From a small inspiration to an industry leader: The 10,000th FibreWall™ cylinder goes to work

Domtar, the United Steelworkers (USW) union and other domestic paper producers have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

ATLANTA (August 5, 2019) -- WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK) today announced plans to sell its property in Newberg, Oregon.

The provincial government is looking for public input when it comes to shaping the Interior forest sector, in order to make it more innovative, create more jobs, and support Interior communities.

HALIFAX — A union-funded study is painting a bleak picture of a decimated Nova Scotia forestry industry and the rapid disappearance of 2,700 jobs if the Northern Pulp paper mill is closed.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance has initiated conversations with transportation ministers in an effort to encourage adoption of electronic logging devices at the provincial level.

KAUKAUNA, Wis. (WLUK) -- Wisconsin’s paper industry is alive and well, according to a new state report.

Workers and executives in Wisconsin's paper industry say they're optimistic about the future of the sector, according to a study released Monday by the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

(Pittsburgh) – The United Steelworkers (USW) union today joined with several domestic paper producers in filing a request with the U.S. Department of Commerce to address the circumvention of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on uncoated paper imports.

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops Fire and Rescue crews assisted crews from Domtar to fight a smoldering fire just west of the Mission Flats landfill last night (Thursday).

Catalyst Powell River has announced an extension to the current curtailment of its paper operations.

Twenty-one northern B.C. mayors have sent a letter to the federal government in regard to the crisis in the province’s forest industry and are urgently seeking help.

One hundred and 40 workers at Tolko’s Kelowna, B.C., mill are the latest to receive layoff notices for six weeks.

A job fair will be held next week for workers impacted by the pending shut down at the Peace Valley OSB mill.

In September, West Fraser’s Chasm sawmill, located between the communities of 70 Mile House and Clinton, will permanently close and the site will be dismantled.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 1, 2019 — Packaging design is always evolving. Consumer preferences change. New technologies emerge.

WASHINGTON – American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement of a New Source Review (NSR) project emissions accounting (PEA) proposed rule. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the proposal on August 1.

Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic paper and biomaterials, today announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the 270,000 tons per year Matane high yield hardwood pulp mill from Rayonier Advanced Materials for US$175 million.

More than 400 mill workers in Mackenzie, B.C., are out of work, after three mills closed in just one week in the lumber town north of Prince George.

ESPANOLA—With a deadline of 2021 looming for single-use plastics, the innovators at Domtar in Espanola have a plan to create a tough paper alternative for products as diverse as muffin cups and surgical equipment wrappers through its Stealth Fiber Technology—all while improving air and water quality and protecting jobs.

The forest industry has been aerial spraying the herbicide glyphosate for decades. Glyphosate is a somewhat selective herbicide that kills many broad-leaved plants while having less effect on evergreens.