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Universal Forest Products, Inc. as been named by Forbes magazine as the best performing company in Michigan, based on total returns.

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An investigation into the death of a 28-year-old man at a J.D. Irving facility is likely to take some time.

International Paper is the first paper manufacturer to join the Amazon Dash Button program.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons has signed a new multiyear agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which renews and expands the relationship with HarperCollins, a customer of the RR Donnelley company for decades.

A fire at a Kimberly-Clark facility in Corinth on Tuesday night was apparently related to a new roof being put on the building, according to authorities.

International Paper announced that it has completed the sale of its corrugated packaging business in China and Southeast Asia.

Holmen announced that it has completed the sale of its newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain. The buyer, International Paper, will convert the mill into recycled containerboard production.

WS Packaging Group, Inc. announced that it will close its Elk River, Minnesota, manufacturing facility effective July 22, 2016.

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Klabin has inaugurated its new pulp mill located in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil.

Catalyst Paper Corporation says that it has been advised that the four largest shareholders of the Company holding or controlling approximately 79% of the Company's outstanding common shares have entered into a support agreement with Kejriwal Group International.

This is environment/regulations month here at Paperitalo Publications. Issues surrounding the environment and regulations necessarily, unless you subscribe to conspiracy theories, involve the mitigation of risks. I'll tell a story on myself to set the stage....

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ABB says it has launched the first laboratory fiber analyzer that has the capability to accurately detect the amount of crill in any pulp mixture. L&W Crill is an optional module to the portfolio of ABB's fiber analyzers.

A J.D. Irving employee has been killed on the job at a lumber mill just east of Truro.

Borregaard and Rayonier Advanced Materials have concluded a market, technical and engineering analysis regarding a new lignin operation at RYAM's Fernandina Beach site in Florida to serve the growing demand for natural lignin-based products.

The discovery of the man's body was made by staff at OJI Fibre Solutions cardboard processing plant.

A month after its unveiling, Jay mill owner Verso Corp. has chosen to change the name of the line of food packaging paper made on its No. 5 paper machine, which it reclaimed from competitor Expera Specialty Solutions.

The Port Hawkesbury Paper mill has ended its temporarily layoffs as planned after one week.

Domtar Corporation has acquired the assets of Butterfly Health Inc. for an undisclosed amount. The strategic acquisition will extend the Personal Care segment of Domtar with complementary products.

The longshoreman injured while working on a ship at Weyerhaeuser Co. log dock last week died in a Portland hospital Saturday, according to several sources.