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Terry Paul Greenwood served our country as a member of the United States Army. He tragically died Thursday, Aug. 20, while on contract at Georgia-Pacific. Saturday, The Widows Sons held a memorial ride to honor his legacy just to say thank you.
New methods balance the economic and environmental goals of local communities while reducing the carbon impact of logging and protecting biodiversity.
Graphic Packaging says it will be in Wisconsin Rapids next week recruiting laid off Verso workers.
The new, automated technology will increase efficiencies through innovation and quality.
Weyerhaeuser Company has announced leadership and organizational changes that position the company to further enhance the long-term value of its timberlands portfolio.
Tribal vice chair Curt Holmes said the tribe had its chief financial officer review all the possibilities for the mill and its 900 acres, and the primary goal is to reopen the paper mill and restore the jobs that were so vital for the community's survival.
Founded in 1933 and based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, GBP has had operations in Tulsa for more than 50 years. It operates 32 facilities in 14 states.
International Paper has announced an upcoming annual outage of its mill in Ticonderoga to perform necessary inspections and maintenance, according to a press release.
LSC Communications has been granted another extension of the deadlines set for the proposed sale of its assets. The court overseeing the printing giant's bankruptcy proceedings approved a one-week delay in moving the deadline from when bids are due, from August 19 to August 26.
308 workers will be affected by the repurposing of the Domtar Kingsport mill, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The investigation into the kill is ongoing and Verso officials are cooperating, state officials said.
In a WARN notice received Wednesday, WestRock announced the company is shutting down its container plant based in Somerset.
Lancaster, Pa.-based Intellicor Communications purchased the assets of the former Cadmus operations in Lancaster, Pa., and in Hurlock, Md., from Cenveo Worldwide on Aug. 8 -- effectively marking the final chapter for the storied Cadmus Communications name in the printing industry.
Several fire crews responded after a fire broke out at Roseburg Forest Products in Medford, Oregon on Aug. 11 around 4:50 am.
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. resumed operations on Monday following a week-long production shutdown for maintenance.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company announced that International Paper has notified the Company of its intent to continue the monetization process of its ownership interest in Graphic Packaging International Partners, LLC (the "Partnership").
Verso says it has entered into an equipment purchase agreement with Halkali Kagit Karton Sanayi ve Tic. A.S., a company organized under the laws of Turkey, whereby Verso agreed to sell, and the Purchaser agreed to purchase, certain equipment at Verso's Luke Mill, primarily including two paper machines.
2020 has been one of the most challenging and defining business years for many of us. There have been many negative impacts from COVID-19 but there have been many positive outcomes too. The enduring reality of COVID-19 and its effect on the market, both short and long term, is driving important strategic decisions across organizations, large and small.
The Duluth mill may need to shift production to kraft paper packaging materials in order to survive.
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a grant of summary judgment dismissing antitrust and tortious interference claims based on fraudulent procurement of patents where the plaintiff failed to show a knowing and willful intent to deceive the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Inline Packaging, LLC v. Graphic Packaging International, LLC, Case No. 18-3167 (8th Cir. June 18, 2020) (Smith, J.).
Domtar announced in a quarterly report that it is shutting down uncoated freesheet manufacturing at the Kingsport Mill. The mill has been idle since April 2020 and will not recommence operations. The layoff has impacted more than 300 people.
As part of the cost savings program, overall the company will permanently close the uncoated freesheet manufacturing at the Kingsport, Tennessee and Port Huron, Michigan mills, the remaining paper machine at the Ashdown, Arkansas mill and the converting center in Ridgefields, Tennessee. These actions will reduce the Company's annual uncoated freesheet paper capacity by approximately 721,000 short tons, and will result in a workforce reduction of approximately 780 employees. The Kingsport and Ashdown paper machines, which have been idled since April 2020, will not recommence operations. The Port Huron and Ridgefields mills are expected to shut down by the end of the first quarter of 2021.
Domtar Corp. announced Friday (Aug. 7) it would permanently shutter its paper machine operations at its Ashdown plant to save $200 million by 2021. The South-Carolina based company will transition its Ashdown operations to softwood and fluff pulp production..
Packaging Corporation of America may spend up to $170 million to move from South 21st Street in Newark, Ohio to build a new, larger facility on a Thornwood Drive site once considered for an ethanol plant.
Many people in Wisconsin Rapids are without a job Monday night after the Verso Paper Mill shut down production. Other Verso workers know their job there has an expiration date.
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