Operations News

Smurfit Kappa Group appointed Eduardo Rubio CEO for Smurfit Kappa North America (SKNA) beginning October 1.

A Sonoco employee injured Sunday in an accident at the company's Hartsville Manufacturing Complex is still undergoing treatment for burns he suffered in the incident, the company said.

Union chief Greg Harvey said no news of a potential sale of the former Verso Corp. paper mill has emerged so far this summer.

Amcor Ltd. said it would buy back shares worth up to US$500 million, offering investors a quick return on its acquisition of U.S. plastic food packaging company Bemis Co.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, today (23 Aug 2019) announced that Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, visited Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., the largest wood pulp producer in China and a key supplier of the Company from which the Company currently gets adequate wood pulp on a monthly basis for its tissue paper business.

Columbia Falls residents near the Weyerhaeuser facility reported hearing an explosion coming from the facility.

Crews are responding to a possible fire Aug. 19 in Roaring Spring at the Appvion paper mill, officials confirmed.

Crofton Fire Department responded to a small fire in a scrapyard at the Catalyst Paper Excellence Crofton pulp mill.

The FDNY was called to a paper-recycling facility in Travis early Monday morning (Aug. 19) for a report of a fire on the first floor.

Firefighters from Effingham and Teutopolis responded to Quad Graphics in Effingham, where a fire was reported in the scrap room of the printing plant.

Moses Lake Police officers have determined that a threat reportedly made against International Paper employees was not serious and doesn't rise to the level of criminal harassment.

Quad recently announced plans to close its Shakopee, Minn., retail advertising insert printing facility on or about Sept. 14, impacting approximately 140 employees. Work performed there will be consolidated into other Quad locations.

Two firefighters were injured after a fire at the ND Paper mill in Old Town, according to firefighters.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a chemical fire at a paper mill in Lynn Tuesday, August 13.

Emergency crews were called to the scene of a chemical fire at a paper mill in Lynn Tuesday, August 13.

A fire is out at the Middletown Essity mill after crews responded and worked on the roof.

Crews were called to the Cascades containerboard packaging facility at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday morning (Aug. 13) where they remain on scene putting out a fire in the dryer area.

Warren County EMA and fire crews responded to the scene of a fire at the Georgia Pacific facility in Warrenton late Thursday night, Aug. 1.

Georgia-Pacific's plan to expand its operating footprint in Green Bay has been put on hold.

PaperWorks held a special ribbon-cutting event to mark the official start of its latest capital equipment investments: a Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 57-inch seven-color press along with two new Koenig & Bauer-Iberica 144K die cutters at the Baldwinsville, NY facility. T

After an economic analysis, Pixelle Speciality Solutions has decided to close the Glatfelter Family and Medical Center.

Continued unfavorable conditions in the North American plywood market prompted the indefinite layoff of approximately 90 employees at the Roseburg Forest Products softwood plywood plant in Dillard, Oregon, on August 2, 2019.

Officials have given the all clear regarding the bomb threat Monday at the Georgia Pacific facility west of Quanah and Loop 285 has been reopened.

At a meeting earlier this month there was speculation on the fate Canfor's Vavenby mill site, and though a representative of the company said it will not operate as a sawmill again, there were suggestions made on how the site could be repurposed.

Michael Orye, Executive Vice President, Fiber Packaging and a member of Huhtamaki Global Executive Team has decided to leave Huhtamaki to pursue other career opportunities.