Forest Products Newswire
201 - Performance Ingeo™ Meltblown Nonwovens Now a Demonstrated Reality
MINNETONKA, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - NatureWorks announced today at the 2009 International Nonwovens Technical Conference (INTC) being held in Denver that two grades of its low-carbon footprint Ingeo™ bioresin are now commercially available for the production of meltblown...
202 - Sonoco Selected to Join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced that it has been selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), effective today. DJSI World comprises the leading global companies in terms of economic performance, environmental stewardship...
203 - Laidlaw Energy and Homeland Renewable Energy Announce Biomass Project Development Joint Venture and Investment
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Laidlaw Biopower, LLC (“Laidlaw”), an affiliate of Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (Ticker symbol “LLEG”), and Homeland Renewable Energy LLC (“Homeland”), jointly announced today that they have entered into a joint venture to develop...
204 - Anticipating Labelexpo Europe 2009, Dow Global Vice President Describes PSA Business as a Powerhouse
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - With the recent acquisition of Rohm and Haas, The Dow Chemical Company’s (NYSE:DOW) Adhesives and Functional Polymers business is a powerful resource for pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) customers confronting challenges like specialization...
205 - Deltic Timber Declares Quarterly Dividend
EL DORADO, Ark.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Deltic Timber Corporation (NYSE:DEL) announced today a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share will be paid to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2009, with a payment date of December 15, 2009.
206 - Resource Environmental Solutions Announces Award of Restorative Planting Services by Midcontinent Express Pipeline
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Ecological Restoration Services, LLC, (“ERS”) a subsidiary of Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC of Baton Rouge, LA, has been awarded a contract by Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC to provide Post Construction Restoration Services. ERS...
207 - Plum Creek Renamed to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (NYSE:PCL) today announced that Dow Jones has renamed the company to its Dow Jones Sustainability Index that tracks the economic, environmental and social performance of companies. The review of companies is based on a...
208 - Bemis Company Provides Update Regarding Proposed Acquisition of Alcan Packaging Food Americas
NEENAH, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Bemis Company, Inc. (NYSE: BMS) today announced that late yesterday it received a request for additional information and documentary material, often referred to as a “Second Request,” from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in...
209 - Glatfelter Declares Dividend of $0.09 on Common Stock
YORK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Glatfelter (NYSE:GLT) announced that its Board of Directors declared a $0.09 per share cash dividend on its outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on November 2, 2009, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 6...
210 - Wausau Paper Announces Consolidation of Business Units
MOSINEE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) today announced plans to consolidate its Specialty Products and Printing & Writing businesses into a single strategic operating unit. The January 1, 2010, consolidation is expected to reduce administrative overhead...
211 - Axion Announces Formal Completion of Prototype Next-Generation Composite Military Bridges
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high load industrial products, has just completed the construction of two 100% recycled plastic bridges for the US Army. The...
212 - Sonoco Streamlines Organization to Focus on Global Growth
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON) today announced actions to simplify the Company’s business structure and provide the necessary scale in its Consumer and Industrial packaging and services businesses to drive profitable growth and obtain sustainable operating...
213 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals to Raise Prices for CARDURA™, ACE™, VEOVA™ and VERSATIC™ Acid Products
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., announced today that it will increase the prices of its CARDURA™ glycidyl ester, ACE™ hydroxyl acrylate monomer, VEOVA™ monomers and VERSATIC™ acids globally effective October 1, 2009 or as contract terms...
214 - Duraflame Goes Pink to Help Fight Breast Cancer
STOCKTON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Cozying up to a fire will take on new meaning this fall: supporting the fight against breast cancer. Duraflame (www.duraflame.com) is debuting a pink-packaged firelog this October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Two percent of the Pink...
215 - Cyclone Power Technologies Completes Prototype Biomass Electric Generator
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) announced today that is has completed development of a working prototype biomass power generator, the first system of its kind capable of allowing homes, farms and small commercial enterprises to...
216 - Mapping Evapotranspiration Wins Innovations in American Government Award
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University today announced Idaho’s Mapping Evapotranspiration program as a 2009 Innovations in American Government Award winner...
217 - Weyerhaeuser Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced that it is the only building materials company named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI: North America) that tracks North American companies in terms of their economic, environmental and...
