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UPM and the new Government of Uruguay have signed a memorandum of understanding on pending items related to UPM's growth project in Uruguay that will further strengthen the implementation of UPM's growth project and existing operations in Uruguay as well as the local economy.
Ahlstrom-Munksjö, Filterpak and K Group will start in co-operation the production and supply of face masks for civil use in Finland. The first batch of masks will be available at the end of May.
In the early evening on the 12th of May Sappi Europe's Alfeld Mill site, situated in Germany, reported a fire around the area of its paper machine 3. There have been no recorded casualties and an evaluation by official experts is underway to assess the cause of the fire and the resulting damage to the paper machine.
The mill has been idle since November when Niagra Worldwide purchased the property and assets at scrap prices for $2.2 million after Flambeau River Papers put the mill into a receivership saga that lasted over six months.
The Nova Scotia government says it is providing a maximum of $10 million under an agreement with the Northern Pulp mill to help with the cleanup of the site while the mill is in hibernation.
An explosion shook the community's industrial area May 11. The incident was sparked at the Pinnacle pellet plant shortly before 3 a.m.
While the tourism and hospitality industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus, the two pulp mills in Fernandina Beach - Rayonier Advanced Materials and WestRock - are up and running, with no layoffs or employee furloughs.
Georgia-Pacific will lay off most of its hourly employees in Toledo for a week due to lack of demand.
In spite of all these challenges, we are open for business with the most diverse grade portfolio in North America.
A digester blew up at the Androscoggin Mill and caused significant damage to that area.
Veritiv Corporation announced that its Canadian division, Veritiv Canada Inc., will be the exclusive Canadian distributor of coated board from China from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP).
Layoffs will last at least 30 days.
The Monroe Fire Department said there had been an explosion in the building which resulted in a fire that activated the sprinkler system.
Södra has now ended the furlough scheme introduced at the sawmill and port at Mönsterås in April in light of reduced demand related to the ongoing pandemic.
Verso Corporation's Quinnesec Mill will undergo a 2-week mandatory maintenance beginning May 16th. Verso will be utilizing the services of both local and remote contractors. This is to perform an inspection.
Rayonier Inc. announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership. Unitholders of Pope Resources approved the transaction at a special meeting of unitholders held on May 5, 2020.
Graphic Packaging has notified the Louisiana Workforce Commission of 56 planned layoffs in West Monroe.
USG will deep clean the facility before reopening.
Quad, the magazine printer that has major operations in Saratoga Springs, is looking to add two new presses at its local site in a $45 million expansion plan.
Stora Enso and Cordenka have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbon fiber. The co-development is driven by the need for high performance carbon fiber in transportation, construction and power generation.
The plant provides printing for publishers of magazines, comic books, journals and direct mail advertisements, but the company said in its notice to state officials that the coronavirus pandemic has hurt business. The unforeseen circumstances made it impossible to provide a 60-day notice, the company said.
However, the company's Houston and Isle Pierre mills will remain closed.
Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership announced that its unitholders approved its previously announced merger with Rayonier.
The Georgia Pacific facility in Madison would remain closed until at least May 4 after eight employees tested positive for the coronavirus and one employee died from the highly contagious upper-respiratory disease. The plant has more than 100 employees self-quarantining after coming into contact with those who tested positive for COVID-19.
North Pacific Paper Co. in Longview has cut staff and curtailed production in response to a "significant, sudden change" in orders due to the coronavirus, company officials said.
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