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The cause of a fire late Saturday night at the Weyerhaeuser facility in west Eugene, Oregon remains under investigation.

Late last year, attorneys representing Glatfelter in its defense against a $5 million class action lawsuit brought by several residents living near the Chillicothe paper mill argued that the lawsuit was long on claims and short on facts.

Stora Enso says its need for paper for recycling in Sweden has decreased during the past years, and needed volumes can be sourced from the market.

Kilberg succeeds Tom Lindquist, who has decided to leave the company mid-year to pursue new business ventures.

Kruger will be transferring a portion of its Richelieu Mill production facility in Gatineau to Toronto, according to the union representing workers there.

Finnpulp has submitted the environmental and water permit application to the Regional State Administrative Agency of Eastern Finland regarding the construction of bioproduction mill in Sorsasalo, Kuopio.

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The project is part of Kruger's $250-million investment to rebuild its No. 10 Newsprint Machine to manufacture 100%-recycled, lightweight and high-strength linerboard.

There are times when the demands of management, which I'll admit include demands to conduct all work in a safe manner, sometimes force us to forget safety and push on to achieve the business operational objectives. Further, there is often a fine line when one is ascertaining how to proceed. Nearly everything we do has a dangerous component to it...

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Jacunski has held positions with increasing levels of responsibilities at Glatfelter since 2003. This includes roles as Vice President & Corporate Controller, CFO, and his most recent appointment as Executive Vice President in 2014.

A look at export and imports of wood around the globe by regions.

Rabin Worldwide, one of the partners in a joint venture that bought the Lincoln and Old Town mills, said it plans to put both facilities up for sale during a four-day auction in Bangor later this month.

This project will replace the legacy coal based power generation equipment with high efficiency natural gas fueled equipment.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has vetoed a bill that would have allowed KapStone Paper and Packaging to potentially make millions of dollars by selling renewable energy credits.

"After an exhaustive, but ultimately unsuccessful effort to find a buyer of our Wickliffe Mill, Verso has made the difficult decision to close the facility," said Verso President and CEO David J. Paterson.

Mondi on Monday said Russian authorities have started an investigation into its Russian business.

Boise Cascade Company announced that it has completed the acquisition of Georgia-Pacific LLC's engineered lumber production facilities located at Thorsby, Alabama and Roxboro, North Carolina for $215 million including closing date estimated working capital of $25 million which is subject to final adjustment.

Anthony Pratt calls it his "billion dollar hamburger". Aptly for the billionaire, the burger he refers to - a huge paper mill he opened on Friday in Valparaiso, Indiana - is the biggest bite Pratt has taken in the United States yet.

The paper machines were turned off early Thursday morning at the Whiting Paper Co. after a final run, ending the mill's 134-year history.

The divestment of Stora Enso's entire 80% shareholding in the Arapoti magazine paper mill in Brazil to Papeles Bio Bio, a Chilean paper producer, has been completed.

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