Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is thrilled to announce the launch of the Greif Customer Portal (CDP), a digital platform designed to enhance the customer experience and streamline business operations.
Defining the message for recyclable packaging and reusable alternatives
What does it take to persuade consumers to choose your product over similar products on store shelves?
Progress continues, no opening for Tolko mill set
Tolko Industries has not yet set a date for the reopening of its High Prairie mill eight kms west of town after the May 20, 2022 fire.
B.C. First Nations upset after closure of Fraser Lake sawmill
Stellat'en and Nadleh Whut'en First Nations say the consequences of the closure will be dire
Quebec sawmills losing money as lumber demand drops
Sawmills in Quebec have not turned a profit for more than a year due to the drop in demand for lumber, according to industry experts.
Addressing paper recovery, cost in the new year
Recent reports have revealed a much lower paper recycling rate than previously touted by the industry, and the question now is how recovered paper consumers can boost recovery in the United States to capture more material and prevent unnecessary landfilling.
New Effort Underway to Capture Institutional Knowledge
According to Forbes magazine, each year 4 million baby boomers, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, leave the workforce, taking with them valuable institutional knowledge that future generations might miss out on.
Incident at Resolute Sawmill results in fatality
THUNDER BAY – An external contractor at the Resolute Sawmill on Darrel Avenue has died as the result of an incident that occurred on Wednesday.
Politicians make the case to re-open shuttered Terrace Bay pulp mill, but its future remains unclear
As people in Terrace Bay, Ont., wait for answers around its shuttered pulp mill, they're getting support from the provincial and federal NDP leaders who are calling for the mill to re-open.
Paper Excellence Canada to indefinitely curtail paper operations at Catalyst Crofton mill
[Richmond, BC]—Paper Excellence Canada today announced the indefinite curtailment of paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton facility located on Vancouver Island, BC.
Boise Cascade Announces $75 Million Expansion and Modernization of Oakdale Wood Products Facility
OAKDALE, La. – Boise Cascade Wood Products announced it plans to invest $75 million to expand and modernize key machine centers at its Oakdale facility in Allen Parish.
Mativ Announces Initiatives Expected to Reduce Costs by $40 Million
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Jan. 24, 2024 - Commensurate with the recent divestiture of the Company’s Engineered Papers business, Mativ Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MATV) (“Mativ” or the “Company”) today announced organizational realignment initiatives that will streamline organizational size and complexity, and leverage business-critical resources to enhance customer support.
Paper Excellence says equipment failure led to discharges, $25,000 fine
Paper Excellence, which owns Crofton’s Catalyst mill, acknowledged that equipment failure at the mill led to the discharge of more than one million litres of waste water into the ocean in two instances in 2021.
WestRock to Build New Corrugated Box Plant in Wisconsin
New state-of-the-art facility will enhance ability to meet growing demand and better serve customers in Great Lakes region
West Fraser Announces Closure of Fraser Lake Sawmill
VANCOUVER, B.C., January 22, 2024 – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced today that it will permanently close its sawmill in Fraser Lake, British Columbia, following an orderly wind-down.
Cascades to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results on February 22, 2024
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, Jan. 22, 2024 - Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results before market open on Thursday, February 22, 2024, and will hold a conference call at 9:00 AM ET to discuss results.
Cardboard Comes Out On Top
As consumers increasingly voice their environmental concerns, industries worldwide are actively seeking sustainable alternatives to reduce their carbon footprint.
WestRock's Strategic Operational Streamlining Across the United States
Marcello Collares, Vice President at Fisher International, Inc., highlighted WestRock's recent closure of its corrugated facility in Lexington, impacting 150 jobs in a linked in post.
Ontario consults, Québec accelerates, New Brunswick prepares and B.C. succeeds: Canada’s deposit return systems continue to evolve
Many of Canada’s provincial and territorial deposit return systems (DRS) for beverage containers—most of which already incorporate cartons to some degree—have experienced noteworthy developments in the past year.
Catalyst mill in Crofton fined $25,500 for discharging waste water into ocean
Crofton’s Catalyst mill has been fined $25,500 by the province for two instances in which more than one million litres of waste water was discharged into the ocean in 2021.
Greif Opens Modern Adhesives Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio
Greif has opened a new adhesives manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Graphic Packaging International Announces Closure of Grand Rapids Plant, Leading to 111 Employee Layoffs
According to local news, global packaging company Graphic Packaging International LLC is closing its Grand Rapids-area plant, resulting in the layoff of 111 employees as part of a consolidation effort.