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Tuesday, 24 April 2012 08:30
Verso Paper Corp. Announces Retirement of CEO
Verso Paper Corp. have announced that Michael A. Jackson will retire as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Verso and that David J. Paterson has been elected by Verso's board of directors to serve in such roles, with both events…
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Monday, 23 April 2012 13:30
Univar announces board changes
Univar Inc., a leading global chemical distributor, announced today that J. Erik (Erik) Fyrwald will join Univar as president and chief executive officer effective May 7. Fyrwald, age 52, is currently president of Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) a global provider of water, hygiene and energy…
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Monday, 23 April 2012 12:30
Ecolab Announces Resignation of J. Erik Fyrwald, president of Ecolab
Ecolab announced that J. Erik Fyrwald, president of Ecolab, will leave the company to become the chief executive officer of Univar, a leading global distributor of commodity and specialty chemicals. Fyrwald joined Ecolab as part of the Nalco merger, which…
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Monday, 23 April 2012 10:30
ISRI Presents Annual Design for Recycling® Award to Cascades
Award recognizes those who are committed to recycling safely and economically. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) today presented Cascades Fine Papers Group with their annual Design for Recycling® Award. In order to be considered for…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 15:30
Hazen Paper And NewPage Earn Printing Industry Recognition For Super Bowl XLV Collector's Program
NewPage has announced that the company's 7 pt. Sterling® Ultra web cover paper served as a key component of an award-winning Super Bowl XLV collector's edition program cover produced by its customer, Hazen Paper. Hazen's marketing entry swept the "decorative/display…
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Friday, 20 April 2012 12:30
Clearwater Paper to Present at the Oppenheimer 7th Annual Industrials Conference
Clearwater Paper Corporation has announced that Gordon Jones, chairman and CEO, andLloyd Fillis, vice president treasurer and tax, will present at the Oppenheimer 7th Annual Industrials Conference on Tuesday, May 15, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time. A live audio webcast of the presentation and accompanying slide materials…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:30
Mercer International Announces That Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave to Appeal
Mercer International Inc.announced that the Supreme Court of Canada has denied Fibrek Inc.'s ("Fibrek") and Mercer's applications for leave to appeal the Québec Court of Appeal's decision to maintain the cease trade order of the Bureau de décision et de…
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Thursday, 19 April 2012 12:30
Swapping the Sack in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas, is the most recent community to restrict the use of single-use plastic and paper bags. Plastic bag bans and taxes are nothing new. San Francisco became the first city in the United States to ban single-use carryout bags…
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Wednesday, 18 April 2012 15:30
Wausau Paper and Starboard Reach Agreement
Wausau Paper has announced it has reached an agreement with Starboard Value LP and its affiliates regarding the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, Wausau has agreed to nominate two new directors recommended by Starboard,…
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Monday, 16 April 2012 09:30
Verso Paper Corp. Announces Amendments to Exchange Offer
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that it has amended certain terms of its previously announced exchange offer and consent solicitation of two of its subsidiaries, Verso Paper Holdings LLC and Verso Paper Inc. (together, the "Issuers"), with respect to their second priority…
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 09:04
Mercer International Inc. Extends Offer for Fibrek to April 16
Mercer International Inc. announced that it has extended to April 16, 2012, the expiry date for its offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Fibrek Inc. ("Fibrek"). The extension is intended to allow…
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Tuesday, 03 April 2012 13:00
Gardner Denver Announces Key Leadership Changes
Gardner Denver, Inc. has announced the appointment of Brian L. Cunkelman, age 43, as Vice President, Gardner Denver, Inc. and President, Industrial Products Group (IPG), effective immediately. Mr. Cunkelman joined Gardner Denver in 2010 as Vice President, IPG Americas, and…
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Friday, 30 March 2012 11:00
Verso Paper Corp. Announces Exchange Offer for Outstanding Debt and Related Consent Solicitation
Verso Paper Corp. have announced that two of its wholly owned subsidiaries, Verso Paper Holdings LLC and Verso Paper Inc. (collectively, the "Issuers"), have launched an offer to issue up to $180.2 million aggregate principal amount of a new series of 9.75% secured notes due 2019…
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Monday, 12 March 2012 13:30
BASF Venture Capital invests $13.5 million in U.S.-based company Allylix
BASF Venture Capital GmbH has invested $13.5 million in Allylix, Inc., a U.S.-based renewable specialty chemicals company. The BASF subsidiary led a $18.2 million financing round , joined by existing investors Tate & Lyle Ventures, Avrio Ventures and Cultivian Ventures. Allylix has a…
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Monday, 12 March 2012 09:00
Appleton And Domtar Announce Historic Supply Agreement
Appleton and Domtar Corporation today announced 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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