Bauholz-Marktbericht

Altpapier

September 11, 2018

Arjowiggins sells industrial site in Wizernes, France, to Wizpaper

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel506

Arjowiggins has sold the Wizernes industrial site in France, which ceased production in June 2015, to Wizpaper, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.This operation has no significant impact on either Arjowiggins’ results or financial position.Arjowiggins is a global p...

August 30, 2018

Nine Dragons Paper names Chen Kefu as an independent non-executive director

Leitungspositionen469

Mr. Chen Kefu has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited with effect from 21 August 2018.Mr. Chen entered into an appointment letter for a term of 1 year with the Company and pursuant to the Company’s bye-laws, Mr. Chen will hold office only ...

Biofuel

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Metsä Fibre acquires a biogas plant in Äänekoski, Finland

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten215

Metsä Fibre and EcoEnergy SF have signed an agreement concerning the ownership of the biogas plant located in Metsä Group’s mill area in Äänekoski, Finland. Built by EcoEnergy SF, the biogas plant was started up in 2017. It produces biogas and biopellets from wood-based sludge generated by Metsä Fib...

Dezember 5, 2018

Norske Skog to invest in its wood pellets facility in New Zealand

Investitionen336

The Norske Skog group has decided to invest about A$ 7 million ($5 million) to upgrade the Nature’s Flame wood pellets facility in New Zealand to more than double its annual production capacity to 85,000 tonnes. The increased production capacity will be commissioned in the 4Q 2019, as the company sa...

November 28, 2018

Conifex Timber’s 3Q revenues grow 51% to $182.1 million

Finanzkennzahlen221

Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”) reported results for the 3Q ended September 30, 2018. Revenues totaled $182.1 million in the 3Q 2018, a decline of 9% from the prior quarter and an improvement of 51% over the same quarter last year, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network...

Etiketten

November 23, 2018

Feldmuehle files for insolvency under self-administration

Insolvenz/Liquidation276

Feldmuehle GmbH, which in the spring of 2018, took over the business operations of Feldmuehle Uetersen GmbH through acquisition of all substantial assets, has been adversely and unforeseeably affected this current year by unexpected increased energy costs and procurement prices for raw materials.Dur...

Oktober 30, 2018

Ahlstrom-Munksjö to сlose PМ 1 at Stenay mill in France

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten393

Ahlstrom-Munksjö contemplates a plan to optimize its production capacity and product offering to meet the profitable demand and investigates the closure of one paper machine (PM1) in Stenay, France. Employee consultation processes will start on October 30, 2018, and are expected to be completed in J...

September 27, 2018

Jujo Thermal invests in novel surface treatment technology

Investitionen437

Jujo Thermal invests in novel surface treatment technology. The technology improvement helps to continuously enhance operations by maximizing the uptime and the utilization degree of raw materials, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.“In addition to improving our man...

Fußbodenbeläge

November 21, 2018

Mohawk Industries names Paul De Cock President of Flooring North America

Leitungspositionen471

Mohawk Industries, Inc. announced that Paul De Cock has been promoted to President of the company's Flooring North America segment.For the past ten years, De Cock has served as president of the floor covering division of the company's Flooring Rest of World segment. In that position, he successfully...

November 21, 2018

Södra to close down Berg & Berg mill in Kallinge, Sweden

Insolvenz/Liquidation400

Södra is initiating a process to close down Berg & Berg in Kallinge, Sweden. Trade union negotiations will begin as soon as possible, and will affect all 60 employees. Berg & Berg has been on the market for some time but Södra has been unable to sell the company, and this is the reason for t...

November 19, 2018

Lumber Liquidators names Doug Clark SVP, Supply Chain

Leitungspositionen263

Lumber Liquidators announced that Doug Clark has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Supply Chain. Mr. Clark's promotion follows the resignation of Carl Daniels, Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective November 9, 2018.As the Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, Mr. Clark will report to Charles Ty...

hochkalandriertes Papier

Oktober 16, 2018

Laakirchen Papier AG to increase prices on supercalendered paper

Sätze und Tarife404

The Austrian paper manufacturer Laakirchen Papier AG announced a price increase by Euro 40 per ton for supercalendered (SC) paper, effective January 1, 2019.“The continuous increase of costs for raw and auxiliary materials are the background for this price adjustment,” says Thomas Krawinkler, Head S...

