Resolute selling northwestern Ontario pulp and paper plant to brownfield redeveloper

Premier John Horgan celebrated the sale of Catalyst Paper this week at the Crofton mill, but the government quietly retreated from a stand it took last summer to protect pensioners, in order to see the deal concluded.

With Resolute Forest Products saying it wants to decommission and redevelop its mill property in Fort Frances, Ont., an expert in environmental policy says the forestry giant could still keep its logging rights to the nearby Crossroute Forest even without a plant in the northwestern Ontario town.

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) applauds the federal government’s commitment to skills development and innovation in Canada’s forest products sector.

On behalf of Brian La Brash and Verso Corporation, we are pleased to invite you all to the spring 2019 meeting of the PAPTAC Bleaching Committee.

Resolute Forest Products has rejected a bid from a private investment group interested in purchasing the shuttered paper mill in Fort Frances, Ont., and says it will turn its attention to redeveloping the site.

RICHMOND, B.C. – Paper Excellence Canada (PEC) has finalized the acquisition of Catalyst Paper Corporation.

Columbia Forest Products in Rutherglen is hoping to get up and running again very soon.

Today marks Global Recycling Day, the second anniversary of the global effort headed up by the Global Recycling Foundation to promote the importance of recycling and underscore its benefits.

HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has been awarded three Silver Achievement Awards at the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) Annual Meeting.

THUNDER BAY — A lawsuit filed by Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace remains unresolved, six years after it was launched.

Kootenay East’s MLA is calling on the BC Government to renew Skookumchuck Pulp Mill’s Energy Purchase Agreement to generate and sell green electrical energy to BC Hydro.

THUNDER BAY - A structural fire at Resolute Forest Products was brought under control by the quick action of employees and help from firefighters.

Company says, if its offer is accepted, it will restart plant, employ 600-700 in mill, forestry operations

HARTSVILLE, S.C., March 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, has issued its 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders at investor.sonoco.com.

Edson Forest Products West Fraser Mills General Manager Albert Oliveira appeared before Yellowhead County Council at the March 12 meeting to request a letter of support be sent to the provincial government to burn hog fuel in its olivine burner for another year.

LaSalle Lumber Company has shipped the first truckload of lumber from its new state-of-the-art sawmill in Urania, LA. The mill began start-up operations in December and is expected to reach full operation by the end of March.

Montréal, Québec, Canada – March 14, 2019 – TC Transcontinental (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B) takes a bold step in becoming the first Canadian-based manufacturer to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.

Quebec City, Quebec, March 14, 2019 – CO₂ Solutions Inc. (the “Corporation”) (TSX-V: CST) today provided an update on the Corporation’s first commercial project with Fibrek General Partnership, a subsidiary of Resolute Forest Products Inc. (TSX: RFP) (NYSE: RFP), and Serres Toundra Inc.

WILMINGTON, Delaware (USA) – Solenis has been named as one of only 12 winners in the NextGen Cup Challenge, a global innovation competition backed by giants of the food-service industry to redesign and create a widely recyclable and/or compostable fiber hot and cold to-go cup.

New paper-based packaging solutions ready to make their mark in print