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Walter Schalka, CEO, will temporarily assume responsibility for the Operations Department.

Production will end around the end of April 2016. The company will repurpose the site.

Sonoco invested $12 million to build the new Innovative Packaging Solutions research and development studio at its Hartsville, S.C. headquarters.

Marc-André Dépin is announcing his decision to step down as President and CEO of the Norampac Group. Charles Malo is succeeding him as President and Chief Operating Officer.

The transaction is expected to close on 1 February 2016. SCA is the majority shareholder in Vinda, one of China's largest hygiene companies.

UPM has inaugurated its newly revamped Kymi pulp mill in Kuusankoski following a EUR 160 million investment in production expansion.

The company is increasing its production services in the Los Angeles marketplace by expanding the company's Vernon, California, facility.

Not only does Staten Island have great pizza, it now has its own branded pizza boxes.

The American Forest & Paper Association has released its papermaking statistics for November 2015.

In addition, the USW and the paper companies are asking in this case for additional penalties against imports of this paper from China and Indonesia because of illegal government subsidies.

Plans call for the multi-million dollar project to be completed in the third quarter of 2016, with production scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The Indonesian Pulp and Paper Association (APKI) has urged the government to seek a reciprocal import tax policy with ASEAN countries selling pulp and paper products in Indonesia following the implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC).

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division issued a permit to allow Rayonier Advanced Materials to continue discharging treated wastewater into the Altamaha River at its Jesup plant but with tighter limits on pollutants.

A judge had dismissed the case against PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), saying there was not enough evidence that the firm failed to prevent recurring fires.
BMH supplies Asia Pulp and Paper.

No employees or firefighters were injured and workers did not have to evacuate the facility.

Kingsport firefighters helped put out a fire at Domtar's pulp and paper mill late Wednesday afternoon.

Arapoti Mill is the only producer of coated magazine paper in South America.

Stora Enso has entered into an equity transfer agreement to increase its ownership stake from 51% to 90% in its Chinese subsidiary Stora Enso Inpac Packaging Co. Ltd.

The American Forest & Paper Association and the American Wood Council are not giving up in their fight to have the benefits of biomass-derived energy recognized and protected under the Clean Power Plan.

The Supervisory Board of the Heinzel Group appointed Kurt Maier as new CEO of Heinzel Holding GmbH.

Indonesia has released the initials of 16 plantation companies that it said were responsible for illegal fires that caused this year's transboundary haze crisis.

Huhtamaki, the food and drink packaging company, plans to invest £4.9 million in its Lurgan plant and create 12 additional full time jobs on site.

Following evaluation of the Proposal by the independent members of the Board of Directors of Powerflute and consultations with certain major shareholders of Powerflute, the Board of Powerflute has terminated discussions with Madison Dearborn.

Resolute Forest Products Inc. responded to the proposal put forth by FSC International to launch a mediation process between interested parties with the goal of identifying solutions to forest management issues in the Canadian boreal forest.

The fate of the University of Maine research center for wood-based products located on the former Expera pulp mill site is up in the air, according to a university official.