IP Rome Georgia

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…


Sun Paper

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…


Recyclable coffee cup

Starbucks begins recyclable cup testing

Starbucks said it will begin its first market tests of a recyclable and compostable hot cup solution as part of the NextGen Cup Challenge. The Challenge is a program that… Thank you for checking us…



Lee and Man

Lee and Man profit per ton drops by 34 percent

Per ton net profit for Chinese containerboard maker Lee and Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. last year dropped 34 percent, from US$102.53 to $67.54, according to the company’s 2019 annual results… Thank you for checking us…


Mixed paper

DS Smith opens its first U.S. recycling plant

London-based packaging company DS Smith announced the opening of its first recycling facility in the U.S., near Reading, Pa. The facility is Smith’s latest expansion of its business operations in… Thank you for checking us…


Waste Management Laval Machinex

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…


railroad traffic rail

U.S. rail traffic down 8 percent

Total U.S. weekly rail traffic during the week ending February 22 was down 7.6 percent compared to the same time last year, to 482,690 carloads and intermodal units, the Association… Thank you for checking us…