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Judge issues injunction against Clearwater barring it from retaliating against employees who file OSHA complaints.

The former sales director at Lincoln Paper and Tissue LLC said he could have restarted the mill and brought back about 100 jobs if the owners of the mill's assets had accepted his offer rather than focus on making a quick buck during an auction this week.

WestRock Company on Friday announced that its Board of Directors has approved the completion of the separation of its specialty chemicals business from the remaining businesses of WestRock to form Ingevity Corporation.

If adding things makes a site more hazardous, taking them away should reduce the hazards. The problem is, that over time, we get used to the hazards around us and pay no attention to them until we encounter them in an accident-causing situation...

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The Australian unit of Delaware-based Solenis has agreed to buy the Nuplex assets, and the deal is expected to settle on June 30, Nuplex said in a statement.

This month, we detail two projects that highlight some signs of renaissance in the Canadian pulp industry.

A fire broke out at the R.R. Donnelley facility in Danville, Kentucky at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

This month 10 years ago, Weyerhaeuser closed the Prince Albert Pulp Mill, costing 700 people their jobs.

Consumers for Paper Options, a coalition advocating for access to important paper-based services and information, today (April 20) applauded the passage of a congressional resolution calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to partially reinstate the mailing of paper-based tax instructions.

Bemis Company, Inc. says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the medical device packaging operations and related value-added services of SteriPack Group, a global manufacturer of sterile packaging solutions for medical device and pharmaceutical applications.

The new Lifdek™ skids are a reliable and tough alternative using corrugated paperboard, offering a sustainable cost saving solution, the company says.

The auction of thousands of items from shuttered mills in Lincoln and Old Town started Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn with paper and tissue machines sold to two different bidders, all but ending any chance of restarting the industry in Lincoln.

Catalyst Paper has restarted its No. 12 paper machine, bringing back the 51 employees furloughed last fall and supporting plans to hire more depending on order volume.

Houston Carton and Schulze Container announced their merger to be SCHC, a one-stop logistics and packaging specialist.

The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) and its members welcome the signing of the landmark United Nations agreement to tackle climate change, set to take place on April 22.

Sappi says it is now reinforcing the performance capabilities and benefits of its release liner portfolio with several investments and activities.

Solenis LLC announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire the shares in Lostris International B.V. and Wester Blend B.V., privately-held companies primarily focused on supplying specialty chemicals to the pulp and tissue and towel markets.

Ever wonder what is going on when you are not looking? Ever try to find out? Pulp and paper mills, no surprise to anyone reading this article, can be extremely hazardous places. I write this not to make you even more concerned than you probably already are, but to suggest an approach that is more effective, is supported by evidence and is much more personally rewarding.

Fire was no accident, investigators say...

Former Lincoln Paper and Tissue sales director John McMahon has a new pitch to restart a two-machine speciality tissue business in Lincoln by June.

Firefighters say there was a fire involving a forklift at an RR Donnelley facility in Spartanburg County on Friday.

Human Resources Manager Fired Because of Coronary Artery Disease, Agency Says