AV Terrace Bay announced the temporary idling of its pulp operations in Terrace Bay, Ontario, Canada, with immediate effect. The company said idling of the mill is “due to prevailing market conditions” and “will affect approximately four hundred employees.” The pulp mill is located on the north shore of Lake Superior and produces 320,000 Air […]
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Nov
Nov
Global pulp prices have fallen steadily since late 2022, when they reached record highs. The most significant decline has been for hardwood pulp, traded at a substantial discount to softwood pulp. Global pulp inventories were down during the summer, and there were signs that the market tightened, and pulp producers were starting to see opportunities […]
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Oct
Oct
Supremex Inc. is closing a facility in St-Hyacinthe that it acquired earlier this year as part of Impression Paragraph Inc. The company says production at the location will be transferred to its facilities in the Montreal area. The facility employs 28 workers, some of which could be relocated within the Company’s existing operations. In connexion […]
10
Oct
Oct
Rayonier Advanced Materials (NYSE: RYAM) is announcing that in order to optimize inventory levels and address lower-than-anticipated demand, its Témiscaming Paperboard operation and one of its High-Yield Pulp lines will be idled for 3 weeks, beginning on October 7. Customer orders will not be affected, the company said. The Témiscaming mill, which is located in […]
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Sep
Sep
BTG, a leading global supplier of integrated process solutions for the pulp and paper industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Xin Shun Cui as the new President and CEO of the BTG Group. This strategic move comes as Robert Crossman, the former President and CEO, took on a new role as President Products […]
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Sep
Sep
Canfor Corporation announces a substantial investment of approximately $200 million in the construction of a cutting-edge manufacturing facility in Houston, British Columbia. This state-of-the-art facility, characterized by its cost-efficiency and high productivity, is set to boast an impressive annual production capacity of approximately 350 million board feet. Don Kayne, President and CEO, shared his sentiments […]
10
Sep
Sep
Glatfelter has entered into an agreement with Ekman & Co. to market Glatfelter’s high quality, specialty Abaca pulp exclusively through Ekman’s global sales agency platform. Glatfelter has increased its market capacity of Abaca pulp and is partnering with Ekman’s global sales organization to reach new and innovative markets for this fiber. Abaca is a unique, […]
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Sep
Sep
Domtar announced it will indefinitely idle the pulp and paper operations at its Espanola, Ontario, facility for an expected period greater than one year. The decision will result in a curtailment of Domtar’s annual pulp production by approximately 280,000 air-dried metric tons of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp and approximately 69,000 tons of specialty paper. […]
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Aug
Aug
Mercer International inaugurated the Mercer Lignin Center, which is located on the site of Mercer’s Rosenthal pulp mill in Germany. “Our focus is on the full utilization of wood resources,” said Juan Carlos Bueno, CEO of Mercer International. “It is therefore only logical to exploit the often untapped potential of lignin.” Mercer Rosenthal produces kraft […]
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Aug
Aug
Paper Excellence Canada announced today the permanent curtailment of Catalyst Paper tiskwat, its paper mill in Powell River, BC. “It was a difficult decision to curtail tiskwat indefinitely in December 2021,” said Stew Gibson, Chief Operating Officer. “Following a comprehensive review of options, it has been determined that a restart of a pulp or paper […]