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Due to fire activity in the Cariboo, Tolko Industries Ltd. will be curtailing its Quest Wood operation in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, as of Monday, July 24th. The mill employs approximately 200 people and produces 210 million board feet of dimension lumber on an annual basis, as the company s...

Suzano Papel e Celulose plans to acquire equipment for converting tissue paper, also known as sanitary paper, into finished products, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The mill in Imperatriz, Brazil, will be the first one in the state of Maranhão to manufacture pro...

Verso Corporation plans to permanently shut down the paper machine No. 3 and associated equipment at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, reducing annual coated paper production capacity at the mill by approximately 200,000 tons. The shutdown will be effective August 1 and is expected to be complete...

Valmet takes its Industrial Internet services to the next level by launching a new offering and opening four Performance Centers for energy, pulp, paper and board and tissue customers. At the same time, Valmet has signed a partnership agreement with Tieto, which is the first step in building a leadi...

Valmet and Södra Cell in Sweden have signed a three-year agreement for web-based training via the Valmet Online Learning portal. Valmet will provide online courses for all main mill processes to about 600 employees at all three Södra mills in Sweden; Värö, Mörrum, and Mönsterås.Valmet Online Learnin...

Irish software company Treemetrics has announced a major Euro 1.2 million contract agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA), to roll out a pioneering Tree Growth analytics and monitoring system, which includes a unique measurement sensor that tracks the growth and health of trees.The ‘Tree sen...

Canadian imports of tropical sawnwood were worth $2.18 million in May, up 12% from April. Year-to-date imports increased 5% from May 2016, as ITTO reported.The import growth was almost entirely in sapelli sawnwood. While US imports of sapelli were down, Canadian sapelli imports more than doubled fro...

In contrast to the volatile wooden door imports, Japan’s imports of wooden windows was flat for the first four months of 2017 rising only in May. Year-on-year, the value of May 2017 wooden window imports fell 13% but month-on-month they rose 21%, as ITTO reported.As was the case with May wooden door...

Japan’s three top suppliers of wooden bedroom furniture (China, Vietnam and Thailand) saw a decline in the value of shipments to Japan in April compared to levels in March, as ITTO reported.Shipments from the top supplier, China, fell almost 15%, shipments from Vietnam were down 22% while shipments ...

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. will again raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores, effective from shipments beginning on 24th July 2017, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network."Prices of coreboard continue to rise, driven by fundamental changes in recovered paper markets. ...

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. will again raise prices by a further Euro 50 per tonne (GBP 40 /tonne) on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's European regions. The price change is effective with shipments on or after 17th July 2017, as the company says in the press release received by Lespro...

Japanese packaging giant Rengo to increase prices on its containerboard, effective August 1, 2017, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Corrugated boards/boxes prices will be determined on an individual basis based on the actual rise in factors such as containerboard ...

Almost 50% of the fiber feedstock for wood pellet plants in the US South was industry and forest residues in the 1Q17, up from 33% five years ago, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review.Wood pellet manufacturers in both the US and Canada are increasingly diversifying their feedstock to re...

Ms. Ksenia Sosnina, CEO of Ilim Group, and Mr. Nikolay Khodov, CEO of Orgkhim Biochemical Holding, have signed an agreement to set up Amber Stream LLC, a joint venture with 50/50 participation. The new JV will produce a wide range of pine-chemical products with a high added value, including unique p...

Oji Nepia Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oji Holdings Corporation, and Mitsubishi Paper Mills Limited have agreed to form a new joint venture for the purpose of producing household tissue products in the area of Mitsubishi's Hachinohe mill in Aomori prefecture, Japan.The new company will install...

The Felix Schoeller Group and the Welbon Group signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement establishes a 50/50 joint venture: Winbon Schoeller New Materials Co. Ltd. The new company's headquarters are in Longyou in Zhejiang province, China."The joint venture is the result of two years of intensive...

EGY WOOD, the international trade fair for furniture production technologies, woodworking machinery, tools, fittings, accessories, raw materials and products, will be held in New Cairo Exhibition Center in Cairo, Egypt, during December 7-10, 2017.The exhibition is expecting about 100 participants fr...

