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Madison Dearborn Partners may be buying Finnish paper company Powerflute

Sep 16, 2016 at 12:15 pm by admin

CHICAGO, Illinois (From news reports) -- Finnish paperboard company Powerflute Oyj recommended cash offer from Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC.... Read More

Port Townsend Paper first manufacturer in state of Washington to switch to compressed natural gas

Sep 15, 2016 at 12:15 pm by admin

PORT TOWNSEND, Washington (From the Port Townsend Leader) -- The Port Townsend Paper Corp. has become the first large manufacturer in the state to switch from oil to compresse.... Read More

Madison Paper Industries seeks a buyer for the mill in Madison and the hydro facility in Anson

Sep 15, 2016 at 12:15 pm by admin

PORTLAND, Maine (From the Press Herald) -- In the wake of the closure of Madison Paper Industries, the company is asking town officials in both Anson and Madison for a reducti.... Read More

Former Singapore Environment Council head parts ways with APP

Sep 15, 2016 at 11:30 am by admin

INDONESIA (From The Straits Times) -- Former Singapore Environment Council (SEC) chief Jose Raymond has left Indonesian firm Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) after just eight months..... Read More

Canada still deadlocked with U.S. over lumber, ready to litigate

Sep 15, 2016 at 11:30 am by admin

OTTAWA, Canada (From Yahoo Finance) -- Canada has not yet managed to settle a long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber exports and is ready to resort t.... Read More