Operations News

Thirty firefighters responded to the mill.

Wichita firefighters battled a fire at the International Paper Wichita Recycling Facility on Monday, March 8.

A chemical leak Monday morning, March 8, at Ahlstrom-Munksjo Mosinee Mill required a response from the Hazardous Incident Team.

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

New sensors provide an alert if 2 metres/6 feet of social distancing has been breached and it can complete contact tracing in less than 10 minutes.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Paula Ramos has been named Chief Strategy Officer, effective March 15, 2021, with global responsibility for the company's enterprise strategy. Ramos becomes the first Latina to serve on the company's executive team.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Robert Long has been named to the newly created role of Chief Research and Development Officer, effective March 15, 2021, with global responsibility for the company's research, development, innovation and quality functions.

Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring Ltd has made an equity investment in Montinutra Ltd, a startup converting forest industry side streams into high-value bioactive products. The financing round totals approximately EUR 1 million, and Metsä Spring is participating in the round with current and new private investors.

Pregis announces its new film converting facility in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, and new machinery assembly facility in Germantown, Wisconsin to meet growing e-commerce demands for its Sharp Packaging Systems® by Pregis brand of poly bagging solutions.

Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western") announced that Mr. James Arthurs and Mr. Lee Doney will not be standing for re-election as directors at Western's Annual and Special Meeting on May 6, 2021, and that Mr. Randy Krotowski and Mr. John Williamson have been appointed as independent directors to Western's Board of Directors.

Around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, March 11, a 911 call came into Pickaway sheriffs office of a man that had suffered a head injury at the Sofidel tissue mill and was bleeding from nose and mouth.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that it temporarily suspended its pulp and paperboard operation in Cypress Bend, Arkansas. The cold weather has resulted in the curtailment of natural gas deliveries to the mill as natural gas providers prioritize residential needs.

Fire department officials described the fire as tough to put out because it was in a difficult spot to reach. Additionally, the burning material was likened to mulch, which is prone to deep-seated fire that can smolder for hours.

Fire crews spent several hours overnight Feb. 18 keeping an eye on a portion of the Domtar mill where a small fire broke out just before midnight. KFR crews assisted emergency crews from Domtar in dealing with the issue.

Domtar Corporation announced appointments to the company's management committee. These appointments streamline and simplify the company's management structure and will help advance Domtar's strategic plan to lower costs and refocus the company's portfolio on paper, pulp and packaging.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation has announced they will restart production at the Peace Valley OSB Mill in Fort St. John.

Nordic Paper has appointed Henrik Essén to a position as Head of IR and Strategy. He will assume his position on March 1st 2021 and will be part of the executive management team of the company.

Novolex announced that Dennis Norman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2021. In this capacity, Norman will lead Novolex's finance organization and will be responsible for finance, accounting, treasury, risk management and information technology.

Rottneros' CFO Monica Pasanen will leave her position in the autumn of 2021. Thus, the recruitment of her successor will begin immediately.

The fire involved the finished cardboard canisters manufactured by the facility, which were stored on plastic pallets and shrink-wrapped, then stacked three pallets high, according to authorities.

Quinte West Fire Department investigators will be returning to the Cascades containerboard packaging facility in Trenton Monday morning, February 22, 2021.

The state Department of Labor and Industries is investigating the death of a truck driver who was struck by a 1,500-pound cardboard bale at a McKinley Paper Company unloading area.

Loewe joins Weyerhaeuser from Visa, where she served as senior vice president of finance, and she brings more than 20 years of financial and operating experience across multiple industries.

Atlantic Printing & Graphics has a legacy of meeting our customers needs and growing right alongside them. As our customers' product lines gain in popularity, we've been able to expand our capacity to stay right in step with them.

Cosmo Specialty Fibers, a specialty pulp mill in Cosmopolis, celebrated a major step last Wednesday toward returning to full operations after an eight-month shutdown caused by overseas market declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.