Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has reported increase in second quarter 2012 net sales by 7% to $712m compared to $665m in the second quarter 2011. Net income also increased to $45m against $40m in the same period of 2011. Export ...
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Germany-based labeling paper producer UPM has been awarded the EU Ecolabel recognition for adhering to its compliance with rigid environmental criteria concerning energy consumption and chemical waste levels, in addition to air and water ...
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US-based Monadnock Paper Mills has announced the launch of the Envi Portfolio, a complement of fiber-based solutions designed to provide eco-savvy brand owners with alternatives to plastics across a broad range of applications and end-uses. ...
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August was a tough month for Minnesota’s timber industry. The Verso paper mill in Sartell and the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant in Duluth both shut down permanently, putting 400 people out of work. The plant closings were among the ...
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Corrugated boxes are commonly referred to as'card boxes'and serve as the back bone of the shipping and packing industry.These boxes are light weight and at the same time can withstand damages from shock,vibrations and other type of ...
Cyanobacteria bloom on Lake Erie, turning bright green near the surface. Satellite image taken Oct. 9, 2011. NASA MODIS data processed by R. Stumpf, NOAA. One summer day two years ago, Danny and Laura Jenkins' black Labrador retriever ...
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{ISSUE} Soaring energy prices are thinning profit margins in the transport sector and increasing operational costs in many manufacturing industries {SHIFT} Turning wood waste into bio-fuel helps industry find a cost-effective and ...
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Northern Minnesota’s logging industry is suffering along with the rest of the national wood products industry, but leaders of trade groups say loggers who’ve held on so far are likely to survive. Since the downward trend started ...
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All major trade associations representing the forestry sector have together launched a declaration outlining the eight practical steps required to be undertaken by industry, stakeholders and international trade partners to achieve ...
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Certain industries benefit more then others from specific industrial products or machines. Heat exchangers are pretty popular across the board, but are absolute essentials for the paper industry. Without heat exchangers, paper mills would ...
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Scientific Certification Systems has certified the Patneshwari Agricultural Co-Operative Limited under the internationally recognized Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) program, making it the first timber-producing forest in India to earn FSC ...
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There were signs Tuesday that the crisis in the province's pulp mill industry is beginning to affect sawmills and private woodlot owners. Taylor Lumber Company Ltd., a Middle Musquodoboit company employing more than 100 people, has said it ...
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