Thursday, 28 April 2011 12:30
Retired employees of Fraser Papers demonstrate in Gatineau
At a demonstration organized by retired employees of the Fraser Papers mill in Thurso, Dave Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, said the union will "take all possible legal and political actions to ensure that…
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Thursday, 28 April 2011 11:30
Xerium Technologies Appoints New Board Member
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and rolls used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that it has appointed David A. Bloss as an independent member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Bloss…
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Thursday, 28 April 2011 10:30
NewPage Names Ronald J. Arling Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
NewPage Corporation today announced the appointment of Ronald J. Arling to the position of controller and chief accounting officer, effective April 25, 2011. Mr. Arling will report to the senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Arling has managed…
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 07:41
Renewable Materials Conference Educates Community on Economic Growth Opportunities
The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota and LifeScience Alley present Renewable Materials Summit: Emerging Markets in the Upper Midwest. The one day program will feature industry leaders focusing on the developing and established markets in renewable materials, while exploring issues yet…
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 08:00
Metso to rebuild a relocated paper machine for Grupo Unipak in Mexico
Metso will rebuild a relocated fine paper machine for the Mexican Grupo Unipak, S.A. de C.V. PT. at their new mill site Grupak Hidalgo in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata in Mexico. The start-up of the relocated and rebuilt machine…
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011 07:13
Metso concludes an agreement to supply pulp mill key technology to Suzano in Brazil
Metso has concluded an agreement to supply all main technology for the 1.5 million tonnes greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., to be built in the state of Maranhão in the northeastern part of Brazil. Start-up is…
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011 13:00
Snowflake Mill loses half its waste paper inventory to fire
Catalyst Paper has advised that a fire in the storage yard at its Snowflake Mill in northeast Arizona has shut down production and destroyed approximately 14,000 tonnes of recovered waste paper. The fire broke out at approximately noon Monday in…
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011 11:44
Pöyry awarded EUR 8.0 million contract for supporting services for the Eldorado pulp mill project in Brazil
Pöyry's Industry Business Group has been awarded a contract for supporting services for the overall project and construction management by Eldorado Celulose e Papel Ltda for its 1.5 million t/a bleached eucalyptus market pulp mill to be built in Mato…
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Monday, 18 April 2011 11:15
Gardner Denver, Inc. Appoints President, Industrial Products Group
Gardner Denver, Inc. has announced the appointment of Christopher R. Celtruda as Vice President, Gardner Denver, Inc. and President, Industrial Products Group effective April 26, 2011. Mr. Celtruda will be based in Gardner Denver's global headquarters in Wayne, PA. Prior…
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Monday, 18 April 2011 09:41
Curtis Short Named NewPage Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
NewPage Corporation has announced that Curtis H. Short, currently controller and chief accounting officer, has been elected as senior vice president and chief financial officer on an interim basis effective May 11, 2011, replacing David J. Prystash, who resigned from…
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Friday, 15 April 2011 12:35
Control Instruments becomes save energy now ally organization
Control Instruments Corporation has volunteered to become an ALLY organization in the Department of Energy’s Save Energy Now program. The goal of the program is to help industry boost competitiveness while reducing its energy and carbon footprint. As an ALLY…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 15:00
BASF establishes partnership with MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
BASF announced it is establishing a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Transportation Logistics (CTL). The company has become a Strategic Partner in the Center’s Supply Chain Exchange. The Supply Chain Exchange is an active community of…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 11:00
Ashland Inc. Unveils Enriched, Intuitive Company Website
Ashland Inc. has announced the launch of a newly designed company website — www.ashland.com — with many significant enhancements to make it simpler and more useful for its customers, communities and investors. At its core, the new site features expanded…
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Monday, 11 April 2011 10:30
Olson takes charge of UBC Pulp and Paper Centre
Dr. James Olson, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the new director for UBC's Pulp and Paper Centre. "He will be taking on the leadership of the center at a very critical time when the industry is at…
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Thursday, 07 April 2011 07:28
Acquisitions continue: Paper Excellence buys Northern Pulp Nova Scotia
Paper Excellence has extended its network of mills in Canada to the East Coast with the purchase of Northern Pulp Nova Scotia. Specifically, Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corp of Vancouver, B.C. has reached an agreement to acquire Northern Resources, the…
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