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The main target of the rebuild is to increase the customer's production capacity.

Freight Waves, in a recent article, stated that LTL carrier rates will continue to increase in 2020.

Reported insider trading since the last issue of PaperMoney.

Georgia-Pacific announced Monday, Dec. 13, that it is permanently closing its Cuba facility.

Citing a drop in publisher demand for print publication titles and significant structural changes impacting the industry, Chicago-based LSC Communications filed a Form 8-K with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on Jan. 14 announcing it will close its manufacturing facilities in Strasburg, Va.; Glasgow, Ky.; and Mattoon, Ill.

Officials said a large part of the warehouse was filled with smoke when crews arrived, and a paper converting machine was on fire. Officials said firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the warehouse.

Rayonier Inc. and Pope Resources, A Delaware Limited Partnership announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Rayonier will acquire all of the outstanding limited partnership units of Pope Resources for consideration consisting of equity and cash.

Metsä Tissue announced that a fire broke out late Friday evening, Jan. 10, involving PM5 at the company's paper mill in Düren, Germany.

"We urge Verso Stockholders to not be fooled by the deceptive practices employed by Lapetus, Atlas and Blue Wolf to confuse you and to deflect attention from their ultimate objective - to control the Company without paying for it."

Heading west on Highway 5 through Little Falls was cut off for a while Saturday afternoon, Jan. 11, after the road was closed due to reports of smoke at the Twin Rivers mill.

Leaders of Verso are asking shareholders to ward off what it calls a proxy contest by approving its slate of board nominations.

A packaging firm has announced plans to close two facilities, which could lead to the loss of up to 208 jobs.

Mondi Plc's chief executive officer Peter Oswald is stepping down after nearly three years in the role overseeing the company's shift to producing more cardboard packaging whilst battling rising industry costs.

Private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) has acquired recycled containerboard manufacturer Midwest Recycled and Coated Containerboard Mill.

According to a release sent by Ontario's Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, the worker was using a loader to move bundles of wood when the incident happened.

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its sawn construction timber (KVH) mill at Pfarrkirchen in Germany, to the fund LEO II. - VV1 GmbH, managed by the private equity firm Dubag Group.

WestRock recently filed a notice with the state announcing it is closing one of its facilities in Edwardsville, affecting 68 people.

Over the next three years, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) is forecasting over 6,800 full time hires as well as 2700+ student hires across the company's diverse operations in Canada and the U.S.

It's private equity and trade at 10 paces in the race to buy United States-based Owens-Illinois' Australian and New Zealand business.

Huhtamaki has completed the acquisition of the assets and operations of Mohan Mutha Polytech Private Limited (MMPPL), a privately-owned flexible packaging manufacturer located in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced executive leadership changes to accelerate the company's progress toward achieving its K-C Strategy 2022 goals.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced the ratification of its labor contracts with the United Steelworkers and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers at its Lewiston, Idaho facility.

The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC, a timberland investment management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, has on behalf of a client, successfully purchased approximately 14,306 acres of timberland in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Sappi North America, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified graphic and release papers, packaging products and dissolving wood pulp, announced that its Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine is certified to the ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System (FSMS) standard.

"Pixelle Specialty Solutions has promoted Timothy R. Hess to Chief Executive Officer (CEO).