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FITNIR Analyzers Inc. announced that a pulp mill in the southern United States has selected FITNIR's state-of-the-art online FT-NIR analyzer to replace its Modo-Chemetics auto-titrator for digester control.

Madison Paper Industries, a partnership of UPM and Northern SC Paper Corp., a subsidiary of The New York Times Company, concluded the sale of its hydro power facilities to Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. announced today that they received notification from the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission that the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification waiting period was terminated...

Expera is rolling out its refreshed line of Glass-Gard Prime™ and Glass-Gard™ papers, highlighting a diverse portfolio of specialty paper products that span a variety of end-use applications.

LSC Communications announced that it has acquired Fairrington Transportation, an industry leading full-service mailing and logistics provider.

WestRock Company announced that it is expanding its consumer packaging portfolio with the acquisition of Hanna Group Pty Ltd (Hannapak), one of Australia's leading providers of folding cartons to a variety of markets, including beverage, food, confectionary, and healthcare.

Four activist investors are threatening to join forces to thwart plans by DuPont Co. and The Dow Chemical Co. to split into three independent businesses within 18 months of completing their $150 billion merger.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. announced it has entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Watkins, Minn.-based International Barrier Technology Inc. for $22 million.

PaperMoney 1st, Nip Impressions 2nd.

Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO) announced that it is transferring its stock exchange listing to the Nasdaq Global Market from The New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), effective August 7, 2017 after market close.

Sonoco has released its 2016-2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.

Following its Biofore approach, UPM Paper ENA has reached the next significant milestone in the company's sustainability journey, as now all its mills produce papers that are awarded with the EU Ecolabel.

A proposed $184 million pulp mill in southeast Washington plans to take straw, a waste product from wheat and alfalfa farms, and convert it into pulp for paper and packaging products.

Friends and family of a Wilton woman seriously injured in an industrial accident June 28 at the Sappi North America Somerset mill in Skowhegan say they are grateful for the support she has been receiving on social media and on a fundraising website.

A $176 million reorganization plan for Green Box NA Green Bay has been delayed by an inability to raise the cash needed to pay creditors.

The bankrupt Lincoln Paper and Tissue mill plans to file $1.1 million in claims against Maine-based suppliers and others that it paid before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The deal was at risk of being rejected until Rayonier raised its offer in response to threats from Tembec's two largest shareholders

Ahlstrom-Munksjö says it will release additional capacity at its Turin plant in Italy to meet the growing demand for engine and industrial filtration media.

"Farewell, dear materials coordinators, mill controllers and mill managers," writes Bucksport's poet laureate, Pat Ranzoni, toward the end of her new book "Still Mill."

I was talking to an old friend who spent one of his college days' summers doing fetch-and-carry work in a paper mill. Although it had been many years ago, he was still in awe of that "big ol' paper machine" and the fact that it took "twelve or thirteen men" to run it. No more, Tom, I said...

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Cascades Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement to sell all of its shares in Boralex to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for an amount of $ 287.5 million.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the operations of the Gilman Companies from the Howard Gilman Foundation and other shareholders for approximately US$430 million, subject to certain post-closing adjustments.

Kadant Nordic AB, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), was awarded the order for an M-clean fabric cleaning system from Hiang Seng Fibre Container Company Ltd. of Bangkok, Thailand.

Kadant Carmanah Design, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), received an order for two pocket batch feeders from Tolko Industries Ltd. for an OSB line upgrade at its High Prairie facility in Alberta, Canada.

Metsä Tissue will rebuild paper machine 5 at its Düren mill in Germany. The total investment is approximately EUR 15 million and the rebuild starts immediately.