Holz-Kunststoff-Verbundwerkstoffe

Dezember 6, 2018

Stora Enso and Sulapac to develop renewable and biodegradable straws

Neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen150

Stora Enso and Sulapac continue to combat the global problem of plastic waste by launching a demo for sustainable drinking straws at Slush 2018, a leading startup event that gathers 20,000 tech enthusiasts from around the world. The demo, which targets production on an industrial scale, is designed ...

Holzchemie

Dezember 3, 2018

Koppers enters into special purchase order at subsidiary in China

Vertrieb und Märkte130

Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., announced that the company's 75% owned subsidiary, Koppers (Jiangsu) Carbon Chemical Company Limited (KJCC) is providing soft pitch product to its major customer in China under a special purchase order in an effort to manage product i...

Dezember 3, 2018

Kemira forms joint venture with TC Wanfeng in China

Jointventure/Gemeinschaftsunternehmen175

Kemira has formed a joint venture with an AKD producer in China. Kemira forms a joint venture – Kemira TC Wanfeng Chemicals Yanzhou (“NewCo”) – with Shandong Tiancheng Wanfeng Chemical Technology (“TC Wanfeng”).NewCo strengthens Kemira’s position as a leading global supplier for the Pulp & Paper...

November 29, 2018

Koppers announces retirement of Stephen C. Reeder, SVP, Performance Chemicals

Leitungspositionen172

Koppers Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings Inc., announced that Stephen C. Reeder, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals (PC), has elected to retire, effective December 31, 2018.As of January 1, 2019, the PC segment will be led by Douglas J. Fenwick, Vice President, Performan...

Holzhaus-Gebäude

Dezember 7, 2018

EkoNivaTechnika-Holding becomes Tigercat’s dealer in Russia

Vertrieb und Märkte434

Tigercat announces that EkoNivaTechnika-Holding is now a Tigercat dealer for areas of Western Russia and Siberia.Matt Roberts, Tigercat sales manager for Europe and Russia comments, “We are very happy to welcome EkoNiva to the Tigercat dealer network. The company’s vast experience and proven record ...

Dezember 5, 2018

U.S. LBM acquires Deering Lumber in Maine

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel243

U.S. LBM Holdings, LLC has acquired Maine’s Deering Lumber. With this acquisition, U.S. LBM now has five locations throughout Maine, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Founded in 1866, Deering Lumber operates three locations in Maine, serving custom home builders an...

Dezember 1, 2018

FPAC applauds mass timber component of Toronto waterfront development

Kommentare der Analytiker170

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) CEO Derek Nighbor issued the following statement today in response to the Quayside Community Project announcement, a commitment to utilize mass timber in its construction, and as a result showcase Canada’s world-leading forest products:“Today’s announceme...

Holzplatten

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American Wood Council elects Allyn Ford as chairman for second one-year term

Leitungspositionen139

The American Wood Council (AWC) elects Roseburg Forest Products Chairman Allyn Ford as the AWC Board of Directors’ Chairman for a second one-year term, effective January 1, 2019.Neil Sherman, Executive Vice President of Siding at LP Corporation, was elected the First Vice-Chairman, and T. Furman Bro...

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Peruvian wood products exports rise

Vertrieb und Märkte136

Peruvian wood products exports totalled almost $80 million FOB in August 2018. Over the same period in 2017 exports were worth $77 million, as ITTO reported.Of the $80 million exported up to August this year China was the main export destination for Peru’s wood products with a 43% share but this yea...

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Arauco North America joins AWC

Zertifizierung und Standardisierung129

Arauco North America, headquartered in Atlanta, has joined the American Wood Council (AWC).“Wood is the go-to material for builders in the United States because it is easy to build with, strong and renewable,” said AWC President & CEO Robert Glowinski. “AWC represents more than 85 percent of the...

Holzverarbeitung

Dezember 5, 2018

Hasko, Inc. acquired by Iron Range Capital

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel227

Iron Range Capital has acquired Hasko, Inc. and will operate under the name Hasko Industries, LLC, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Randy Brooks, the former owner and CEO, retains some equity as a result of the sale, and will serve as a member of the Board of Dire...

November 19, 2018

Homag Group increased sales by 3.7% in the first nine months of 2018

Finanzkennzahlen202

The Homag Group increased its sales by 3.7% (adjusted for exchange rate effects: +6%) to Euro 937 million (previous year: Euro 904 million). The operating EBIT of Euro 65.2 million (previous year: Euro 72.4 million) was influenced, among other things, by negative exchange rate effects and a manageme...

