Leading Stories

Dow merger with DuPont gets conditional approval in Brazil

May 18, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

BRAZIL (From news reports) -- Brazil approved the planned merger of Dow Chemical Co and DuPont on Wednesday, conditioned on a global divestment plan including its Brazilian co.... Read More

WestRock plans $50 million investment project in Virginia

May 18, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

WEST POINT, Virginia (From the Tidewater Review) -- WestRock wants to invest $50 million in new wood chip storage and transfer facilities at its paper mill.The company is aski.... Read More

Resolute U.S. racketeering lawsuit against Greenpeace moved to California

May 18, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

TORONTO (From news reports) -- A racketeering lawsuit launched by multinational forestry giant Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace should be heard in California, an Am.... Read More

White Birch Bear Island paper mill in Virginia shutting down; 165 employees being laid off

May 17, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

BEAR ISLAND, Virginia (From the Times-Dispatch) -- The Bear Island newsprint manufacturing mill in northern Hanover County is being closed, affecting 165 employees, its parent.... Read More

RAPP Launches 2017 Fire-Free Village Program Ahead of Dry Season

May 17, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

JAKARTA, Indonesia (From The Globe) -- Riau Andalan Pulp and Paper, or RAPP, the operations unit of global pulp and paper industry leader Asia Pacific Resources International,.... Read More