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UPM has received the final operating authorization for its new UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill from the environmental authorities. The start-up of the mill commences immediately, and first customer deliveries are expected to ship in May.
Georgia-Pacific containerboard mill in Monticello is set to receive a $91 million upgrade, making the construction project one of the company's largest investments in the Lawrence County facility.
Sappi Limited announced that the intended sale to Aurelius Group of its Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, its Stockstadt Mill in Germany and its Kirkniemi Mill in Finland (the "Transaction") has not materialised within the agreed timeframe of the contractual agreement and therefore the agreement has lapsed.
Tolko says the shift reduction is due to high fibre costs and weak lumber markets.
Increasing costs, falling pulp prices and a weaker USD in the long term are the reasons why 24 people have been given notice of redundancy at Rottneros Group's Vallvik mill.
Stora Enso plans to consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of the two paper machines at Anjala in Finland. The Group will start change negotiations concerning all employees at the integrated Anjalankoski site.
More than 2,000 residents were told to evacuate Tuesday afternoon after a large fire broke out at a recycling plant in Indiana, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of seven facilities linked to paper distributor Japan Pulp and Paper Co. and three other companies over suspected bid-rigging.
Investigation of a blastomycosis outbreak at the Billerud paper mill in Escanaba is ongoing, and involves local, state and federal health and occupational safety officials.
Three green hydrogen projects that Kimberly-Clark is developing with energy industry partners have won places on the UK Government's Hydrogen Business Model Strategy (HBMS) shortlist.
There has been a change of plans when it comes to a curtailment at Cariboo Pulp & Paper in Quesnel.
Norske Skog Bruck started its containerboard production last week, introducing 210,000 tonnes of competitive testliner and fluting capacity to meet the growing demand for renewable packaging. The production is based 100% on recycled fibre and will use steam from the new waste-to-energy plant, which opened in April 2022.
A deal between Pactiv Evergreen and the regional United Steelworkers union is a win of some degree for workers who choose to stay with the company through June 9, when job eliminations are set to begin.
The transaction was completed for $72 million in cash.
According to Manager, Communications and Government Relations of Domtar, Tammy Waters, on March 29, 2023, at approximately 4:45 p.m., an incident occurred at the Domtar Hawesville mill when three employees were injured while making repairs in the recovery boiler area.
Summit Paper Tube, Inc., a paper tube manufacturer, announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operations in Williamsburg County. The company's $1.68 million investment will create 19 new jobs.
Suzano reached a deal with Kimberly-Clark in October, saying at the time that the main asset included was a tissue production plant located in Sao Paulo state.
An additional 62 people have been classified as probable cases.
Some workers have accepted early retirement packages or have left Canfor Pulp for other jobs.
When firefighters arrived on the scene they found the building filled with smoke and two employees unaccounted for.
Following Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, UPM announced in March 2022 suspension of its business activities in Russia, including deliveries, wood procurement and the Chudovo plywood mill.
Progroup, a manufacturer of containerboard and corrugated board sheets, is expanding its site in Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany, to create a zero-waste site. A state-of-the-art waste-to-energy plant is being built right next door to the PM3 paper factory. It will supply the factory with the process heat it requires as well as electricity.
The company is now utilizing a rare procedure for their silicone curing process to both improve overall label production quality and expand a greener initiative.
Major milestone in the transformative growth investment in Uruguay.
Ox Industries is increasing efficiency and production capacity with a $5 million investment in new high-speed converting lines across multiple facilities.
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