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Sonoco Products Company, one of the largest global sustainable packaging companies, and ENGIE North America ("ENGIE") announced that they have entered into a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement ("VPPA") for production from ENGIE's Big Sampson Wind Project ("Big Sampson"), a wind power project currently under construction in Crockett County, Texas.
Canfor Corp. is closing its Jackson mill in southern Alabama at the end of June as part of a restructuring of its operations in the state.
In a landmark decision, the European Commission has given the green light to the proposed merger between Smurfit Kappa Group plc, headquartered in Ireland, and WestRock Company from the United States. The approval paves the way for the creation of a global packaging powerhouse, dubbed Smurfit WestRock, with a comprehensive reach across continents.
Enviva Inc. received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2024, regarding its non-compliance caused by a delay in filing its 2023 Annual Report. The company has a six-month window to correct this and maintain its stock listing.
In early 2023, Paper Excellence announced that it would be investing nearly $50 million to upgrade paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton mill, re-start the paper machine and put employees back to work. That didn't happen, and a year later, the company announced the indefinite curtailment of paper operations in Crofton.
International Paper and its advisers are hoping to reach an agreement on a recommended offer by the end of this week.
Kimberly-Clark will sell its personal protective equipment business to Ansell for US$640 million in cash, agreeing to a deal that the Australian company's chief executive said had been under consideration for years.
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper said Friday, April 5, that it was temporarily halting operations at its western Newfoundland mill.
DS Smith PLC on Thursday said that an extension had been agreed for its potential takeover by Mondi PLC, though the company still holds a more lucrative offer from International Paper.
DS Smith PLC on Thursday said that an extension had been agreed for its potential takeover by Mondi PLC, though the company still holds a more lucrative offer from International Paper.
The management of the Sonoco Hellas paper mill announced to its 98 employees on Tuesday that it is closing its two facilities in Greece definitively on June 1.
Napoli Shkolnik and the other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee praise U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's decision; Settlement follows $1.18 billion DuPont approval.
Crews extinguished the fire quickly before it extended to the building or other equipment.
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. and Mercer International Inc. announced an agreement to dissolve their 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper. West Fraser will continue as the sole owner/operator of the mill, doing business as Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company.
At one time, the sawmill had employed more than 120 people.
The new state-of-the-art 4-colour converting machine will produce the well-known FEFCO 0201 bespoke boxes and alternative grades for customers. It is currently in start-up phase and equipped with an advanced automatic inline error detection system.
DS Smith has completed acquisition of packaging company, Bosis doo. With the acquisition of Bosis doo, DS Smith's total packaging operations in Eastern Europe will comprise 30 box plants and additional facilities, employing more than 7,000 people in the region.
The Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and K'ómoks First Nations (the "Nations," all member First Nations of the Nanwakolas Council), and Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western") announced the completion of the previously announced agreement for the Nations to acquire a 34% interest from Western in a newly formed Limited Partnership for $35.9 million.
Police reports filed in the wake of a March 8 fatality inside the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas, shed light on what may have happened in the moments leading up to the death of 32-year-old mill employee Dakota Cline.
Ahlstrom, the global leader in masking and packaging tape base papers, has finalized an investment to upgrade and convert a paper machine in its Thilmany plant in Wisconsin, USA, to produce stretchable creped base papers for masking tape and is now ramping up the production. The new investment adds a crepe paper production capacity of 30,000 tons per year.
Four contract workers were injured in the incident that created a 'fireball' at the mill on Friday.
According to Longview Fire Department Fire Marshall Jon Dunaway, a fire was reported around 9 p.m. in a conveyor belt system. The damage was limited to the system, and no injuries were reported.
The Greensville Volunteer Fire Department says a large fire resulted from an explosion at the Georgia Pacific facility in Emporia.
Holmen's Board has decided to invest SEK 1.5 billion ($142 million) in the construction of Blisterliden Wind Farm in Skellefteå Municipality, Sweden. As part of Holmen's drive to develop its renewable energy business, the investment will boost hydro and wind power production by 20%.
The proposal comes less than three weeks after DS Smith reached an in-principle agreement with its UK-listed rival Mondi, which made an all-share takeover offer valuing DS Smith at 5.14 billion pounds.
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