News

11/30/2010
According to the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, the timber export duty issue, a matter that has hampered Russian-Finnish forest industry cooperation for quite some time, was resolved as part of WTO negotiations between Russia and the EU
11/30/2010
Canfor Pulp Income Fund (the "Fund") announced [Nov. 26] that Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership (the "Partnership"), in which the Fund has a 49.8% ownership, has received approval from the Canadian federal government for funding of its $100 million capital project to upgrade the recovery boiler at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George, British Columbia
11/27/2010
UPM said that due to the growing demand for label papers it will increase production capacity at its Tervasaari mill in Valkeakoski, Finland
11/27/2010
In North America, some key UFS (Uncoated Free Sheet) grades in slipped $10-30/ton in November, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank who cover the paper and forest products sector
11/23/2010
According to the American Forest & Paper Association’s October 2010 Printing-Writing Paper Report, total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 4% in October compared to October 2009. Two of the four major printing-writing grades posted increases compared to last October. U.S. purchases (shipments + imports – exports) of printing-writing papers decreased, down 7% in October.
11/23/2010
As the United States heads into the first major fly holiday of the season, domestic mills are not worried about running low on fiber even though the season has not brought forward a bountiful (burdensome) supply
11/20/2010
Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC has appointed Gunars Dzenis as product manager within its Paper Chemicals business
11/20/2010
Raflatac said that it is donating 50,000 euros through a global exercise campaign to the well-being of children and youths. The biggest individual sums will be donated to the Candlelighters association (6,000 euros) and Ellie’s Fund (5,000 euros) in Scarborough, UK, and the association ELER (5,000 euros) in Nancy, France.
11/16/2010
Thiele Kaolin Company announced today that it will implement a price increase on kaolin products for all markets, effective January 1, 2011. Prices will increase by 5% where contracts allow
11/16/2010
Eka Chemicals said that it will increase prices across its entire European Paper and Bleaching Chemicals product range with immediate effect, or as contracts permit.
11/14/2010
The Finnish Forest Industries Federation said that Kari Jordan, President and CEO of the Metsaliitto Group, has been elected by its Board of Directors to continue as the Federation's chairman in 2011.
11/14/2010
Caraustar Industries said that it will increase prices, effective with shipments on and after December 6, 2010, on all grades of Uncoated Recycled Paperboard.
11/14/2010
Containerboard list prices remained flat in October and the near-term focus has shifted to defense as the industry tries to maintain prices through a seasonally weak period, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank who cover the Paper & Forest Products sector.

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