CMPC’s board approved the replacement of one of the tissue paper machines at the Santa Anita mill located in Lima, for a new one with a higher production capacity. With this US$15 million investment, CMPC Tissue will reach to aproximally 70 thousand tons of tissue paper capacity in Peru. The start up of this project is estimated for 2Q11.

source: www.cmpc.cl

Marioff is pleased to announce the appointment of Isto Hantila to the role of Managing Director, Marioff Corporation Oy, effective May 27, 2010.

Prior joining UTC Fire & Security, Isto Hantila was President and CEO of Aspocomp Group Oyj, a designer and manufacturer of high-tech PCBs, and CEO of Perlos Oyj, a manufacturer of mechanical assemblies for handheld devices. He also held positions of increasing responsibility with the Ascom Group where he assumed several Managing Director roles culminating in becoming the COO and Head of Business Development. Hantila also held the positions of Director of Manufacturing and CFO for Fiskars Power Systems.

Hantila holds a Masters in Industrial Engineering from the Technical University of Lappeenranta in Finland.

“As Managing Director for Marioff, I will be focusing on organically growing the Marioff water mist business globally by putting robust processes and strategies in place to position the company for growth”, says Hantila.

The management and works council of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have agreed on a package of measures in a reconciliation of interests.

The package comprises an agreement to forgo collectively agreed payments and company contributions, the company's option of drawing on additional working hours and an innovative working-time concept. One element of the agreement is that staff can voluntarily reduce their contractual working hours to 57 percent of the original level on a permanent basis, with a corresponding cut in pay. The company will provide compensation for part of the lost salary for a period of maximum four years. The working hours of staff adopting this employment model will be based on company needs.

This concept is intended to reduce the number of compulsory redundancies still required. Taken as a whole, the package of measures is expected to cut around 500 jobs worldwide at Heidelberg until October 2010, around one third of these in the sales organizations. As part of this package voluntary and socially acceptable measures have already resulted in some staff leaving the company or concluding agreements to terminate their contract of employment.

As planned, the company is thus implementing its package of cost-cutting measures, including saving of non-personnel cost. A key element of this package is to cut costs by an initial EUR 60 million in financial year 2010/2011 and a total of EUR 80 million in financial year 2011/2012. Together with the EUR 400 million of savings already achieved in financial year 2009/2010, this will result in total annual savings of EUR 480 million by financial year 2011/2012.

"Following constructive talks, management and employee representatives have agreed on a Heidelberger Weg (Heidelberg Way) - a strategy for adapting existing capacities to the order situation while still keeping as many staff and thus as much valuable know-how as possible at the company. We have also achieved our savings targets," said Heidelberg CEO Bernhard Schreier. "The package of measures now agreed marks a new departure for everyone involved in the negotiations and demonstrates a great sense of responsibility on all sides," he added.

As of June 30, 2010, the Heidelberg Group had a workforce of 16,218 worldwide, thereof 10,942 in Germany.

Ahlstrom Group, a leading global developer and manufacturer of nonwovens and specialty papers, announced today that it has partnered with Eureka Forbes Limited to launch a ground breaking product to serve the growing needs for clean water in the Indian sub-continent.

The device, designed and manufactured by Eureka Forbes, which will be sold under the brand name AquaSure, incorporates Ahlstrom's Disruptor® filter media. Disruptor® is a unique technology that removes a wide range of pathogens and submicron contaminants from water. This new AquaSure storage water purifier removes all three types of contaminants from water: physical, chemical and microbiological - without the use of any chemicals and hence, gives not just microbiologically pure, but safe drinkable water.

Designed for the challenging conditions in distribution, storage and end-consumer use in developing markets like India, this technology eliminates the need to add disinfecting chemicals that raise potential public health and safety concerns. In addition, it offers consumers a simple, convenient and affordable way to purify their water, consistent with entrenched consumer habits.

Ahlstrom sees water purification as one of its key product areas for the future and continues to invest in expanding the capabilities of Disruptor® technology. Product applications are now available in a variety of configurations with added functionalities. The technology is unrivaled in combining high capacity and efficiency with low operating pressures of the filter.

Ahlstrom is delighted to partner with Eureka Forbes Limited, an acknowledged leader in the field of water purification products with a very strong presence in India and growing presence in several developing countries. Eureka Forbes is the largest direct marketing company in Asia and has been the driving force in providing a range of solutions for clean drinking water to a large population on the planet.

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As part of their continuing commitment to balancing environmental responsibility and corporate growth, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, an unbleached Kraft paper and lumber producer, announced today it has upgraded its SFI fiber sourcing certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R) SFI 2010-2014 Standard across its five chip mills, Summerville Lumber Mill and Charleston Kraft paper mill. KapStone was previously certified to the SFI(R) 2005-2009 fiber sourcing standard and continues its SFI certification in chain-of-custody (CoC). KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC is wholly owned by KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS).

