure will occur in March, 2014. Canfor’s 209 Quesnel-based employees will be offered positions elsewhere in the…
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Monday, 14 October 2013 07:30
Pulp and Paper Manufacture: Pulp Friction Cleans Up 'Brockovich' Chemical
A byproduct of the manufacture of pulp using the sulfite process for making paper, sodium lignosulfonate, can be used to immobilize and soak up toxic chromium compounds from soil and water, according to research published in the International Journal of…
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Monday, 14 October 2013 06:30
Fortress Paper Provides Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill Operational Update
Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Company") (TSX:FTP) announces that it has completed its initial strategic assessment and testing of alternatives for the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill ("FSC Mill") and has determined that the best possible strategy is to…
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Friday, 04 October 2013 05:30
Fortress Paper looks at partial conversion of Thurso mill back to paper pulp
Fortress Paper may return its specialty cellulose mill in Quebec to producing pulp for paper as prices for dissolving pulp – largely used by the Chinese textile industry to make rayon for clothes – continue to fall. The plant in…
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Tuesday, 01 October 2013 06:00
City of Port Alberni and Catalyst Paper finalize agreement for wastewater treatment facility & land
The City of Alberni's purchase of Catalyst's wastewater treatment facility and additional lands completed as scheduled on September 30th, 2013 in accordance with the formal agreements endorsed by Council for the City and Catalyst. To mark the successful close of…
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013 09:30
Pulp industry energy research gets $2.7M in funding
The University of British Columbia’s Pulp and Paper Centre (PPC) has received $2.7 million to reduce energy and greenhouse gas emissions of one of B.C.’s largest industries by 50 per cent before 2020. The grant, funded by the Natural Sciences…
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013 09:00
Cascades launches its 2013-2015 Sustainable Development Plan
Cascades revealed its three-year plan, which provides the framework for the company's efforts in respect of sustainable development for 2013-2015. The document, diligently developed by a steering committee and based on consultations with Cascades' stakeholders, comprises nine issues, each of…
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Wednesday, 25 September 2013 08:30
Tembec announces additional funding for Specialty Cellulose project at its Temiscaming, Quebec site
Tembec has announced that it has secured additional financing in the amount of $27.8 million to fund a portion of the Temiscaming, Québec, specialty cellulose Cogen project (“Project”). In particular, Tembec has entered into an additional loan in the amount…
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Tuesday, 24 September 2013 08:00
Resolute's Opitciwan Joint-Venture Sawmill Wins Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has announced that its Opitciwan joint-venture sawmill located in Quebec has been awarded the Aboriginal Forest Products Business Leadership Award by the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).…
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Monday, 23 September 2013 08:00
Kemira acquires Soto Industries Inc. of Vancouver, BC, Canada
Kemira has signed an agreement to acquire Soto Industries Inc, a privately owned company, headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. Soto is a specialty chemicals and services supplier to the pulp and paper industry. Soto supplies a broad range of specialty chemicals…
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Friday, 20 September 2013 11:00
Canada’s forest products meet the world’s needs
It is so easy to take our vast natural resources for granted. At Canfor we appreciate National Forest Week — Sept. 22 to 28 — because it gives us a chance to pause and reflect on the many benefits we…
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