Leading Stories

Augusta, Maine woman who embezzled $400K from pulp & paper group ordered to keep paying restitution

May 09, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

AUGUSTA, Maine (From news reports) -- An Augusta woman sentenced 15 years ago for embezzling more than $400,000 from the now-defunct Maine Pulp and Paper Association has been.... Read More

Sven Ombudstvedt quits as president and CEO of Norske Skog

May 08, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

Two days after Norske Skog said he was staying, it was announced that Sven Ombudstvedt has resigned as president and CEO of the company. The Norwegian company said the resigna.... Read More

Brazilian regulators give Dow-DuPont merger the thumbs up

May 08, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

SAO PAULO, Brazil (From news reports) -- The planned merger of Dow Chemical Co and DuPont received a recommendation for a conditional approval by Cade, Brazil's antitrust regu.... Read More

Smurfit Kappa has 'flexibility' to spend up to €1 billion on acquisition deals

May 08, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

DUBLIN, Ireland (From the Irish Examiner) -- Smurfit Kappa has the ability to spend up to €1bn on acquisitions this year without harming its balance sheet or breaching its len.... Read More

Louisiana-Pacific names Brad Southern new CEO

May 05, 2017 at 10:15 am by admin

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced that its board of directors has appointed Brad Southern to succeed Curt Stevens as the CEO of LP effective July 1, 2017.Stevens, who ha.... Read More