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Tembec Inc. (“Tembec”) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tembec Industries Inc. (the “Company”), commenced an offer to exchange (the “exchange offer”) up to US $50 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due…
The Lenzing Group performed very well in the first half of 2012 against the backdrop of a difficult market environment. The ambitious business targets were fully achieved. However, as expected, the record levels generated in the first half of 2011…
Wednesday, 15 August 2012 14:30

NewPage Files Joint Chapter 11 Plan

NewPage Corporation has announced that it has filed a Joint Chapter 11 Plan (the "Plan") with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.  The Company also requested an extension of time to file the disclosure statement related…
Friday, 10 August 2012 11:00

Ecolab Completes Bond Financing

Ecolab Inc. has announced that it has completed its public offering of $500 million of 1.000% senior notes due 2015. Ecolab expects to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of its outstanding commercial paper borrowings…
Verso Paper Corp.  has reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2012. Results for the quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 include: EBITDA of $44.4 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $38.8 million in the second quarter…
Profitability Improves over First Quarter Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global manufacturer of industrial textiles and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, announced today the results of its operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net…
In the second quarter of 2012, the international pulp market was impacted by the global economic slowdown. Although there were single price increases for both short-fiber and long-fiber pulp at the beginning of April, these increases were withdrawn in most…
Wood chip prices fell throughout the US and Canada in the 2Q/12; the US South continues to have the lowest chip prices and Eastern Canada the highest, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review.   Prices for softwood chips have…
Xerium Technologies, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, today announced that on August 2, 2012, it received notification from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it was not…
Ashland Inc. has announced the expiration, as of midnight, New York City time, on August 2, 2012 (the Expiration Time), of its previously announced cash tender offer (the Tender Offer) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding…
Ecolab has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Steven L. Fritze, will step down as CFO on October 1, 2012, and will retire at the end of this year. Fritze has been Ecolab's Chief Financial Officer since 2002. Douglas M.…
Ashland Inc. has announced its intention to offer $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022 (the Notes). The Notes will be unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of Ashland.   Ashland intends to use the net proceeds of the offering,…
Ahlstrom will publish its January-June 2012 interim report on Thursday, August 9, 2012 approximately at 9.00 a.m. Finnish time (CET +1). Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång and CFO Seppo Parvi will present the report in Finnish at an analyst…
2nd quarter 2012:   Sales up 6% and EBIT before special items up 11%compared with previous year’s quarter   Strong business in Agricultural Solutions   Significant decrease in growth in China   Outlook full year 2012: increase in sales and earnings targeted…
Sales volumes and prices improved from Q1, fixed cost pressure continued Second quarter: Revenue grew 2% to EUR 562.3 million (548.8) supported by favourable currency exchange. Operative EBIT decreased 4% to EUR 35.7 million (37.3) with a margin of 6.3%…