Operations News

The change negotiations cover approximately 820 persons in UPM Pulp Finland's operations, approximately 340 persons in UPM Timber sawmills and approximately 1,100 persons in UPM Communication Papers Finnish mills.

Veritiv Corporation announced that Stuart Crockford has joined the company as Senior Vice President - Business Development to lead Veritiv's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy. In this newly created role, Mr. Crockford will be responsible for leading all aspects of the company's business development and M&A strategy.

Mike Brown, Executive Vice President of Wood Products, will retire effective May 3, 2024.

Pipefitter Gary Lefebvre, 45, was injured in a Jan. 31 accident at Intercontinental Pulp Mill in Prince George.

Three firefighters were evaluated for injuries.

International Paper is in the process of starting up its Riegelwood Mill after shutting it down due to a cyberattack, a company spokesperson said Thursday morning.

Effingham County Fire Rescue says they'll continue to fight a lumber yard fire into the night, this after crews have been there most of Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18.

No injuries were sustained in the incident.

Members at more than four dozen WestRock locations across 24 states voted in December to ratify a new four-year master agreement covering more than 5,500 USW members.

Mill underwent deep-cleaning, maintenance, major repairs, significant projects.

The building the tractor-trailer was attached to suffered severe water damage.

The plant manufactures corrugated board and boxes.

The mill has the capacity to produce 65,000 metric tons per year of bath, napkin and towel grades of tissue.

A conveyor belt carrying shredded wood chips at a Skowhegan paper mill caught fire Saturday morning, Feb. 3, prompting a wide response from local fire departments.

While the exact cause of the fire was not known, it was baled material to be recycled that was ignited at the Number 4 storage pad.

A woman died and her passenger was seriously injured in a crash with a semi truck near the paper mill in western Kentucky.

Boise Cascade Company announced the retirement of Tom Hoffmann, Senior Vice President of Purchasing, Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division, effective March 1, 2024.

Clearwater Paper Corporation, a premier supplier of quality tissue and bleached paperboard products, announced that it has had to temporarily suspend its operations in Lewiston, Idaho due to uncertainty in natural gas supply and damage caused by extreme cold weather. The company is restarting equipment and production at the facility as weather conditions permit.

Seth Kursman, the Vice President of Corporate Communications, Sustainability and Government Affairs at Resolute Forest Products, says the fire started in part of the building's power distribution system.

McGee rejoins Kimberly-Clark from American Airlines, where he served as vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary.

The explosion caused property damage. No one was injured.

Stephen Prentiss, labor and employment counsel for Marcal, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed Tuesday morning that the Vermont mill would be closing.

The Lakeview mill will go from two shifts down to one 50-hour shift per week.

An energy transformer issue knocked out main power to the company's Lavington operation about eight weeks ago, and Tolko reported a replacement has been sourced, installed and energized. As of Monday, the site was safely back on line.

According to a company statement, two contractor employees were injured while working on a chip conveyor tunnel.