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1460 readersVerso Paper Corp. announced that it will reduce its annual production capacity by 193,000 tons by permanently shutting down the No. 2 coated groundwood paper machine at its mill in Bucksport, Maine, effective October 23 and two supercalendered (SC) paper machines at its mill in Sartell, Minnesota, effective December 14.
The shutdown of the No. 2
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Verso Paper Corp. announced today that it has completed a preliminary assessment of the damage resulting from the recent explosion and fire at its paper mill in Sartell, Minnesota. The incident at the Sartell mill on May 28, 2012, which claimed the life of one Verso employee
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Verso Paper Corp. today announced that after conducting a comprehensive assessment, Verso has made the difficult decision not to reopen its paper mill in Sartell, Minnesota.
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733 readersVerso Paper Corp. completed a preliminary assessment of the damage resulting from the recent explosion and fire at its paper mill in Sartell, Minnesota.
The incident, which claimed the life of one Verso employee and injured four others, caused substantial damage to the mill’s paper warehouse and important infrastructure including the electrical system.
While a visual inspection
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2955 readersNewPage Corp. has decided, based on its assessment of current market and economic conditions, to take downtime on both paper machines at its Port Hawkesbury mill in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The downtime will begin September 10 for the mill’s PM1 newsprint machine and September 16 for the PM2 supercalendered machine.
The decision was based on a combination
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In a move designed to realign its manufacturing platform to meet the needs of a changing market, Mohawk Fine Papers has announced today that it seeks to close the Beckett Mill in Hamilton, Ohio at the end of the year. A shutdown would include the mill's three
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1731 readersMohawk Fine Papers has announced that it seeks to close the Beckett Mill in Hamilton, Ohio at the end of the year. A shutdown would include the mill’s three paper machines and would affect 137 union and salaried employees.
Over the next two months, Mohawk intends to transition manufacturing from Beckett to its paper mills in
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Wausau Paper announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the sale of its premium Print & Color brands - including Astrobrights(R), Astroparche(R) and the Royal family of products - and closure of its Brokaw, Wisconsin, paper mill. The sale, to Neenah Paper, Inc., is scheduled
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2266 readersGrays Harbor Paper, LLC, announced the permanent shutdown of the Hoquiam, Washington facility effective immediately.
Patrick Quigg, president of Grays Harbor Paper (GHP), explained the continued high price of raw materials, lower than expected sales of high-value products, and accompanying cash flow considerations as the major factors contributing to the decision to shutdown. In addition,
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ARC, a leading document solutions company in the U.S., today announced that it will formally change its Delaware corporate name from American Reprographics Company and will henceforth be known as ARC Document Solutions, Inc. The name change amends the company's certificate of incorporation, which was filed with