Oktober 19, 2018

Industrial Opportunity Partners completes sale of Alexandria Moulding to U.S. Lumber Group

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel1313

Industrial Opportunity Partners ("IOP"), an operations-focused private equity firm based in Evanston, Illinois, has completed the sale of portfolio company Alexandria Moulding to U.S. Lumber Group, a distributor of specialty building products in North America. Terms of the transaction were not discl...

Hygienisches Papier

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Andritz starts up turnkey tissue production line at Bashundhara Paper Mills in India

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten170

International technology Group Andritz has successfully started up the PrimeLineCOMPACT VI tissue production line – including stock preparation and automation system – delivered to Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited in Bangladesh, India, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Netw...

Dezember 6, 2018

Metsä Tissue names Jani Sillanpää an interim SVP, business unit AFH

Leitungspositionen131

Metsä Tissue names Jani Sillanpää an interim Senior Vice President, Business Unit Away From Home. He will be part of the Metsä Tissue’s management team and will report to Metsä Tissue’s CEO Esa Kaikkonen, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Currently Sillanpää is in ...

Dezember 6, 2018

Asia Pulp and Paper starts up Toscotec-supplied tissue machines at its OKI mill in Indonesia

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten224

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has begun using four AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines at its OKI mill, in South Sumatra, Indonesia, as part of a series of AHEAD-2.0L PRODERGY tissue machines. These four machines, included in a major contract between Toscotec and APP, started production ahead of schedul...

Maschinen und Anlagen

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TC Transcontinental Packaging installs high caliber pollution abatement system at its Flexstar plant in Richmond, Canada

Investitionen149

TC Transcontinental Packaging announces that its Richmond, British Columbia plant, Transcontinental Flexstar, has installed a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO), a high caliber pollution abatement system. The 50,000 standard cubic feet per minute RTO will now capture the plant’s volatile o...

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Kadant Johnson acquires Steam Systems, Inc. service business

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel118

Kadant Johnson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., completed the acquisition of certain assets of Ohio-based Steam Systems, Inc., a provider of installation, repair, and technical services to the U.S. paper industry. Services previously offered by Steam Systems are now provided through the Kadant...

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Metsä Fibre acquires a biogas plant in Äänekoski, Finland

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten215

Metsä Fibre and EcoEnergy SF have signed an agreement concerning the ownership of the biogas plant located in Metsä Group’s mill area in Äänekoski, Finland. Built by EcoEnergy SF, the biogas plant was started up in 2017. It produces biogas and biopellets from wood-based sludge generated by Metsä Fib...

Möbel

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Japan’s wooden widow imports down 15% in September

Internationaler Handel139

September 2018 Japan’s wooden widow imports were down 15% year-on-year, but compare to a month earlier, the value of September imports were up 12%, as ITTO reported.In September three suppliers accounted for over 90% of the value of Japan’s wooden window imports namely China (37%), the US (35%) and ...

Dezember 7, 2018

ACProducts acquires Elkay Wood Products

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel221

ACProducts, Inc. (acpi®) has entered into an agreement to acquire Elkay Wood Products Company ("EWP"), a leading manufacturer of kitchen and bath cabinetry, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The combined company will represent the most diverse and balanced cabinet ...

Dezember 4, 2018

Japan’s wooden widow imports down 15% in September

Internationaler Handel145

Japan’s September 2018 wooden widow imports were down 15% year-on-year but compare to a month earlier, the value of September imports were up 12%, ITTO reported.In September three suppliers accounted for over 90% of the value of Japan’s wooden window imports namely China (37%), the US (35%) and the ...

Papier und Zellulose

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Suzano Pulp and Paper announces final approval of merger with Fibria

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel99

Suzano Pulp and Paper has obtained regulatory approval from the European Commission to conclude the combination of operations and shareholder bases with Fibria, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. With reviews by all required antitrust agencies duly complet...

Dezember 1, 2018

Canada, US, Mexico sign the USMCA trade agreement

Vertrieb und Märkte200

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) congratulates the federal government on the signing of the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a new agreement has been signed that will “support good, middle class jo...

