June 2020

Verso Duluth mill

Verso to idle two paper mills

Citing “unprecedented market decline” related to the government’s Covid-19 shut-downs, Verso Corp. said it is indefinitely closing its printing and writing paper mills in Duluth, Minn. and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc. The company said it will…



Abu Dhabi prohibits waste paper exports

The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has issued a circular temporarily prohibiting all concerned and registered facilities in Abu Dhabi from exporting iron scrap, waste paper and cardboard.… Thank you for checking us…


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Optimistic signs seen in rail traffic

Although U.S. rail traffic in May was down 28 percent compared to a year earlier, John T. Gray, senior vice president of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) said he… Thank you for checking us…