"With the SFI 2010-2014 fiber sourcing certification, KapStone Charleston Kraft is strengthening our environmental commitment, and helping our customers to source responsible forest products," said Bruce Hoffman, Vice President and General Manager. "SFI fiber sourcing and chain-of-custody certifications are key components of our sustainability program and ensure our customers that the fiber in their products is sourced from well-managed forests."

An SFI fiber sourcing label tells consumers the fiber in a product is from a legal and responsible source, regardless of whether the forest is certified. In the United States and Canada, there must be an auditable procurement process in place showing that, among other things, participants are supporting landowners in promoting reforestation, protecting threatened and endangered species, and strengthening best management practices to protect water quality. When sourcing fiber from outside of North America, program participants must perform risk assessments to avoid controversial sources such as illegal harvesting operations or areas of civil unrest, and must promote the conservation of biological diversity.

As part of its certification, KapStone Charleston Kraft is required to undergo annual surveillance audits as well as full certification to the SFI Standard every five years, conducted by an independent, accredited certification body. All audit reports are published on the SFI program website at www.sfiprogram.org.

"At a time when just 10 percent of the world's forests are independently certified, KapStone Charleston Kraft is part of a growing number of companies who have demonstrated their environmental commitment and leadership by certifying their operations to the SFI Standard," said SFI Inc. President and CEO Kathy Abusow.

"Economic growth and environmental responsibility go hand in hand," said Terry Jenkins, Vice President of Global Sales, and Specialty Products. "Certification to the new SFI 2010-2014 Standard is good for our customers, our business and our forests."

About KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

Headquartered in Northbrook, Ill., KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is a leading North American producer of unbleached Kraft paper products and linerboard. The Company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, which includes paper mills in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and North Charleston, S.C., a lumber mill in Summerville, S.C., and five chip mills in South Carolina. The business employs approximately 1,550 people.

About SFI Inc.

SFI Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the internationally recognized Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program (www.sfiprogram.org). Across North America, more than 190 million acres are certified to the SFI forest management standard, making it the largest single standard in the world. The SFI program's unique fiber sourcing requirements promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.

SOURCE KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

In a letter steered by Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) to the U.S. Green Building Council, 79 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing 35 different states, have urged the organization to "accept all credible forest certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating system" including the Sustainable Forestry Initiative.  On the heels of the letter from this bipartisan group of Members of Congress, USGBC today received a petition with nearly 6,000 signatories calling for LEED recognition of all "wood and paper products certified to independent, respected and credible standards including SFI, ATFS, CSA, FSC, and PEFC." In addition, six members of Congress have sent their own letters urging an inclusive LEED policy.

"From the halls of Congress to other elected officials across North America to architects, builders, family tree farmers and forestry and sustainability experts around the world, the support for a change in LEED has grown exponentially," said Kathy Abusow, President and CEO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI Inc.).  "Wood should be recognized for its environmental merits, and third-party certified forest products should be given additional credit."

More than three quarters of certified forests in North America are certified to standards not currently recognized by USGBC.  The letter from the House members states that maintaining the status quo will mean builders seeking LEED certification "would be discouraged to use third-party certified SFI and ATFS products" grown in the U.S., while opening LEED to other forest certification programs "could stimulate the market for American produced forest products and the communities and jobs that depend on both."

In a letter to USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi that was delivered with the SFI petition, Abusow wrote that it has "stimulated a tremendous outpouring of support, tapping into a broad and diverse community" and that "it's difficult to ignore the voices of almost 6,000 people from around the world who took the time to respond."

U.S. Governors and Canadian Officials Support Opening LEED

In addition to the petition signers and Members of Congress, 10 U.S. Governors – representing Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Oregon, Virginia and Washington – have written letters to the USGBC to voice their concerns over the current approach to wood product certification.   The Canadian Council of Forest Ministers as well as individual provincial ministers have also written letters to the USGBC to show their support for all credible forest certification standards.  To see a complete summary of the professional organizations and governments that have chimed in on this issue, visit sfiprogram.org/leed.

Global Recognition of Multiple Credible Certification Standards

Numerous green building rating systems around the globe have recognized all credible forest certification programs.  This includes ANSI/ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard, ANSI/GBI Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings, Built Green Canada, CASBEE in Japan, BREEAM in the United Kingdom and the Australian Green Building Council's Green Star Program.  In addition, green building codes, including the draft International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and ASHRE 189.1, also recognize multiple forest certification programs.

"The road through the USGBC review process has not been short or uncomplicated, and in the end, we hope the organization gets past this outdated process and the politics around the LEED forest certification policy. For the sake of our forests, our communities, the tens of thousands of family foresters who make their livelihoods from forestry, and the future of green building across North America and globally, it is time for USGBC to do the right thing and recognize all credible forest certification standards, including SFI, ATFS, PEFC, CSA and FSC," said Abusow. "It's what other green building programs and codes globally already have applied. Multiple forest certification programs push each other to do better, and they serve different needs."

