A fire has destroyed part of a new mill that was under construction in Port Alberni, B.C., in another blow to Vancouver Island's forestry industry.

DELAWARE, OH – April 30, 2020 – Greif, a world leader in industrial packaging products and services, announces the closure of its La Palma, CA plastics and fibre facility.

Samsung makes another significant step toward sustainability, with eco-friendly recyclable cardboard packaging

The B.C. government is deferring one of the fees it charges to help people, communities and forest companies navigate through the COVID-19 crisis.

May 1, 2020 – Sustana Fiber and Carton Council Canada are very pleased to announce that Sustana’s mill located in Lévis, Quebec has begun accepting food and beverage cartons for recycling. Sustana Fiber, Lévis is the first Canadian mill in 20 years to recycle cartons.

A new slate of state-imposed operational rules will require International Paper to pay $190,000 in penalties, implement a $1 million environmental mitigation project and pay a $10,000 fine each time it fails certain water quality tests.

Domtar’s products are as essential as ever, with our pulp, paper and personal care products playing a critical role for families, patients and caregivers during the current pandemic. We’ve developed a COVID-19 exposure control plan to ensure these products remain available while protecting our employees and communities.

Domtar Corp. is idling another mill as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.

MIAMISBURG, Ohio, April 27, 2020 -- Verso Corporation (NYSE: VRS), a leading producer of digital printing papers, today announced an inventory expansion of its inkjet roll papers to support the evolving needs of commercial printers and document centers with high-speed inkjet presses.

MONTREAL — Resolute Forest Products Inc. is temporarily laying off more than 1,000 workers mainly in Quebec because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 700,000 tons of tissue produced by U.S. mills in March, more than any other month since 2007.

Recovered paper prices aren’t showing any signs of decline in late April. According to statements shared in an "RCP Special Report Story" from Fastmarkets RISI's Pulp & Paper Week April 23, paper mills continued to place orders in late April, yet some recyclers and recovered fiber brokers did not have enough supply available for them. 

Northern Pulp has been given a clearer idea of what the province is looking for if the company is to reopen its mill in Pictou County.

KENORA, Ont. - There are three new forest fires burning in the Northwest region, with one listed as not under control.

Timmins, April 28, 2020 – EACOM Timber Corporation is pleased to donate more than half of its KN95 mask supply to health organisations in Northern Ontario to alleviate pressures on medical supplies.

Due to additional demands for FSC Recycled products because of the COVID-19 pandemic, FSC has issued a derogation about using virgin fibre in these products.

A Letter from President and CEO Bob Snyder

FORT MILL, S.C.–Apr. 28, 2020– Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) today announced it has completed its purchase of the Point of Sale (POS) paper business from Appvion Operations, Inc.

WASHINGTON – Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a 2-1 decision remanding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2017 Risk and Technology Review (RTR) of the existing Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards for Pulp Mill Combustion Sources.

Foresters spend a lot of time in the outdoors and they know that trees are connected to each other through underground networks that let them share water, nutrients, and information that is essential for life. 

Company to temporarily idle Hawesville, Kentucky mill