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Monday, 02 April 2012 09:30
Steelhead Announces Intention Not to Tender Fibrek Shares to Abitibi Bid
Mercer International Inc. announced that Steelhead Partners, LLC publicly announced on March 31, 2012, that it will reserve its decision to tender its common shares of Fibrek Inc., held by its affiliate, to the unsolicited insider bid made by AbitibiBowater…
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Friday, 30 March 2012 09:00
Buyer of St. Marys Paper would fire workers, not restart paper machine
The receiver for the shuttered St. Marys Paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. has been granted court approval to proceed with a sale of assets to 2319839 Ontario Inc. The purchaser is described by the receiver as a consortium…
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Thursday, 29 March 2012 09:04
Tembec moves ahead with $190-million specialty cellulose upgrade
Tembec has confirmed a $190-million capital investment to upgrade its specialty cellulose manufacturing facility at Temiscaming, Que. This investment will increase annual production of green electricity by up to 40 megawatts, reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 70%, increase Temiscaming's annual…
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Tuesday, 27 March 2012 16:00
Tembec announces first phase of $310-million investment in specialty cellulose
Tembec announced today a $190-million capital investment to upgrade its specialty cellulose manufacturing facility at Temiscaming, Québec. This investment will increase annual production of green electricity by up to 40 megawatts, reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 70%, increase Temiscaming’s annual…
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Monday, 26 March 2012 12:05
Pöyry assists Tembec's cellulose manufacturing facility in Canada
Pöyry's Energy business group has been awarded the detail engineering and procurement assistance support contract for a 190 million CAD capital investment (Phase 1) to upgrade the specialty cellulose manufacturing facility of Tembec in Temiscaming, Quebec, Canada. The installation of…
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Wednesday, 21 March 2012 14:47
Resolute Reduces Minimum Tender Condition to 50.01% Offer for Fibrek
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products, has announced: it has extended the expiry time for its offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek Inc. (TSX: FBK) to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on…
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012 09:00
Domtar Uses 'Mad Men' Season Premiere to Promote the Benefits of Reading on Paper
Ad in Special Edition of Newsweek Has a 1960s Feel, But the Message Still Applies: Studies Show You Read 30 Percent Faster Domtar Corporation has announced that with Newsweek planning a retro edition to promote the new season of "Mad Men,"…
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Monday, 19 March 2012 14:00
Resolute Updates Status and Extends its Offer for Fibrek to March 29
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute"), has announced that the Québec Court of Appeal has accepted to hear the Company's appeal from the Court of Québec's decision reversing the cease trade order on Fibrek Inc.'s private placement…
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Friday, 16 March 2012 12:30
Resolute Updates Status of Fibrek Offer
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products has announced that it has received a favorable decision from the federal Minister of Industry, following his review of the Company's proposed acquisition of Fibrek Inc. under the Investment Canada Act. The…
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012 13:00
Talks continue in sale of Terrace Bay and NewPage mills
Prospective buyers have been touring the Terrace Bay mill in Northern Ontario, while in Nova Scotia, the bidder on the NewPage pulp and paper mill is ironing out details with the provincial utility and the employees’ union. The Chronicle Journal…
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Thursday, 08 March 2012 10:00
Safest mills: Al-Pac, Weyerhaeuser and Northern Pulp
Alberta Pacific Forest Industries, Weyerhaeuser’s Grande Prairie site, and Northern Pulp Nova Scotia were the safest operations in Canada last year, according to Pulp & Paper Canada’s Safest Mill in Canada contest. Weyerhaeuser was the only participating mill to have zero incidents in…
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Tuesday, 06 March 2012 21:08
Domtar completes Attends Europe acquisition
Domtar Corporation has announced the completion of the acquisition of privately-heldAttends Healthcare Limited ("Attends Europe"), manufacturer and supplier of adult incontinence care products in Europe, from Rutland Partners for €180 million, pursuant to a definitive agreement entered into on January 26, 2012. Attends Europe sells and markets…
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 09:00
Cascades Continues to Consolidate its Operations
Cascades Inc., a leader in the recovery and the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, continues to consolidate its operations and announces the permanent closure of Cascades Enviropac, located in Toronto. Production at this unit, specialized in the…
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 08:30
Domtar negotiates $3-billion, 15-year deal to supply paper to Appleton
Appleton and Domtar Corp. have reached a tentative agreement in which Domtar would supply Appleton with most of the uncoated base paper the company needs to produce its thermal, carbonless, and other specialty paper products. The historic 15-year supply deal…
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Monday, 27 February 2012 09:00
Resolute Announces That Fibrek's Special Warrants To Mercer Have Been Cease Traded
AbitibiBowater Inc., doing business as Resolute Forest Products ("Resolute") (NYSE: ABH) (TSX: ABH), has announced that the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) has accepted, with immediate effect, the Company's application to cease trade Fibrek Inc.'s ("Fibrek") (TSX: FBK)…
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