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Company officials said the contractor was working last month at the Skowhegan mill when he was seriously injured.
On January 16, Opal Australian Paper locked out its entire manufacturing workforce of more than 300 workers at its Maryvale Mill in Victoria's Latrobe Valley. The company also stood down around 100 workers employed by contractors at the paper mill, with more third-party workers likely to be impacted as the lockout, now in its third week, continues.
The company's expansion of its Ackerman sawmill will increase its production capacity from 120 million board feet per year to 300 million board feet per year. To facilitate the project, Southeastern Timber Products will install a new sawmill line, new dry kilns and storage facilities.
International Paper and DS Smith, two of the leading producers of sustainable packaging, containerboard and pulp products, combined forces on January 31, 2025 to create a new global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, focused on the attractive North American and EMEA regions.
International Paper announced the completion of its acquisition of DS Smith plc. The combined company creates a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions.
A notice that a Smurfit Westrock facility in Illinois is closing has been filed and that will result in 88 jobs disappearing.
Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, announced that it has completed the sale of Veritiv Containers, the company's rigid packaging business (formerly All American Containers) to TricorBraun.
Louisiana-Pacific has been fined $15,775 for stormwater and wetland violations, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation. The company operates a wood-board manufacturing facility in Two Harbors.
Nearly 500 employees lost their jobs when the International Paper facility shut down without warning last fall.
Greif to close two facilities, impacting 140 jobs, due to cost increases and declining demand. Production to cease by mid-2025.
The provincial government says the loan saves 2,500 jobs in the region, including 300 at the mill.
Kelly Spicers, a leading West Coast distributor of paper, packaging, wide format products and facilities solutions, announced today that it has acquired Denver-based Creative Packaging Group, an independent packaging distributor with customers across the Rocky Mountain region.
Union members at the Sappi Somerset mill in Skowhegan have come to a contract agreement after authorizing a strike earlier this month.
Province says it won't launch its own investigation after a prorogued Parliament wiped out a motion to summon Paper Excellence owner to testify.
Amcor and Berry Global have filed a definitive joint proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The fire apparently started in a gearbox of a conveyor belt that moves wood chips to be processed, Skowhegan fire Chief Ronnie Rodriguez said.
The European Commission said the U.S. packaging company will divest five of its plants in Europe. These include three plants in France, one in Portugal and one in Spain.
The enhanced facility will include spiral wound tube and core production and recutting capabilities, further reinforcing Ox Industries' commitment to supporting the Midwest market.
After 14 years with the Group, and almost ten years as president and CEO, Magnus Groth has informed the Board of Directors of Essity Aktiebolag (publ) that he has decided to step down as CEO and from the Board during 2025. A recruitment process for a successor will be initiated immediately.
The transaction is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2025, pending foreign antitrust approvals and other customary conditions. Upon completion, Pactiv Evergreen will transition to a privately held company, delisting from Nasdaq.
U.S.-based International Paper is set to get EU approval for its 5.8 billion pound ($7.12 billion) purchase of UK rival DS Smith after agreeing to sell assets to address competition concerns, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Nearly two dozen employees are being laid off from the Clearwater Paper facility in Lewiston.
On Monday, the state Department of Ecology announced it has fined the company $145,000 for 36 stormwater discharge violations, 15 monitoring requirements violations, and 16 reporting requirement violations, all of which occurred between July 2022 and May 2024.
A contractor was hospitalized with serious injuries Friday after falling through a roof opening at the Sappi Somerset Mill.
International Paper, which owns the nation's largest cardboard recycling mill in Cedar Rapids, will be building a $260 million facility in Waterloo near the city's airport.
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