Operations News

More than 100 firefighters were on scene battling the flames that cast an orange glow in the area.

A mill operator at the Domtar site in Port Alberni has been transported to hospital in serious condition following an on-site injury Thursday morning, April 9.

No injuries were reported in the explosion, which is still under investigation. A cause has not yet been determined.

An active fire investigation is still underway at the time of this release to determine the cause of the fire. Early estimates of total loss are near $1 million.

An early evening fire at Packaging Corporation of America in the Horn Rapids area led to the evacuation of the building on April 8.

One firefighter was taken to a hospital for a minor head injury and some property was damaged during a blaze at a Solvay industrial facility Tuesday night, April 7.

Henrik Ehrnrooth was re-elected as the Chair, and Martin á Porta was elected as the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors of UPM-Kymmene Corporation at the Board of Directors' constitutive meeting that took place today following the Annual General Meeting.

Incident command confirmed two separate fires at the location.

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Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland has been arrested on two felony arson charges for torching a warehouse operated by consumer goods company Kimberly-Clark in Ontario, according to sources with knowledge of the investigation.

A six-alarm fire broke out Tuesday, April 7 at a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, Calif., requiring 175 firefighters to contain it.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Walesh says it's been difficult to investigate the cause while the fire is still burning.

Officials said due to the facility being a recycling company, the building is filled with paper products, cardboard which made it extremely difficult to access the building.

The Domtar Glenwood sawmill, which employed more than 100 people and temporarily shut down in October, says it will be resuming operations in the coming weeks.

No injuries were reported in the explosion, which is still under investigation. A cause has not yet been determined.

Jesup is resuming operations following the outage, with one production line currently not operating due to the fire.

This fire resulted in the injury of a firefighter who was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No injuries were reported.

A spokesperson for Smurfit Westrock said in a statement Monday morning that the closure was part of the company's "optimization efforts" and its production work would be moved to other facilities, but did not provide a reason for the closure.

Ann O'Hara, President, North America and member of the Global Executive Team, has decided to pursue career opportunities outside of Huhtamaki.

No one was injured in the fire, and it was contained to a smokestack.

No injuries were reported.

The negotiations cover the entire mill personnel, approximately 170 employees.

Metsä Group will once again employ 16-17-year-olds in summer jobs involving forest planting and yard maintenance at mill sites across Finland. These summer jobs provide young people with a safe and well-supervised opportunity to gain their first experience of working life.

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is initiating a production shutdown at its Joutseno pulp mill on 31 March 2026. The production shutdown is used to adjust pulp production to match the current uncertain demand situation in the Asian markets.