Operations News

A fire that started inside a mixing tank Friday morning, Dec. 31, at Georgia Pacific Chemicals in Taylorsville was quickly brought under control.

Officials have recovered a body that was reported in a retention pond at Georgia-Pacific's facility in Brunswick.

A person has died following a medical incident at the Oji Fibre Solutions Kinleith Mill.

The Finnish Paperworkers' Union has issued a new strike announcement to UPM, declaring that their strike at UPM's Finnish mills will be extended by two weeks until 5 February 2022, unless new agreements are reached before that. The Paperworkers' Union's strike at UPM Pulp, UPM Biofuels, UPM Communication Papers, UPM Specialty Papers and UPM Raflatac units in Finland started 1 January 2022.

Shortly before the holidays, the group of warehousers at the packaging giant voted unanimously to ratify a new three-year contract. The agreement brings wage increases of $1/hr in the first year, maintains health and welfare benefits, and strengthens retirement security with the new Retirees Plus XL plan.

Emergency crews responded to a small electrical fire inside the Georgia Pacific Dixie facility in Fort Smith Tuesday, Dec. 28, evening.

In 2022, the International Paper mill in Cantonment will switch natural gas suppliers to Pensacola Energy, significantly increasing revenue for the municipal utility while saving money for IP.

Timi Hyppänen is appointed Senior Vice President, Supply Chain of Metsä Fibre, and a member of the company's Management Team as of 1 January 2022. In his new role, Hyppänen will report to Metsä Fibre's CEO Ismo Nousiainen.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company said Monday it is not aware of any compromise of client data after recently finding a systems intrusion in its technical environment.

Warehouse workers at Veritiv, represented by Teamsters 117, have voted unanimously to authorize a strike. The strike authorization vote was taken by employees at the packaging giant's facility in Kent, WA and comes after three months of unsuccessful contract negotiations and a number of COVID-related health and safety concerns raised by workers.

Cariboo Pulp and Paper was shut down for 16 days on November 29th, and Quesnel River Pulp was down to one third capacity for two weeks.

Firefighters were able to quickly contain the fire to keep it from causing any major damage to the building.

Damage from the Nov. 30 fire at the Packaging Corporation of America facility in Harrisonburg has been estimated at $1 million, according to a Thursday press release from Michael Parks, city spokesperson.

The strike would start at the mills on Saturday 1 January 2022 at 6.00 EET except at the Lappeenranta biorefinery, where the strike would start on 1 January 2022 at 7.00 EET. The strike would end on 22 January 2022, at 6:00 EET, unless an agreement for a new collective agreement is reached before then.

The Company's pulp shipments have declined as a result of the recent weather-related transportation disruptions.

There may have to be a temporary curtailment at the Domtar Mill in Kamloops, because of ongoing washouts to rail lines and highways.

Crews were called to the Ahlstrom-Munksjö Thilmany Mill shortly before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov, 23.

Several fire engines responded to the scene.

Multiple fire departments helped put out an early morning fire on Nov. 23 at Sustana Fiber located in West De Pere.

Several agencies were at the scene of a fire at the West Fraser facility west of downtown in Cordele on Nov. 23.

The WestRock Paper and Packaging Company in Columbus, experienced a small blaze on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 30. The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) responded at approximately 4:00 p.m. to the report of a machine on fire.

They say operations will resume in the next few weeks for Paper Machine Number 2. Paper Machine Number 1, along with the balance of the mill, is expected to be fully operational early next year.

No workers or emergency responders were injured in a machine fire that grew to a three-alarm blaze at the Packaging Corporation of America facility in Harrisonburg late Tuesday night, Nov. 30, according to Michael Parks, city spokesman.

Paper Excellence warned that its customers may see pulp and paper delivery delays due to ongoing supply chain disruption in North America and particularly British Columbia.

Pratt Southeast Displays, has informed the N.C. Commerce Department that it is closing its Whitsett facility in Guilford County on Jan. 15, eliminating all 81 jobs.