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In March 2015, a general rebuild of critical parts of the liquor boiler and recovery plant will start

Mondi Syktyvkar announced this week that it has officially opened its Euro 30 million pulp dryer

The Films segment manufactures and sells films that are mainly used for technical applications in the label, adhesive tape, hygiene and health care industries, as well as building and construction, automotive, packaging and graphic arts industries

Readers let us know if they managed to create a thought leader this week.

An ill-tempered disposition is mostly self-defeating unless one aspires to a career as a pirate. Although, they have not been completely eradicated, pirates' numbers are small and their lifespans short. So, we'll assume you have other aspirations, perhaps even as a pulp or paper mill manager. I can almost guarantee that if you exhibit a "short fuse" and an angry temper, you'll not make your goal...

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Annually at about this time of the year we look back at how the pulp and paper industry in Australia and New Zealand has fared for the business fiscal year, which in Australasia is the year to 30 June.

A handful of shareholders of Rayonier Inc. have filed class action lawsuits against the company, saying they bought its stock at inflated prices after it gave incorrect information about its timber inventory...

The new plant located in the Nanjing Chemical Park will add a production capacity of about 100,000 tons annually, providing a wide range of chemical products for paper and pulp manufacturing

The 55-year-old worker reportedly fell from a hydraulic bucket while installing insulation

Weyerhaeuser Company has announced the appointments of Cathy Slater as senior vice president, Cellulose Fibers, and Adrian Blocker as senior vice president, Wood Products. Both changes are effective 1 Jan. 2015.

GLV Inc. has announced that, following a Special Meeting of the shareholders of GLV, a resolution approving the sale of GLV's Pulp & Paper Division to 9027173 Canada Inc., a corporation owned by Richard Verreault, the President and Chief Executive Officer of GLV and Laurent Verreault, the Executive Chairman of the Board of GLV, was adopted by GLV shareholders.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries has closed on the acquisition of certain assets of Bigs Packaging and Lumber, LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based manufacturer of industrial wood and packaging solutions.

Instead, make everyone a thought leader, at least part time. So, how do we make everyone a "thought leader?" It is really quite simple...

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Hint: respondents don't think it occurred in the past decade...

Twin Rivers Paper Company a global leader in the manufacture of innovative printing and technical specialty papers, has announced the acquisition of specific envelope assets of the Cascades division in East Angus Quebec Canada.

New York-based private equity firm Patriarch Partners closed Old Town Fuel & Fiber indefinitely 14 Aug. 2014, furloughing 180 workers

Cenveo will reportedly close its Minneapolis facility and eliminate 112 jobs. Layoffs could start as soon as 31 Dec 2014.

Rayonier Inc. announced that Douglas Long, Director, Atlantic Region, U.S. Forest Resources, has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President, U.S. Operations, effective immediately.

To illustrate how the North American paper industry's environmental progress can be used to counter many environmental objections, consider the following information...

The chief executive of Smurfit Kappa, Europe's largest paper and packaging maker, has said the company would consider moving from Ireland to the UK in order to qualify for the FTSE 100 index.