IP still assessing mill fire
International Paper continues to assess damage from a Saturday night fire at its linerboard mill in Rome, Ga., a company spokesman said. “It will take time before we can share… Thank you for checking us…
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Shandong Sun Paper kills Arkansas linerboard project
China’s Shandong Sun Paper Co. has terminated its $1.8 billion linerboard mill project in Arkadelphia, Ark. Andrzej Bednarski, international project director for Shandong Sun, notified Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and… Thank you for checking us…
BHS-related group to open recycled pulp plant in Virginia
Total Fiber Recovery (TFR), led by the president and CEO of Oregon-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), said it will invest $49 million to establish a recycled pulp production facility in… Thank you for checking us…
Waste Management officially opens Laval, Quebec MRF
Waste Management Inc. this week officially opened a new materials recovery facility (MRF) in Laval, Que. Operating for the past few months, the new MRF can process up to 50,000 metric tonnes annually of recyclable…
Top election issue: What to do with the pizza box?
The biggest issue of the 2020 presidential elections is what to do with used pizza boxes, joked John Sacco, president of Sierra International Machinery, opening a recent podcast interview with… Thank you for checking us…
Marcal to reopen this month
Rob Baron, president and CEO of Marcal Paper, said the New Jersey mill will return to regular papermaking operations sometime this month, less than a year after the mill was… Thank you for checking us…
El Salvador mill to get deinking line
Alas Dorados, a tissue maker in El Salvador, has ordered a new tissue production line that includes a deinking plant. The system will be supplied by Valmet Corp. The new… Thank you for checking us…
New-Indy to convert mill to virgin linerboard
By Ken McEntee New-Indy Containerboard, a manufacturer and supplier of recycled containerboard for the corrugated box industry, announced plans to establish operations in Catawba, S.C. at a recently-acquired pulp and… Thank you for checking us…
Irving Tissue to double capacity with Georgia opening
Irving Tissue said its newest $470 million tissue plant is officially open in Macon, Ga. and based on a new, additional $400 million investment will soon double its capacity. Irving’s… Thank you for checking us…
Domtar to reduce uncoated freesheet capacity
Domtar said it will permanently shut down two of its uncoated freesheet machines. The closures will take place at the Ashdown, Ark. pulp and paper mill and the Port Huron, Mich. paper mill. These measures…