USA
Risk
Forest Area
Paper Mills 66
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Androscoggin Verso Paper |
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Ashdown, AR Domtar |
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Augusta International Paper |
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Aurora Mill RockTenn |
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Biron Catalyst Paper |
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Blandin UPM Kymmene |
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Boise Paper Boise Paper |
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Boise White Paper, International Falls, MN Boise Paper Holdings LLC |
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Brownville FiberMark FiberMark |
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Calhoun Resolute Forest Products |
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Catawba Resolute Forest Products |
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CHILLICOTHE Glatfelter |
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Cloquet Sappi Europe SA |
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Covington MeadWestvaco Papers |
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Cypress Bend AR Clearwater Paper Inc |
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Domtar Domtar |
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Domtar Domatar |
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Duluth Verso Paper |
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East Millinocket Mill Great Northern Paper |
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Escanaba Paper Co. Verso Paper |
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Evadale MeadWestvaco Papers |
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Finch Paper Finch Paper Group |
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Flambeau Flambeau River Papers |
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Flambeau River Papers/Park Falls WI Flambeau River Papers |
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Franklin International Paper |
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Glatfelter Glatfelter |
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Gorham, New Hampshire Twin Rivers Paper Co. |
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International Paper International Paper |
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Johnsonburg, PA Domtar |
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Lewiston Clearwater Paper Inc |
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Longview, WA Weyerhaeuser |
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Luke Paper Co. Verso Paper |
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Madawaska, Maine Twin Rivers Paper Co. |
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Midwest Paper Group Appleton Coated |
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Millwood Inland Empire Paper Company |
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Mohawk Paper Mill Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. |
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Neenah Paper Mill Neenah Paper |
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Nekoosa Domtar |
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Norpac North Pacific Paper Corporation |
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Pine Bluff Mill Evergreen Packaging |
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Pixelle Specialty Solutions (Chillicothe, Ohio) Glatfelter |
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Pixelle Specialty Solutions (Spring Grove, PA) Glatfelter |
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Port Huron Domtar |
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Quinnesec Verso Paper |
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Riegelwood International Paper |
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Riverdale International Paper |
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Rothschild Domtar |
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Rumford Catalyst Paper |
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Rumford Paper Co. Catalyst Paper |
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SAPPI (South African Pulp and Paper Industries) SAPPI |
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Sebago/Glatfelter Sebago/Glatfelter |
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Somerset Sappi Europe SA |
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Texarkana Mill Graphic Packaging International, Inc. |
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Ticonderoga International Paper |
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Twin Rivers Twin Rivers Paper Co. |
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Twin Rivers Twin Rivers |
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Veritiv Veritiv |
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Verso Verso Paper |
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Verso Paper (formerly New Page) Verso Paper |
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West Linn West Linn Paper Co. |
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West Rock West Rock |
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Westrock Westrock |
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White Birch White Birch |
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Wickliffe Paper Co. LLC Verso Paper |
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Wisconsin Domtar |
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Wisconsin Rapids Verso Paper |
Forest Legislations 2
Trump’s trade war threatens the U.S. newspaper industry
The tariffs on Canadian lumber and Canadian uncoated groundwood paper from the Trump administration on trade war, resulting in a significant rise in the cost of newsprint. Newspaper publishers in the US is now struggling to adapt, incorporating newspaper section limits, cutting page counts, decreasing issue frequency and laying off staff.
Resolute Forest Products Lawsuits (re-alleged racketeering and defamation by environmental organisations, USA)
Canadian logging company Resolute Forest Products has filed two lawsuits against various Greenpeace entities, Stand. Earth (formerly known as "ForestEthics"), and some of these organisations' staff members in the United States and Canada. These lawsuits were brought in relation to the organisations' criticism of the environmental impact of Resolute Forest's logging practices in the Canadian boreal region and to their campaigns encouraging customers to hold Resolute to account for its unsustainable forestry practices. The environmental organisations being sued assert that the lawsuits are meritless and constitute "strategic lawsuits against public participation" ("SLAPP") meant to silence their criticisms. Following the filing of Resolute's lawsuits, Greenpeace launched a campaign aiming to stop the use of SLAPPs to silence free speech. As part of this campaign, Greenpeace has received support from over 100 authors in several countries.
Chinese company Nine Dragons buys Catalyst Paper mills in US for US$175 million
Canadian company Catalyst Paper Corp. is selling its US operations, including a pair of paper mills in Maine and Wisconsin, to a Chinese company Nine Dragons Paper. Nine Dragons Paper is paying US$175 million for the mills and an operations centre in Dayton, Ohio. There are no plans for lay-offs at the mills, which employ about 610 workers in Rumford, Maine, and 380 workers in Biron, Wisconsin, a spokeswoman said.
New Mapping Tool Links Chinese Factory Environmental Impact to Brand Name Retailers
the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the U.S. and the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) in China launched the IPE Green Supply Chain Map, the only tool in the world to openly link leading multinational corporations to their suppliers’ environmental performance. Based on publicly available data from the Chinese government, IPE’s database and map provide real-time data and historical trends in air pollution emissions and wastewater discharge for nearly 15,000 major industrial facilities in China and access to environmental supervision records for over half a million more.
Target removes fidget spinners containing lead
US chain store Target has removed two fidget spinner models from sale, after a study from NGO the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) study found they contained high levels of lead. The federal legal limit is 100 parts per million (ppm) for lead in children’s products, but fidget spinners are classified by the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) as general use rather than as children’s products. They are only considered toys if labelled age 12 and under.