Members of Unifor Local 1132 at the Crofton mill in British Columbia, Canada, received notice that the scheduled restart of the mill, slated for the end of the month, has been delayed by at least another 30 days, leaving workers and their families in the lurch. “A few months ago, the company stood beside federal […]
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Aug
Aug
Paper Excellence Canada announced today the permanent curtailment of Catalyst Paper tiskwat, its paper mill in Powell River, BC. “It was a difficult decision to curtail tiskwat indefinitely in December 2021,” said Stew Gibson, Chief Operating Officer. “Following a comprehensive review of options, it has been determined that a restart of a pulp or paper […]
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Jul
Jul
The Paper Excellence Group (Paper Excellence) today announced its updated organizational structure for its business units following the recent acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in March 2023 and Domtar in November 2021. Steve Henry, currently Domtar’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named President of the Paper & Packaging business unit with […]
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Jun
Jun
Paper Excellence participated in the “Wood you find it?” event hosted by FSC International in Brussels to discuss the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), approved in April by the European Parliament. Representatives of the European Commission responsible for the approved text, public policy makers, companies, NGOs and FSC leaders discussed together what are the biggest challenges […]
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Nov
Nov
Shandong Jinthiane Paper Industry Co., Ltd signed a contract with A.Celli Paper marked the beginning of the business relationship between the two realities. The new E-WIND® P100 paper rewinder object of the supply will be used to process jumbo rolls of 170-400 gsm white coated board with a diameter of 4000 mm and a width […]
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Oct
Oct
The Paper Excellence Group and Resolute Forest Products Inc. today announced their intention to sell Resolute’s Thunder Bay pulp and paper mill in Ontario, Canada, to further facilitate the regulatory review process. On July 6, the Paper Excellence Group through its wholly-owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation entered into an agreement with Resolute, a global forest products […]
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Oct
Oct
China’s economy recovered and showed sound momentum in the 3Q, notably better than the 2Q. The production and demands continued to improve, and employment and prices were generally stable. The national economy was generally performing within an appropriate range, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China. According to preliminary estimates, the gross domestic […]
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Oct
Oct
Paper Excellence recently announced that one of the unions at its Crofton mill, the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) local 2, has given 72-hour strike notice, putting the union in a strike position on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Since July 2022, the company has been negotiating with PPWC local 2, which represents 370 […]
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Paper Excellence Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Crofton Paper Mill Operations due to low demand from china & high costs
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Oct
Oct
Paper Excellence announced the indefinite curtailment of its paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton facility on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, starting in early December 2022. Paper Excellence explained that paper markets in China served by the mill have significantly weakened while there have been substantial cost escalations for chemicals, energy, and wood fiber used […]
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Sep
Sep
Paper Excellence recently announced a production curtailment at its Crofton paper facility. The curtailment will coincide with scheduled annual maintenance of key utility assets. The outage will reduce the site exposure to higher cost energy through this period. The curtailment will commence September 10th, 2022 and is expected to last approximately two weeks. It is estimated […]