Industry News

UPM says it has entered into a conditional agreement with Blue Energy Europe (BEE) for the supply of heat for its Hürth mill in the Cologne area in Germany. The deal is expected to be finalised during the first half of 2017 at the latest.

Andritz says it has received an order from S.A. Industrias Celulosa Aragonesa (SAICA) to supply a FibreFlow drum pulping system for its paper mill in El Burgo de Ebro, Spain.

Group says more than 130 members of Teamsters Local 284 have been on strike for more than two months against the giant multinational corporation, International Paper.

Amcor Flexibles says it is excited to announce the addition of a new press in Milwaukee, Wisc., allowing flexographic printing, gravure coating and slitting to occur in a single pass. The additional capacity from the press and slitter will support demand for high-quality coated healthcare grade paper and film.

Kadant Johnson Inc., a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced the global launch of a new multi-passage rotary union line for power, fluid, and data transfer.

A reward of up to $5,000 may be available for anyone who can help authorities find the people responsible for setting a fire at the Sonoco Products paper mill in Holyoke earlier this month.

An Auburn, Maine mill is closing its doors Friday. The company that owns Cascades Auburn Fiber says it is shutting down due to poor sales.

Valmet says it has received repeat orders of advanced process control (APC) systems and analyzers from Nippon Paper in Japan.

Sonoco ThermoSafe announced that it has launched a robust and efficient line of 3-Day and 5-Day temperature controlled packaging solutions for the distribution of pharmaceutical and biological products.

The aggregate purchase price for the transaction was CHF 44,500,000, or approximately CDN$59 million.

The sludge dewatering line is a part of the upgrade to the effluent plant at the Halden mill.

Central National Gottesman's Lindenmeyr Munroe division will acquire the business of New York-based Graphic Paper, a wholesale distributor of fine printing paper and converted products.

PCA has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of TimBar Corporation, a large independent corrugated products producer, in a cash-free, debt-free transaction for a cash purchase price of $386 million.

The Forest Practices Board says it will examine the activities of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. (Canfor) on tree farm licence 14, in the Rocky Mountain Resource District, during the week of July 11, 2016.

Solvay and its affiliate Peroxidos do Brasil have agreed with Suzano Papel e Celulose to build a small dedicated hydrogen peroxide production unit using Solvay's myH2O2® technology, at Suzano's pulp mill site in Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil.

Cenveo, Inc. has announced a reverse split of its common stock, $0.01 par value, at a ratio of 1-for-8, effective July 13, 2016, and that the Company's common stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis when the market opens on July 14, 2016.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has published its annual report on sustainability, providing a comprehensive update on the company's efforts and introducing new sustainability priorities and goals through 2022.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. as been named by Forbes magazine as the best performing company in Michigan, based on total returns.

The deal is done.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons has signed a new multiyear agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which renews and expands the relationship with HarperCollins, a customer of the RR Donnelley company for decades.

Holmen announced that it has completed the sale of its newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain. The buyer, International Paper, will convert the mill into recycled containerboard production.

International Paper announced that it has completed the sale of its corrugated packaging business in China and Southeast Asia.

A fire at a Kimberly-Clark facility in Corinth on Tuesday night was apparently related to a new roof being put on the building, according to authorities.

Klabin has inaugurated its new pulp mill located in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil.

A J.D. Irving employee has been killed on the job at a lumber mill just east of Truro.