by Martin Fairbank
Maintenance philosophies have come a long way in the last few decades. In the beginning there was reactive maintenance, i.e. only fixing something if it breaks or causes a problem.
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Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced major investments totaling $12,956,700 in its La Doré wood products facilities, located in the Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec.
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Resolute reports on business and sustainability results together – an approach that reinforces our vision that profitability and sustainability drive our future.
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Congressman Robert Aderholt said today he has "real concerns" about the effect of recently imposed tariffs on Canadian paper, which he said are raising costs on traditional newsprint.
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Converters of paperboard packaging might be feeling the squeeze right about now. With RFPs, reduced volumes, and shrinking margins, our industry might seem like a commodity business and a race to the bottom.
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Pratt Display is America's preferred supplier of sustainably sourced point-of purchase displays, and for good reason.
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Less than one week before shutting down pulping operations, the Camas paper mill had an accidental release of at least 124,000 gallons of corrosive liquid.
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today that American Eagle Paper Mills will receive a 2018 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for its Project Phoenix.
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Irving Pulp and Paper as well as Irving Tissue on the west side of Saint John is underway with a $40 million investment with an impact across NB.
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Underscoring the need for long-overdue freight rail reform, American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman urged the United States Senate to quickly confirm the nominations of Patrick Fuchs...
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A Sussex-based wood marketing board will square off today against forestry giant J.D. Irving Ltd. before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal.
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Store brands continue to grow and Resolute Tissue is growing with them, through its private-label portfolio.
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Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer that delivers high-performance specialty papers for the technical,...
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Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices by five to 30 percent on all process chemicals, effective immediately or as customer contracts allow.
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The Coalition for Paper Options (CPO) – the only stand-alone coalition devoted exclusively to protecting citizen access to paper-based information – proudly welcomes its newest members...
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US softwood lumber demand is expected to continue its upward trajectory from the lows of the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, reaching an all-time high by mid 2020s...
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Often the goal for roll cleaning is to prevent contaminants from getting into the finished product. However, for the flaking industry, application-specific doctor blades provide a different function.
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Wood cellulose fibers are the raw materials we and our customers use to make a wide range of everyday products.
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According to VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland's calculations, if used to produce and export high value products, Finnish forest and agricultural sectors could double...
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For the fourth year in a row, BPM Inc., northeast Wisconsin paper mill, has received recognition as a Green Professional in the Wisconsin Green Masters Program.
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American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding a new policy on the carbon neutrality of forest-based, renewable biomass by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Sicamous is looking into using wood waste to heat buildings and maybe even generate electricity. At their meeting on April 11, the Sicamous council adopted a bioenergy opportunity report and directed district staff to look into...
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UPM Formi 3D is a new type of biocomposite that has been specially developed for 3D printing. It brings together advanced cellulose fibre and biopolymer technologies.
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The Company reported operating income of $203.8 million for the first quarter of 2018, down $10.4 million from reported operating income of $214.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2017,
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WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, today announced results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2018.
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International Paper today reported first quarter 2018 net earnings attributable to International Paper of $729 million ($1.74 per diluted share) compared with $1.5 billion ($3.50 per diluted share) in the fourth quarter of 2017 and net earnings of $209 million ($0.50 per diluted share) in the first quarter of 2017.
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Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies, today reported Net Income for first quarter 2018 of $29.9 million, ...
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Ahlstrom-Munksjö has entered into an agreement to acquire MD Papéis' Caieiras specialty paper mill in Brazil of the Formitex Group, an industrial conglomerate active in the paper, chemicals and panel board industries.
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UPM Paper Europe and North America (ENA) business area will be renamed UPM Communication Papers as of 26 April 2018. The new name underlines the industry focus and global reach of the business area.
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Huhtamaki acquires the majority of an Australian foodservice packaging distributor
Huhtamaki has acquired the majority of Tailored Packaging, an Australian foodservice packaging distribution and wholesale group.
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Prof. Ludo Diels works at the University of Antwerp, and is research manager Sustainable Chemistry for the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) in Mol, Belgium.
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