Operations News

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced that it temporarily suspended its pulp and paperboard operation in Cypress Bend, Arkansas. The cold weather has resulted in the curtailment of natural gas deliveries to the mill as natural gas providers prioritize residential needs.

Fire department officials described the fire as tough to put out because it was in a difficult spot to reach. Additionally, the burning material was likened to mulch, which is prone to deep-seated fire that can smolder for hours.

Fire crews spent several hours overnight Feb. 18 keeping an eye on a portion of the Domtar mill where a small fire broke out just before midnight. KFR crews assisted emergency crews from Domtar in dealing with the issue.

Domtar Corporation announced appointments to the company's management committee. These appointments streamline and simplify the company's management structure and will help advance Domtar's strategic plan to lower costs and refocus the company's portfolio on paper, pulp and packaging.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation has announced they will restart production at the Peace Valley OSB Mill in Fort St. John.

Nordic Paper has appointed Henrik Essén to a position as Head of IR and Strategy. He will assume his position on March 1st 2021 and will be part of the executive management team of the company.

Novolex announced that Dennis Norman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2021. In this capacity, Norman will lead Novolex's finance organization and will be responsible for finance, accounting, treasury, risk management and information technology.

Rottneros' CFO Monica Pasanen will leave her position in the autumn of 2021. Thus, the recruitment of her successor will begin immediately.

The fire involved the finished cardboard canisters manufactured by the facility, which were stored on plastic pallets and shrink-wrapped, then stacked three pallets high, according to authorities.

Quinte West Fire Department investigators will be returning to the Cascades containerboard packaging facility in Trenton Monday morning, February 22, 2021.

The state Department of Labor and Industries is investigating the death of a truck driver who was struck by a 1,500-pound cardboard bale at a McKinley Paper Company unloading area.

Loewe joins Weyerhaeuser from Visa, where she served as senior vice president of finance, and she brings more than 20 years of financial and operating experience across multiple industries.

Atlantic Printing & Graphics has a legacy of meeting our customers needs and growing right alongside them. As our customers' product lines gain in popularity, we've been able to expand our capacity to stay right in step with them.

Cosmo Specialty Fibers, a specialty pulp mill in Cosmopolis, celebrated a major step last Wednesday toward returning to full operations after an eight-month shutdown caused by overseas market declines due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

No one was injured after a forklift hit a column, causing the roof collapse. Everyone was safely accounted for upon arrival of the Beloit Fire Department. However, the building sustained massive damage.

Installation of the boilers will be commenced next as the Company will soon participate in the bidding process for urban central heating projects.

J.D. Irving, Limited is working and cooperating fully with NB Public Health regarding five cases of COVID-19 identified at the company's sawmill at St. Leonard, NB.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of James F. Brunk as CFO, effective April 1, 2021.

Port Huron's mill as well three other Domtar facilities in the US are expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, affecting 780 employees in total./span>

Before the pandemic, Resolute was considering teleworking for its head office employees, explains Yves Laflamme, CEO of the company. "We wanted to do a pilot project, but since the start of the pandemic, we have had our pilot project. We are 100% teleworking and it still works well, "he said.

The spokesman said that no injuries were reported in the fire, which emergency radio communications indicated was brought under control in about an hour./span>

In a move to extend the reach of digital services across the U.S., the new 110-inch wide web press for pre-print corrugated production will be installed later this year at a new Hummingbird site opening in Arizona.

On the page, it noted, "On January 13, Norman Bullard was sadly taken from his wife Danielle and four children Na'Riyah Bullard, Danijah Patillo, Carter Bullard and Carson Bullard in a tragic workplace accident. Norman was employed by Twin Rivers Paper Company (an Atlas Holdings Company and Blue Wolf family of portfolio companies) at the Pine Bluff, AR plant. Norman's coworkers remember him as a genuinely great guy who was always there to put a smile on everyone's face."

A massive inferno destroyed a New Jersey paper recycling plant early Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, sparking several explosions inside the warehouse as it collapsed in on itself.

Janne Rantanen has been appointed VP, Mill Manager of the Metsä Group's Rauma pulp mill as of 1 April 2021, as the current Mill Manager Ari-Pekka Vanamo starts as the VP, Mill Manager of Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill in Finland. Currently Rantanen works as Technical Manager in Äänekoski bioproduct mill.