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Earnings Announcements

UPM to Expand its Seedling Production in Finland and Uruguay

UPM is expanding its nursery in Finland and building a second nursery in Uruguay.

Nippon Paper Industries USA installs a new green energy cogeneration plant at Port Angeles mill.

Tembec to Permanently Close its Taschereau Sawmill

Tembec will permanently close its Taschereau sawmill in Quebec.

Mercer International has completed a preliminary feasibility analysis for producing dissolving pulp at its Celgar and Stendal mills.

Blue Heron Paper Curtails Operations at Oregon City Mill

Blue Heron Paper Company is permanently curtailing operations at its Oregon City specialty paper mill.

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery has received orders from Union Paper Mills in Dubai and Asia Paper in Korean Republic.

Graphic Packaging to Close Arkansas Bag Facility

Graphic Packaging plans to close its Jacksonville, Arkansas, multiwall bag facility.

Fraser Papers Implements Restructuring Plan

Fraser Papers Inc. and its subsidiaries announced today that their amended plan of arrangement and compromise has been approved by the courts.

Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Ozone System to Jiangsu Oji Paper

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has received orders from Jiangsu Oji Paper for ozone systems to be used in facilities producing kraft pulp.

Mackenzie Pulp Mill Idled by Slurry Spill

Repairs are being made to a tank at the Mackenzie pulp mill that ruptured and spilled slurry in the bleach plant.

Metso to Supply Installation Services to Amcor

Metso will supply installation and commissioning services to Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd as part of its new machine project.

Metso Forms Performance Solutions Group

Metso has strengthened its advanced controls groups for chemical pulping, mechanical pulping, and recycled fiber and paper by forming a Performance Solutions Group.

SCA Inaugurates New Tissue Plant in Mexico

SCA inaugurated its new tissue plant in Mexico.

Voith Paper Supplies Quality Control System to Dev Priya

Dev Priya Industries Limited, India, has commissioned Voith Paper Automation for a stepwise upgrade of PM 2.

Researchers working to commercialize bioactive paper received a second-term, five-year boost of CAD 7.5-million.

AbitibiBowater to Sell its Ontario Hydro Assets

AbitibiBowater has agreed to sell its 75% indirect interest in ACH Limited Partnership.

Meriturn Initiates Agreement to Acquire Katahdin Paper

Meriturn Partners, LLC announced today it has signed a tentative agreement with Brookfield Asset Management to acquire Katahdin Paper Co.

UPM Raflatac to Acquire Gumtac Labelstock Operation

UPM Raflatac has announced plans to acquire Gumtac,the Brazilian labelstock coating and slitting business of BIC Group.

Central National-Gottesman Acquires Turkish Paper Merchant

Central National-Gottesman has acquired a 78% ownership interest in Korda Kagit Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.S. in Turkey.

Cascades Sells its Norampac Avot-Vallée Mill in France

Cascades Inc. has reached an agreement with OpenGate Capital, a private equity firm, for the sale of its Norampac Avot-Vallée mill in France.

Ainsworth Lumber Completes Acquisition of Footner Forest Products

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. has completed the purchase of the remaining 50% of Footner Forest Products Ltd.

Canfor to Upgrade Sawmills in British Columbia

Canfor Corporation will be proceeding with capital improvement projects totaling CAD 62 million.

M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, plans to increase the annual folding boxboard capacity of its Äänekoski and Kyröskoski mills.

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