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R&D in the spotlight at PaperWeek Canada
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The opening day of PaperWeek will be devoted to Canadian research and development. Each of the eight R&D networks that make up FIBRE, or Forest Innovation by Research and Education, will present an overview and progress update.
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Fortress co-gen project at Thurso delayed
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The biomass cogeneration project at Fortress Specialty Cellulose in Thurso, Que., is nearing completion, but will be delayed, the company has announced. Fortress now expects to begin delivering power to Hydro Quebec late in the first quarter or...
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Voorhees leads operations at RockTenn
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Steven Voorhees has been elected president and chief operating officer of RockTenn. He will have responsibility for the company’s operating businesses, including corrugated packaging, consumer packaging and recycling. Voorhees joined...
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Greenpeace back to raising alarm over Boreal forest
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Greenpeace has returned to its adversarial tactics with regard to the Canadian forest products industry. The environmental organization expressed its disappointment with the cooperative, industry-environmentalist working arrangement of the...
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Paper tube and core supplier raises prices
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Rising paperboard prices will soon have paper and board producers paying more for the cores and tubes used to roll their products. Sonoco will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by 4% for shipments in Canada and the U.S.,...
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Canada ranks poorly in environmental report
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Canada throws away more garbage per capita than any other country in the developed world. That, combined with heavy use of energy and water, gives the country a C grade and a ranking of 15th out of 17 countries in The Conference Board of...
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