published in 2009-02-02 05:26:00
Chlorine Dioixide Spill at Canfor's Prince George Pulp Millnewshound 30 minutes agohttp://www.opinion250.comHealth & Safety(Canada) Canfor Pulp is investigating after a chlorine dioixide spill be ...
Chlorine Dioixide Spill at Canfor's Prince George Pulp Millnewshound 30 minutes agohttp://www.opinion250.comHealth & Safety(Canada) Canfor Pulp is investigating after a chlorine dioixide spill between its operations in Prince George early Sunday... read moreNewspaper Woes Send Longview Paper Seeking New Customersnewshound 46 minutes agohttp://www.tdn.comBusiness / Economy(USA) The struggles of the newspaper industry are cutting into the core business at Longview’s Norpac newsprint plant but the company is trying to “book” other business to compensate. U.S. demand for newsprint — the paper newspapers are printed on — dropped 20.2 percent in October...Newsprint Price Rises May Be Clipped Says Axel Springer AG: Bloomberg Reportnewshound 50 minutes agoPrice Movements(Europe) Papermakers are being forced to moderate price demands for newsprint in central Europe this year as weakening demand fuels resistance from publishers according to an official at Axel Springer AG Europe’s largest producer of newspapers...First World Macroeconomics part 1jthalehttp://www.nipimpressions.comBlogs / ColumnsThis week James Thompson takes a step back to look at the big big picture -- the Macroeconomic environment that surrounds our businesses.
Check out all the Nip Impressions content at http://www.nipimpressions.com read moreFinch Paper Mill Cuts 43 Jobshttp://www.cbs6albany.comAppointments / Retirements / Layoffs(USA) Finch Paper LLC in Glens Falls announced 43 job cuts today according to a company spokesperson. The company said they eliminated the jobs due the economy and also the changes the paper industry faces.Tembec Reports Financial Results for Its Q1 2008paperperson 2 days agoFinance / Stock Market(Canada) Consolidated sales for the three-month period ended December 27 2008 were $511 million down from $545 million in the comparable period of the prior year. The Company generated a net loss of $60 million or $0.60 per share in the December quarter compared... read moreIP Posts Loss Hurt by Mill Closures Other Costspaperperson 2 days ago(http://www.google.com)Finance / Stock Market(USA) International Paper Co. reported a fourth-quarter loss as a deepening recession forced it to shut mills that are struggling with tepid demand for paper and packaging. International Paper posted a loss of $452 million or $1.07 per share in the quarter ended Dec 2009. read moreB.C. Pulp Company Demands Pension Payback from Dead Wife 2 days agohttp://www.workingforest.comEverything Else(Canada) "It is a sad case" Sharon Miller Cochran's niece said yesterday. "This lady literally had never had a jaywalking ticket. Everybody who knows this can't believe this. She was just a nice person." Miller and her husband retired mill worker Ron Miller...1PEFC UK stalwart bids farewellsilentbob(Press Release/Editorial)Appointments / Retirements / LayoffsPEFC UK (1) has announced that its National Secretary William Walker is to retire following a long and distinguished career in the UK forest industry.
Walker became PEFC UK’s National Secretary in 2005 having trained at Aberdeen University in the 1960’s before embarking on a long career in f read moreDenmaur to deliver “thought provoking” seminarssilentbob(Press Release/Editorial)Company Specific NewsDenmaur Independent Papers one of the UK’s leading independent paper merchant groups is once again exhibiting and sponsoring two paper seminars at this year’s Publishing Expo 2009.