218 - Presentation Time Change: John A. Luke, Jr., MWV Chairman and CEO, to Present at UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Due to a scheduling change requested by the host, MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE:MWV) today announced that John A. Luke, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, will now present at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Wednesday...
219 - Mascoma Announces Feedstock Processing and Lignin Supply Agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures
LEBANON, N.H.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Mascoma Corporation today announced that it has entered into a feedstock processing and lignin supply agreement with Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), a division of Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Under terms of the agreement, CTV will provide various sources...
220 - Dry Hands Are 1,000 Times Safer Than Damp Hands
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Countries around the world are trying to tackle the escalating H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic in different ways. Advice from all authorities, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), remains...
221 - Sonoco to Close Orrville, Ohio, Rigid Paper Packaging Plant
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that it will close its Orrville, Ohio, rigid paper packaging plant by March 2010. The Orrville operation, located at 425 Collins Blvd., currently...
222 - Pacific Rim Summit to Highlight Biotechnology Tools for the Green Economy
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Developing and developed countries across the Pacific Rim are adopting biotech solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions, efficiently utilize resources, and jumpstart economic growth. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today announced the...
223 - LP CEO to Present at UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE: LPX) announced today that Chief Executive Officer Rick Frost will make a presentation at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at approximately 9 a.m. (ET) in...
224 - Barnes & Noble Promotes Magazines Using Recycled Paper Nationwide
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Barnes & Noble stores nationwide are partnering this month with Green America’s Better Paper Project and Next Steps Marketing to promote magazines using recycled paper on special magazine racks in over 240 of their largest stores. The total of ten...
225 - Rough Year for Sawmills Reflected in 2008 Western Lumber Production Totals
PORTLAND, Ore.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Sawmills in the 12 Western states weathered a rough year in 2008, according to final production figures compiled by Western Wood Products Association. While the difficult conditions for mills are continuing into 2009, the start of a recovery is...
226 - Alcohol Fuel for Sustainable Living Revival Heads to East Coast
-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA): WHAT: The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture (IIEA) is working with sponsors including: Ford Motor Company and Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association to present two hands-on...
227 - John A. Luke, Jr., MWV Chairman and CEO, to Present at UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE: MWV) today announced that John A. Luke, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The conference will...
228 - Potlatch Executives to Present at UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH) announced today that Michael J. Covey, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Eric Cremers, vice president finance and chief financial officer, will be giving a company overview to investors at the...
229 - Fulton, Bedient to Represent Weyerhaeuser at UBS Conference
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Dan Fulton, president and chief executive officer, and Patty Bedient, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will represent Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Sept. 15...
230 - Bedient to Represent Weyerhaeuser at J.P. Morgan Conference
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Patty Bedient, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will represent Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) at the J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference on Sept. 16. Bedient is scheduled to present at 8:15 a.m. Eastern. The...
231 - Cyclone Power Technologies Retains Auditors to Prepare Financials for SEC Registration
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has retained the CPA firm of Mallah, Furman & Company P.A. to audit the company’s financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, in compliance with GAAP and accounting...
232 - Packaging Corporation of America Declares Quarterly Dividend
LAKE FOREST, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) announced today that its Board has approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share on its common stock. The quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share will be paid to shareholders of record as of...
233 - Double honours for SCA in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Regulatory News: Some of the issues that SCA received outstanding scores on are brand management, environmental management systems and human capital development. Patrik Isaksson, SCA’s Vice President for Environmental Affairs, says: “It is...
234 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 48.4%; August Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 51.3%; New Orders Index at 49.9%; Employment Index at 43.5%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in August, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
235 - Rayonier CEO to Present at UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) today announced that Lee Thomas, chairman, president and CEO, will present at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. EDT. A live audio webcast of the...
236 - Eagle Materials Inc. to Present at the J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Steven R. Rowley, President and CEO of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), will be presenting at the J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Eagle’s presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately...
237 - Research and Markets: Stationery, Tablet, and Related Product Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q2 2009 Edition]
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Stationery, Tablet, and Related Product Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [Q2 2009 Edition]" to their offering. The Stationery...
238 - Sonoco to Present at J.P. Morgan 2009 Diversified Industries Conference
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the investment community on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at the J.P. Morgan 2009 Diversified Industries Conference in New York City. Harris E. DeLoach...
