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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) today reported second quarter 2008 income from continuing operations of $58 million, or $0.34 per share. Included in the
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
HELSINKI, July 24 (Reuters) - UPM-Kymmene reported on Thursday a 31 percent fall in its second-quarter operating profit, excluding one-off items, and said it might close plants to improve profitability.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
HELSINKI, Finland, July 24 -- STORA ENSO OYJ INTERIM REVIEW 24 July 2008 at 06.00 GMT Summary of Second Quarter Results Continuing Operations: Q2/07 Q1/08 Q2/08 Sales EUR2 989.9 2 831.8 2 871.8 million Operating Profit excl. NRIEUR 222.9 140.194.4 and Fair V...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Stora Enso , the world's top paper and board maker, reported on Thursday lower-than-expected second-quarter operating profit, hit by rising costs.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
CAPE TOWN, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The upgrading of mills from semi to full automation, and the continued capacity upgrades of existing mills, is increasing the uptake of automation
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
BOSTON, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- RISI announced today that Teguh Ganda
Wijaya of APP has been named as the most powerful person in the global pulp
and paper industry for 2008. RISI published the industry's first ever Power
List in the July issues of its leading magazines, Pulp & Paper
International (PPI) and Pulp & Paper. The head of the Asian papermaking
giant is joined by other influential players...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Albany International Corp. (NYSE:AIN) will host a live audio webcast on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, to discuss second-quarter 2008 financial results, which will
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Wages, Pensions improved; Health Care maintained
LOW MOOR, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Steelworkers
(USW) Local 8-490 members at the MeadWestvaco converting and services
facility in Low Moor, Va., ratified a four-year agreement this week by a 70
percent margin.
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The contract, which covers 154 production employees, features pension
increases, wage increases, maintains...
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TechBlogger (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
LAS VEGAS, USA (AVING Special Report on ‘COSMOPROF 2008′) — The Beauty Company Inc. showcased its premium quality natural cosmetic sponge, 100% synthetic latex, SOOSOFT sponge, 100% natural needlepoint cotton, walnut exfoliating buff and natural cosmetic grade cellulose at 2008 Cosmoprof North America, July 13~15, in Las Vegas. Original post by Kevin Choi
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core77.com (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Treepac is a reusable shipping container intended to replace cardboard boxes. Its structure is made entirely of sustainable wood-based polymer cellulose acetate and is used like cardboard packaging but is designed to enable and encourage people and companies to improve their environmental footprint. Why replace cardboard? Design Researcher Dave Siedzik notes: "We were disheartened that recycling cardboard...
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Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
Emirates NBD National General Insurance Co. Al Salam Sudan Tamweel Co. Arkan Building Materials Co. National Slaughter House Co. Pearl of Kuwait Real Estate Co. Gulf Finance House Gulf Hotels Group Muscat Finance Co. Ltd. Al Khalij Commercial Bank (Al Khaliji) Shuaiba Paper Products Co. Union National Bank Al Ahli United Bank Qatar Real Estate Investment Co. Al Khaleej Insurance & Reinsurance Co....
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Contract Pharma Breaking News (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
MeadWestvaco Corp. and Bilcare Ltd. have jointly acquired International Labs, a pharmaceutical packaging company based in St. Petersburg, FL. The acquisition will use the companies' capabilities for adherence-promoting pharmaceutical packaging in an effort to streamline the supply chain by eliminating several steps in the distribution channel, according to a Bilcare statement. The goal of the acquisition,...