PURCHASE, NY—June 20, 2022—Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG) announced today that its North American Distribution Division has acquired Lewis Paper International, Inc., a leading distributor of paper, packaging and wide-format products headquartered in Addison, IL.
Resolute Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022
On June 21, Resolute joins people across Canada in celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day, a day to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Fire extinguished at Quesnel River Pulp
An industrial structure fire was recently extinguished in Quesnel with the aid of the Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department.
Kruger Products inaugurates its Sherbrooke Plant and kicks off construction of expansion project
Sherbrooke, Québec, June 20, 2022 – Kruger Products today officially inaugurated its Sherbrooke Tissue Plant, which was commissioned in 2021, and also broke ground at its expansion project where another tissue plant will be built on a site adjacent to the Sherbrooke Plant by 2024.
CN Maintains Normal Rail Operations Across Canada as IBEW Strikes
COO Addresses Employees Directly in Letter as Contingency Plan keeps Railroad Operating Safely
2021 Performance and New Targets: Forest Management
Public commitments drive our sustainability performance. Our sustainability strategy combines ambitious long-term objectives, annually revised targets and aspirational goals, carefully measured in the spirit of continuous improvement.
GreenFirst Announces Results from Annual General Meeting
TORONTO, June 16, 2022 - GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. (TSX: GFP) ("GreenFirst" or the "Company") is pleased to report Christopher Hodgson has been elected to the GreenFirst Board of Directors (the "Board") at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on June 16, 2022. David Chartrand did not stand for re-election.
Community Life at Resolute: 2022-Q1 Highlights
Resolute is focused on building mutually beneficial relationships in the communities in which we live and work. We demonstrate this commitment through transparency, information-sharing and active involvement in community life.
Paper Excellence still qualifies for City of Powell River tax exemption
Paper Excellence will qualify for the third year of a revitalization tax exemption program even though it is no longer manufacturing paper products at the Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat mill.
U.S. Postal Reform: A Win for Domtar, Customers
After many years of advocacy by Domtar, our industry partners, customers and consumers, Congress passed legislation in favor of U.S. postal reform in March. In early April, President Joe Biden signed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
Northern Pulp's proposed effluent treatment facility won't be subject to federal assessment
The new effluent treatment facility proposed by Northern Pulp for its shuttered mill in Abercrombie, N.S., will not be designated for a federal environmental impact assessment.
Colorado EPR Scheme Will Hurt State’s Recycling Efforts
WASHINGTON – The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President & CEO Heidi Brock issued the following statement after Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB22-1355 into law, creating an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program that includes paper and paper-based packaging products:
Pine beetle forest devastation has far-reaching impacts
The devastation caused by pine beetle invasion is hard to miss. Millions of acres of red, lifeless trees fill B.C. forests and, to a lesser extent, Alberta forests.
Family-owned business American packaging corporation to bring new manufacturing facility and jobs to cedar city, Utah
COLUMBUS, Wis., June 8, 2022 -- American Packaging Corporation (APC) has announced that it's opening a new 275,000-square-foot Center of Excellence manufacturing facility in Cedar City, Utah. The new operation will add over 135 high-paying jobs to Iron County.
Paper Province and CRIBE strengthen cooperation in the bioeconomy between Sweden and Ontario, Canada
With similar conditions and resources in the form renewable forest raw material and a common desire to work together, Paper Province has identified opportunities for collaboration with Canadian bioeconomy stakeholders.
Independent Contractor Fatality at Peace River Pulp Mill
PEACE RIVER, AB, June 11, 2022 – Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MERC) is deeply saddened to announce that an independent contractor’s employee suffered a tragic and fatal workplace accident at our Peace River mill in Peace River, Alberta on June 11, 2022.
Doug Routley, Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, visits Catalyst Crofton to see $5.85 million of CleanBC funding at work
[Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to welcome Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo – North Cowichan and Parliamentary Secretary for Forests to its Catalyst Crofton mill today to see how the recently awarded $5.85 million of CleanBC funding will impact the operation.
As part of its overall commitment to developing Fiber Solutions, Huhtamaki breaks ground on its expanded molded fiber manufacturing capacity in North America
As part of its overall commitment to developing Fiber Solutions, Huhtamaki breaks ground on its expanded molded fiber manufacturing capacity in North America
Paper Excellence receives $4.5 million in funding from the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program
[Richmond, BC] – Paper Excellence is pleased to have received $4.5 million from the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program. This funding will help support an important transformation project taking place at our Catalyst Port Alberni mill.
Kruger completes acquisition of Kamloops Pulp Mill
Kamloops, B.C., June 1, 2022 – Kruger is pleased to announce that its affiliate Kruger Specialty Papers Holding L.P. today completed the acquisition of Domtar’s pulp mill in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Resolute Announces Longer-Term ESG Targets
Resolute has set a series of value-generating, longer-term environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets for 2026 to complement our long-standing practice of establishing annual targets and other ongoing public commitments.
Resolute Stockholders Vote in Favor of Each Proposal at Annual Meeting
MONTREAL, May 27, 2022 - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today held its virtual and in-person annual meeting of stockholders.