Operations News

McCurdy has served as CEO and as a member of Pinnacle's Board of Directors since 2012.

The Annual Report 2019 consists of four sections: Strategy, Sustainability, Financials and Governance.

Shandong Sun Paper Industry, the Chinese parent company, had originally planned a $1.3 billion pulp plant, but in 2018 changed the scope of the project to a paper mill that was expected to cost about $1.8 billion.

A corrugated box manufacturing plant officially opened Friday, Jan. 24 in Boone County.

One firefighter was taken to the hospital.

Georgia-Pacific announced last June that it would shut down part of their facility, affecting nearly 600 workers.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Russ Torres has been named President, Kimberly-Clark Professional, effective March 9, 2020.

Louisiana Pacific Corp. announced plans to cut jobs at the company's plant in Roaring River Thursday in connection with a shift in production there.

Earlier, in September 2019, UPM announced the intention to sell its Chapelle newsprint mill in Grand-Couronne, France.

Metsä Tissue announced that a fire broke out late Friday evening, Jan. 10, involving PM5 at the company's paper mill in Düren, Germany.

Officials said a large part of the warehouse was filled with smoke when crews arrived, and a paper converting machine was on fire. Officials said firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the warehouse.

Heading west on Highway 5 through Little Falls was cut off for a while Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, after the road was closed due to reports of smoke at the Twin Rivers mill.

Georgia-Pacific announced Monday, Dec. 13, that it is permanently closing its Cuba facility.

A packaging firm has announced plans to close two facilities, which could lead to the loss of up to 208 jobs.

According to a release sent by Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the worker was using a loader to move bundles of wood when the incident happened.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the ratification of its labor contracts with the United Steelworkers and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at its Lewiston, Idaho facility.

WestRock recently filed a notice with the state announcing it is closing one of its facilities in Edwardsville, affecting 68 people.

Clearwater Paper and the United Steelworkers Local 712 have reached a tentative agreement that will next go to union members, who will vote to ratify or reject the contract early this month.

Summerville Fire and Rescue responded to a kiln fire at WestRock Packaging Solutions on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Columbia Falls firefighters responded fire at the Weyerhaeuser medium-density fiberboard (MDF) plant on line two at about 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15.

The International Paper facility in the Springhill-Cullen area is up and running again Tuesday, Dec. 24 after a small fire.

The former professional hockey player from Grand Rapids who was badly injured while on the job at UPM Blandin, a Grand Rapids paper mill, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 17.

A contractor has died following an industrial accident at Graphic Packaging in West Monroe on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

The mill is planning to reopen sometime in January, Rob Baron, a president and the chief executive officer of Marcal Paper said in a statement on Monday. He did not provide a specific opening date, but said a merger with Pennsylvania-based Nittany Paper made the reopening possible.

The investment value is EUR 20 million and the new machinery is scheduled to start up during autumn 2021. The annual production capacity of Metsä Board Kyro mill is 190,000 tonnes.