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Newsprint producer AbitibiBowater is asking the bankruptcy court for approval to sell four closed mills and their machinery to Montreal-based American Iron & Metal, according to a Canadian Press news report on April 19.

The scrap metal company would buy to assets for $8.7 million. The deal includes the mills at Beaupre, Que., Donnacona, Que., Thunder Bay, Ont., and Dalhousie, N.B. CP reports that American Iron would also pay AbitibiBowater 40% of the money raised from the sale of the paper machines. Even if they are sold for scrap, American Iron would pay at least $5 million.

The metals company would assume all environmental liabilities associated with the closed mills. The company has said it's open to ideas to reuse the vacant mills, but one condition set by AbitibiBowater is that the locations not be used to produce paper.

American Iron's owner Herbert Black told CP the buildings may be scrapped for their metal value, and some of the paper machines may suffer the same fate.

AbitibiBowater is also looking to sell three closed mills in Quebec. The mills in Roberval, Saint-Fulgence and Lebel-sur-Quevillon have been closed since last year.

North America's largest newsprint producer hopes to exit court protection from creditors in Canada and the United States by autumn.

Stevedores' strike at Finnish ports ended on Friday 19 March.

Strike, which lasted 16 days, affected to Stora Enso’s Finnish mills by closing 6 paper machines and 2 sheeting plants. Almost all closed production has now started again but it will still take weeks to normalize all operations in mills and especially in harbours.

Stora Enso’s website follows the situation and gives update information when needed.

For further information, please contact:

Media: Päivi Kauhanen, Director, Communications Finland, tel. +358 2046 21292
Investors: Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242

Caraustar Industries, Inc. announced today that it will increase prices by $60 per ton on all uncoated recycled paperboard grades and $45 per ton on coated recycled paperboard grades produced by its mills. The increases are effective with shipments on and after April 5, 2010. Caraustar will also increase prices of tubes and cores and all other uncoated recycled paperboard converted products on the same date. This series of price increase announcements comes shortly following earlier increase announcements.

Greg A. Bartlett, vice president sales and marketing for Caraustar’s Mill Group, stated, “Publication prices for Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) have reached an average of $170 per ton in the middle and eastern United States, up $95 per ton since December publications. Unreliability of supply has forced us to reach out further with higher cost freight lanes and pay significant premiums over publication list prices to secure our recovered fiber needs. Fiber quality has also declined during this period, impacting our yield of our most important raw material.  Prices for all fiber grades have increased significantly.  We understand the impact that this has on our customers; however, we cannot continue to absorb these costs.  We will be vigilant in monitoring this situation and keep our customers informed of changes and challenges in this volatile recovered fiber market.”

About Caraustar

Caraustar Industries, Inc. is one of North America's largest integrated manufacturers of 100% recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. The company is a socially responsible corporation, is committed to environmentally sound practices and is dedicated to providing customers with outstanding value through innovative products and services. Caraustar has developed its leadership position in the industry through diversification and integration from raw materials to finished products. Caraustar serves the four principal recycled boxboard product end-use markets: tubes and cores; folding cartons; gypsum facing paper and specialty paperboard products. For additional information on Caraustar, please visit the company's website at www.caraustar.com.

William Kenyon have recently supervised a rebuild to the 5th to 6th section rope transfer and 6th section rope system on PM2 at Hollingsworth & Vose in the UK.

The design was implemented to give improved threading reliability. In addition, from a safety perspective, the design also removes the potential for manual intervention in the area during the tail feeding process. Since the installation, H&V has seen a tremendous improvement at the transfer and due to a couple of further minor modifications to existing transfers while on site, the mill has also seen much improved tail threading all the way through the machine.

The installation was trouble free and completed within the necessary timescale. This was in large part due to the close working relationship William Kenyon have built up over the years with the mill's engineering department.

Commented Ken Horton, H&V Operations Manager: "I approached William Kenyon on the basis that they had previously done other work on this particular paper machine. The designer was very meticulous and ensured the operators were happy with the install before he left our site.

"The rebuild to the 5th and 6th section rope transfer was very complicated with many obstacles to consider. The paper now runs through these two sections without any problems. Manual intervention is unnecessary."

