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US boxboard output falls in April
Operating rate during the month was very high
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23 May 2019 |
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Georgia-Pacific’s Green Bay Broadway Mill celebrates 100 years
The mill has a positive impact in the surrounding area
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23 May 2019 |
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US packaging paper shipments fall in April
The operating rate declined when compared to March
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22 May 2019 |
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Tolko to close one sawmill, curtailing operations at another
The company is scaling back its operations in British Columbia, Canada
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22 May 2019 |
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Chinese ban on wastepaper imports proves encouraging for US paper mills
Investors are now focusing on manufacturing facilities in the US capable of handling wastepaper
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22 May 2019 |
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Cardbox Packaging establishing first manufacturing facility in the US
The new plant will be located in the state of Pennsylvania
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22 May 2019 |
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West Fraser announces temporary production curtailments in British Columbia
The company continues to face weak pricing challenges for its products
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21 May 2019 |
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US containerboard production falls in April
Production for export declined both year-on-year and year-to-date
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21 May 2019 |
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Kruger Products begins construction of new tissue mill
The complex will also include converting lines, apart from the most recent tissue machine equipment
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20 May 2019 |
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Georgia-Pacific launches new toilet paper product
The company has partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to launch a tree planting campaign in celebration of this new product
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17 May 2019 |
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GO Lab gets USD 250,000 grant to produce wood fiber insulation
The company has received an award from the US Forest Service
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17 May 2019 |
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Port of Vancouver’s exports of forest products reach double digit growth in 2018
Forest products accounted for large part of total cargo througput
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16 May 2019 |
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US researchers receive grant for nanocellulose-based 3D printing feedstock
The research will be conducted at a lab in the University of Maine
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16 May 2019 |
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Scientists develop plant-based alternative to styrofoam
The cellulose-based material is said to perform better than its petrochemical equivalent
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16 May 2019 |
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Biomass plant shutdown in Maryland threatens local wood industry
An important slice of pulpwood producers' output goes into the wood-fueled boiler
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16 May 2019 |
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Spicers Paper aquires Premiere Packaging
The newly acquired asset will continue to operate under the same name.
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15 May 2019 |
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Biomass power plant in New Hampshire idled
Other biomass plants have stopped their purchase of wood chips
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14 May 2019 |
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Production at Luke Paper Mill to end earlier than expected
The mill was building up too much inventory
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13 May 2019 |
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US: Washington state enacts bill to regulate chemicals in consumer products and packaging
The local government will be able to require a listing of the ingredients in the product or its packaging
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13 May 2019 |
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Flambeau River Papers prepares to sell business
The company is also curtailing operations
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10 May 2019 |
