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Kruger Inc., which is about to start producing new specialty products at its Brompton Mill, today provided an update on the diversification and modernization of its paper mills in Québec.

Innventia's RISE appointed Marco Lucisano as new head of the division Bioeconomy. Marco Lucisano will take office on August 1, 2018,

Winter Bell Converting in High Point, North Carolina, became a division of Case Paper Co., operating as Case Paper WinterBell.

A new four-year agreement between Catalyst Paper Corporation and Unifor Locals 1 and 76 in Powell River has been approved by workers, according to Unifor national representative Jim Dixon.

Arjowiggins has announced the planned sale of Arjowiggins Graphic and Arjowiggins Creative Papersto Fineska BV, the parent company of Eska Group, the renowned Dutch-based graphic cardboard business controlled by Andlinger & Company, a private investment group which also owns Crown Van Gelder (CVG), a Dutch specialty papers manufacturer.

Firefighters were still in place July 8 at the scene of a recycling plant fire that broke out the day before.

United by a widespread fear that the Northumberland Strait is imperilled by a pulp mill's developing plans to discharge liquid waste into its waters, residents of three provinces numbering in the thousands rallied Friday in Pictou, N.S.

Ron Van Den Heuvel, the De Pere businessman accused of bilking millions from investors, was jailed Friday after authorities alleged he committed more fraud and intimidated witnesses while free on bond.

Illinois members of Congress have joined a growing list of critics who are blasting U.S. tariffs against Canadian newsprint, saying the duties are jeopardizing American newspapers already in weak health.

A man was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being burned in an accident Thursday at Clearwater Paper in Lewiston.

The World Trade Organization has ruled largely in favor of Canada in a dispute with the United States over duties on glossy paper.

I had occasion last week to deal with a citizen in a community that was upset because the EPA was allowing the sewage discharge from their town to go into a large recreational lake. Actually, they were the gullible victims of an organization that was attempting to obtain favorable passage of an activity this organization wanted, and one of their tactics was "greenwashing." Let's break this down. There are many instructive lessons here...

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UPM has joined Together for Sustainability (TfS), a chemical industry initiative that promotes and improves sustainability practises within its supply chains. By joining the initiative the member companies share a wide coverage of supplier data, such as audit reports and sustainability assessments performed by independent experts.

Sun Chemical and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have acquired the high-purity iron oxides business of Cathay Industries, located in Valparaiso, Indiana, U.S.A.

An autopsy of a worker who was found dead on the job May 15 at the Sappi paper and pulp mill in Cloquet is complete, and the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office reports that Ryan Martin, 53, died of natural causes related to atherosclerotic heart disease.

Amcor has named Aluisio Ragazzi Fonseca Vice President and General Manager of its South America Flexibles business unit, effective July 2.

Mondi has completed the acquisition of National Company for Paper Products and Import & Export S.A.E ("NPP"), for a total consideration of EGP 510 million (Euro 24 million) on a debt and cash free-basis.

A settlement has been reached regarding some of the payments associated with Fox River PCB cleanup.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö has launched HighFlow Wind Energy, its latest reinforcement fabric for wind turbine blade manufacturing.

Paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa confirmed today that it had completed a €460m (£407m) takeover of Dutch paper and recycling business Reparenco.

Scheufelen restars its mill in Lenningen, Germany. Thanks to a strong partnership of investors Green Growth Fund 2 / Wermuth Asset Management, Nordia Invest and Scheufelen Equity Partners, the newly established Scheufelen GmbH will initiate operations with staff of 100 on July 2nd, 2018. Scheufelen had declared insolvency end of January 2018.

Mr. Ken Liu has been appointed as an executive director and Deputy Chairman of Nine Dragons Paper.

SCA has employed Magnus Kangas as new Mill Manager of Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall. He will take on his new postion as of January 1, 2019.