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Union spokesperson Joe Gallagher said the mill's last day would be 18 December and at least 72 workers at the mill had been affected.
Georgia-Pacific said it will redevelop its namesake 51-story downtown tower into a mixed-use destination.
In May, Pactiv Evergreen agreed to exclusively negotiate with Spirtas Worldwide, a company specializing in repurposing closed paper mills and other industrial sites. While it was estimated negotiations could take up to a year, it appears the details were worked out in four months.
Collaboration will highlight and advance the role of climate-smart forestry in mitigating climate change.
Tolko Industries announced a two-week shutdown of its lumber plant in Armstrong, British Columbia, citing ongoing market challenges and resource shortages. The closure will last from September 16 to October 1, according to a statement from company spokesperson Chris Downey.
New Zealand-based CarbonScape and biomass developer Stora Enso have announced plans to build a biographite demonstration plant in Kotka, southern Finland.
According to company leaders, the $550 million expansion will create over 100 new jobs. About 850 people worked at the Broadway facility before the expansion.
The $250 million investment project in the Duluth mill will include approximately 600,000 square feet expansion. The redevelopment includes four building additions to expand manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and shipping.
If it pans out, it could eventually lead to 600 or more direct jobs in the region, he says
Citing market and economic conditions, Paper Excellence is confirming they will not be proceeding with plans to restart the Prince Albert pulp mill. According to a statement Thursday night, they will instead explore options to divest the mill.
As indicated in its September 4 announcement of the closure of the Plateau and Fort St. John operations, Canfor Corporation remains committed to exploring opportunities to divest some of its northern BC tenure to support other BC manufacturers who are facing similar challenges accessing economic fibre to support their operations.
Kruger Inc. announced a $32.4 million investment at its Kamloops Pulp Mill to implement innovative technology to diversify its product portfolio and expand into fast growing markets. In addition to improving Kruger Kamloops' competitiveness, performance, and environmental footprint, this initiative will contribute to securing 340 jobs at the Mill, as well as 1,000 indirect jobs in B.C.
International Paper announced that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (including any amendments and supplements thereto, the "Definitive Proxy Statement") in connection with its pending acquisition of DS Smith Plc (LSE: DSS, "DS Smith") (the "Combination").
Dart Container Corporation, a leading foodservice packaging manufacturer, and PulPac announce a strategic partnership. Supported by PulPac's North American sales agent Seismic Solutions, Dart has become a PulPac licensee and is installing the first Dry Molded Fiber production line of its kind in North America: the PulPac Scala.
A devastating fire that began at a lumber processing mill in Weed, California, has led to a significant lawsuit filed by local residents against the mill's operators. On July 10, 2024, plaintiffs Ashley Navarre, Michael Navarre, Justis Navarre (through guardian ad litem Ashley Navarre), and Jacalyn Navarre (through guardian ad litem Ashley Navarre) filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, against Roseburg Forest Products Co., Benjamin Hornsby, Jeffery Lee, and other unnamed defendants.
Finnish forestry companies will work with the government to protect wildlife and avoid a repeat of an incident in August when endangered river pearl mussels were crushed by forestry machines, Environment Minister Kai Mykkanen said.
The Memphis-based paper maker on Tuesday said that Silvernail, who joined the company to take over the top job in May from Mark Sutton, will succeed Sutton this time around as well.
The purchase represents efforts to reclaim stewardship over their traditional territories.
Canfor Corporation announced the completion of the subdivision and sale of its Forest License in the Mackenzie Timber Supply Area (TSA) equally to the McLeod Lake Indian Band and the Tsay Keh Dene Nation.
Stora Enso has appointed Pasi Kyckling as acting CFO until Niclas Rosenlew starts in his position as new CFO. Pasi will hold the role of acting CFO from 1 November 2024 until Niclas joins Stora Enso, at the latest in January 2025. As announced in May, Stora Enso's current CFO Seppo Parvi will assume a role with a company outside of the forest industry.
A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave 500 workers without jobs.
Georgia-Pacific announced it is modifying lumber operations at two of its lumber facilities located in Camden and Prosperity, South Carolina. Over the next couple of months, these sites will be discontinuing lumber production from logs while maintaining plywood core sawing operations. The modification will not have an impact on Georgia-Pacific's plywood facilities located within the same complexes as these lumber operations.
The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two northern British Columbia sawmills a "kick in the gut" for workers who will lose their jobs, calling for the company to lose its forest tenure rights in the province.
Falah Hadi, 32, was identified as the worker killed Tuesday at Menasha Packaging in Alsip as he guided a semi-trailer into a loading dock.
Fred Stephan, previously President, Amcor Flexibles North America, has been appointed to the newly introduced role of Chief Operating Officer.
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