Richard Coward, Managing Director of Rigid Group, has confirmed that the company has sold Rigid Charta to Beaucrest Packaging Solutions Ltd, who will now form a new business, Corrpad Ltd. The new company, (which is owned by Beaucrest Packaging Services Ltd), will handle the production of all the cor...

A China-based pulp and paper company, Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., LTD, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Nordic Paper Holding AB from Special Situation Venture Partner lll and Petek GmbH.The new owner, Anhui Shanying Paper, is a part of Taison Group. The company ...

Due to fire activity in the Cariboo, Tolko Industries Ltd. will be curtailing its Quest Wood operation in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, as of Monday, July 24th. The mill employs approximately 200 people and produces 210 million board feet of dimension lumber on an annual basis, as the company s...

Business activities of the Cham Paper Group are developing favorably in 2017. The paper division is benefiting from the excellent reputation of its products in the market, where the sales department is increasingly concentrating on the sale of specialty papers which carry higher margins. At the same...

Japan's production of softwood plywood in January 2017 was 227,700 cubic metres, 1.4% more than January last year and 4.6% less than December, ITTO reported.Fewer working days in December by year-end holidays and lower efficiency of drying by cold weather in the North East and Japan Sea side plants ...

Cham Paper Group enjoyed a largely satisfying annual result for 2016. The group has returned to growth after a long and challenging transformation process in the paper division.There were also improvements in terms of profitability whereas the lower end of the target margin range was achieved. The p...

Suzano Papel e Celulose plans to acquire equipment for converting tissue paper, also known as sanitary paper, into finished products, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The mill in Imperatriz, Brazil, will be the first one in the state of Maranhão to manufacture pro...

Cascades Inc. officially inaugurated its new state-of-the-art, 284,000-square-foot tissue converting facility in Scappoose, Oregon, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network. The grand opening of this $64 million facility was celebrated by the Governor of Oregon, Kate Brow...

The European Commission has found Slovakia's Euro 49 million investment aid to Mondi SCP, a paper and pulp manufacturer, to be in line with EU state aid rules. The support will contribute to the development of the region, whilst preserving competition in the Single Market.The investment aid granted ...

ABB has launched L&W Fiber Online – a reliable, repeatable and cost-effective online system for measuring, monitoring and controlling significant fiber quality variables in paper stock preparation and pulp production.This helps pulp and paper customers to save production costs by optimizing fibe...

The Europac Group (Papeles y Cartones de Europa, S.A.) has developed a new packaging solution for drinks manufacturers: a box-ice bucket for bottles of wine and cava, designed by the Group’s Packaging Division, which cools drinks and maintains the appropriate temperature for consumption.Basically, t...

Mondi Industrial Bags, in collaboration with its customer and cement producer LafargeHolcim, has created SPLASHBAG – a paper-based solution designed to satisfy the need of dealing with materials that are often exposed to wet conditions or environments. The product has been developed as a direct resp...

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. have received notification of clearance from Germany's Federal Cartel Office in connection with the previously announced proposed statutory arrangement under Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act involving the acquisition by Rayonier AM ...

As anticipated on 15 February 2017 when the preventive (sauvegarde) procedure was opened, Sequana announces that the commercial court has now approved its preventive (sauvegarde) plan, thus bringing an end to the preventive procedure. Sequana will still benefit from the court’s protection following ...

Specialty building products manufacturer Huber Engineered Woods LLC (“HEW”) has achieved a negotiated settlement with Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC (“GP”) in the patent infringement lawsuit filed by HEW in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.The lawsuit, f...

Global packaging leader Smurfit Kappa has announced a multi-million euro investment in technology at its Nettingsdorf Paper Mill in Austria that will significantly reduce CO₂ emissions while increasing production.The project consists of building a state-of-the-art recovery boiler by 2020 and a new s...

Walki has developed a new biomass cover with an extended width of six metres. The new, wider cover increases the amount of energy that can be derived from logging residues through significantly improved dry matter content, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.As emiss...

