Pulp & Paper Radio International

In the news: RockTenn buying Tacoma mill and is closing Texas facility; Investment in pulp mill completed; Bemis says it will close plant in Ohio; Canfor sells mill; After 10 weeks, mill restarts operations; Worker badly injured in explosion; Fire at facility; Company named in lawsuit; We interview a Miami University senior who will be working at a Georgia-Pacific facility next year; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.

In the news: NewPage indicates it wants to change merger plan; Kemira says it will buy BASF's AKD emulsion business; UPM making investment at pulp mill; Södra implementing major expansion at mill in Sweden; Fire at U.S. facility; Cenveo closing plant and is laying off workers in two states; Corrugated packaging plant to shut down; Explosion at plant; MeadWestvaco slashing more than 500 jobs; RR Donnelley announces acquisition; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.

In the news: Company installs new press section at mill; Tissue conversion facility closes; Ashland Inc. says it will sell water technologies segment; Graphic Packaging agrees to acquire U.K.-based Benson group; NYSE accepts Verso's plan; Facility fined for emissions violation; Company gets loan; Joint venture granted clearance; Fire at facility; PM40 company says it will cut water usage; Celebrating Engineers Week; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: PM40 company says it will double size of U.S. facility; Bemis announces it will sell paper packaging division; Fire at paper mill; Worker injured after fire; Verso regains NYSE compliance; Particleboard facility closed; Interfor to buy sawmills; Company announces new CEO; Major investment in Europe announced; Arauco gets approval for modernization of pulp mill; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Employee hurt in explosion and fire; R.R. Donnelley completes purchase; Paper-making ends at IP Courtland mill; Mill employee critically injured when train hits pickup truck; APP issues Forest Conservation Policy Anniversary Report; Mill lays off 200-plus workers; Company says it will boost pulp production; Stora Enso divests shareholding in company; Cascades says it's looking to close plant; Paper mill sold; Quad/Graphics announces acquisition; Folding carton plant will be shuttered; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: PM40 company says it will separate into two companies; xpedx merges with Unisource; Burrows to expand; BASF restructuring paper chemicals business; Group to evaluate APP's progress regarding forest policy; APRIL announces new Sustainable Forest Management Policy; Fire at UK and U.S. mills; Complaint against Sappi dismissed; Ahlstrom says it will cut more jobs; Joint venture delayed; Verso buying power plant; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Worker dies in accident at mill; Company invests millions in new plant; Mill will be shut down for up to four months; Canadian facility to be idled; UPM says it will close mill; Company announces reorganization of paper and packaging businesses; Two fires at U.S. facilities; Sonoco dedicates new biomass facility; Fire at UK mill; Manufacturer will create more than 100 jobs at old Mondi plant; Company reportedly could face expulsion from World Business Council for Sustainable Development; Mill could lose green status; Quad/Graphics closing plants; Pollution lawsuit filed against company; College students have a tissue issue; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Manufacturer begins producing paper again after major fire; New corrugated packaging facility to be built; Mill is shut down for two weeks; MeadWestvaco to cut costs, jobs; Paper machine at mill to be indefinitely idled; Sonoco makes acquisition; Company announces $8 million capital investment; Newsprint machine to be converted to make lightweight packaging products; Kimberly-Clark will shut down plant; Two fires at U.S. facilities; Sappi CEO to step down due to illness; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Verso says it will buy NewPage; RockTenn makes acquisition; RR Donnelley agrees to buy office products company; PCC plant to be constructed; Company announces it will sell stake in mill; Deadline for bidders for assets of failed timber company extended; Company indicates mill may close in June; Mondi announces expansion; Mill says it is restructuring and cutting staff; Fire at U.S. mill; We interview Paul Schutes, the executive director of the Recycled Paperboard Alliance; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: New pulp mill begins production; PM40 company plans plant expansion; Update in antidumping investigation; Company and union finalize agreement to avert layoffs; Judge dismisses dispute by former employees; New plywood mill starts up; Metso's demerger completed; Company says it will hire up to 100 employees; Fire at U.S. mill; Randy "Dr. Box" Phares delivers his latest Box Report; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Fire at Wisconsin facility; Company fined for discharging excess effluent; Fire destroys more than a thousand acres of forestland; L-P says it will add jobs; Soaring power costs forcing some mills to limit or shut down production; PM40 company sells forestland; Company postpones plan to list stock; Mill officially shuts down for good; Update on U.S. Post Office rates; plus much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.  

