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Net income reached 27 million Swiss francs ($22 million), compared with a net loss of 239 million francs a year earlier, the Basel, Switzerland-based company said today in a statement. Sales climbed 2 percent to 1.65 billion francs. read more »
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(Indonesia) The country's two biggest pulp and paper producers may be forced to halt operations if the government cannot resolve an embarrassing int read more »
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Forestweb announced July 17, the release of its July Pulp & Paper Price Indices. The closely watched pulp index moved upward 1.85% from June 2007, re read more »
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Clariant said it will further increase prices in various products due to high crude oil prices and energy costs, as well as a reduced supply for key read more »
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North American's newsprint industry remains depressed due to surplus capacity at a time of declining domestic demand -- but improved export orders s read more »
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(Indonesia) More than one million workers in two paper industries in Riau province are facing the possibility of being laid off due to a raw material read more »
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(Canada) Domtar Corp. (TSX:UFS), which recently merged with the paper business of U.S. forestry giant Weyerhaeuser, anticipates higher shipments this read more »
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(USA) A judge has approved the bankruptcy plan of Port Townsend Paper Corp., clearing a path for it to exit Chapter 11 under the control of bondholde read more »
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(USA) Bemis Company, Inc. has announced that Henry J. Theisen has been elected to the position of president and chief operating officer. Theisen has read more »
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(Ireland) Irish paper packaging maker Smurfit Kappa (SKG.I: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday its second-quarter core profit rose 18 percen read more »
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The Arab countries are consuming more Brazilian paper. Exports of paper from Brazil totalled US$ 37 million from January and July this year, an increase of 49.8% over the same period of last year. rnAmong the Arab countries, the main importer of Brazilian paper was Egypt. read more »
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(USA) International Paper Co. and the United Steelworkers union have reached an agreement on a contract that could impact wages, benefits and job pro read more »
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(Canada) Shares of Domtar Corp. fell for a second day Tuesday, as an analyst said the paper maker's outlook remains challenging following a disappoi read more »
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(Finland) Powerflute Oyj has signed an agreement with Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery for a new headbox and modernisation of the short circulation of i read more »
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(Canada) “It is really something new and special,” he said. “I envision that in three years, everyone who sells vinyl, polyurethane and leather furni read more »
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(USA) The New Jersey Paper Recycling Association will hold its next meeting Sept. 24. Guest speaker for the meeting will be Melanie Harman, director read more »
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(Canada) “The combined effect of these shutdowns will result in a reduction in production of close to 6,000 tonnes of newsprint,” said Chris Black, s read more »
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ELECTRICITY-storage devices are getting more flexible, in a literal sense as well as in their design. This week sees the unveiling of the most robust read more »
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(USA) A fire in the fuel yard at Red Shield Environmental LLC, formerly the Georgia-Pacific Corp. mill, is believed to have been caused by an electri read more »
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(USA) “Our second quarter 2007 results for Verso Paper reflect the market softness for coated paper, particularly coated groundwood. However, our ab read more »
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(USA) It is harder to recruit, because of the perception that it is a dying industry. That is one thing we have to overcome. We are not dying; we are read more »
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(China) China's paper and board product exports may drop dramatically in the second half of this year because of the new export tax rebate adjustment, starting from July 1.rnA number of paper makers are expected to shift to other businesses or even face bankruptcy since the average profitability read more »
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About 30 to 40 protesters gathered Monday at Sears’ State Street store in Chicago calling on the retailer to use more recycled paper in its Lands’ En read more »
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he Federation of Paper Traders' Associations (FPTA) of India feels that there should be a single duty of 8 per cent for the growth of the industry. read more »
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New York Times Reduces Paper's Width read more »
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