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Pratt officially opened two new recycling facilities this week, including a 110,000 sq. ft. plant in Gary, Indiana. The other is a 38,000 sq. ft. site in Wichita, Kansas.

UPM announced 16 June 2015 that it will invest Euro 50 million in its Kaukas pulp mill in Lappeenranta, Finland. The investment will go toward modernizing both pulp drying machines and installing a new baling line.

The Graphic Packaging International identity has now been rolled out across all former Benson Group assets.

The types and scope of materials needed by printing, packaging and other paper-related industries pose vital questions to manufacturers and scientists alike. How can technology help these industries improve their processes, compete in the global marketplace and improve their sustainability? The place that likely will have the answers is the Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI) at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Firefighters and the Plant Emergency Operations (PEO) team at Georgia-Pacific reportedly contained a fire Saturday in the ductwork at the facility.

Nippon Paper Industries USA has purchased a new paper-pulping machine to expand the range of products manufactured at its Ediz Hook mill.

Authorities said the release of a substance into the air Wednesday night (10 June) at International Paper Mill in Bogalusa does not pose a threat to nearby businesses and residents.

Clearwater Paper Corp. has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle allegations of federal Clean Air Act violations at its Lewiston mill.

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No, not the Tropic of Cancer--the topic of Cancer. This column is off topic---but it is on topic. It's entirely possible that some readers of this column will get the news, within the next couple of weeks, that they or someone they know has cancer. If it jolts them out of denial, it was well worthwhile for all of us to spend a week of column time on it.

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Expectations are a major factor in the success or failure of what we do. The list of our expectation is usually almost endless, stretching from performance in kindergarten to marriage and company CEO or a soldier in combat. I've found that the most frustrating can be the most mundane...

BASF has signed a contract to sell its global paper hydrous kaolin business to Imerys.

A worker was killed in an accident at a Resolute Forest Products mill on Friday night, 5 June 2015.

RR Donnelley & Sons Company announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Courier Corporation, one of America's major book manufacturers as well as a leader in content management and customization in new and traditional media.

Two major pulp and paper companies in Indonesia -- Asia Pacific Resources International, or APRIL, and Asia Pulp & Paper, or APP -- have received sustainable forest management certification from the world's leading forest certification system. This achievement helps both companies to tap into new markets and better convince customers of the sustainability of their operations.

Fire crews were called to Universal Forest Products in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin just before 11 a.m. on Thursday morning for reports of a fire and an explosion.

The company said that in 2015, Walsum has been posting up to US $1.26 million in losses per month. There are 291 employees at the mill, which has an annual production capacity of 205,000 tons of light-weight coated paper.