by, Martin Fairbank
Marketers are always coming up with new names for improved products, but it seems they don't expect their customers to be able to count higher than five. Remember Intel's "Pentium" chip?They invented the word "pentium" from the Greek word "penta" for five and the Latin ending ium.
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Today, at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM), Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced its strong support for the Ministers' commitment to strengthen Canada's forest sector through a renewed national vision.
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Hurricane Florence forced lumber and paper mills in the Carolinas to close temporarily as strong winds and a deluge of rain hit the coast.
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Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS) is pleased to announce that as of September 10, 2018, it has paid in full its senior secured term loan facility.
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Dryden residents may have seen some thick, black smoke pouring out of Domtar Mill on Thursday afternoon.
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Lands and Forestry Minister Iain Rankin says action related to the Lahey report on forestry could come as soon as this fall, but any changes requiring legislation won't be introduced until at least the spring.
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The abrupt departure of the B.C. government's top forestry official could signal a change in policy direction by Premier John Horgan and an expectation that turbulent times remain ahead for the sector.
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Softwood lumber producers are paying close attention, as trade negotiators focus on a new deal with the Americans.
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Verso Corporation today issued the following statement in response to a September 4, 2018, report issued by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) relating to the election of directors at Verso's 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Boise Cascade Company has entered into an agreement with Woodgrain Millwork to sell its northeast Oregon lumber mills in Pilot Rock and La Grande and the particleboard operations in Island City.
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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Washington on Tuesday for another round of trade talks on NAFTA as the clock runs out.
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UPM Raflatac, one of the world's leading suppliers of self-adhesive label materials, has completed its acquisition of the assets of Seattle, Washington-based Converters Express, Inc.
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Cheslatta Carrier Nation (CCN) is trying to make the best of a bad situation.
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The softwood lumber dispute between the U.S. and Canada stretches back to 1982, but the impact on U.S. lumber suppliers and consumers is at a high point, said the owner and CEO of a local supply company.
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Cree from the James Bay community of Waswanipi are vowing to keep up pressure on the Quebec government to protect a vital piece of virgin forest near their community.
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International Paper announced today the retirement of C. Cato Ealy, senior vice president, Corporate Development after 26 years with the company.
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WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, has extended its Connected Packaging suite through a strategic partnership between its Multi-Packaging Solutions business and A+Be, a spin-off technology business of the Stevanato Group.
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Canadian Kraft Paper - The Pas
Canadian Kraft Paper - The Pas
Canadian Kraft Paper - The Pas
Canadian Kraft Paper - The Pas
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The 2018 edition of
CEPI's annual conference, previously known as European Paper Week
will be held on 16 and 17 October 2018. This year's conference is titled Paper & Beyond and will be organized around themes such as industry innovation, circularity, bioeconomy and policy implications of the current trade and sustainability agendas.
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We are pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) McDonald has been appointed Vice President of Manufacturing. Bob assumed the role upon the retirement of Mark Lombardi who demonstrated tremendous leadership during his 10 years at Monadnock.
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Corenso is pleased to welcome Mr Simon Xie as the new General Manager of Corenso China. Simon will lead the three core plants in Hangzhou (Zhejiang province), Suzhou (Jiangsu province), and Foshan (Guangdong province) as they pursue our strategy for future development and growth in the region.
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The Society of American Foresters (SAF) hires longtime SAF member and forestry advocate Terry Baker to be the first African American to lead the 118-year-old organization. Baker most recently served as the Deputy Forest Supervisor on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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The 13th annual Vancouver Island Safety Conference will take place at the downtown Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo on Saturday September 29 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm with 10 different speakers covering topics within the theme of "Managing risk – empowering good decisions".
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Vibration and wear in a multi-roll steel calender stack can lead to a phenomenon known as calender barring. It results in a machine-direction periodic caliper variation. In a mild case it is visible as dark bars in the sheet, and in an extreme case it can cause the calender stack to "sing", if the vibration is at an audible frequency.
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Today Foresight and FPInnovations announced that Object Raku Technology, with its project partner Forsite Consultants Ltd., has been selected as the winner of the FPInnovations - Foresight Challenge (formerly the ARCTIC Innovation Challenge).
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At Domtar, our position as a forest products industry leader is rooted in our ability to focus on sustainability across our manufacturing processes.
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Packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has launched the 'Smurfit Kappa Better Planet Packaging' initiative to open the future of sustainable packaging.
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BillerudKorsnäs is working with Uppsala University to make energy storage in packaging materials and paper a reality.
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Mitsubishi HiTec Paper offers a large range of excellent coated specialty papers; worldwide and for a variety of applications.
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Stora Enso has been developing augmented reality (AR) and 5G technology solutions together with Telia. The utilisation of augmented reality was first tested at Stora Enso's Oulu mill where real-time information is being used in mill maintenance.
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Frost damage is always a challenge with tree fruit and vines. One cold snap can ruin a future season in a matter of minutes. But, Matthew Whiting, Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser, WA, notes the options for frost control have been the same for many years.
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The House and Senate agreed Thursday to override the governor's veto of a bill to save the state's six biomass plants. Meanwhile, the House refused to override the governor's veto of a bill to raise the net metering cap.
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As you may have heard, there is great debate at the moment about how and whether to support biomass energy, a fancy term for burning chopped-up trees to generate heat and power.
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The Town of Smithers is continuing to press its case for stricter slash burning regulations in meetings this week with provincial cabinet ministers at the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Whistler.
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Smithers Pira pinpoints the four main factors for change that are influencing the sack and kraft market.
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CATALYST - Crofton Division
CATALYST - Crofton Division
CATALYST - Crofton Division
CATALYST - Crofton Division
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Japan's biggest paper manufacturers have set up crack marketing and research units to leverage global movements against disposable plastic and convince the world that a "paperised" future is more than pulp fiction.
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UPM's new brand promise, UPM Biofore - Beyond fossils, captures the company's strong commitment to a future which is not dependent of fossil raw materials.
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The company's Almussafes plant leads the internal ranking, followed by the Vigo plant, which has already accumulated 2,645 days without mishaps
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Tuesday it regretted Canada's complaint filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) about its anti-dumping duties on cellulose pulp from Canada.
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The biggest forestry business in the top of the South Island has committed $500,000 towards research on sedimentation, as the business prepares to launch community consultation on contested forestry practices.
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UPM has been listed as the forest and paper industry leader in the in the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2018-2019 for the sixth time.
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In the last 10 years, a resurgence in lignin interest has been observed in response to issues such as the depletion of petroleum resources, climate change and energy security.
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