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Two weeks ago we talked about the attributes of the person who fills the top job in a large pulp and paper company. This week, we are going to tumble a few rungs down the ladder to the role of the production manager...

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SCA today, 4 March 2015, inaugurated its first manufacturing facility for personal care and tissue products in India. SCA has been active in the Indian market since late 2013.

The Muskogee mill has both approved and proposed investments of more than $130 million during the next three years to improve all aspects of its operations. The investment will help the mill meet both existing and projected demand for its tissue, towel and napkin products, as well as help improve employee safety, environmental performance, reliability and quality.

Deputies say 42-year-old David Scott Long was on the scaffolding crew when his harness became tangled in a machine and he fell in. It was the second death at the paper mill this year.

Greif, Inc. announced this week that it plans to reduce fixed manufacturing costs and better align assets with marketplace trends and customer requirements.

Environmental group Greenpeace said Monday, 2 March 2015, it had suspended cooperation with paper giant Asia Pulp and Paper after an Indonesian farmer was allegedly beaten to death by guards linked to the company.

Interfor Corporation has completed the acquisition of four sawmills from Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, increasing its annual lumber production capacity by 30% to 3.1 billion board feet.

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Tradition/TFS is closing its pulp and paper risk management business effective today, 27 February 2015 after 18 years of service.

Harold "Terry" McGraw III has decided to step down as chairman of the board for McGraw Hill Financial after more than three decades with the company.

A new state bill would eliminate California's tax on diapers, placing the product in an exempt category like some food and medicine.

I have seldom ever seen managers, at the top or at the production level, who give enough credit to maintenance. A well-maintained facility is a dream to operate; a poorly maintained facility loses money, has poor morale, and is a safety nightmare...

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Anglo Dutch publisher Reed Elsevier plans to rename itself RELX and simplify its structure into one unit to make it more transparent for investors in the latest stage of its transformation.

The Shoalhaven Paper Mill on the New South Wales South Coast is set to close this year with the loss of 75 jobs. Australian Paper informed workers of their decision to close the Bomaderry plant on Tuesday afternoon.

Transferring responsibility for its pension benefit payments will save Kimberly-Clark Corp. around $2.5 billion without hurting the company's financial outlook, the company said Monday 23 Feb 2015.

Andritz Oy has filed a summons application with the Stockholm District Court against Valmet AB, a subsidiary of Valmet Corporation, regarding patent infringement.

I do not have a crystal ball, but by rubbing my glass paperweight and considering the foregoing, I think that the next couple of years will see a considerable improvement in the fortunes of the Canadian pulp and paper industry.

I hear lots of discussions these days along the lines of "what is wrong with this industry is it is run by a bunch of MBAs that don't know anything about pulp and paper." I will agree that the industry is run by a bunch of MBAs that don't know anything about pulp and paper but I will not agree that that is what is wrong with this industry...

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