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A Delaware judge has temporarily halted arbitration between the DuPont Co. and Chemours as he weighs DuPont's request to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that it massively downplayed the cost environmental liabilities imposed on Chemours.

Pinnacle Renewable Energy ("Pinnacle") announced the planned construction of a new industrial wood pellet production facility in the southeast United States in close proximity to Pinnacle's Aliceville, Alabama facility.

Sonoco announced it has joined 4evergreen, an international industry alliance dedicated to boosting the role of fiber-based packaging to create a circular and more sustainable economy that reduces climate change and other environmental impacts.

The state is asking a judge to order Verso Co., owner of the Luke Mill, to put a stop to the pollution and, potentially, to pay civil penalties.

Oji Holdings Corporation announces that Oji HD and ISHIZUKA GLASS Co., Ltd. have concluded a basic joint venture agreement on paper container-related business.

Voith signed a purchase agreement to take over 70% of shares in electric motor manufacturer ELIN Motoren GmbH.

Voith is planning on acquiring 90% of the shares in Toscotec S.p.A. Both parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Domtar Corporation congratulates three of its board members, Giannella Alvarez, Mary A. Winston and Pamela B. Strobel, on being named to WomenInc. Magazine's list of 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors.

Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB), Port Hawkesbury Paper and IFE Project Management Canada (IFE) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their collaboration on the potential Pirate Harbour Wind Farm in Nova Scotia.

"We believe New Brunswicker's deserve to see the maximum environmental and economic benefits on their investment."

BillerudKorsnäs is launching Repel Pure, a paper where the grease-resistant barrier is plant-based and totally biological.

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The investments in maintenance planned for 2020 will amount to R$3.6 billion, while investments in expansion and modernization projects will require approximately R$300 million.

The expected purchase price is approximately US$93 million.

Verso is seeking to replace the leadership of its board of directors to ward off the election a competing slate of nominees chosen by a group of investors that Verso says is waging a proxy war for control of the company.

Fortress Global Enterprises Inc. announces that it has failed to receive any indications of interest pursuant to its previously announced strategic and financing initiative by the required deadline under the financing agreement entered into among the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, Fortress Specialty Cellulose Inc. and Fortress Bioenergy Ltd.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating an industrial accident at Resolute Forest Products' Thunder Bay sawmill.

An explosion at Georgia Pacific's Clarendon plant injured one person Monday afternoon (Dec. 9).

A former professional hockey player from Grand Rapids, Scot Kleinendorst, 59, was badly injured and fighting for his life following a heavy machinery accident at the town's paper mill, UPM Blandin, over the weekend earlier this month.

Crews responded to a fire at ST Tissue Facility's Fiber Recycling Plant Friday morning (Dec. 6).

Central National Gottesman Inc. (CNG), which owns a range of sales and distribution businesses in the global pulp, paper, tissue, packaging, wood products and metals industries, announced that its Spicers Paper division will add Kilmer, Wagner & Wise (KWW) Paper Company to its packaging portfolio.

Stora Enso is merging its container board business in the Packaging Solutions division with the Consumer Board division, creating a new Packaging Materials division.

A fire was reported at a Graphic Packaging facility in Kenton, Ohio early Dec. 3.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that the Company plans to re-submit two management proposals to the Company's stockholders for a vote at its next Annual Stockholder Meeting in 2020.