Following the success of last year’s seminars at the exhibition Marketing Director Peter Sommerville has once ag read moreReport Available on Paper and Plastic in the Packaging Industryhttp://www.marketwatch.comBusiness / Economy(USA) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Packaging industry is available in its catalogue...2Uncertainty Hangs over Mackenzie's Pulp Millhttp://www.princegeorgecitizen.comCompany Specific News(Canada) Now that the province is paying to keep the Mackenzie pulp mill warm -- an effort to stop the mill from freezing and potentially releasing a cloud of deadly chlorine gas -- a measure of safety has been brought to the community...Obama Urged to Make EPA Act on Dioxinhttp://michiganmessenger.comHealth & Safety(USA) "Dioxin contamination is particularly high in areas with dioxin sources like incinerators smelters pulp and paper mills chemical factories or other industries that use chlorine. These dioxin sources are predominantly located in low-income communities of color making this a major issue."Imported Newsprint Down By $250 Domestic Prices Fall In Linehttp://www.contentsutra.comPrice Movements(India) After more than a year of climbing steadily the prices for imported newsprint have dropped to $650 per tonne down 27.7% from $900 last quarter. ContentSutra has learned that over the past week Indian publishers have struck deals with representatives of Pan Asia Paper Co...Waste Paper Helping Increase Soil Productivityhttp://www.thestatesman.netEverything Else(India) Heaps of waste paper emanating from paper mills in Orissa have now found good use - increasing the productivity of acidity-affected soil in the state. "The paper sludge piling up near different paper mills in the state is being collected and applied...New PaperChain Chairman Predicts Growth and Changehttp://www.mrw.co.ukCompany Specific News(UK) Newly appointed PaperChain chairman Simon Weston has predicted growth and change in the paper recycling industry despite tough conditions. Weston who is managing director of Smurfit Kappa Recycling takes over as chairman from Martin Green who represented UPM Kymmene...Smurfit-Stone Gets OK for Debt Relief(http://www.bizjournals.com)Company Specific News(USA) Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has received the financial help it needed from U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware days after the company filed for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors...Czech Paper and Cardboard Output Down 8% Year-on-Year(http://praguemonitor.com)Business / Economy(Czech Republic) Czech paper and cardboard output decreased by 8% year-on-year to 716378 tonnes in Q1-Q3 2008 the Czech pulp and paper industry association AČPP said...1Come on Operators Ditch the Paper Billspaperperson 3 days ago(http://blog.telecoms.com)Recycling / EnvironmentAccording to paper manufacturer Boise Cascade as cited on the web site ecology.com a cord of wood (wood stacked 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet or 128 cubic feet) produces about 90000 sheets of paper. Given that there are about 1.2 billion contract subscriptions in the world...Metso-supplied SC Paper Machine Sets a New Speed Record at Stora Enso Kvarnsvedenpaperperson 3 days agoEverything Else(Sweden) The Metso supplied PM 12 at Stora Enso Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden has improved the world speed record of SC paper production. The machine reached a 24-hour record of 1926 m/min on January 21st. The top speed achieved during the period was amazing 2009 m/min...1Smurfit-Stone Receives Delisting Notice From Nasdaqpaperperson(Press Release/Editorial)Finance / Stock Market(USA) Smurfit-Stone Container has announced that it received a "Staff Determination" notification from Nasdaq that its equity securities will be delisted from The Nasdaq Stock Market...4Pulpmills in Western Canada had the Lowest Wood Costs in North America in 4Q 2008: WRI(Press Release/Editorial)Price Movements(USA) The forest industry continues to struggle in Canada with many forest companies making the difficult decisions to close plants permanently thus laying off thousands of people in pulpmills OSB mills and sawmills throughout the country...1Kimberly-Clark Ranks No. 9 on EPA's Fortune 500 Green Power List(Press Release/Editorial)Recycling / Environment(USA) Kimberly-Clark has announced that for the first time it appears on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Top 50 List of the largest green power users...3Linerboard Prices Heading Down; Smurfit-Stone's Bankruptcy could Impact Prices 5 days ago(http://www.purchasing.com)Price Movements(USA) Despite production cutbacks soft new-order volume has dropped linerboard prices as low as $540/ton for February deliveries according to a survey of buyers that put the January average at $560. In a note to clients analyst Mark Wilde at Deutsche Bank-North America...Packaging Corp. of America Fined $22500 after 2008 Explosion 5 days agohttp://www.forbes.comHealth & Safety(USA) In a report dated Jan. 21 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration also found that some employees lacked proper training for exposure to hazardous chemicals.%7cutmcsr%3dhttp%3a%2f%2fnews%2epap2e9erindex%2ecom%2f%7cutmcmd%3drss%3b%2b)