239 - Research and Markets: Advances in Materials Science of Wood
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Advances in Materials Science of Wood" report to their offering. Special topic volume with invited papers only Wood, which always looks quite solid to the naked eye, actually possesses a very intricate...
240 - Press Release Bong Ljungdahl AB: New Tyvek® Agreement to Boost ProPac Sales
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Regulatory News: Bong (STO:BONG) has entered into an exclusive agreement with DuPont for the manufacturing, marketing and sales of Tyvek® branded envelopes and pockets and postal packaging solutions in Western Europe. The Tyvek envelopes and...
241 - SCA: Conversion of Shares
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Regulatory News: According to SCA's articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has...
242 - Biomass Combustion Systems Announces Newest Addition to Its Family of “Green BTU” Shop Heater Furnaces
WORCESTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Biomass Combustion Systems (BCS), the leader in environmentally friendly wood-burning technology, announced today the availability of a 250,000 BTU/hr wood furnace. This new addition completes the Biomass family of Shop Heater Furnaces which...
243 - WoodPellets.com Heats Up Biomass Sector with $11 Million in Funding from Leading Investors
GOFFSTOWN, N.H.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - WoodPellets.com, formerly PelletSales.com, the nation's leading independent distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer of wood pellet heating fuels, today announced it has successfully completed an $11 million financing led by Monitor Clipper...
244 - New Investment Advances Wood Resources’ Growth Strategy in Construction and Industrial Markets
GREENWICH, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Atlas Holdings LLC announced today that its affiliate, Wood Resources LLC, has received a major infusion of new capital from its investors to support continuing growth initiatives in its three North American wood products businesses. Wood...
245 - COADE Releases Updated CADWorx Plant Professional Training DVD
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - COADE announced today the release of an updated video training course on DVD that contains the complete five-day, in-class training course plus bonus material on using, customizing and mastering CADWorx Plant Professional software. Course contents include...
246 - Fresh Quest Inc. Selects Port Manatee
PALMETTO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - The Manatee County Port Authority approved a five-year contract today with Fresh Quest Inc. earning nearly $1.5 million for Port Manatee and creating about 75 new jobs. The company will import cantaloupe and honeydew melons to Port Manatee from Puerto...
247 - Pope Resources Announces Quarterly Distribution
POULSBO, Wash.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Pope Resources (NASDAQ:POPE) announced today a quarterly distribution of 20 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on September 11, 2009 and payable on September 25, 2009. About Pope Resources Pope Resources, a publicly traded limited...
248 - RockTenn Chairman and CEO Jim Rubright Named in Pulp and Paper International Power List of Top 50 Most Influential in Global Pulp and Paper Industry; Nominated as Top Five Global CEO Finalist for 2009 PPI Awards
NORCROSS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - RockTenn Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jim Rubright is one of the 50 most powerful people in the global pulp and paper industry in 2009, according to RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. RISI...
249 - Terra Industries Rejects CF Industries' Latest Bid Proposal
SIOUX CITY, Iowa-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) today sent the following letter to CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) in response to CF’s letter dated August 5, 2009: August 25, 2009 Mr. Stephen R. WilsonChairman, President and Chief Executive OfficerCF...
250 - Williams & Williams to Auction the Historic Glendorn Resort
TULSA, Okla.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - The acclaimed Glendorn Resort, located in Bradford, Pennsylvania, will sell at auction at www.williamsauction.com/glendorn (both on site and live via the internet) on Sunday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. CDT/11:00 a.m. PDT. Williams &...
251 - MAXXAM Inc. Announces It Will Convene Special Meeting of Stockholders to Approve 1-for-250 Reverse Stock Split
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - MAXXAM Inc. (NYSE Amex: MXM) announced that it will convene, as promptly as practicable, a special meeting of its stockholders to approve, subject to final action by the Board of Directors of MAXXAM Inc. (“MAXXAM” or the “Company”), a 1-for-250...
252 - ReCORK America Joins With American Airlines Admirals Club Lounges and Sodexo to Recycle Wine Corks
NAPA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - ReCORK America™, a wine cork recycling program sponsored by Amorim of Portugal, the world’s largest producers of natural cork wine closures, announced today it was joining with American Airlines and its Admirals Club® lounges and Sodexo...
