Mike Gee, Managing Director of leading independent paper merchant group, Denmaur Independent Papers, has been appointed as the new President of the National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM).
NewPage and Kruger have reached a deal ensuring that Kruger doesn't restart the soon-to-be-idled coated-paper operation at its Trois-Rivieres, Quebec mill, several sources say.
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Here's what the new Canadian Boreal Forestry Agreement says about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, which has been criticized by some of the environmental groups that signed the deal.
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The landmark truce announced yesterday by Canadian forestry companies and green groups represents a new direction for the environmental movement. The deal in some ways is pro-logging and pro-Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
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If you want to understand that once-obscure, now infamous pulp byproduct known as black liquor, you can turn to an unlikely source –- the lawyers at the Internal Revenue Service. They wrote a clear description of how it's made, what it contains, and how it's used.
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A recent IRS ruling means that pulp and paper companies will not have to pay back several billion dollars in black liquor tax credits. Because of the ruling, at least 6 companies booked additional credits for this year even though the controversial eco-credits expired on Dec. 31.
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Xennia, the world’s leading industrial inkjet solutions provider, will launch its range of industrial-strength inkjet modules at IPEX in Birmingham on 18th-25th May 2010. Robust XenJet inkjet modules based on Xennia’s proven inkjet technology offer OEM and machine building partners the opportunity
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Whether you're "to the right of Attila the Hun" or to the left of the Paris Commune, Nip Impressions is here to bring you perspective on the pulp and paper industry.
This week, in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Jim argues in favor of greater emergency preparedness.
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This week, in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Jim argues in favor of greater emergency preparedness.">
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"The Basic Machine Index (BMI) is a new, dimensionless way to calculate the efficiency of your facility...At last we have a way to reduce machines within grades to one number for comparison purposes."
This week, Jim writes about recent mill visits, concluding:
"Having all the financial resources, having all the major services spread over many tons does not trump cultural conditions. If management and hourly cannot take reasonable risks, smaller companies can be highly successful competitors.
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Brussels, Belgium, – 29 April, 2010 – International Paper, the world’s largest paper and packaging company, has launched new enhanced packaging for its HP Everyday Papers eco-friendly product range.
It was apparently just a geographical error made by a nameless bureaucrat. It will cost the province many, many millions of dollars, but hey, Williams “can live with that”. Apparently one loose cannon, without supervision, can cost the taxpayers a lot of money; and that is certainly true in this ca
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