Press Releases

LYONS, Ore., Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Freres Lumber Company announced that it has been granted a Canadian patent for its revolutionary Mass Plywood Panel (MPP), whic

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PADUA, Italy and AUBURN, Ala., Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Stevanato Group, through Ompi, its specialist in glass primary packaging for the pharmaceutical industry, and SiO2 Medical Products, Inc. ("SMP") jointly announce today a collaboration agreement.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Metsä Group and Business Finland are joining forces in building a wooden Metsä pavilion to be used in Tokyo during the Olympic games. The pavilion will be built on the grounds of the Finnish Embassy in the centre of Tokyo, Japan.Th

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Business Activity Index at 59.7%; New Orders Index at 57.7%; Employment Index at 57.8%This report reflects the recently completed annual adjustments to the seasonal factors used to calculate the indexes. TEMPE, Ariz., Feb. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in January for the 108th consecutive month,

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TORONTO, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Norbord Inc. (TSX and NYSE: OSB) announced today that it filed its 2018 annual report on Form 40-F, including its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, with the SEC on EDGAR (www.sec.gov) as well as with the Canadian securities a

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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SCA Wood France and the French company Innovation Solutions Bois, ISB, are considering a merger of its operations on wood processing and distribution of wood products in France. The potential merger would result in a large and resourceful supplier of wood products to the French building material

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STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --SCA and Latvian Forest Company have signed a letter of intent for SCA to acquire 10 000 hectares of forest land in Latvia.Latvian Forest Company owns and runs a number of forest farms in Latvia. The purchase-sum would amount to approximately

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New Orders, Production, and Employment Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at Slower Rate; Backlog Growing; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers' Inventories Too Low; Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports GrowingThis report reflects the recently completed annual adjustments to the seasonal factors used to calculate the indexes.  TEMPE, Ariz., Feb.

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ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neenah, Inc. (NYSE: NP) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.45 per share on the company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on March 4, 2019 to stockholders of record as of close of business on

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Note: Financial references in US dollars unless otherwise indicated.2018 HIGHLIGHTSGenerated record Adjusted EBITDA of $724 million, an 8% increase year-over-year Adjusted earnings of $4.74 per diluted share, a 6% increase over 2017 European EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year to

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DELAWARE, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today that it has received notice that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act regar

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SEATTLE, Feb. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today reported a fourth quarter net loss of $93 million, or 12 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.6 billion. This compares with net earnings of $271 million, or 36 cents

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ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neenah, Inc. (NYSE:NP) today announced that Sean T. Erwin and John F. McGovern will not stand for re-election when their terms expire in May 2019 and that Tony R. Thene has been appointed to its Boa

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DELAWARE, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global industrial packaging solutions provider, announced today it will report the company's 2019 first quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. A conference call will be held on

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RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) will webcast its conference call on February 7, 2019, following the release of its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2019 after market close on that date. The conference call will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will be

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