AbitibiBowater has completed the sale of three idle paper mills located in eastern Canada to a wholly owned affiliate of American Iron & Metal Company Inc. for $8.7 million and the sale of a paper mill and other assets located…
A lawsuit involving the protection of certain Metso intellectual property rights, Metso versus FLSmidth-Excel LLC, Excel Foundry & Machine, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, has been settled. According to the settlement agreement,…
Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has made a first step into the region of Latin America and announces the acquisition of a 70 % participation in Marinetti S.A., located in Santiago de Chile. The former family shareholders hold the remaining shares.The company produces…
Kruger Inc. will cease coated and supercalendered paper production at the Trois-Rivières Mill and extend the interruption of directory paper production at the Wayagamack Mill for an indefinite period of time. The company cites persistently unfavourable market conditions and the…
The Canada-based company Cascades has broken ground on a project that will produce recycled pulp from old corrugated containers (OCC). In an announcement May 31, Alain Lemaire, president and CEO of Cascades, Mario Plourde, president and COO of Cascades Specialty…
Friday, 28 May 2010 09:52

Cascades' latest clean sweep

The antibacterial paper towel Cascades has been busily working to develop for five years is launching at an opportune time. In the aftermath of H1N1 where concern over the spread of germs remains high, the paper company’s latest offering is…
Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved plans to build a Through-Air-Dried (TAD) paper machine and seven converting lines capable of producing ultra grades of private label tissue products. Final site selection for the South-eastern United…
Uruguayan President José Mujica will seek regional support for the development of a deepwater port in Rocha department, in an effort to facilitate financing for the project, an official from the presidential office told BNamericas, expanding on press reports.Mujica discussed…
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, announced today that Matthew Kaplan, president, and Andrea K. Tarbox, vice president and CFO, will be presenting at the Stephens Inc. 2010 Spring Investor Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at 9:30…
Kruger Inc. and its subsidiaries today announced that they will cease coated and supercalendered paper production at the Trois-Rivières Mill and extend the interruption of directory paper production at the Wayagamack Mill for an indefinite period of time.At the Trois-Rivières…
CANADIAN FOREST INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SIGN WORLD’S LARGEST CONSERVATION AGREEMENT APPLYING TO AREA TWICE THE SIZE OF GERMANY Today 21 member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), and nine leading environmental organizations, unveiled an unprecedented agreement…
International Paper (NYSE: IP) Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tim Nicholls will speak at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Jun. 2. The presentation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT, and will…
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. has completed its expansion programme in all respects at its existing plant at Dandeli in Karnataka with a capital outlay of about Rs.1375 crores.With this, paper production capacity of the Company has been increased from…
Fraser Papers Inc. (“Fraser Papers” or the “Company”) announced today the appointment of Glen McMillan as Chief Restructuring Officer of the Company. Mr. McMillan will report to the Board of Directors and will oversee the completion of the restructuring of…
As part of Sappi Fine Paper North America's ongoing commitment to sustainability, Sappi announces the launch of its eQ Tool - an interactive Web based tool that allows you to explore a full range of factors behind choosing a sustainable…