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Why continuous monitoring and early intervention are reshaping fire protection in paper recycling
The man was reportedly unconscious and not breathing after being shocked by machinery at the facility.
UFP Industries, Inc. announced plans to establish a new UFP Packaging manufacturing facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, expanding its Structural Packaging capacity and strengthening its ability to serve national industrial customers with custom, value-added packaging solutions.
90 workers will be affected by the curtailment, with operations expected to halt by September and resume in November.
The shutdown will focus on digester internal inspection and repairs, pulp machine optimization work, and recovery boiler inspection. The work will bring 475 to 500 contractors and specialized trades to the Peace River area for the duration of the outage.
Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), recently announced the successful startup of a new green liquor system at Södra's mill in Mörrum, Sweden.
Stora Enso Business Unit Oulu employs approximately 900 people across its board mill, port operations and sawmill in Oulu, and its sawmills in Veitsiluoto, Oulainen and Kalajoki. If implemented, the planned closure would only have a minor impact on the business unit's wood consumption.
The settlements resolve the State's claims in years-long litigation against E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. (now known as EIDP, Inc.) and other DuPont-related entities, and separate litigation against 3M.
GreenFirst wishes to announce that Joel Fournier has tendered his resignation as CEO of GreenFirst for personal reasons. Mr. Fournier will continue in his current role until October 31, 2026 to ensure there is a seamless transition. GreenFirst will commence a search process for the new CEO and will keep the market updated.
The new Muoto fibre packaging production line will be located within the Metsä mill site in Äänekoski, next to the existing Muoto demo plant, and it will start up in 2028.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is building a 50,000-square-foot pilot facility in Yuma, Arizona, representing a capital investment of over $100 million, with the project well under construction and expected to create 50 full-time jobs, according to the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation (GYEDC).
On Monday, Aug. 3, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with the Washington State Department of Ecology, began a time-critical chemical removal action at the dormant Cosmo Specialty Fibers pulp mill in Cosmopolis, the EPA announced.
Since last year, Interfor and other lumber companies have been grappling with the impact of U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber.
Since the May 26 accident, new scrutiny of Nippon Dynawave shows Washington state and federal authorities could have required the mill to fix known problems that instead languished, and done more to ensure dangerous chemicals did not put workers at risk.
Investment by National New Markets Fund Will Create 90 Local Jobs
Another step in Sofidel's energy transition journey: a new photovoltaic system has become operational at the Sofidel America facility in Circleville, Ohio, USA.
Nippon Paper Industries President Akira Sebe on Wednesday lamented the deaths of nine people in an accident in which a chimney collapsed at the company's plant in Kumamoto Prefecture following last week's major earthquake.
Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value metal and paper consumer and industrial packaging, announced it is aligning its Global Consumer Packaging businesses under a single integrated leadership structure reporting to Ernest Haynes, President, Global Consumer Packaging.
The transactions comprised the sale of approximately 36,000 acres of timberlands in southwest Washington for $145 million and the concurrent acquisition of approximately 57,000 acres of timberlands in Alabama and Texas for $146 million.
Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor closes mills around B.C. in moves company says are 'gut-wrenching'
Kimberly-Clark cut annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday and said false claims about its diaper quality in China will continue to be a problem after hurting second-quarter sales.
The recent announcement by Finch Paper that it will close its pulp mill in Glens Falls, New York, underscores the urgent need for alternative solutions capable of utilizing low-grade wood and forestry waste across Vermont and throughout the Northeastern US.
Domtar has agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty and invest at least $2.6 million in environmental improvements at its Ashdown pulp and paper mill under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment.
The award comes after the company's acquisition of Potsdam Specialty Paper, a move that state officials said helped preserve 70 jobs that otherwise could have been lost.
Kimberly-Clark says it is developing a fiber with the promise to revolutionize paper-based products.
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