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Clearwater Paper

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…


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Clearwater Paper suspends Arkansas operations

Clearwater Paper Corp. has temporarily suspended its pulp and paperboard operation in Cypress Bend, Ark. The cold weather has resulted in the curtailment of natural gas deliveries to the mill… Thank you for checking us…


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Virgin tissue mill opens in Oklahoma

The Italy-based Sofidel Group said it has started production at its new tissue mill and conversion plant in Inola, Okla. The facility is Sofidel’s second U.S. greenfield mill, following the… Thank you for checking us…


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Cascades ‘cautiously optimistic’ about containerboard

By Ken McEntee Cascades is “cautiously optimistic” about current containerboard demand, according to Charles Malo, president and COO, Containerboard Packaging Group. Malo, speaking during the company’s second quarter earnings conference,… Thank you for checking us…



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OCC prices ‘way more’ than Cascades expected

By Ken McEntee While recovered paper prices escalate and generation dwindles, Cascades said it has sufficient raw materials to meet production requirements. However, said CEO Mario Plourde, the price increases… Thank you for checking us…


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U.S. containerboard capacity reaches record

U.S. containerboard capacity increased 1.5 percent in 2019, reaching a record 40.3 million tons, the American Forest & Paper Association reported while releasing its 60th annual industry Survey of Paper,… Thank you for checking us…


Alas Doradas

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…



Cascades wins Orchids assets

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… Thank you for checking us…