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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Eastman Chemical Company have settled their legal dispute and entered into a new cellulose specialties purchase and sale agreement.

The machine has not been in operation since the fire in the pulp factory stopped the mill on 20 November.

An air ambulance and paramedics were called to the Kemsley Paper Mill Tuesday after a man fell from a scaffolding.

A representative with American Iron and Metal says construction crews will be taking down the structural walls of warehouses first and then move to the remaining buildings.

Total shipments of printing and writing paper decreased 8.0% in October, compared to the same month of 2014. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels fell 3.0% from September.

APRIL Group announced on Tuesday that it would double its peatland restoration activities in Indonesia and invest $100 million for the next ten years in conservation and restoration activities.

Sonoco on Tuesday announced several interrelated senior management changes within its Industrial business segments...

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Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp ceased production in September in hopes of weathering low commodity prices, with a plan to restart in January, Deputy CEO Pedro Chang said in October. 

Now, the closure has been extended to March 2016.

Imano has about 50 employees in Sweden and its revenue in 2014 was 7.1 million euros.

Stora Enso announced that it has officially opened its Innovation Centre for packaging located at the Group's head office in Helsinki.

A worker was installing a handrail on a tower at the West Fraser Pulp and Paper Mills in Hinton when he became tangled in a piece of equipment and died.

Resolute Forest Products is suspending indefinitely its wood-cutting operations in Quebec's Mauricie region near Trois-Rivieres.

Five former KapStone employees fired after last summer's 12-day strike may get their jobs back.

Some of the best innovations I have seen, in terms of improving productivity, efficiency and profitability had nothing to do with advanced science, mathematics or any other sophisticated subject. It had to do with housekeeping, orderliness and imparting high standards...

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The Valley Packaging Division's new plant in Pulaski, Tennessee will incorporate the latest manufacturing technology. Additionally, the plant layout will contribute to efficient flow and improved waste reduction and safe work areas.