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Earnings Announcements

Some environmental push-back for the pulp and paper industry

By:

Chuck Swann, Senior Editor

"I expect that in the future, paper mills will produce a wide range of products such as transportation fuels, adhesives, chemicals and other materials--serving society's needs without a drop of oil."

PM40

The PM40 closed Friday, 11 August 2017, at 3590.

Get the latest PM40 updates by listening to the weekly Nips show and the PM40 Daily Show on Pulp & Paper Radio International.

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The PM40 closed 11 August 2017 up 6.3% from the 12 August 2016 level.

Disconnected Comparisons

In this issue of Disconnected Comparisons, we evaluate Bemis and 3M.

Insider Trading

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

DS Smith Transforms the French Funeral Industry

Ecologically and economically responsible cardboard coffins

Voith Paper Offers Rebuilds of Medium-sized Paper Machines

Rebuilds will lead to an increase in production capacity of 10 to 15%

Voith Supplies Tissue Machine for Cacia in Portugal

Start-up is scheduled for second half of 2018

Cascades Announces the Closure of its New York City Plant

Will close no later than December 31, 2018

CEL Considers Closure of Three Tissue Plants in Spain

More than 230 employees to be affected

Columbia Pulp Says Construction is Expected to Begin in August on Proposed Mill

From straw to pulp for paper and packaging products

Domsjö Halts Production at Dissolving Pulp Mill

Production is expected to be down for one week

Fire Crews Respond to Blaze at Weyerhaeuser Facility

Cause of fire is under investigation

Harvesting for Metsä Group's Bioproduct Mill Begins

Bioproduct mill start-up will begin in mid-August 2017

Nippon Paper to Shut Down Coating Machines

Shut down to commence at the end of May 2018

VPK's Paper Machine Undergoes an Extensive Upgrade

Upgrade should increase to capacity of 200,000 tonnes

WestRock to Close Facility in Waxahachie, Texas

145 manufacturing workers will lose their jobs

Cascades Announces the Construction of a New Packaging Plant

New plant will create 120 jobs

Irving Consumer Products Announces Expansion

Construction of new tissue production plant in Macon, Georgia

DS Smith has Entered into a Conditional Agreement to Acquire Interstate Management Resources

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2017

Georgia-Pacific Acquires PAX Corrugated Products

Continuing to expand its corrugated packaging business

LP to Acquire International Barrier Technology Inc.

Expected to close by the end of this year

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. and Tembec Inc. Announce Approval

To be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017

WestRock Acquires Hannapak

Acquisition to expand company's consumer packaging portfolio

The Final Word by Steve Roush

By:

Steve Roush, Vice President, Publisher & Editor

That's right, folks: Paper remains the preferred technology for productive learning

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