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. has formed a joint venture with the Missouri Department of Transportation & Patrol Retirement System (MPERS), which acquired 11,031 acres of high-quality timberlands in North Georgia, known as the Dawsonville Package. Under terms of the 50-50 joint venture with MPERS...

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has upgraded Holmen's credit rating from BBB to BBB+ based on a sustained improvement of earnings and cash-flow, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Holmen is a forest industry group that manufactures paperboard, paper and wood ...

Recently a complete volume line corrugator, designed by BHS Corrugated, has been installed at Cajas de Carton Sultana's facility in Santa Catarina, Mexico, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The corrugator has a maximum production speed of 400 m/min and a working wi...

To expand production capacities at its Portugese Mangualde location, Sonae Arauco decided to order a MDF/HDF plant from Siempelkamp. The scope of supply includes a forming and press line with a complex handling system for different board lengths and widths and an interface to the existing storage sy...

Fast Pak Packaging of Manchester, England has installed a second Redline diecutter, as Diecut UK said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The new 1700 x 1200 size diecutter stands next to the existing Redline 1900 x 1300 they installed 3 years ago. Fast Pak, a fast turnaround sheet plan...

Richard Coward, Managing Director of Rigid Group, has confirmed that the company has sold Rigid Charta to Beaucrest Packaging Solutions Ltd, who will now form a new business, Corrpad Ltd. The new company, (which is owned by Beaucrest Packaging Services Ltd), will handle the production of all the cor...

A China-based pulp and paper company, Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., LTD, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 % of the shares in Nordic Paper Holding AB from Special Situation Venture Partner lll and Petek GmbH.The new owner, Anhui Shanying Paper, is a part of Taison Group. The company ...

Imperial Dade has completed the acquisition of JPC Enterprises, Inc. t/a Jersey Paper Plus (“Jersey Paper”). The transaction represents the eleventh acquisition for Imperial Dade, a leading national distributor of disposable food service and janitorial supplies, under the leadership of Robert and Ja...

The CPH Group is to standardize the branding within its Chemistry and Packaging divisions. The Chemistry Division will now trade solely under the “Zeochem” name, while the Packaging Division will use only the “Perlen Packaging” brand. The actions are the result of a broader reappraisal of the Group’...

The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced that as of July 1, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. has joined the Association.Pinnacle is a manufacturer of wood pellets with seven manufacturing facilities in Alberta and British Columbia and shipping capacity through the Port of Prince Rupert...

Klabin inaugurates Technology Center in Telêmaco Borba, Paraná, Brazil. The new center completes the integration of the research and development fronts of the company’s business teams, a strategy that was adopted to incorporate a global, unified and highly complex vision.With laboratories capable of...

The Republic of Serbia has ratified the Convention on the European Forest Institute (EFI) and the entry into force will take place on 2 September 2017.The Convention on EFI has now been ratified by a total of 28 European countries. The ratifying countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cze...

Bulgaria joins PEFC as national member.“The benefit of PEFC is that we are responsible for the development of our own national forest certification system,” said Antony Stefanov, from the Council for Sustainable Forest Management and Certification in Bulgaria. “This means we can ensure that our spec...

The Alberta Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced that as of July 1, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. has joined the Association.Pinnacle is a manufacturer of wood pellets with seven manufacturing facilities in Alberta and British Columbia and shipping capacity through the Port of Prince Rupert...

Suzano Papel e Celulose plans to acquire equipment for converting tissue paper, also known as sanitary paper, into finished products, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The mill in Imperatriz, Brazil, will be the first one in the state of Maranhão to manufacture pro...

Verso Corporation plans to permanently shut down the paper machine No. 3 and associated equipment at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, reducing annual coated paper production capacity at the mill by approximately 200,000 tons. The shutdown will be effective August 1 and is expected to be complete...

Recently a complete volume line corrugator, designed by BHS Corrugated, has been installed at Cajas de Carton Sultana's facility in Santa Catarina, Mexico, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.The corrugator has a maximum production speed of 400 m/min and a working wi...

