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Tuesday, 15 September 2015 08:42
Verso Announces Additions to Blazer Digital(R) Offering
Verso Expands Blazer Digital(R) Line to Meet Needs of Xerox(R) iGen(R) Series of Digital Presses Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading producer of digital coated papers, announces the expansion of its Blazer Digital® economy digital coated paper offering with 10…
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Monday, 14 September 2015 08:40
Minerals Technologies Signs Commercial Agreement to Deploy FulFill® Technology for High-Filler Loading
Second Agreement with Global Papermaker at this North American Paper MillUnique High-Filler Technology Will Provide Significant Cost Savings in Reduced Fiber Consumption by Increasing PCC Filler Usage 20% Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE: MTX) has announced that it has signed another…
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Friday, 11 September 2015 09:21
Mohawk Leads ‘Materials Matter’ Initiative and Launches Two New Substrate Lines at Graph Expo ‘15
Mohawk, North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of fine papers, envelopes and specialty substrates for commercial and digital printing, in cooperation with GASC, has organized a collaborative, featured space called ‘Materials Matter’ and will introduce two new substrate lines at Graph…
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Wednesday, 09 September 2015 09:49
Clearwater Paper Announces $160 Million Upgrade to Lewiston Mill
Clearwater Paper Corporation today announced that it will begin construction of its continuous pulp digester project at the company’s Lewiston, Idaho, mill. “We are pleased to be able to utilize a tool in Nez Perce County that can help strengthen…
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Tuesday, 08 September 2015 15:20
Strike Ends at KapStone's Longview Mill
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone" or the "company") has received and agreed to an offer from the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers Union Local 153 to unconditionally return to work from their strike that commenced…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 15:44
KapStone's Longview Mill Restarts Its #11 Paper Machine
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE: KS) ("KapStone") is announcing today that its Longview, Wash. mill has restarted its #11 paper machine in accordance with a contingency plan to operate the mill in the event of a strike. This is…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 07:31
Sonoco Achieves 5-Year Sustainability Targets
Substantially Lowers CO2, Water Usage While Improving Plant Waste Reduction, Establishes New 2020 Improvement Goals Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has released its Corporate Responsibility Report for 2014-2015 and reported that it achieved its five-year…
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Friday, 04 September 2015 07:07
Conyers Mill Celebrates 20 Years
More than 200 employees and guests celebrated the 20th anniversay of Pratt’s Conyers paper mill with a gala dinner in Atlanta last month. Company COO David Dennis paid special tribute to mill GM Allen Bowlder and other 20-year veterans who…
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Thursday, 03 September 2015 10:07
Valmet to supply a tissue production line to Resolute Forest Products in the United States
Resolute Forest Products Inc. has selected Valmet's Advantage NTT tissue production technology and Valmet's automation solution for the new facility it is building in the United States to manufacture at-home, premium private label tissue paper, including bath and towel. The…
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Thursday, 03 September 2015 09:06
ANDRITZ to deliver logyard circular crane to Domtar’s paper mill in South Carolina, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Domtar Paper Company to supply a logyard circular crane for its Marlboro mill, USA. The new crane will replace existing equipment and has a net lift capacity of 32 tons and…
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Wednesday, 02 September 2015 08:51
Kemira acquires Soto Industries, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Kemira has acquired certain assets of Soto Industries, LLC, a privately owned company, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Soto specializes in the application of scale control products, defoamers, and settling agents for the pulp and paper industry. Kemira is a…
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Wednesday, 26 August 2015 08:43
Xerium Technologies to Present at the Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference September 2, 2015
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, has announced that Harold Bevis, President and CEO and Cliff Pietrafitta, Chief Financial Officer will present at the 2015 Sidoti Emerging Growth Conference on Wednesday, September…
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Friday, 21 August 2015 08:44
Verso Announces Plans for Major Reductions in Coated Paper and Pulp Production Capacity
Actions at Androscoggin and Wickliffe Mills Will Reduce Production Capacity by 430,000 Tons of Coated Paper and 130,000 Tons of Dried Market Pulp Verso Corporation has announced that it plans to make major reductions in its coated paper and pulp…
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Wednesday, 12 August 2015 07:37
OMNOVA Solutions Recognizes Employee Innovations with 2014 Technology Awards
OMNOVA Solutions (NYSE: OMN) recently announced its 2014 Technology Award recipients. This annual award program recognizes exemplary technological contributions by associates in OMNOVA's research and development, sales and marketing, technical service, operations and LEAN SixSigma organizations. These innovations in product…
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Friday, 07 August 2015 08:03
Michelle Goldberg to Join Plum Creek Board of Directors
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL) has announced that Michelle J. Goldberg has joined the company’s board of directors. Goldberg is a Partner at the venture capital firm Ignition Partners in Bellevue, Washington. She serves as an advisor to many…
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