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An ammonia leak from a tank at McKinley Paper mill was isolated in a containment area and did not drain into water or the environment, said Capt. Kelly Ziegler of the Port Angeles Fire Department.
The acquisition of Essentra Packaging implements MM Packaging's strategy to grow in profitable and resilient segments such as pharma secondary packaging and strengthens its position in the European pharma carton & leaflets market. In addition, this acquisition will expand MM's footprint into the US market with an important position in the East-Coast pharma hub.
According to some employees from Ox Industries, the fire started towards the back of the building and started to cave into the roof. All employees that were inside the building during the outbreak were able to evacuate the building safely.
Attorneys general representing 14 states have sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that criticizes its proposed plan to regulate downwind emissions, arguing it will be a "death knell for certain industries" unable to adjust to the new guidelines.
It will have a capacity to process 2.5 million tonnes of hardwood pulp per year, which alone is almost half of Arauco's current capacity of 5.2 million tonnes, the company said.
The acquisition includes LP's laminated veneer lumber and I-Joist manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina; Red Bluff, California; and Golden, British Columbia, associated timber license assets, and the SolidStart® brand.
Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced that its North American Distribution Division has acquired Lewis Paper International, Inc., a leading distributor of paper, packaging and wide-format products headquartered in Addison, Illinois.
A spokesperson for the company said all team members were safely evacuated and there were no injuries.
Ennis has assumed leadership of the organization and will work in partnership with Mill Rock Capital on future growth initiatives. He replaces Eric Popham, a board member of Mill Rock Packaging and a Senior Principal at Mill Rock Capital, who has served as interim CEO for the past six months.
Over 30 firefighters from several localities put out a fire at the WestRock paper mill early Tuesday morning.
The transaction comprises the UPM Steyrermühl site with approx. 400 employees, including the newsprint paper machine with an annual capacity of 320,000 tonnes and the Steyrermühl sawmill operations with an annual timber capacity of 370,000 cubic meters. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the deal.
Upon close, the new company name will be Mativ, Inc. ("Mativ") and its shares will begin trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "MATV." The "SWM" and "NP" ticker symbols will be deactivated.
Kruger Products officially inaugurated its Sherbrooke Tissue Plant, which was commissioned in 2021, and also broke ground at its expansion project where another tissue plant will be built on a site adjacent to the Sherbrooke Plant by 2024.
The project, "Hygiene is our right", highlights the rights of children and young people in relation to health, education and gender equality.
OnceMore® is the world's first large-scale process for recycling blended fabrics. The process combines post-consumer textile waste with renewable wood from responsibly managed forests to produce high-quality textile pulp.
The initiative will focus on companies operating within at least one of four bioeconomy applications: improving the measurement and management of carbon sequestration, accelerating and maximizing agroforestry yield, developing new technologies and applications for pulp biomass, and creating more efficient pulp packaging from renewable sources.
The feasibility study will take place over the next several months, with a decision anticipated by the end of the year.
Cascades continues to roll out its expansion plan in the isothermal packaging market by enhancing its line of meal boxes with technology that's 20% more efficient than its current home delivery solution, and by commissioning a new production facility in York, Pennsylvania.
Weyerhaeuser Company is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of George H. Weyerhaeuser Sr., long-time former leader and great-grandson of founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser.
Norske Skog ASA said Tuesday that its Green Valley Energie joint venture is ready to begin construction of a biomass boiler at the mill site in Golbey, France, following completion of debt financing.
George Weyerhaeuser Sr., the fourth-generation timber family scion who ran one of America's largest forestry firms and was briefly one of America's most famous kidnapping victims, died Saturday, June 11, his family confirmed Monday. He was 95.
West Midlands Fire Service said more than 100 firefighters from across the region around Birmingham had made progress containing the blaze that they were alerted to on Sunday evening. It said there were no reports of any casualties.
Coastal is a provider of quality plywood, lumber, and treated wood products throughout the eastern U.S. The purchase agreement includes its locations in Havana, Florida, and Chapman, Alabama, which employ approximately 750 people.
Spokesperson Kalem McSween says the Ministry received a report of the injury on June 3, after two workers received non-critical injuries while inspecting a piece of equipment at the mill. The two workers later received medical treatment at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital.
Mercer International Inc. is deeply saddened to announce that an independent contractor's employee suffered a tragic and fatal workplace accident at our Peace River mill in Peace River, Alberta on June 11, 2022. Mercer has initiated an incident investigation and is fully cooperating with the authorities.
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