27 environmental groups are ganging up to bury the black-liquor tax loophole and to prevent “Son of Black Liquor” from being born. They are asking the EPA not to let pulp and paper companies receive billions of government dollars for burning black liquor, a pulp byproduct.
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(Canada)SFK Pulp (TSX:SFK.UN) faces higher costs that may threaten its survival as it looks to negotiate a new fibre and bark supply agreement with AbitibiBowater Inc. after losing a court bid to preserve its long-standing deal with the restructuring...
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(Australia) The Tasmanian Greens today called on Attorney-General Lara Giddings to fulfil her responsibility as the primary law officer in Tasmania and investigate the legal opinion provided by University of Tasmania law lecturer Dr Michael Stokes, that the pulp mill permits are...
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(South Korea) South Korea's anti-trust watchdog said Sunday that it has fined four Asian paper exporters a combined 4 billion won (US$3.1 million) for their involvement in price rigging. APP of Indonesia, APRIL of Singapore, AA of Thailand and UPM of China colluded in setting prices...
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(Canada) Danny Williams, Newfoundland and Labrador's premier -- no stranger to battles with big business -- took on AbitibiBowater Tuesday as the province passed legislation to expropriate hydroelectric, water and timber assets belonging to newsprint giant. But AbitibiBowater hit back...
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(Finland) On 29 September 2008, M-real announced the sale of its Graphic Papers business to South African Sappi Limited for EUR 750 million. The sale is subject to the approvals by the Sappi shareholders' meeting and the competition authorities, as well as the implementation...
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(Finland) Metso has received regulatory approval to acquire a 75 per cent ownership in its Chinese joint venture Valmet-Xi'an Paper Machinery Co. Ltd. The value of the share transactions, which were finalized in September, is approximately EUR 5 million...
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(USA) Impreso which through its subsidiaries is involved in the manufacture and distribution of paper and imaging products for commercial and home office applications has announced it settled a lawsuit filed with Asia Pulp & Paper Trading (USA), Inc...
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(EU) Mondi Group, the packaging and paper manufacturer, has won European Union approval to buy two mills used to make specialty papers and films in Europe and two processing plants from Loparex Group BV.
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(Belgium/EU) The European Commission fined a group of chemicals companies 79 mn euros (122 mn dollars) on Wednesday for running an illegal cartel in the market for bleaching paper and pulp...
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(Finland) European Commission has approved the sale of M-real's Reflex mill to Arjowiggins with the condition that Arjowiggins divests the Reflex carbonless and digital imaging businesses to a third party within 180 days time...
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(USA) KapStone Paper and Packaging has reported that KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ("KapStone") was notified on May 5, 2008 by the Federal Trade Commission that early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976...
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(USA) Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) has announced the early termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino review process of the company's sale of its Containerboard Packaging and Recycling business to International Paper (NYSE:IP) for $6 billion in cash...
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(USA) The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its Hart-Scott-Rodino review of International Paper's (NYSE: IP) announced acquisition of Weyerhaeuser's containerboard packaging and recycling business. Regulatory reviews in several other countries are ongoing...
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(USA) Before beginning his shift on the kiln monitor at the Weyerhaeuser Company, Larry Trotter filled out his time card before he started working. He was fired when he left early without correcting the time sheet. But Trotter claims the termination was really an act of retaliation...
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(USA) A Jefferson County paper company is facing lawsuits for nearly $290,000 in alleged debts. The former Halltown Paperboard Co., now known as the Ox Paperboard Co., allegedly owes three separate companies several thousand dollars in unpaid bills for purchased paper products and other services.
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(Belgium) The European Commission said the deadline for its in-depth inquiry into French carbonless and fine paper producer Arjowiggins' proposed acquisition of peer M-real Zanders' Reflex mill in Duren, Germany has been extended to May 23 from April 28.
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(USA/Norway) In June 2004, Norske Skogindustrier ASA and Norske Skog USA Inc ("Norske Skog") was named as a defendant in 34 class action antitrust suits in federal courts, in a few state cases and in an individual federal case brought in the United States...
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(Europe) All cigarettes sold in Europe will soon have to be made with fire-retardant paper that slows burning and extinguishes the cigarette if it is left unattended, European Union officials said...
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