Operations News

No injuries were sustained in the incident.

Members at more than four dozen WestRock locations across 24 states voted in December to ratify a new four-year master agreement covering more than 5,500 USW members.

Mill underwent deep-cleaning, maintenance, major repairs, significant projects.

The building the tractor-trailer was attached to suffered severe water damage.

The plant manufactures corrugated board and boxes.

The mill has the capacity to produce 65,000 metric tons per year of bath, napkin and towel grades of tissue.

A conveyor belt carrying shredded wood chips at a Skowhegan paper mill caught fire Saturday morning, Feb. 3, prompting a wide response from local fire departments.

While the exact cause of the fire was not known, it was baled material to be recycled that was ignited at the Number 4 storage pad.

A woman died and her passenger was seriously injured in a crash with a semi truck near the paper mill in western Kentucky.

Boise Cascade Company announced the retirement of Tom Hoffmann, Senior Vice President of Purchasing, Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division, effective March 1, 2024.

Clearwater Paper Corporation, a premier supplier of quality tissue and bleached paperboard products, announced that it has had to temporarily suspend its operations in Lewiston, Idaho due to uncertainty in natural gas supply and damage caused by extreme cold weather. The company is restarting equipment and production at the facility as weather conditions permit.

Seth Kursman, the Vice President of Corporate Communications, Sustainability and Government Affairs at Resolute Forest Products, says the fire started in part of the building's power distribution system.

McGee rejoins Kimberly-Clark from American Airlines, where he served as vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary.

The explosion caused property damage. No one was injured.

Stephen Prentiss, labor and employment counsel for Marcal, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed Tuesday morning that the Vermont mill would be closing.

The Lakeview mill will go from two shifts down to one 50-hour shift per week.

An energy transformer issue knocked out main power to the company's Lavington operation about eight weeks ago, and Tolko reported a replacement has been sourced, installed and energized. As of Monday, the site was safely back on line.

According to a company statement, two contractor employees were injured while working on a chip conveyor tunnel.

The 58-year-old man, whose name was withheld, sustained critical injuries and was transported to DeGraff Medical Park, Fire Chief Joseph Sikora said. He was later pronounced dead.

Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development says it is investigating the death, where the worker was killed by a log loader vehicle.

Beacon announced the appointment of Carmelo Carrubba, Beacon's current Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, as Interim CFO, effective January 20, 2024, while the Company conducts an external search for its next CFO.

Nunziata serves as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and also serves as the Company's principal accounting officer.

A small fire occurred at a paper mill in Kalamazoo and was quickly extinguished, the company said.

Several fire departments responded to a two-alarm fire at Soundview Paper in Putney on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.

CN, which is the largest hauler of forest products in North America, named Lalonde as its executive vice president and special advisor to the CEO, a role he'll hold until he transitions to chief commercial officer later this year.