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Cascades Announces the Closure of its Norampac –
Trenton Mill
April 12, 2012 – Kingsey Falls, Quebec – Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS), a leader in recovery and in the manufacturing of green packaging and tissue paper products, announces today the closure of its Norampac containerboard mill located in Trenton, Ontario. Following the rejection of the final offer made to the employees regarding the new collective agreement, the closure of the mill will be effective no later than June 1, 2012.
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RockTenn Announces Permanent Closure of Matane, Quebec Containerboard Mill
NORCROSS, Ga.—(Business Wire)—February 29, 2012-- RockTenn (NYSE:RKT)
announced today the permanent closure of its Matane, Quebec containerboard mill. The
Matane mill, which RockTenn acquired in May 2011 as part of the Smurfit-Stone
acquisition, had 176,000 tons per year of recycled corrugated medium production
capacity. RockTenn ceased production at the mill in late January 2012. RockTenn took
this action to balance its overall containerboard mill system capacity to match system
demand, in light of major steps RockTenn is taking to realign system capacity and lower
average system costs.
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PPC Seminar Focuses on Government Funding
Underfunding can be a killer even for the best
laid-out business plans and product innovations,
but contrary to popular belief, Canadian manufacturing
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
enjoy access to a considerable pool of financial
resources from both federal and provincial governments
to get themselves on sound-enough financial
footing to compete and succeed in today’s
global economy, as demonstrated at a recent discussion
forum hosted by the Brampton, Ont.-
headquartered industry group Paper Packaging
Canada (PPC).
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Paper Packaging Canada Gets Proactive in the Corrugated vs. Plastics 'Slowdown' by Jerry Scott Mills
Capping a 40-year career with Canadian and international
board converting companies (MBI, Smurfit), in mid 2011
David Andrews joined Paper Packaging Canada as
executive director. His experience brings new marketing
perspectives to the association and its mission to enhance
overall competitiveness of the Canadian corrugated
packaging industry. For converters on both sides of the
border, it's a timely endeavor that mirrors efforts of the
Fiber Box Association (FBA) in the USA.
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75% Residential Recycling Rate for Corrugated
A study of residential recycling in four Canadian provinces (representing 86% of the country’s population) indicates that about 75% of corrugated boxes are sent for recycling by residents. In Ontario, the OCC sent for recycling has reached an amazing 92%.
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Paper Packaging Canada elects chairman and officers
(January 18, 2011) Paper Packaging Canada today announces its new Board of Directors. Rob Latter of Kruger Inc. has been elected Chairman. Other executive members of the board include Charles Malo of Norampac (Vice-Chairman); Bob Hagan of Atlantic (2nd Vice-Chairman); and Peter Moore of Moore Packaging (Secretary/Treasurer).
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PPEC reports that almost 70% of paper packaging is sent for recycling in Ontario
(21 September, 2009) Almost 70% of the paper packaging entering Ontario households was sent for recycling in 2008, according to statistics just released by Blue Box industry funding organization, Stewardship Ontario. The numbers are released every year and are based on a combination of waste audits of what householders put out for recycling or garbage, and reports by companies on what materials they place into the residential marketplace.
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Greenwash: The frustrating and dirty world of propaganda
Everybody’s done it: selectively use information, put the best shine on a résumé, gloss over or omit stuff that might raise questions. It’s the same with environmental claims and labeling, lifecycle analysis (LCA), and the latest buzzword, sustainability.
Blog by Paper Packaging Canada's John Mullinder in Solid Waste and Recycling Magazine
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Canadian Paper Industry Launches New National Association
Press release of June 10, 2008
The major players in the Canadian paper packaging industry have formed a new national organization, Paper Packaging Canada, to represent their diverse interests. Learn more...