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The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has released a comprehensive, first-of-its-kind study that examines a wide range of options for renewal of the Canadian forest products industry.

"The study, The Future Bio-pathways Project, focuses on the triple bottom line: clean energy, high employment, and economic recovery. The results are clear - integrating the production of bio-products and bio-energy into the existing industry is a winner on all fronts," says Avrim Lazar, president and CEO of FPAC.
The Future Bio-pathways Project is one of the first and most exhaustive studies in the world on this topic. The project involved more than 65 top Canadian experts in fields as diverse as bio-technology, investment banking, and carbon pricing.

"This study produced a blueprint for change that is both surprising and welcome," says Lazar. "It places traditional products, especially lumber and pulp, at the heart of a new, green business model that has the potential to make the forest products industry a pivotal force in Canada's effort to become a clean energy super-power. If we follow this new model we will be able to produce power on the scale of nine nuclear reactors, enough to meet the energy needs of 2.5 million homes, or one out of every five homes across Canada."

On the employment front the research shows that an integrated mill - one that produces wood, pulp or paper as well as bio-energy and bio-materials -- provides five times as many jobs as a stand-alone bio-operation. It also shows that the industry's 270,000 jobs will be best sustained by following this integrated road to recovery.

"Years of intensive research and development have produced technologies that open up a world of possibility for the forest products industry in Canada. We can now rapidly convert wood fibre into a wide variety of high-value products such as bio-fuels to heat homes or power vehicles as well as bio-chemicals to make cosmetics, solvents, food additives and renewable plastics," says Pierre Lapointe, president and CEO, FPInnovations.

FPAC notes that by integrating the production of bio-products into existing forestry operations, they will be subject to the same high and increasingly stringent environmental standards that have made Canada a world leader in sustainable forest management.

"This new integrated model will cause investors to take a fresh and more optimistic look at the economic potential of Canada's forest products industry. That is why governments should follow this study's roadmap as it best defines where investors will want to put their money," says Don Roberts, Managing Director, CIBC World Markets and leader of the FPAC study.

"Our research shows this new bio-pathway is the business model for the future of Canada's forest products industry. With 300 Canadian communities depending on the health of the forest products industry for their survival, we must embrace the opportunities it presents," says Lazar.

In just over 4 weeks 3 more mills join the Enessco family. All 3 brown grade mills see better production, less deposition on the machine and less stickies ....

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The Oil Skimmers Model 6V oil recovery system removes animal, vegetable and petroleum-based oils, fats, greases, and oily wastes that float on the surface of water. The unit removes as much as 100 gallons of waste oil per hour and decants it into a drum -- so efficiently that the recovered waste oil is virtually water-free. The Oil Skimmers Model 6V system is the dependable, cost-effective and uncomplicated solution for removing oily wastes from process and environmental applications.

Many Paper Mills often have a problem with leaking seals on the bearings that are on the dryers. This is a pressurized lube system that is used to assure that the bearings are properly lubricated. If a leak occurs, it is impractical, and would be very expensive, to shut the mill down. Therefore they keep running until a scheduled maintenance shutdown, when the leaks can be repaired. During the waiting period, lube oil leaks and runs onto the floor and into the U trenches. By recovering the oil from these trenches before the water hits the water treatment area, the oil can be reclaimed and possibly be used as fuel for the boilers. Recovering the oil will also save on the water treatment costs.

How The Model 6V Works
Oil Skimmers, Inc. Model 6V oil recovery system removes waste oil by means of a specially formulated collector tube. Oil adheres to the outside of the closed-loop tube as it is slowly drawn across the surface of the water and into the oil skimmer.
The tube snakes over and around floating debris, adjusting automatically to changing water levels. The tube is drawn up into the oil skimmer and through scrapers that remove the oil. Then the tube returns to the water surface to collect more oil. The recovered oil flows into a collection container. The Model 6V system removes as much as 100 gallons of waste oil per hour; the recovered oil is virtually water-free.

The length of the collector tube is customized to meet individual specifications. Experienced representatives are available to survey customers' oil removal needs.