253 - Eagle Materials Inc. Announces Promotions and New Addition to the Executive Team
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today announced the following senior management team appointments: D. Craig Kesler has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and CFO William R. Devlin has been promoted to Senior Vice President...
254 - Kadant to Hold Conference Call on Thursday, March 5, 2009
WESTFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Kadant Inc. (NYSE:KAI) announced that it will release its 2008 fourth quarter and full-year results after the market closes on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 and will hold a conference call for investors the next day, Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 11 a.m...
255 - Vulcan Increases Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of 49 cents per share on its common stock payable March 10, 2009, to shareholders of record February 27, 2009. Vulcan...
256 - Verso to Participate in the Credit Suisse 2009 Global Forest Products Conference on February 19
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) today announced that it will participate in the Credit Suisse 2009 Global Forest Products Conference on Thursday, February 19, 2009 in New York City. In connection with the conference, there will be a Company...
257 - Fitch Downgrades AbitibiBowater & Subsidiaries IDR to 'C'
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of AbitibiBowater Inc., Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., Bowater Inc. (Bowater) and Bowater Canadian Forest Products Inc. (BCFPI) to 'C' and other affiliated debt ratings as follows: AbitibiBowater...
258 - Glatfelter Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
YORK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Glatfelter (NYSE: GLT) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. 2008 full-year highlights included: Generating record revenues of $1.3 billion; Achieving earnings accretion of $0.46 per share from the...
259 - Potlatch Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
SPOKANE, Wash-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. On December 16, 2008, Potlatch successfully completed the spin-off of its pulp-based manufacturing businesses and the...
260 - HNI Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend
MUSCATINE, Iowa-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) announced today its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of 21.5 cents per share on its common stock. The dividend will be payable on February 27, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on...
261 - The St. Joe Company Sets Annual Meeting of Shareholders
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE) announced today that shareholders of record at the close of business on March 20, 2009, will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting of shareholders to be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at 10:00 am (EDT) at the...
262 - COADE PVElite Used on Godrej Project in India Featured in Hydrocarbon Engineering January Issue
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - COADE announced today the publication of an article on Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. (Godrej) of India that discusses the firm’s use of COADE PVElite for vessel analysis and design on the largest single piece of equipment ever undertaken by the...
263 - Sopheon Product Lifecycle Management Software Helps Companies Make Hard Decisions in Hard Times
MINNEAPOLIS & LONDON-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Sopheon, the international supplier of software and services for product lifecycle management (PLM), today announced availability of an enhanced version of its Accolade product portfolio and innovation process management solution. Features...
264 - Forestar’s Board of Directors Announces Strategic Initiatives to Enhance Shareholder Value and Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from Holland Ware
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today announced the following strategic initiatives to enhance shareholder value: Generate significant cash flow, principally from the sale of approximately 175,000 acres of HBU timberland Reduce debt by...
265 - Pope Resources Reports Fourth Quarter Loss of $1.4 Million
POULSBO, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Pope Resources (NASDAQ:POPE) reported a net loss of $1.4 million, or 31 cents per diluted ownership unit, on revenues of $3.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. This compares to net income of $6.3 million, or $1.30 per diluted...
266 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.42 Per Share
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) today announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.42 per share. The dividend is payable on March 6, 2009, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 20, 2009. Plum Creek’s dividend is expected to be characterized as...
267 - Haybuster to Debut Truck-Mounted Vertical Mixer at National Farm Machinery Show
JAMESTOWN, N.D.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Haybuster Agricultural Products will unveil their new Truck-Mounted Vertical Mixer at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, February 11-14. The new Truck-Mounted Vertical Mixer is Haybuster’s newest addition to their line of...
268 - Ingeo™ Plastic Made from Plants Reaches a New Plateau, Reducing CO2 Emissions Another 60%, Energy Consumption 30%
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - NatureWorks LLC has achieved a manufacturing breakthrough with its Ingeo™ plastics made from plants, not oil. A new, proprietary manufacturing process commissioned late last year lowers CO2 emissions by 60 percent and reduces by 30 percent the energy...
269 - Quick Tips for Hosting a Green Gathering, Protecting the Environment
DESOTO, Kan.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - America’s premium disposable tableware brand, Chinet, practices green processes in production and the brand encourages consumers to take that same level of commitment to green living when planning gatherings of any size. Quick Tips for a Green...
