Operations News

Investigators are looking into what started the fire.

The International Paper Company in Georgetown will see its final production Dec. 17 and then the process of closing the plant will get under way, according to a company spokesperson.

Four people had to be taken to hospital by ambulance after inhaling smoke, and in total between 10-15 people suffered smoke damage.

At about 6:30 a.m., Thursday, a worker at the packaging plant called 911 to report a fire inside the facility. An alarm inside Huhtamaki tripped less than a minute later, according to firefighters.

The International Paper Company officially closed its location in Bradley County, following an October announcement that layoffs would begin the shutdown this month.

The closing of the local International Paper facility affects at least 100 workers.

Putnam County Fire Rescue responded to a Georgia-Pacific because of a fire Dec. 31.

There was an open area fire on Friday afternoon, Savannah Fire Department confirmed.

Temporary shut down over the Christmas holidays due to imbalance in global newsprint demand.

Multiple emergency crews responded to a building fire located at International Paper in Conklin on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said 13 crews and two specialist appliances were sent to the fire at the Sapphire Paper Mill in Leslie at about 05:15 on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

The fire department said a piece of machinery at the facility may have started the fire.

Firefighters say there were no injuries and the fire only caused minimal damage to the baghouse equipment.

Twelve units and 60 firefighters were able to bring the fire under control just after 8 p.m., said the FDNY. EMS units were also on scene.

Irving Paper will once again shut down 50 per cent of its operations beginning Monday December 2nd in response to NB Power's record high industrial electricity rates, and remain down for at least a week.

Officials say no injuries or fatalities were reported.

The negotiations involved a total of 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills.

The statutory negotiations at the Suolahti mill concerned all the plywood mill's employees, in total about 370 people.

Communications Advisor for Tolko Chris Downey said this temporary downtime is due to high fibre costs, poor weather conditions during the harvesting season, and the weak North American lumber and plywood markets.

Approximately 1,600 employees were included in the scope of the change negotiations. As a result of the negotiations, a reduction of a maximum of 88 positions will take place.

Twelve units and 60 firefighters were able to bring the fire under control just after 8 p.m., said the FDNY. EMS units were also on scene.

LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced the appointment of Leslie Davis to Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately.

Officials say no injuries or fatalities were reported.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has announced the start-up of its new extrusion line at Mondi Coating Štĕti (Czech Republic), marking another milestone in the Group's commitment to support customers in their transition to sustainable solutions.

A fire at the Dryden Fibre Canada mill was extinguished and the scene cleared in just over an hour.