York, Pennsylvania - February 11, 2019 – Glatfelter (NYSE: GLT) announced it closed on a new 5-year, $400 million revolving credit facility and a €220 million term loan facility on February 8, 2019.
Higgs willing to change forestry plan to end U.S. tariffs
Premier Blaine Higgs has signalled he's open to changing New Brunswick's forest policies ahead of a trip to Washington later this month, where he hopes to bend the ears of key U.S. policy-makers.
Increased log exports in the Northwest are the result of mill closures — not the cause
In response to the premier’s speech at the Truck Loggers Association (TLA) convention, the solutions to maximizing value and jobs from our forests in northwest B.C. are more complex than stating a simple solution of limiting or reducing the opportunities for local operators to access the international log markets.
Workers raised concerns about Entwistle wood-pellet plant before explosion
A wood-pellet plant in Entwistle where three people were injured in an explosion on Monday reported a fire six weeks ago and was recently inspected twice by the province after workers lodged complaints.
Firm clears competition hurdle in Catalyst mills buy
Richmond-based Paper Excellence is a step closer to acquiring Catalyst Paper.
Georgia-Pacific closes Glynn County lumber plant, affecting 120 workers
About 120 workers were affected when Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific LLC closed its Sterling lumber sawmill in Glynn County, Ga.
GP Harmon is now Georgia-Pacific Recycling!
To kick 2019 right into high gear, GP Harmon Recycling is changing its name to Georgia-Pacific Recycling.
Forest Products Association of Canada Launches #TakeYourPlace Campaign
Celebrating Achievements and Promoting Opportunities for Women in Canada’s Forest Sector
Machinists at Sappi in Skowhegan ratify contract, avoiding strike
SKOWHEGAN — Millwrights in the machinists union at the Sappi North America paper mill in Skowhegan have voted to accept a new three-year contract, avoiding a strike that would have begun Friday.
Herbicide use in forests reduces biodiversity
Using herbicides in agriculture as well as forestry has often been controversial.
Forests Ontario Awards Highlight Forestry Leaders
Honda Canada Foundation Receives Green Legacy Award at Alliston Conference
Why extreme cold is good for Alberta forests
Not everyone is unhappy with the extreme cold gripping the province.
BC First Nations Forestry Council Hosts Career Fairs to Increase Indigenous Forestry Opportunities
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 11, 2019 - The BC First Nations Forestry Council (FNFC) is organizing three career fair events, the 2019 BC Forestry Career Fairs, scheduled to be held in Nanaimo, Kamloops and North Vancouver.
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper strikes new deals with its labour unions
Corner Brook Pulp and Paper has reached a new collective agreement with all of its unionized employees.
Paper Excellence Receives Competition Bureau Clearance
RICHMOND, BC – Paper Excellence Canada Holdings Corporation (“Paper Excellence”) has taken a significant step forward on the road to acquiring Catalyst Paper Corporation.
Greif Completes Acquisition of Caraustar Industries
DELAWARE, Ohio, Feb. 11, 2019 -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Caraustar Industries, Inc.
Air Canada to Reduce Single-Use Plastics Starting with Eliminating Plastic Stir Sticks in Summer 2019
Coast-to-coast savings: Total plastic enough to connect Vancouver to Halifax when lining up a year's worth of sticks together
'Which mills are going to survive?': Canada's forestry industry scales back amid soaring costs
This is not the kind of cutting Canada’s forestry companies wanted to be doing.
Interfor says it's shipping more lumber from Canada after China tariffs on U.S.
VANCOUVER -- Interfor Corp. says the company has increased lumber shipments from Canada to China as a result of tariffs imposed on its U.S. production.
Iconic UP Paper prepares for the future with private and public investment
MANISTIQUE, Michigan. (February 4 , 2019) — When you receive a package in the mail, there’s a good chance a UP Paper product protected the contents.
Northern Pulp Treatment Facility Project Registered
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation’s (NPNS) effluent treatment facility project is now registered with Nova Scotia’s Environment Department.
Conifex curtailing sawmill operation for three weeks
150 production employees have been impacted since November