Thursday, 26 August 2010 09:00
St. Marys Paper proposes autumn restart
St. Marys Paper Corp. has engaged Dennis Bunnell as chairman of the board and CEO to head up the plans to restart production at the St. Marys Paper mill in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. The mill ceased production of groundwood…
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 08:22
Congress and Paper Companies Covet 'Son of Black Liquor' Funds
The “Son of Black Liquor” tax credits will probably cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions, if not billions, of additional dollars, but Congress might grab the money without paper manufacturers getting a dime. Seven publicly traded paper companies have estimated…
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 23:17
AbitibiBowater Announces Intention to Withdraw NAFTA Notice of Arbitration
AbitibiBowater today announced a formal settlement agreement with the Government of Canada with regards to its assets and rights in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, expropriated by the provincial government under Bill 75 in December 2008. The Government of Canada will…
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Monday, 23 August 2010 18:35
Tembec Fully Supports Proposed Ontario Energy Program
Tembec has indicated its full support for an energy conservation program announced earlier today by Ontario Energy and Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid. The Company believes this program will encourage energy management practices that will have both a positive environmental impact…
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Canadian News
Monday, 23 August 2010 17:37
New FM Global Research Report Explores Why Companies Flirt with Natural Disasters and Risk It All
FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, has released a new research report, Flirting with Natural Disasters: Why Companies Risk It All that examines why some companies prepare for the risk of natural disasters while others seemingly…
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North American News
Monday, 23 August 2010 14:55
Ahlstrom increases its coating capacity in Brazil
Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwowens and specialty papers, today announces the completion of an investment to increase the speed of an off-line coater at its Jacareì plant in Brazil. The higher speed of the coater will markedly increase the…
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South American News
Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:11
Kadant Canada Acquires Screen Basket Supplier and Dewatering Equipment Product Line
Kadant Canada Corp., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., has completed the acquisition of Filtration Fibrewall Inc., a Canada-based supplier of pressure screen baskets and a dewatering equipment product line from a related company. The dewatering equipment, which includes twin wire…
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Canadian News
Saturday, 21 August 2010 11:05
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation Ranks Fifth Fastest Growing Company by Fortune
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") announced that they have ranked 5th on Fortune's annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. The ranking, from the September 6, 2010 issue of Fortune, is based on revenue growth rate, EPS…
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North American News
Thursday, 19 August 2010 09:39
Mackenzie pulp mill open for business
Paper Excellence B.V. celebrated the official re-opening of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill in Mackenzie, B.C. on Aug. 17. More than 220 workers have been brought back to work to support the re-opening of the mill and an estimated 500 spin-off…
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North American News
Thursday, 19 August 2010 08:33
Verso Paper Corp. Launches Mobile Version of Corporate Website
Verso Paper Corp. has announced the launch of its mobile website to provide easy access to Verso information for customers and the financial community. The mobile version of www.versopaper.com features a simple and efficient user interface that provides quick access…
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North American News
Thursday, 12 August 2010 09:23
NewPage Launches OptiLabel™ HB Label Facestock Paper for Pressure Sensitive Applications
NewPage Corporation today launched OptiLabel HB, a 54 lb high performance general purpose label paper for North American and International pressure sensitive markets.With a history based in manufacturing papers for the pressure sensitive market, the product development team at NewPage…
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North American News
Thursday, 12 August 2010 08:52
North American Wood Fiber Review
Attached please find a sample copy of the North American Wood Fiber Review (NAWFR), which we believe you will find helpful in your analysis of relevant developments within the forest industry in North America.The NAWFR has tracked wood fiber markets…
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:16
Kaolin for paper and packaging assets acquired in Brazil
Imerys announces the signing of an agreement with the Brazilian group Vale to acquire its 86.2% stake in the Brazilian company Pará Pigmentos S.A. (PPSA), as well as mining rights in Pará State for a total price of approximately USD…
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South American News
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:00
NewPage Preferred Partnership with HP Indigo Extended Two Years
NewPage Corporation, the largest coated paper manufacturer in North America, announced today it has been honored by the HP Indigo Preferred Media partner program with a two-year extension of its preferred partner status. NewPage has now earned this status partner…
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North American News
Monday, 09 August 2010 14:00
Sappi Fine Paper announces public auction of Muskegon mill assets
A public auction will be held September 29, 2010, by LiquiTec Industries, in association with Can-Am Machinery, to sell the assets from Sappi's permanently closed coated paper mill in Muskegon, Michigan. Equipment from the Muskegon pulp mill, paper mill, and…
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North American News