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Four people were injured, including one critically, from steam released from a valve at a Roanoke Rapids paper mill.
Aaron Hobart died in an industrial accident at the Ahlstrom-Munksjo Thilmany mill last Tuesday. The nature of the incident in the plant has not been released yet.
The new headquarters, which spans the top two floors - all 60,000 square feet - of the Creative Office Building in Midtown's Broadwest development, allows LP to further expand its corporate hybrid workplace model while upgrading its office environment.
The new Muoto product, which is manufactured by the demo plant, is a significant new opening in the packaging market.
The WestRock Paper Mill ceased operations on June 6th. It was once considered a staple in the Panama City community for almost 100 years. It employed hundreds of workers but now the mill sits empty. Now the property is for sale.
Amcor announced that it will be selling its three factories in Russia. This announcement is in line with its previous statement regarding scaling down activities and exploring strategic options for its Russia operations.
One person was killed in an incident Tuesday, Aug. 16, at the Ahlstrom-Munksjo paper mill.
Gulf Business Forms is a trade printer specializing in custom-printed documents including business forms, laser cut sheets, brochures, pamphlets, in-line glue booklet, and variable short-run solutions.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce that global building products manufacturer LP Building Solutions is expanding its operations in Sagola Township with support from the Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF). The company's $194 million investment is one of the largest projects ever supported by the MSF in the Upper Peninsula.
Following an extensive and long-term strategic analysis, Rottneros' Board of Directors has decided to discontinue the production of groundwood pulp in Rottneros Mill as there are no prospects for long-term sustainable profitability. The decision means that about 40 people will be made redundant. The Group plans to invest 160 - 200 MSEK ($15.48 million to 19.35 million USD) to significantly increase capacity and production in the mill's CTMP line.
The mill currently operates one paper machine producing lightweight coated mechanical paper. Following the acquisition, this paper machine will be converted to produce around 420,000 tonnes per annum of high-quality recycled containerboard for an estimated investment of around 200 million euros.
Georgia-Pacific plans to expand operations in Clarendon County, South Carolina. The company is investing approximately $40 million into the project.
Mondi Group has agreed to sell its Russian Syktyvkar plant to Augment Investments Limited owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Kharitonin for 95 billion rubles ($1.5 billion).
It is the first mill in the Russian pulp and paper industry to use a two-stage biological wastewater treatment system.
West Fraser Timber is permanently curtailing approximately 170 million board feet of combined production at its Fraser Lake and Williams Lake sawmills and approximately 85 million square feet of plywood production at its Quesnel Plywood mill in Canada. The curtailments will be realized through the elimination of one shift at each facility.
BIRGO is a non-alcoholic beer with a unique flavor profile. It is a joint partnership between Mattoni 1873 and Budějovický Budvar, produced using Westrock's Cluster-Pak® EvoTech™ packaging solution, which advances the partnership's goal of improving circularity within the Czech Republic's beverage industry.
Viken Skog and the Swedish packaging manufacturer BillerudKorsnäs are collaborating to establish a wood pulp facility in Treklyngen Industripark, the area Viken Skog bought after Norske Skog Follum shut down paper production in 2012.
Transaction Represents 52nd Acquisition for Leading Distributor of Foodservice Packaging and Janitorial Sanitation Products
Hood Container Corporation announced that it has acquired the corrugated packaging business of Walker, MI based Kentwood Packaging Inc. The transaction includes all of Kentwood's design, manufacturing, assembly, and fulfillment operations in Walker, including its membership in Great Lakes Wax Coatings, LLC.
Cascades Inc. said Thursday the cost of its Bear Island conversion project has increased amid higher labor costs and reduced availability of materials.
About 140 workers at a North Portland paper packaging facility struck on July 17--and stayed out until July 26. With the help of a federal mediator, Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers (AWPPW) Local 78 reached a tentative contract agreement July 28 with Graphic Packaging International. Members will vote on it any day. T
Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is investing $13 million over the next five years to expand its Greenville County operations, according to Governor McMaster.
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, has completed the previously announced sale of its carton packaging and filling machinery businesses in China, Korea and Taiwan to SIG Group Ltd.
According to the second-quarter results, the curtailment at Taylor Pulp Mill has resulted in reduced production by about 60,000 tonnes.
George W. Mead II, the last local owner of the paper mill in Wisconsin Rapids, died Friday in Madison at the age of 94, according to an obituary from the Mead Witter Foundation.
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