| MWV Receives SFI®, PEFC Certifications
| | Richmond, Va.-based MWV has received chain of custody certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) program and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes (PEFC) chain of custody standards. |
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| NTHS Inducts Harpers into Hall of Fame
| | | Ron and Katherine Harper, founders of Harper Corp. of America, Charlotte, N.C., have been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society Hall of Fame for Educational Excellence. |
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| CCTI Celebrates 75 Years
| | | The Composite Can and Tube Institute (CCTI) will hold its 75th annual meeting June 7-9 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego. |
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| OCC Prices Tumble
| | | Although the specific price drops varied from region to region, most domestic board mills are now clearly in a position to dictate OCC prices. |
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| 1Q Earnings Reports Released
| | | International Paper, Memphis, Tenn., has reported preliminary first-quarter 2008 net earnings of $133 million, compared with net earnings of $327 million in the 2007 fourth quarter and $434 million in the first quarter of 2007. |
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| AICC Holds 2008 Innovator of the Year Competition
| | | The Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) and Board Converting News (BCN) have released a call for entries for the 2008 Innovator of the Year (Machinery) Competition, which will be held in conjunction with the AICC 2008 Annual Meeting, Sept. 24-26 in Atlanta. |
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| AICC Joins CPA
| | | The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) has welcomed the Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC) as co-sponsor, joining with the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) and the Fibre Box Association (FBA) to support and expand the corrugated container industry’s efforts on sustainability and related issues. |
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| Metro Waste Plans New Facility
| | | Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc., Toronto, plans to open a new 80,000 sq ft multi-stream recycling and processing facility in Vancouver this summer. |
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| MAN Roland to Host Open House
| | | Using the theme of “Make No Small Plans,” MAN Roland will host an open house at its Westmont, Ill., Graphic Demonstration Center June 23-24. |
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| PCA Reports Record 1Q Results
| | | Lake Forest, Ill.-based Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) reports record first quarter 2008 net income of $32 million compared to first quarter 2007 net income of $31 million. |
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| PCA Linerboard Mill to Lay off Workers
| | | The Valdosta (Ga.) Daily Times reports that "in a restructuring move, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) in Clyattville [Ga.] will reduce its hourly workforce [at its linerboard mill] beginning May 1. |
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| March Box Shipments Rise
| | | On an average week basis, industry shipments of corrugated products rose 2.7 percent last month, the Fibre Box Association (FBA) reports. |
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