A demonstration plant at Resolute's Thunder Bay mill will further develop FPInnovations' patented process to produce "2G" sugars and H-lignin using mild chemical treatment, modified TMP refining and enzymatic hydrolysis.
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Port Huron firefighters went to a fire at about 6:20 p.m. Tuesday at the Domtar paper mill, 1700 Washington Ave.
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West Fraser Mills in Quesnel is well aware of the significant outbreak of spruce bark beetle in northern British Columbia – Prince George and Mackenzie – that has seen the infestation increase from 150,000 hectares in 2015 to 340,000 ha in 2017.
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Columbia Pulp, LLC is announcing that The Paradigm Group (TPG) will serve as its national sales agent for Columbia Pulp's line of dust control and de-icing biopolymers.
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Even with record-high lumber prices driving the forest industry, logging contractors continue to struggle to stay in business, says B.C.'s main harvester group.
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Transcontinental Inc.'s Media Sector, TC Media, announces today the sale of three more of its local newspapers, as well as their related web properties, to Groupe Lexis Média inc., a company of which Mr. Frédéric Couture is President.
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United Parcel Service (UPS) workers have given their union the go-ahead to call a strike in what would be their first walkout -- and one of America's most far-reaching picket lines -- in decades.
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Decernis LLC , the leading provider of technology and content solutions for product compliance, safety, and risk management and a group of industry leaders across...
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At Canfor, our priorities include being a leader in sustainability operations and a good corporate citizen.
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CN said today it plans to invest approximately $340 million across British Columbia in 2018 to expand and strengthen the Company's rail network throughout the province.
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International Paper Company confirmed today that the company will not make an offer for Smurfit Kappa Group plc, given the lack of engagement by Smurfit Kappa's Board of Directors and Management.
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Safety in any workplace is vital. It is especially important in complex industries, however, where the potential for accidents is unfortunately a reality.
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Tolko Industries Ltd. will begin logging burnt timber on Crown Land in the Cariboo region now that it has received permits from the government.
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Cristini welcomes German Propapier to its Lachute, QC, plant
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Last May 30 was a bright sunny day, as German papermaker ProGroup decided to pay a visit to its papermachine clothing supplier, Cristini, in Lachute, QC. Both groups reunited for a complete plant tour, led by John Feola, General Manager at Cristini and Bernard Bigras-Denis, Director, Rope products and Diagnostic Systems ...
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Price movements for wood fiber throughout North America were mixed in the 1Q/18 with substantial increases seen in the Western US and Western Canada, while prices for softwood chips fell substantially in Eastern Canada.
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In the past four years, Continuous Improvement initiatives have played a significant role in Domtar's success by achieving numerous cost saving and production efficiencies.
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Resolute's own Scott Manford has won the Ontario Power Generation Health and Safety Award, presented during the Atikokan Chamber of Commerce Business Awards ceremony last week.
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We are excited to have Dianne join our board and look forward to the experience, knowledge and fresh perspective that she will bring," said Don Kayne, President and CEO of Canfor Corporation.
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On May 22, 2018, the FEFCO General Assembly re-elected Dr. Jan Klingele (Managing Partner, Klingele Papierwerke) as President and Jean-Paul Macharis (President, VPK Packaging) as Vice-President for a term of two years, ...
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International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from UPM Nordland Papier, Germany, to rebuild paper machine #2 (PM2) in Dörpen, Germany, to produce release/glassine papers.
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Georgia-Pacific, one of the world's largest paper-product manufacturers, is working to scale up a patented technology to recover material from food-soiled packaging.
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A British scientist claims to have invented a plastic-free, single-use water bottle that can decompose within three weeks.
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UD engineers convert commonly discarded material into high-performance adhesive
Whether you're wrapping a gift or bandaging a wound, you rely on an adhesive to get the job done.
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It takes an enormous amount of energy to make pulp and paper products. According to Statistics Canada and Natural Resources Canada, the pulp and paper sector accounts for 25 per cent of the total industrial energy consumption, where energy is 20 to 25 per cent of the industry's manufacturing cost*
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Kruger Products L.P., Canada's leading manufacturer of Cashmere and Purex bathroom tissue, SpongeTowel Paper Towels and Scotties facial tissue, has been named one of Corporate Knights' 2018 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada.
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Catastrophic forest fires claimed lives this summer across the world, from California to Portugal and Spain. The Mediterranean basin is a global wildfire hotspot and the threat of wildfires to forests and society is expected to increase with climate change.
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Revenues increased by $36.0 million, or 7.2%, from $498.7 million to $534.7 million. Adjusted revenues, ...
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Cascades Inc. received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to amend its Normal Course Issuer Bid program (NCIB). The modification increases the maximum number of common shares ...
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Professor Mark Wilcox MD, consultant microbiologist, Leeds Teaching hospitals, UK will present highlights from his latest research study into washroom contamination at Interclean 2018 in Amsterdam next month.
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Brazilian pulpmaker Suzano Papel e Celulose SA lost about 80,000 tonnes of pulp production and 25,000 tonnes of paper production during a late-May truckers' strike, the company said in a securities filing on Thursday.
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On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we look forward to welcoming you to the Atlantic Branch 2018 Conference June 20-22, 2018 at the Hilton Saint John.
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