Smurfit Kappa rejects IP for the second time
For the second time this month, Smurfit Kappa has said no to a proposal from International Paper. Kappa’s board said it received a revised proposal from IP on Thursday evening,… Thank you for checking us…
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Current recovered paper prices: March 25, 2018
Old corrugated container (OCC) and mixed paper prices remained weak but stable in late March, but traders continue to report strong markets for pulp substitutes. An upward adjustment in the… Thank you for checking us…
U.S. asks China not to implement ban on foreign garbage
The United States asked China on Friday not to implement a ban on imports of scrap materials, after the world’s top scrap buyer abruptly shut the door to many types… Thank you for checking us…
China’s scrap policy among concerns of WTO
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) continued their three-year review of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement, discussing 56 trade concerns, including China’s environmental protection control standards for imported solid waste as raw…
Australia frets over China waste crisis
China’s recyclables import restrictions are creating a “crisis” in Australia, and the government is being asked to intervene. Find out more here. Thank you for checking us out. Unfortunately, this particular content is accessible to…
WestRock orders linerboard line for South Carolina mill
WestRock has ordered a linerboard production line for its Florence, S.C. mill. The line, ordered from Valmet Oyj, includes a state-of-the-art kraft linerboard machine to replace three older, narrow-width paper… Thank you for checking us…
Nine Dragons orders two more containerboard machines
Valmet Oyj said it will supply two more containerboard production lines with related automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries Co., Ltd., in China. The latest two production lines will be… Thank you for checking us…
Zeid elected president of Paper Stock Chapter
Leonard Zeid, executive vice president and director of the Brokerage Division of Midland Davis Corp., has been elected president of the Paper Stock Industries Chapter (PSI) of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Industries (ISRI)….
Current recovered paper prices: March 15, 2018
Across the country, mixed paper (PS-54) is literally without value, as some processors have reported landfilling some of their material due to lack of markets. The only positive mill buying… Thank you for checking us…
Statistics Canada loses, mishandles hundreds of sensitive census, employment files
The federal agency in charge of collecting, analyzing and securely storing personal data about Canadians lost hundreds of sensitive files during the 2016 census process. Incident reports obtained by CBC… Thank you for checking us…