The operator of the Stadacona pulp and paper mill in Quebec, Que., pleaded guilty to having released one million litres of untreated process water into the Saint-Charles River, in Quebec, and of having used a non-standard sampling method. The incidents…
Cascades officials inaugurated last week the addition of $3.7 million in new deinking equipment at the Cascades Fine Papers Group, Breakey Fibres mill. With this focus on producing high quality deinked kraft pulp, the investment will drive improvements in the…
Sonoco Recycling, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) and one of the largest packaging recyclers in North America, today announced the launch of its Sonoco Sustainability Star Award program. Created to recognize customer and Sonoco facilities for achieving…
NewPage Port Hawkesbury Corp. ("NPPH") filed for and obtained protection under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ("CCAA"). Pursuant to an Order of the Court dated September 9, 2011 (the "Initial Order"), Ernst & Young Inc. ("E&Y") was appointed as Monitor…
Metso will supply a biomass boiler for the We Energies/Domtar Biomass Energy Project owned by We Energies. The biomass boiler is a key component of a major investment to build a new biomass-fueled cogeneration power plant which will be located…
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation announced that they have ranked 20th overall on Fortune's annual list of the 100 Fastest Growing Companies and were ranked the 2nd fastest in the Industrial category. The ranking, from the September 26, 2011 issue…
Vacon Latin America is expanding operations in Brazil by opening another sales office in Lauro de Freitas in the state of Bahia in September 2011. The new sales office will focus on supporting existing customers, finding new customers and distributors…
Justice David MacAdam agreed to NewPage Port Hawkesbury's proposed restructuring plan on Sep. 9, giving the company permission to use funds from its American parent company to shut down operations this week and proceed with the sale of the Port…
AbitibiBowater Inc. is echoing the concerns of Ontario Northeastern municipal leaders with regards to the newly proposed forest management approach on the Abitibi River Forest that would result in the immediate reduction of the conifer wood supply in the area…
NewPage Corporation announced today that its corporate parent, NewPage Group Inc., and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") have received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on all of the First Day…
International Paper (NYSE: IP) and Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE: TIN) have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which International Paper will acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Temple-Inland for $32.00 per share in cash,…
AbitibiBowater has announced that it has received Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certification for the Black Spruce and Dog River-Matawin Forest areas, north of Thunder Bay, Ontario. This area covers approximately 2.5 million hectares of forest stretching from Lake Nipigon to…
Fortress Paper Ltd. (“Fortress” or the “Company”) (TSX:FTP) wishes to report that the construction relating to the conversion of the Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill from a NBHK pulp to a dissolving pulp operation is proceeding substantially on schedule. However, due…
OMNOVA Solutions today announced price increases of up to $0.10/wet pound on all SunKote® lubricants and Sequarez® and Sunrez® insolubilizers sold into the North American paper and paperboard markets. These increases will be implemented on all list and off-list prices,…
Thursday, 01 September 2011 13:00

SCA acquires hygiene products company in Brazil

SCA is acquiring the Brazilian hygiene products company Pro Descart. Consideration for the deal amounts to SEK 450m on a debt-free basis. The company has annual sales of SEK 360m. Brazil is the most highly populated country in South America,…