GENEVA (Reuters) - World Trade Organization arbiters sided against the United States on Thursday over duties it had applied on Canadian paper in one of the final verdicts of the WTO’s appeals body.

Small businesses in Northern British Columbia will benefit to the tune of $1.1 million in grant funding committed by Northern Development.

HALIFAX -- Talks are ongoing regarding the repayment of millions of dollars in outstanding loans owed to the province by the mothballed Northern Pulp mill, Nova Scotia's premier said Thursday.

The Burns Lake Band — along with six other Carrier Sekani First Nations — has signed a historic partnership with the province that promises to advance reconciliation and bring predictability to the forest products industry.

HALIFAX — Officials with the transition team tasked with helping forestry sector workers in Nova Scotia displaced by the closure of the Northern Pulp Mill say they don't have an accurate picture yet of how many people need help.

The provincial government could make a decision as early as Thursday on how it will deal with the longest coastal forest industry strike in history.

Western Canadian lumber producers are poised to reap the biggest gains from a preliminary decision by the United States to cut softwood lumber duties, disappointing major Quebec-based producer Resolute Forest Products as it continues to press for zero tariffs in the long-running trade dispute.

To address misleading environmental claims, Two Sides North America and FPAC have worked together with several Canadian organizations to change their marketing messages related to print and paper.

Anthony Pratt Unveils Bold New Direction For Pratt Industries

As delegates gather in Ottawa  to attend Nature Canada’s climate solutions summit, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and Forests Ontario issued a joint statement signalling the support of Canada’s renewable forest sector to advance nature-based solutions to help fight climate change.

Veteran B.C. mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers have pulled out of talks between Western Forest Products and striking United Steelworkers, after concluding that the two sides currently have no chance of reaching a deal.

Earlier today, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) launched its third annual Awards of Excellence initiative in Ottawa.  The program is intended to recognize and celebrate the men and women who have made special contributions to strengthen Canada’s forest products sector and our forestry communities.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., February 5, 2020 — To welcome a new decade and a new year, the Paperboard Packaging Council (PPC) has announced exciting 2020 membership incentives for both current and new members.

90,000-square-foot office space houses over 200 employees, with room to grow.

Toscotec will showcase its efficient, paper machine rebuilding solutions at PaperWeek Canada 2020 Booth 8, from February 4 through 6, in Montreal.

According to the Council of Forest Industries President, over 140 communities in BC are forest-dependent as the sector continues to go through some changes.

Evonik has successfully closed the acquisition of the US company PeroxyChem for US$640 million after the responsible court in Washington D.C. dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to block the acquisition.

Nouryon is continuing its growth acceleration plans with an agreement to acquire the carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) business of J.M. Huber Corporation.

Surprising new figures from packaging giant, DS Smith, have shown increased sales of paper for shopping bags as retailers adapt to new attitudes towards single-use plastic.

Verso Corporation and Lapetus Capital II LLC and Blue Wolf Capital Advisors IV, LLC and their respective affiliates, today announced that they have reached an agreement to settle the pending proxy contest with respect to the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and certain other matters. 

$145 Million Investment Will Transform and Modernize the Manufacturing Plant