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Paperitalo Publications Senior Editor Charles Edward "Chuck" Swann passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 at the age of 87.

Investment will mainly be focused on trimming and drying capacity, but also to some extent on log sorting as well as sawing and green sorting.

Ingevity Corp. announced Thursday that D. Michael Wilson agreed to resign as CEO, president and director, effective immediately.

Paper Excellence Canada owns the Catalyst mills in Port Alberni, Crofton and Powell River. The company confirms each of those mills has been affected.

The request comes after the Maryland Department of the Environment announced Wednesday that it intends to sue Verso Corp. in federal court over alleged seepages from the site into the North Branch Potomac River.

Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns a range of sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, announced that its Lindenmeyr Munroe division has acquired the business of Wilcox Paper, an independent paper merchant based in Champlin, Minnesota.

The State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of the Environment, on Wednesday issued notice that it intends to bring a lawsuit in federal court against the owner of the Luke Paper Mill for seepages into the North Branch Potomac River that it claims threatens public health and the environment.

A strong, sustainable and humidity-resistant box design will allow for long-distance transport of food and aims to reduce food waste.

Wes Carter, President of Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, has announced the acquisition of Coastal Corrugated, a 35-year-old family owned box company located in North Charleston, SC.

Smurfit Kappa has announced its strategy to expand its paper sack business in the Americas in a $36 million investment.

Klabin acquired the mill in September to expand its production in the region, anticipating the growing fruit industry in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Officials say they don't yet know what sparked a fire inside the ND Paper mill in Old Town on Wednesday (Feb. 19).

Saica Group announced it plans to establish a new, purpose-built production facility located in Livingston, West Lothian within its packaging business division, Saica Pack.

Investment will mainly be focused on trimming and drying capacity, but also to some extent on log sorting as well as sawing and green sorting.

Paper Excellence Canada of Richmond says it will curtail pulp and paper production for 30 days at its Crofton operation, south of Nanaimo.

Former Weyerhaeuser CEO John "Jack" Creighton died Jan. 29 at the age of 87.

Mondi Plc. said Tuesday that Andrew King, Group Chief Financial Officer and a director of the company, will be appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer or CEO with effect from 1 April 2020.

UPM has signed a long-term Wind Power Purchase agreement with German wind park development company wpd.

The agreement includes the coater and related equipment located only at the West Carrollton, Ohio, facility as well as a license for all corresponding intellectual property.

In order to gain an overview of the spread of the spruce bark beetle, Holmen has developed an analytical tool showing actual areas of damage on a map. Now, the forest company is offering its private wood suppliers a map of this kind.

Neenah, Inc. announced that John P. O'Donnell will retire as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors effective on May 21, 2020, and that the Board of Directors has unanimously elected Julie A. Schertell, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to succeed him in both roles.

Södra's CFO, Peter Karlsson, will take over as Interim President after Lars Idermark from 20 February.

Arauco North America said the closure results from an "economic imbalance" in the U.S. market for medium density fiberboard. The company said it will shift Eugene production work to its other U.S. facilities.

The Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance announced on Facebook Monday that it is preparing to market a 1,000-acre industrial property described as "the former Sun Bio site."

Finland's paper workers union agreed a pay deal with the forestry industry association on Monday, the two sides said, ending a two week strike that halted production of one of the country's main exports.