VANCOUVER BC, March 17, 2022 – Peak Renewables Ltd. today announced that they have acquired the Chetwynd Pulp Mill previously owned and operated by Paper Excellence.

Green Bay, Wisconsin — Georgia-Pacific has announced that it plans to close the Green Bay Day Street facility over the next 18 months. This decision does not affect Georgia-Pacific's other operations in Green Bay.

ALPHARETTA, Ga.-- Neenah, Inc. (NYSE: NP), a leading global manufacturer of specialty materials focused on filtration, specialty coatings, engineered materials, and imaging and packaging released an update to its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report which highlights the ways in which Neenah is enabling sustainable practices that prioritize the safety and well-being of employees, our communities and environment.

The 285,000 square foot expansion will add up to 50 new jobs by the end of 2023.

With news about the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia, I thought it may be interesting to see what sanctions might be possible on the Russian forest industry.

Together with its market-leading subsidiaries BTG and Toscotec, Voith now offers a modular Yankee Serivce portfolio with the new ProServices. 

Employees at the Longview paper mill NORPAC narrowly voted against unionizing last month in the staff's first effort to organize.

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), headquartered in Brattleboro, Vermont, has released an update to its “Summary of Announced Increased Capacity to use Recycled Paper” report, which it says reflects continuing progress toward using more recycled paper in North America and includes completed projects as well as those approaching projected opening dates.

KINGSPORT — Charlie Floyd never thought he’d be renting a boat to take 43 dryer cans weighing 15 tons from the Dalian port in China in order to keep the Domtar overhaul project on schedule.

Merger Now Expected to Close in Late-March or April 2022

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 11, 2022 -- International Paper (NYSE: IP) announced its intention to explore strategic options, including the possible sale, of its 50% ownership interest in Ilim Group.

Resolute is home to a dynamic team of people from a wide range of backgrounds.  Our long-term competitiveness is linked to our ability to recruit, develop and retain employees with the right skills and competencies.

[Richmond, BC] – On February 11, Paper Excellence first publicly raised serious concerns about poor rail service provided by CN Rail. Full CN rail service is critical to moving products from Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp mill to global markets.

[Richmond, BC] – Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) joined Paper Excellence today in calling on CN to provide more rail cars for Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp Inc.

Resolute strives to be a positive presence in our operating communities. Our employees are our ambassadors, admirably representing the company in countless ways and inspiring us daily. Read on for highlights of our community engagement in 2021!

The loss of a biomass-fuelled power plant on Nova Scotia's South Shore has left the region's largest sawmill and others scrambling to find somewhere to send wood chips and bark left over from their operations.

City of Powell River mayor Dave Formosa is displeased that the Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat mill has been listed with a real estate company.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-- Sylvamo (NYSE: SLVM) is beginning an orderly suspension of operations in Russia.

MONTRÉAL, March 4, 2022 - Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the 50% equity interest of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) in Resolute-LP Engineered Wood Larouche Inc. and Resolute-LP Engineered Wood St-Prime Limited Partnership located in Quebec.

West Fraser is temporarily rolling back its operating schedule at lumber mills across B.C., impacting more than 700 employees.

Seven high-return projects completed in the first year resulted in 290,318 kWh energy savings