The plant has an annual capacity of approximately 12,000 tons and employs 117 people. Ahlstrom continues to explore options to divest the property.
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Closing New York, Ontario facilities will not result in significant headcount reduction as the vast majority of employees will be relocated within the Company’s existing operations.
More than 350 employees to be laid off.
Stora Enso has also appointed Carolyn Wagner Executive Vice President, Packaging Solutions division.
Canfor is also announcing the appointment of Susan Yurkovich as the Company’s next CEO. Ms. Yurkovich’s appointment as CEO will take effect January 1, 2025.
Andrew Callahan is currently a Director at Harry’s Inc., a leading retail consumer products company, and over the past 29 years held executive leadership positions across the consumer packaged goods industry.
Weyerhaeuser operates at least five facilities in North Carolina, including a distribution center in Charlotte.
Through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, the Government of B.C.’s contribution of as much as $7 million has provided an incentive for Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a subsidiary of Mercer International, to invest in the future of their Okanagan Falls facilities.
Through the program, Weyerhaeuser will make the investment over the next several years with significant input from elected officials, employees, nonprofits, local business leaders and other community partners.
Mr. Ferrante will be assuming the role on August 14, 2024.
Craig Slavtcheff will lead an R&D team of scientists focusing on proprietary, right to win spaces that build differentiated consumer preference and durable brand equity.
More than half of the affected employees have already secured new employment. With the closure process now focused on the sale of assets, Heinzel Group is moving forward with the disposition of machinery and equipment.
Montana governor and the Montana Department of Labor & Industry announced the state secured a nearly $2 million investment to provide workforce retraining and support services for workers impacted by the closures of Pyramid Lumber in Seeley Lake and Roseburg Forest Products in Missoula.
Beto Abreu succeeds Walter Schalka, who served as Suzano’s CEO for 11 years.
The acquisition fits extremely well with Saint-Gobain’s worldwide offer on light and sustainable construction.
David Roberts will join the Board’s Public Policy and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mats Nordlander will remain in his role as Head of the both Business Areas until December 31.
With over 25 years of finance and business experience, Kerry has held a variety of senior roles in both early-stage and established public companies across diverse industries including manufacturing, transportation, and retail.
U.S. construction job openings increased by 2,000 last month but are down by 38,000 from the same time last year.
The new Managing Director of Dieffenbacher do Brasil will be Diego Coelho de Oliveira, who was previously Area Sales Director for the region and will retain this position.