November 27, 2018

Ence expects to double its EBITDA by 2023

Investitionen161

Ence - Energía y Celulosa has presented its Strategic Plan 2019-2023, which aims to achieve an EBITDA of Euro 550 million within five years, at constant pulp prices. Thus, it foresees that the cellulose business will increase its EBITDA to Euro 400 million and that of energy up to Euro 150 million i...

Rundholz

Dezember 7, 2018

Holzwerke Weinzierl installs a new chain-less step feeder at its mill in Germany

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten241

Holzwerke Weinzierl installs a new chain-less step feeder at its mill in Germany. The commissioning of the system is planned for the beginning of January 2019 – at this time the existing log sorting plant will also be shut down, as Holtec says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Holzwer...

November 16, 2018

Slovenia: The value of purchased roundwood decreased by 9% in September

Vertrieb und Märkte344

Slovenia's roundwood purchased from private owners in September 2018 was worth Euro 3.8 million, which is almost 9% less than in the previous month , as the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The value of purchased sawlogs and veneer ...

November 14, 2018

CatchMark Timber appoints Lesley H. Solomon as General Counsel

Leitungspositionen361

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. announced that Lesley H. Solomon has been appointed General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, a new position, joining the company from Alston & Bird LLP where she was a longtime partner and had represented CatchMark. Solomon and Senior Vice President for Forest Resour...

Schnittholz

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American Wood Council elects Allyn Ford as chairman for second one-year term

Leitungspositionen139

The American Wood Council (AWC) elects Roseburg Forest Products Chairman Allyn Ford as the AWC Board of Directors’ Chairman for a second one-year term, effective January 1, 2019.Neil Sherman, Executive Vice President of Siding at LP Corporation, was elected the First Vice-Chairman, and T. Furman Bro...

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Peruvian wood products exports rise

Vertrieb und Märkte136

Peruvian wood products exports totalled almost $80 million FOB in August 2018. Over the same period in 2017 exports were worth $77 million, as ITTO reported.Of the $80 million exported up to August this year China was the main export destination for Peru’s wood products with a 43% share but this yea...

Dezember 7, 2018

Rougier appoints Francis Rougier as Chairman and CEO

Leitungspositionen237

During the Board of Directors meeting, Jacques Rougier announced that he was standing down from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rougier, reached by the age limit set in the statutes, while remaining on as a company director.The Board appointed Francis Rougier as Chairman and CE...

Schreib- und Druckpapier

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Feldmuehle GmbH to cease graphic papers production

Insolvenz/Liquidation102

Feldmuehle GmbH will focus on the production of specialty papers in the future, i.e. wet-and alkali-resistant label papers as well as flexible packaging papers. The production of graphic papers is discontinued. In this connection, the paper machine # 2 is shut down, as the company says in the pre...

Dezember 6, 2018

Statkraft enters into an 8-year industrial power supply agreement with Norske Skog in Norway

Kontakte und Bestellungen164

Statkraft and Norske Skog Skogn AS and Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS have entered into new long-term industrial power supply agreements for the period from December 1, 2018 to December 31, 2026. The total delivery will be about 14 TWh, with annual deliveries of approximately 900 GWh to each mill, as the ...

Dezember 4, 2018

Voith installs VariFlex winder at Copamex's mill in Chihuahua, Mexico

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten205

Copamex installed a complete, new Voith VariFlex winder at its Chihuahua, Mexico, facility. With the new, reliable winder, Copamex has increased its process capacity while making improvements to the plant’s safety, Voith says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The Voith VariFlex winder...

Sperrholz

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Peruvian wood products exports rise

Vertrieb und Märkte136

Peruvian wood products exports totalled almost $80 million FOB in August 2018. Over the same period in 2017 exports were worth $77 million, as ITTO reported.Of the $80 million exported up to August this year China was the main export destination for Peru’s wood products with a 43% share but this yea...

Dezember 7, 2018

Rougier appoints Francis Rougier as Chairman and CEO

Leitungspositionen237

During the Board of Directors meeting, Jacques Rougier announced that he was standing down from his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rougier, reached by the age limit set in the statutes, while remaining on as a company director.The Board appointed Francis Rougier as Chairman and CE...

Dezember 7, 2018

Rougier completes sale of Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux to Malvaux Group

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel208

After completing all the authorizations required, the Rougier Group has finalized the sale of 100% of the capital of Rougier Sylvaco Panneaux, specialized in importing and distributing timber and plywood in France from all origins, to the Malvaux Group. This sale is in line with the realignment of t...

stehendes Holz

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UPM increases the IFRS fair value of its forest assets in Finland

Planung und Strategie192

UPM increases the IFRS fair value of its forest assets in Finland, mainly due to higher forest growth estimates. In addition, the company adjusts its long-term wood price estimates slightly. The impact of these changes on the fair value of forest assets is approximately Euro 320 million and will be ...