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. reports record sales in 2Q 2017of $1.32 billion, up from $1.11 billion in last year, with earnings up 49% to $146 million. 2Q Adjusted EBITDA was $305 million, compared to $138 million in 2Q 2016, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.Lumber...

Cedar Creek announces the promotion of Jesse Denham to General Manager of the Harlingen, Texas branch.Jesse started his career with Cedar Creek 4 years ago in Dallas operation and has filled many functions in that time including operations, mill coordinator and sales. Jesse brings with him an energe...

Coillte, Ireland’s largest forestry and land solutions company, announced its annual results for 2016. The company delivered record earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of Euro 98.3 million, up 10% on the previous year.Operating cash flow at Euro 15.2 million was up ...

The Board of Directors of Sonoco declared a $.39 per share quarterly common stock dividend, a 5.4% increase from the previous quarterly dividend of $.37 per share.According to Jack Sanders, president and CEO, this is the 35th consecutive year that Sonoco has grown common stock dividends and the 368t...

The Board of Directors of Stella-Jones Inc. announces that a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, representing an increase of 10% over the previous quarterly dividend, has been declared on the outstanding common shares of the Corporation, payable on April 28, 2017 to shareholders of record at the ...

U.S. total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 5% in June 2017, compared to June 2016. All four printing-writing grades posted year-over-year shipment declines in June. Total printing-writing paper inventory levels increased 1% from May 2017, as the American Forest & Paper Association rep...

According to the results of the first months of 2017, SVEZA has become the leading plywood manufacturer amongst the European suppliers of Schmitz Cargobull AG. Schmitz Cargobull AG is the European market leader in the production of semitrailers, trailers and refrigerated vehicles.The history of the ...

Slovenia's roundwood purchased from private owners in May 2017 was worth Euro 4.2 million, which is almost 23% less than in the previous month (mainly due to the lower quantity of purchased wood), as the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia said in the press release received by Lesprom Net...

Orchids Paper Products Company entered into the credit agreement amendment to its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 25, 2015 by and among the Company, U.S. Bank National Association and the other lenders party thereto (the "Credit Agreement").The Credit Agreement Amendment, amo...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) could provide a loan of up to PLN 200 million ($53 million) to Barlinek Invest LLC, a subsidiary of Barlinek S.A., one of the leading multi-layer floorboards producers in Europe for the expansion of its production capacities in Ukraine and ...

Romcarton S.A., a company member of Rossmann Group, one of the European leaders in manufacturing corrugated cardboard packages, has contracted from Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR) an investment credit in amount of Euro 23.4 million, as BCR reported.The credit facility is used to build a corrugated car...

Due to fire activity in the Cariboo, Tolko Industries Ltd. will be curtailing its Quest Wood operation in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, as of Monday, July 24th. The mill employs approximately 200 people and produces 210 million board feet of dimension lumber on an annual basis, as the company s...

Verso Corporation plans to permanently shut down the paper machine No. 3 and associated equipment at its Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine, reducing annual coated paper production capacity at the mill by approximately 200,000 tons. The shutdown will be effective August 1 and is expected to be complete...

The Kotkamills group has been producing Saturating Base Kraft (laminating papers) in Tainionkoski, Imatra, Finland, on Paper Machine 7 (PM 7) leased from Stora Enso Oyj since the separation of Kotkamills from Stora Enso in 2010. The operations are part of the Group's Industrial Products segment.Stor...

GPA announces that John Olson has joined the team as their newest Business Development Manager. In this role, Olson will focus his creativity, experience, and knowledge of the local market on helping GPA’s customers in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota achieve greater profitability.Olson’s backg...

Michelman appoints two new Group Vice Presidents. Ms. Ginger Merritt, Michelman’s China Country Manager, has been tapped as the company’s new Vice President of Coatings, while Ms. Lisa DiGate, Global Director of R&D Systems at Michelman, has been appointed the company’s new Vice President of Pri...

Sonoco announced that Philippe Guillemot has been named to its Board of Directors. He was chief operating officer of Alcatel-Lucent SA, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, prior to its acquisition by Nokia Oyj in 2016. Before his tenure with Alcatel-Lucent, Guillemot was CEO and board director of Europcar...