Packaging paper shipments up 2 percent
U.S. shipments of packaging papers and specialty packaging were up 2 percent during the first five months of the year compared to the same time last year, the American Forest… Thank you for checking us…
June 2021
Home Depot charters its own container ship
With shipping delays and contained shortages creating havoc for international shippers, Home Depot, one of the largest importers in the U.S., has taken matters into its own hands by chartering its own vessel. According to…
U.S. rail traffic up over last year
U.S. railroads reported a 14 percent increase in volume, including a 19 percent gain in intermodel traffic, during the first 22 weeks of 2021 relative to the same time period… Thank you for checking us…
Port of Long Beach reports record traffic
The Port of Long Beach, Calif. (POLB), the second busiest seaport in the U.S., continued to see record traffic through May. During the month of May, loaded inbound containers recorded… Thank you for checking us…
Stora Enso starts converted containerboard mill
Stora Enso announced the successful conversion of its Oulu mill, in Finland, which was transformed from paper production into high-quality virgin-based kraftliner production. Stora said the EUR 350 million conversion… Thank you for checking us…
German newsprint mill sold; will convert to containerboard
Stora Enso said it has signed an agreement to divest its Sachsen mill, in Eilenburg, Germany, to the Swiss-based family-owned company Model Group. Eventually, Model will convert the mill to… Thank you for checking us…
Clearwater Paper closes Wisconsin mill
Clearwater Paper Corp. has indefinitely closed its tissue facility in Neenah, Wisc, which operated three tissue machines and 10 converting lines. The closure removes about 54,000 annual tons of production… Thank you for checking us…