By Ken McEntee A new 1,000 ton-per-day 100-percent recycled containerboard mill has been announced for the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Crossroads Paper, a new company that is building the… This content is accessible to…
Cascades has won the auction to acquire assets of Orchids Paper Products in proceedings before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Cascades said the transaction, which… This content is accessible to…
A 10-cent fee on recyclable paper bags is a “crucial” component of Massachusetts legislation aimed at reducing the impact of plastic on the environment, the bill’s sponsors said. HB771 and… This content is accessible to…
By Ken McEntee A 60-day pilot project at Far West Recycling, in Portand, Ore., will test the concept of a regional secondary materials recovery facility (MRF) that will further sort… This content is accessible to…
U.S. shipments of packaging papers in May were down 7.2 percent compared to May 2018 and down 2.4 percent year-to-date, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced today. AF&Pa said bag and sack shipments…
U.S. containerboard production decreased 6 percent in May 2019 compared to May 2018 and was down 4.5 percent year-to-date, the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced today. The average daily production compared to April…
The Indonesian government said it will adopt ISRI (Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries) standards for imported recovered paper, ISRI said. The decision marks an easing of a previous announcement that… This content is accessible to…
Stora Enso plans to convert a paper machine at its Oulu mill in Finland from fine paper to virgin linerboard. The company has placed an order for an extensive paper machine grade conversion rebuild with…
By Ken McEntee Recovered paper prices continued to drop this month. But it is office paper and pulp subs rather than old corrugated containers (OCC) that are taking the brunt… This content is accessible to…
By Ken McEntee A lawsuit filed by a contracted MRF operator against Connecticut’s Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) says MIRA allowed municipalities to deliver loads of single stream recyclables… This content is accessible to…