About SFI Inc.

SFI Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, and is solely responsible for maintaining, overseeing and improving the Sustainable Forestry Initiative program (sfiprogram.org), that is internationally recognized and among the largest in the world. It is one of the fastest-growing forest certification programs with close to 200 million acres/80 million hectares of SFI-certified forests across North America. The SFI Standard also includes unique fiber sourcing requirements that promote responsible forest management on all suppliers' lands. SFI chain-of-custody certification tracks certified, uncertified and recycled content as applicable in the product. The SFI forest standard is endorsed by the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, a global umbrella organization that has strict requirements for endorsement. SFI Inc. is governed by a three-chamber board of directors representing environmental, social and economic sectors equally.

SOURCE Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Orient Paper, Inc. a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in Hebei, China, today announced that in order to provide the highest level of transparency to its shareholders, the Company's Board of Directors has decided to retain Loeb & Loeb LLP, who plans to work with the Company's Audit Committee to retain a Big Four audit firm, to conduct an independent investigation into the issues raised by Muddy Waters, LLC ("Muddy Waters").

"The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Orient Paper firmly believes that the allegations made by Muddy Waters are categorically false and without merit," stated Mr. Drew Bernstein, Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair. "We have decided to take the exceptional step of retaining a top-tier international law firm and a Big Four audit firm to conduct an independent third-party investigation into these accusations in order to further reassure our investors of the integrity of our financial statements, business operations, customer and supplier relationships, and the use of proceeds from our capital markets activities."

Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chief Executive Officer, added, "We are confident that this investigation will vindicate the company's financial disclosures to be accurate in all material respects."

SOURCE Orient Paper, Inc.

About Orient Paper, Inc.

Orient Paper, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Shengde Holdings, Inc., controls and operates Baoding Shengde Paper Co., Ltd. ("Baoding Shengde"), and Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co., Ltd ("HBOP"). Founded in 1996, HBOP is engaged in the production and distribution of products such as corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper, writing paper, and other paper and packaging-related products in China. The Company uses recycled paper as its primary raw material. Baoding Shengde, founded in June 2009 located in Baoding, is engaged in the production and distribution of digital photo paper. As one of the largest paper producers in Hebei Province, China, HBOP is strategically located in Baoding, a city in close proximity to Beijing where the majority of publishing houses are based. Orient Paper is led by an experienced management team committed to diversifying the Company's product offering and delivering tailored services to its customers. For more information, please visit http://www.orientalpapercorporation.com .

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This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including but not limited to, anticipated revenues from the digital photo paper business segment; the actions and initiatives of current and potential competitors; the Company's ability to introduce new products; the Company's ability to implement the planned capacity expansion of corrugated medium paper; market acceptance of new products; general economic and business conditions; the ability to attract or retain qualified senior management personnel and research and development staff; and other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the companies and the industry. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or to changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results.

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Paper Excellence B.V. continues its buying spree with an agreement to purchase the assets of Howe Sound Pulp & Paper LP. HSPP operates a pulp and paper facility at Port Mellon, BC, capable of producing 400,000 tonnes of NBSK pulp and 230,000 tonnes of mechanical paper and employs approximately 500 people. HSPP is owned by Canfor Corp. and Oji Paper Co., Ltd. of Japan.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and closing is expected during the third quarter of 2010.

Just three months ago, Paper Excellence, a business unit of Indonesia papermaker Sinar Mas, purchased the idled Mackenzie pulp mill in Mackenzie, B.C. The Dutch company has also purchased two European mills from Tembec earlier this year.

The purchase price was not disclosed.

Unilever’s sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy outlines goals and principles of the company’s sustainable sourcing of renewable material. In the policy, Unilever announces the ambitious goal to work with its suppliers to source 75 per cent of its paper and board packaging from sustainably managed forests or from recycled material by 2015, rising to 100 per cent by 2020.

Unilever requires suppliers to have mechanisms in place to ensure that virgin fiber paper packaging comes from forests that are not being converted to plantations or non-forest use, where traditional and civil rights are respected, and high conservation values are respected. The policy and the related FAQs clearly state that “the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification scheme is the most comprehensive Forest Management Certification Scheme globally” and that “currently there are no other existing forest certification schemes that could address our concerns”. Additionally, the implementation guidelines to the sourcing policy consider FSC Controlled Wood as a criterion to prove that the virgin fiber is from non-controversial sources. 

The FSC Principles and Criteria on which the FSC standards are based require compliance with all applicable laws and international treaties, recognition and respect of indigenous peoples' rights, maintenance of the ecological functions and integrity of the forest, maintenance of High Conservation Value Forests (HCVFs) and prohibit conversion of forests or any other natural habitat.

To learn more about the FSC Principles and Criteria, please go to www.fsc.org/pc

Unilever’s sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing policy is available at Unilever Sustainability