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The unit will focus on biomedical applications for the cellulose nanofibril technology developed by UPM.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, C.J. Duffey has served the Midwest print community since its founding in 1945.
Mondi said the European Commission issued a statement last week about unannounced inspections on several companies in the kraft paper and industrial bags sector.
In the aftermath of a major merger between Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek Timber Co., three management positions have been eliminated in the Flathead Valley.
Oji Holdings says it foresees demand continuing to decrease so the company has decided to make this closure in order to further reduce costs and strengthen its international competitiveness.
Quad/Graphics has released "Millennials: An Emerging Consumer Powerhouse," a report spotlighting best methods for marketers, advertisers and media partners to capture the attention of the connected Millennial market, defined as those born between 1981 and 1997.
Buckeye Corrugated Inc., based out of Akron, Ohio, announced that it has acquired Drake Alliance Corporation (known as Drake Container) located in Houston, Texas.
Six months after mill workers walked out, a federal judge is considering whether KapStone acted legally when it fired four striking union pickets.
The lead contractor overseeing demolition of the former local paper mill appears to no longer be involved with the project and efforts are being made to find a new firm to take its place, according to a town official.
The federal government and a Georgia papermaker are proposing a $1.6 million settlement of a 16-year-old, air-pollution lawsuit against a western Maryland paper mill.
No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.
A criminal case against Gennady Tikhonov, an executive of the Baikal pulp and paper mill charged with polluting the Baikal Lake, has commenced.
A group of leading forestry and agriculture companies, NGOs and other partners announced on Friday the formation of the Fire-Free Alliance, a voluntary, multi-stakeholder platform to aid in the resolution of land and forest fires in Indonesia.
About 1,000 people had worked at the mill in 2000, when it was owned and operated by Champion International. A series of industrial owners had made paper at the site since 1930.
The planned spinoff of WestRock Co.'s chemical business is advancing.
Hygiene paper producer Sofidel Group has acquired tissue paper converter Forest Papir Kft based in Piszke, near Budapest.
Imerys S.A., based in Paris, France, and Omya AG, based in Oftringen, Switzerland, announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations to form a 50:50 technology joint venture to promote the research and development of Micro Fibrillated Cellulose (MFC), concerning a variety of applications and industries.
BASF is working with advisers and financing banks to examine the merits of making a counter bid for DuPont Co, the $55 billion chemical company that agreed to a merger with Dow Chemical Co in December, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Workers at Sioux City, Iowa's WestRock facility went on strike Thursday afternoon. The company employees 78 people at the site.
The chief executive officers of DuPont and Dow Chemical Co. will receive a combined $80 million in "golden parachute" payments after the companies merge and then split into three, according to a regulatory filing.
Cenveo, Inc. announced the beginning of a five-year engagement with National Register Publishing, a leading publisher of data products.
Holmen announced this week that PM 11 at the Hallsta Paper Mill is producing paper again, 99 days after the fire hit the pulp production in November.
Georgia-Pacific said the acquisition includes a state-of-the-art converting plant in Aurora, Illinois; sales and design office in Bentonville, Arkansas; and a minority interest in Five Star Sheets sheet feeder consortium in New Carlisle, Indiana. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
Glatfelter is acquiring the empty 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi building and will invest $80 million to transform it into a specialty materials production plant estimated to employ 83 when it opens in late 2017.
Packaging group Smurfit Kappa has confirmed plans upgrade its UK listing from standard to a premium listing, in a move that opens the door to its entry into the FTSE-100 index.
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