HEADNOTE In search of higher yield, and the use of less and less water, new technology breakthroughs are beginning to emerge Dr Salali El Siddique Awadel Karim has a background in chemical engineering...
Fortress Paper Ltd. Fortress Paper has announced that it has ramped up production of dissolving pulp at its Fortress Specialty Cellulose Mill to approximately 60% of final targeted capacity since it announced production...
NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD CORPORATE STRATEGY China maps out guidelines for pulp and paper industry development China looks set to raise its pulp capacity in a bid to reduce...
Net earnings up by $22.3 million in the quarter due to gains on transaction with Glacier Media Inc., reduced restructuring expenses and focus on cost control. Downward pressure on national advertising contributed to...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a0ef52/newsprint_mills_in) has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Newsprint Mills Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2012 Edition]" to their offering. This...
NEW YORK -- The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) and Halifax Media Holdings LLC today announced the closing of the sale of The New York Times Company Regional Media Group to Halifax...
DALLAS -- A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) announced today that fourth quarter 2011 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, pension and impairment expenses and net investment-related losses ("Adjusted EBITDA") is exceeding expectations,...
HEADNOTE The industry in this region of the Middle East may still be considered to be in its infancy but it is on the move The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes the...
NEWS SHORTS FROM THE PULP AND PAPER WORLD FINANCIAL Finnish paper industry signs two-year collective agreements The Finnish Forest Industries Federation (FFIF) has signed new collective agreements with the country's paper workers' union...
BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 201 1, another bastion of the Canadian pulp and paper industry fell by the wayside joining sulfite pulp and greenfield newsprint mills. The Bank of Canada began issuing polymer banknotes,...
CONCORD, Calif. -- The Hilton Concord Hotel, located in the East Bay of San Francisco, is incorporating environmental and sustainable systems into its multi-million dollar hotel renovation anticipated to be fully completed in...
NEW YORK -- The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) has entered into an agreement to sell its Regional Media Group, consisting of 16 regional newspapers, other print publications and related businesses, to...
*Lee wins first-day motions: Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises Inc. last week told a Delaware-based U.S. bankruptcy judge that it would have its reorganization plan approved by all its creditors and ready for his...
NEW YORK -- The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT) announced today that it is in advanced discussions to sell its Regional Media Group, consisting of 16 regional newspapers, other print publications and...
*Lee files for Chapter 11: As anticipated, Lee Enterprises Inc. of Davenport, Iowa, this morning filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The company listed $994-1/2 million in...
MCLEAN, Va. -- Gannett (NYSE: GCI) executives at the UBS Media and Communications Conference today updated key developments in the company's businesses particularly its digital strategy. Management also provided preliminary results for the...
HEADNOTE The PPI Awards 201 1 celebrated the achievements of pulp and paper companies from around the world The PPI Awards evening held in the middle of November was yet another memorable occasion...
HEADNOTE Small and outdated mills in China are under strict environmental guidelines and market pressure In July 2011, the Chinese government revised its plans to shut down outdated paper and pulp equipment nationwide,...
TORONTO -- Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. ("Postmedia" or "the Company") today announced that, further to its announcement of October 18, 2011, it has completed the...
ATLANTA - Intermodal transportation is brimming with opportunities, suffering from routing limitations or possibly a mixture of both, industry officials said here. Those diverse views were expressed by six shippers who spoke Nov....