Engineered For Headache-Free Operation
The external parts of the Oil Skimmers Model 6V unit - the drive wheel, scrapers, and pressure blocks -- are made of high abrasion-resistant ceramic. Gearings are engineered to require minimal power and maintenance. Its thoughtful design and durable construction ensure the Model 6V system an operational life span of 15-20 years. Many units have been in service for more than 25 years and are still going strong.

The Oil Skimmers Model 6V oil recovery system has been designed to operate continually and unattended as it removes animal, vegetable and petroleum-based oils, fats and greases that float on the surface of water.
Mounting Equipment Options Increase Versatility

Prefabricated mounting packages further extend the Model 6V system's flexibility. These packages simplify placement of the system on pits, sumps, ponds, and open or closed tanks, thus eliminating costly operation.

The Model 6V system also can be outfitted with insulation and heating packages for cold weather operation.

Oil Skimmers, Inc. has thousands of its Model 6V systems and other oil recovery units in operation throughout the world, in a large number of industries. These include all types of food, oil, and chemical processors; steel and aluminum mills; the glass and metal container industries; nuclear, fossil, and hydro power generating plants; metal machining; and the rail and trucking service industries.

Model 6-V

Features/Benefits

• Closed loop collector tube floats on water surface
• "Collector Tube" performance is unaffected by any floating debris
• Tube easily floats up or down to changing water level.
• Gyrating action of "Collector Tube" breaks up oil crusts.
• Virtually maintenance free operation
• Unique anti-clogging design
• Cast metal housing and structural members
• High performance, quite-running motor
• Can operate unattended 24 hours/day, 7 days/week
• Up to 20 year operating life

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Stora Enso expects to begin temporarily shutting down its Finnish mills in the near future due to the strike by the stevedores at Finnish ports.

The impact of the strike on Stora Enso's financial results is estimated to be approximately EUR 2.5 million per day.

"The impact of the strike will be wide and indefinite. The strike will severely tarnish the reputation of the Finnish forest products industry and its whole value chain," says Juha Vanhainen, Stora Enso Country Manager Finland.

For further information, please contact:
Juha Vanhainen, Country Manager Finland, tel. +358 2046 21343
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242
Lauri Peltola, Head of Communications, tel. +358 2046 21380
Päivi Kauhanen, Director, Communications Finland, tel. +358 2046 21292

(UPM, Helsinki, 3 March 2010 at 09:30 EET) – The Finnish Transport Workers' Union strike which started on Tuesday, 2 March 2010, will stop transportation of raw materials to UPM's Finnish mills and seriously impede the transportation of products from mills to its customers. The strike will have an immediate impact on the operations of all UPM mills in Finland. If the strike will expand to cover the stevedores of the Finnish ports, this will in effect shut down all of UPM's paper machines in Finland within a few days. The financial impact of the strike in UPM's result is estimated to exceed EUR 3 million a day.

UPM will commence paper mill shut downs in Finland as soon as operations are no longer possible due to the lack of raw material and paper storage. In line with the Finnish Contracts of Employment Act UPM will suspend salary payment 7 days after the end of paper machine production work.

UPM aims to deliver its customer orders from its mills located in other countries. Nearly half of UPM's paper production capacity is located in Finland.

For more information, please contact:
Hans Sohlström, UPM, Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Development, tel. +358 2041 50542

Stora Enso has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a EUR 65 million loan to be used for the Ostroleka power plant construction project in Poland. The loan agreement is part of the commitment by EIB to lend altogether EUR 230 million to Stora Enso for research and development and the Ostroleka power plant project.

"We have a long and good relationship with EIB and we are delighted that through this agreement EIB is supporting our power plant project to improve Ostroleka Mill's energy self-sufficiency and energy efficiency. Along with the Langerbrugge and Maxau energy investments, the Ostroleka power plant is one of our biggest cost improvement investments this year at our existing mills in Europe. The terms of the loan are very competitive," says Stora Enso CFO Markus Rauramo.

The Ostroleka power plant to be completed in the third quarter of 2010 will further improve the cost competitiveness of Stora Enso's operations in Poland. As announced on 3 November 2008, the total investment in the Ostroleka power plant is estimated at EUR 137 million.

For further information, please contact:
Jyrki Tammivuori, SVP, Group Treasurer, tel. +358 2046 21043
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242