Dezember 4, 2018

Stora Enso signs agreement to acquire forest assets in Bergvik Skog

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel90

Stora Enso signs a binding agreement to acquire forest assets in Bergvik Skog AB, a Swedish forest holding company. With this agreement, the parties aim to complete the transaction during the first half of 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Stora Enso’s forest...

Dezember 4, 2018

Green Diamond Resource appoints Neal Ewald as SVP and COO

Leitungspositionen83

Green Diamond Resource Company announced changes in the organization’s senior management, effective January 1, 2019. Neal Ewald has been appointed as senior vice president, chief operating officer, reporting to President Douglas Reed. Jason Carlson will be vice president and general manager of the c...

Verpackungspapier und -karton

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TC Transcontinental Packaging installs high caliber pollution abatement system at its Flexstar plant in Richmond, Canada

Investitionen149

TC Transcontinental Packaging announces that its Richmond, British Columbia plant, Transcontinental Flexstar, has installed a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO), a high caliber pollution abatement system. The 50,000 standard cubic feet per minute RTO will now capture the plant’s volatile o...

Dezember 7, 2018

A.Celli Paper to supply new rewinder for Dongguan Jintian Paper in China

Anlagen/Ausrüstung/Produktionskapazitäten126

Within the end of 2018 A.Celli Paper will deliver a second high performance E-Wind® P100 rewinder to Dongguan Jintian Paper in China, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.In 2017 A.Celli Paper started-up an E-WIND® P100 rewinder at the Sichuan Jintian Paper plant, for...

Dezember 7, 2018

Supremex to cut workforce by 41 employees in its Canadian envelope facilities

Planung und Strategie114

Supremex Inc. plans to reduce operating expenses at its Canadian envelope operations. Supremex is reducing its Canadian envelope facilities headcount by a total of 41 employees, or approximately 8% of its Canadian envelope workforce, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Netwo...

Zeitungspapier

Dezember 6, 2018

Statkraft enters into an 8-year industrial power supply agreement with Norske Skog in Norway

Kontakte und Bestellungen164

Statkraft and Norske Skog Skogn AS and Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS have entered into new long-term industrial power supply agreements for the period from December 1, 2018 to December 31, 2026. The total delivery will be about 14 TWh, with annual deliveries of approximately 900 GWh to each mill, as the ...

November 26, 2018

Norske Skog appoints Niels Petter Wright as new President and CEO

Leitungspositionen191

Norske Skog AS has appointed Niels Petter Wright as new President and CEO, effective 1stDecember 2018, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network. Niels Petter Wright’s previous experience includes almost 17 years in Elopak, of which the last ten years serving as t...

November 16, 2018

Resolute Forest Products appoints Remi Lalonde as SVP and CFO

Leitungspositionen247

Resolute Forest Products Inc. appoints Remi Lalonde as Senior Vice President and CFO. Mr. Lalonde succeeds Jo-Ann Longworth, who will be retiring after a distinguished career, including the past seven years as Senior Vice President and CFO at Resolute. Mr. Lalonde had been serving as Vice Pr...

Zellulose

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Fortress Global licenses Mondelēz xylitol technology

Neue Produkte und Dienstleistungen102

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. has entered, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortress Advanced Bioproducts Inc. ("Fortress AB"), into a Technology License and Collaboration Agreement with Mondelēz International, Inc., one of the world’s largest snacking companies. Pursuant to the ter...

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UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new pulp mill in Uruguay

Investitionen201

UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new mill to be located near the city of Paso de los Toros in Uruguay. The new mill would have capacity to produce about 2 million tonnes of eucalyptus pulp annually, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.A year ago UPM and the go...

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Mercer International completed acquisition of Daishowa-Marubeni International

Fusionen und Erwerb/Besitzerwechsel220

Mercer International Inc. has completed the acquisition of Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd. ("DMI"). DMI owns 100% of a bleached kraft pulp mill in Peace River, Alberta, Canada, and has a 50% interest in the Cariboo Pulp and Paper Company, a joint venture which operates a bleached kraf...