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The main goals is to increase capacity by 30 % and to improve quality

The change of ownership will take place on September 1, 2016

The first class of inductees to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame was inducted 21 years ago in 1995, and today, more than 100 papermaking innovators and legends have been enshrined. This month, we profile the late John A. Kimberly.

Even if Resolute wins in court, many members of the public will see the issue as a sign that big companies can bully environmental activists, so both Resolute and the industry as whole will suffer. The litigation will probably benefit Greenpeace, since it will be used as a fund raiser. My own first-hand experiences meeting with Greenpeace staff on an issue in Ontario and another issue in Uruguay were very frustrating, due to dishonest public statements by Greenpeace...

Literacy Rates Affect Printing-Writing and Newsprint Consumption

This past week the US jobs generation report came in at its lowest monthly level in six years. We have the most amazing presidential race in my lifetime under way in the United States. Britain is voting this month on leaving the European Union. A politician from Estonia thinks everyone should have a unique ID that they must use every time they log onto the Internet so big brother can track everything everyone does. And money is as cheap as it has ever been in my lifetime. What should a paper industry executive do?

The PM40 closed 3 June 2016 down 2.2% from the 5 June 2015 level.

The PM40 closed Friday, 3 June 2016, at 3283.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate RR Donnelly and UPM Kymmene.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Driving into the future--without a driver

Investigation is ongoing

Specifically designed for flexible packaging applications

Provides the Company with a significant amount of capital

117 workers without jobs

Acquired the Albert Lea-based company for almost $70 million

Iroquois Falls mill has since closed

This facility will produce CNF from wood pulp

Verso is ready to accept and fulfill specialty paper orders for customers

This additional residue stream refining would allow Canfor Pulp to further optimise their pulp production capacity

Mills exceeded 10 million cubic meter's in total production

Rebuilt machine is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2017

The delivery is scheduled for the fall 2016