In the news: New material recovery facility opens; Company announces layoffs; Update on major investment; Three of Resolute's FSC certificates suspended; Pulp mill lays off 200 employees for 10 weeks; Furloughed workers at mill could be out of work for 8 or 9 months; NYSE withdraws delisting determination for Verso; plus much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Elephants show up at mill and kill man; Indefinite layoffs after boiler explosion; Two injured in fire at mill; Shareholders back demerger; Mill resumes operations; Update in police shooting at mill site; New pulp mill announced; Forestlands sale completed; plus much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Company to invest millions to modernize mill; Country files dispute with World Trade Organization; Antitrust complaint filed against PM40 company; Government seizes packaging plant; IP starts layoffs ahead of planned mill closure; Mill cited and fined after fatality; Company announces workforce reductions; Mill leaders threaten to fire hundreds of employees; Man accused of killing 15 in accident at mill appears in court; Feds sue mill and others; Company officially changes names; Facility closes and 50 workers laid off; proposed U.S. EPA regulations; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: 15 die in accident at facility; PM40 company to pay $241 million to settle tax dispute; Paper manufacturer to open new facility, will employ more than 200; Company to spin off specialty paper division; NGO criticizes APP; Police officer shoots man at RR Donnelley; Company wants to sell paper machine; Companies receive funding for environmental improvements; More than 40 jobs to be slashed when facility closes; Orchids announces new paper machine and converting line projects; Land acquisition in Michigan; Company announces joint venture; and much more! Give us your comments following the show.  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1 Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: PM40 companies making acquisitions; Fire engulfs mill; Facilities to be idled; Brazil company sells land; Companies say they will merge; Paper machine at mill will shut down, workers to be laid off; Plant to close, nearly 80 jobs to be eliminated; Reward offered in vandalism case; Jury rules in favor of company; Companies in legal battle; Waiting period for deal extended; Randy "Dr. Box" Phares delivers his latest Box Report; and much more! Give us your comments following the show.  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1 Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.

In the news: Mill restarts paper machine after explosion; Company mulling business spinoff; Corporation announces sale of packaging business; Idle mill to be converted and will reportedly begin operations next year; Fire at PCA facility; New power plant at mill begins commercial operation; Fatal accident on Weyerhaeuser land; Packaging company to acquire three sites; plus much more! Give us your comments following the show.  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1 Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: $2.7 billion deal announced; Companies weighing legal options as China imposes anti-dumping duty; Boiler explodes at mill; Upgrades announced at two mills; Printing facility will close and 150 workers will lose their jobs; Kadant to acquire Carmanah Design and Manufacturing; 50 workers laid off at mill; Man gets six years in prison for stealing from IP facility; and much more!  Give us your comments following the show.  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1

In the news: Billion dollar forestland deal announced; $170 million conversion project at U.S. mill complete; Shutdown of mill will come sooner than originally planned; Company says it will shut down machine; Power plant at shuttered mill imploded; Complaint filed against company; PCA completes acquisition; Layoffs announced at mill; Sappi announces major investment; and much more! Give us your comments following the show.  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1 Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Company making $620 million acquisition; Fire at plant; Loan guarantee gets OK for pellet plant; Official hopes to resume talks with potential buyer of mill; Lawmakers want to say adieu to paper textbooks; USG forms joint venture; Timber company may sell home building unit; Anti-dumping investigation; Earnings reports; Our Xpert Panel weighs in on a possible interest rate increase and how that will affect business; and much more! What are your comments on today's show?  In the United States, text 832175 with your comments to 22333, or, anywhere in the world, go to www.pollev.com/pnpri1