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International technology Group ANDRITZ, through its U.S. subsidiary ANDRITZ Inc., is collaborating with ZeaChem Inc. on the production of cellulosic biofuels and bio-based chemicals by providing the technology for a continuous biomass pre-treatment pilot plant. ZeaChem is a developer of…
Monday, 23 January 2012 11:00

James C. Tyrone Returns to NewPage

NewPage announced today that James C. Tyrone has accepted the role of executive vice president, Commercial Operations and Business Development, effective February 1, 2012. Mr. Tyrone will report to George F. Martin, president and chief executive officer. Effective with Mr.…
Mercer International Inc. has announced a project ("Project Blue Mill") to increase production and efficiency through debottlenecking initiatives including the installation of an additional 40 MW steam turbine at its Stendal mill. The debottlenecking which, among other things, requires the…
Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and ongoing operations of its Merfin Systems converting business to National Tissue Company, LLC. Merfin Systems, located in King, North Carolina, is a converter…
 US woody biomass prices have dropped the past three years; west coast prices are the lowest in the country, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review  Relatively low fossil fuel prices have reduced the demand and prices of woody biomass…
Uncompetitive cost position necessitates closure Potential generation of a $20 million cash benefit Redeploy resources to higher return business opportunities Expect $2.4 million restructuring costs and non-cash impairment charge of $49 million Buckeye Technologies Inc. has announced the closure of its Americana, Brazil cotton linter pulp production…
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that the company has completed a $45 million renewable energy project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Michigan. The project includes design upgrades to the mill's existing combination boiler (which burns biomass from…
Sunday, 08 January 2012 15:00

Wausau Paper Announces Senior Appointments

Wausau Paper has announced the appointment of Matthew L. Urmanski to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue and Michael R. Wildenberg to the position of Senior Vice President - Tissue Strategy effective March 1, 2012. Mr. Urmanski, 39, joined Wausau Paper in 2000 and has most…
Ashland Inc. has said that its subsidiary, Hercules Incorporated, has completed the previously announced sale of its aviation and refrigerant lubricants business, a polyol/ester-based synlubes business, to Calumet Missouri, LLC, an assignee of Monument Chemicals Inc. The purchase price was…
Rayonier has announced  that Thomas I. Morgan, chairman and chief executive officer of Baker & Taylor, Inc. has been elected to its board of directors. Baker & Taylor is a leading distributor of books, videos, and music products to libraries, institutions and retailers.…
Ashland Inc. has announced it has completed the previously announced sale of its polyvinyl acetate homopolymer and copolymer (PVAc) business to Celanese Corporation. The proposed transaction included the transfer of the PVAc business, inventory and related technology. The sale does…
BASF is participating with $30 million through BASF Biorenewable Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG in the American technology firm Renmatix Inc. The BASF subsidiary led a $50 million financing round, joined by new and existing investors.   The technology company Renmatix has…
OMNOVA Solutions received a letter of commendation from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the Company's achievement of a 5.8% reduction in energy usage for 2010. As a partner in DOE's Better Buildings, Better Plants program, OMNOVA has voluntarily…
Verso Paper Corp. has announced that their participation in a groundbreaking partnership involving Time Inc., Hearst Enterprises, National Geographic Society, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®), and another forest products company has led to 790,000 acres of additional forest lands being…
Metso will supply the world’s first commercial installation of LignoBoost technology to Domtar in North America. The equipment will be intergrated with the Plymouth North Carolina pulp mill. The LignoBoost process separates and collects lignin from pulping liquor. This order…