Operations News

Among the businesses in the Shenandoah Valley that have reported positive cases of COVID-19 is LSC Communications.

As you are aware, we have been using manual processes for some of our activities following an incident on February 19, 2020 which affected our ability to utilize certain IT systems.

The meeting will be held May 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. A replay of the meeting will be available on the Company's website until May 4, 2021.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation announced plans to temporarily halt production at its St. Maries, Idaho industrial plywood facility as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on plywood markets. Starting April 20, 2020 the St. Maries, Idaho plywood facility will halt production for two weeks and curtailments may be extended depending on market conditions. All other businesses, including lumber mills in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, and Arkansas, continue to operate, but are closely monitoring market conditions.

An employee from Quad/Graphics' West Allis facility passed away on April 8 from COVID-19, the Sussex-based company said in a statement.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced a series of actions to protect employees, meet client commitments, and preserve financial flexibility in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Last year, Södra decided to invest in an additional CLT facility at Värö and aims to become a leader in the Nordic region. Project planning and procurement is ongoing and Södra has now selected Ledinek as the supplier of a new production line - from intake to pressing.

There are 650 employees working at Ortviken paper mill. Ortviken produces coated and uncoated paper for magazines, catalogues and commercial print. The production capacity is 775,000 tonnes per annum.

Two employees at the Sappi Fine Paper Mill in Westbrook have tested positive for COVID-19, both of whom appear to have been infected due to exposure outside of the mill.

Verso Corporation announced that Matthew M. Archambeau has been appointed Verso's Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Energy, effective immediately.

A worker at the Georgia-Pacific facility in Darlington has tested positive for COVID-19.

Minnesota-based company 3M has doubled its production of coronavirus-protecting N95 respirator masks over the last two months - to a rate of more than 1.1 billion a year, or almost 100 million a month, according to a report.

Harmac Pacific produces a soft blend of pulp made from cedar, which is then used to make medical masks, gowns, drapes, screens, and other hospital supplies that are much needed during the COVID-19 crisis.

Columbia Pulp has stopped its pulp mill operations at Lyons Ferry because of a disruption in its supply chain and concerns about not being able to follow COVID-19 precautions, the company announced.

An International Paper employee at the Eastover mill in Richland County, South Carolina has tested positive for coronavirus (known officially as 2019-nCoV or COVID-19), according to an email issued to company employees March 22.

Clearwater Paper says it's experiencing a significant increase in demand for its retail tissue products and an increase in demand for paperboard used for packaging food and pharmaceutical products.

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting global demand for forest products. In response, effective April 6, 2020, Conifex Timber Inc. will temporarily curtail operations at its Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada sawmill for two weeks.

Kruger Specialty Papers announced the temporary shutdown of its Brompton facility, effective Friday, April 3, for an indefinite period of time.

Production cuts announced.

The point of origin for a huge fire at International Paper Saturday night and Sunday morning (March 14-15) has been narrowed down to a pair of locations, according to Rome Fire Marshal Mary Catherine Chewning.

The J.D. Irving Sawmill near Truro, N.S., has reported that three of their staff members have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The first staff member to be diagnosed has received the appropriate medical care and is now self-isolating as recommended by health care professionals. Two more have since been diagnosed, leading to a temporary shut down of the mill.

Mike, who asked that his surname to be withheld, learned at work Tuesday morning that his daughter had been tested for COVID-19 at the recommendation of three separate doctors. His 25-year-old daughter had visited the family in their Cowlitz County home about a week prior and exhibited "extremely mild symptoms" of the disease. She thought were her seasonal allergies acting up, but after she returned to her home north of Seattle "it obviously got progressively worse," her father said.

"As the global outbreak of COVID-19 continues to spread, we wanted to share how Mondi is addressing the challenge to ensure that the safety and health of our employees and their families is prioritized. We also recognize the importance of business continuity and serving our customers with products that are needed to sustain the public and the communities where we operate."

Georgia-Pacific spokesman Mark Brown said the Palatka Fire Department was called to the facility on March 14.

A Procter & Gamble Co. manufacturing plant that makes Charmin toilet paper and Bounty paper towels suffered fire damage, but workers are getting equipment affected by the blaze back into service.