CINCINNATI, OHIO, 30 Jul 2020 - Saica Group, one of the largest and most advanced European players in the development and production of recycled paper for corrugated packaging is establishing its first North American facility near Cincinnati, Ohio.

PURCHASE, NY—July 29, 2020—Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, announced today that its Kelly/Spicers division has acquired Northern California-based American Packaging, further expanding its packaging business throughout the Western U.S.

While work-from-home policies are helping to make lumber a top performer as shut-in Americans build decks and fences, office closures are devastating another tree product: paper.

Shares of Resolute Forest Products Inc. surged as much as 48 per cent Thursday after the lumber, pulp and paper producer beat analyst profit expectations in the second quarter despite a 19 per cent decrease in revenues.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor put a new rule into effect that allows employee benefit plan administrators to use an electronic “notice-and-access” disclosure system, as a default method, which will make it much more difficult for millions of Americans who received critical, paper-based information about their 401k, pension and retirement plan rules.

Big Lakes County is honouring its commitment to Tolko Industries by providing a tax break in 2020.

The Nova Scotia government announced Wednesday that applications for the $50-million Forestry Innovation Transition Trust will open Friday, July 31.

The folks who lead the companies that bring you paper products — some of the biggest of whom are headquartered right here in Georgia — are leaning in to the idea of keeping more products around.

The province has accused Northern Pulp of misappropriating taxpayer funds and misrepresenting its financial state to allow it to funnel more money back to its parent company. 

July 29, 2020 - Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador - Investing in innovative solutions in the forest sector will help combat the effects of climate change, create new opportunities for Canadian forest companies and help sustain good jobs for Canadians, especially as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

KINGSEY FALLS, QC, July 28, 2020 - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in the recovery and manufacturing of green packaging and tissue products, announces that it will close its Etobicoke, Ontario Containerboard packaging facility as part of the strategic repositioning of its Containerboard platform in Ontario and the Corporation's continuing global optimization initiatives.

Canfor Corp. reported record-high production at the Taylor pulp mill, and recorded $97 million in operating income for the second quarter, according to results issued Thursday.

Research reveals consumers do not relate recycling to providing needed feedstock for new products

With the help of more than $280,000 in grant funding, a University of Northern British Columbia professor is studying the long-term ecological impacts of glyphosate-based herbicide on forests in northern B.C.

Province files a statement of defence after 6 Wolastoqey First Nation sues province over loggers charged

July 23, 2020 - VANCOUVER - Unifor is urging the British Columbia court overseeing creditor protection hearings for Northern Pulp to ensure the ridiculous squabble between Paper Excellence and the Nova Scotia government doesn’t destroy the forest industry in Nova Scotia.

Revenue is recovering for B.C.’s largest forestry companies, but their local employment numbers have taken a serious hit over the past year, according to data collected on BIV’s Biggest Forestry Companies in B.C. list.

Jeffrey I. Kessler, the U.S. Commerce Department Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) announced the addition of 60 days to the deadline for all antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) administrative reviews.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS – As the Verso Corp. paper mill quickly approaches a planned shutdown this month, local, state and industry leaders continue looking for ways to keep it up and running, including by finding someone to buy it.

MONTREAL, Ont. — Canadian National Railway Co. has laid off about 4,000 employees from its workforce this year as profits sagged 60 per cent in the second quarter amid fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A $12-million train cargo facility has been proposed for the former Skeena Cellulose sawmill site on Keith Ave. in Terrace.