270 - BASF Professional Vegetation Management Announces 2008 QVM Project Habitat™ Award Winners
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - BASF Professional Vegetation Management is excited to congratulate the winners of the 2008 QVM Project Habitat™ Awards, announced at the third annual awards banquet on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in Austin, Texas. QVM Project Habitat is...
271 - Vulcan Announces Fourth Quarter Results
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) announced results today for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. Full Year Highlights Aggregates shipments declined 12 percent. The average selling price for aggregates increased 7...
272 - Xerium Technologies to Present at Roth Financial Conference
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, announced that Stephen R. Light, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, will present at the...
273 - Wausau Paper Announces Fourth-Quarter, Year-End Financial Results
MOSINEE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) today reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.8 million, or $0.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $27.6 million, or $0.55 per share, in the year-earlier period. Net sales decreased 9 percent to $275.7 million, while...
274 - Compass Minerals Achieves Second Consecutive Year of Record Results
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) reports the following record results for the fourth-quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2008: Fourth-quarter net earnings were up 59 percent over the prior-year period to $80.1 million, or $2.41 per diluted...
275 - Verso Addresses NYSE Listing Standard
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE:VRS) announced today that the New York Stock Exchange has notified the company that it has fallen below the NYSE’s continued listing standard relating to the price of its common stock. The NYSE requires that the average...
276 - Temple-Inland Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable March 13, 2009, to shareholders of record February 27, 2009. Temple-Inland Inc. is a manufacturing company focused...
277 - Weyerhaeuser Reports Fourth Quarter Results
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY): Net Loss of $1.212 Billion, or $5.73 Per Share Includes $827 Million Goodwill Impairment Real Estate-Related Charges Total $313 Million After Taxes Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today reported a net loss of...
278 - Caustic Soda World Prices Keep on Growing in Europe, Stay Stable in USA and Fall in Asia in the Beginning of 2009
LONDON-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - According to the research ‘Caustic soda: 2009 World Market Outlook and Forecast’ Updated: 01/2009 / 413 Pageshttp://mcgroup.co.uk/researches/C/0713500/Chlorine Merchant Research & Consulting, Ltd. is one of internationally recognized market...
279 - Flexsteel Announces Second Quarter and Year-To-Date Fiscal 2009 Operating Results
DUBUQUE, Iowa-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLXS) today reported sales and earnings for its second quarter and fiscal year-to-date December 31, 2008. The Company reported net sales for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 of $84.5 million compared to the...
280 - Weyerhaeuser Announces Mill Closures at Pine Hill
PINE HILL, Ala.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser announced today that it will indefinitely close its iLevel® veneer and lumber mills in Pine Hill, Ala., effective immediately. The announcement will affect approximately 300 employees at the site. Demand for wood products continues...
281 - Sonoco Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today reported fourth quarter 2008 earnings of $.36 per diluted share, compared with $.54 per diluted share reported in the fourth quarter of 2007. Results in the prior...
282 - Carl Lamm Holding AB: Carl Lamm Receives Extended Vote of Confidence from SCA
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Carl Lamm (STO:CLHO) has entered into a new agreement with SCA Forest Products for the delivery of 140 multifunctional printers (MFPs), and related software, service and support. The contract will run for a three-year period and is expected to...
283 - Deltic Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Year of 2008 Results
EL DORADO, Ark.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Deltic Timber Corporation (NYSE:DEL): DELTIC TIMBER CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA SUMMARY FOURTH QUARTER 2008 2007 Net sales $ 31,187,000 24,445,000 Net income (255,000 ) 1,679,000 Earnings per common share Basic (.02...
284 - Pope Resources Reduces Its Quarterly Distribution
POULSBO, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Pope Resources (NASDAQ:POPE) announced today a quarterly distribution of 20 cents per unit, effective for unitholders of record on February 27, 2009 and payable on March 13, 2009. This represents a 50% reduction from the Partnership’s prior...
285 - UFPI 2008 results include net earnings of $4.3 million on sales of $2.2 billion
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today announced 2008 results including annual net earnings of $4.3 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.2 billion, compared to annual net earnings of $21.0 million, or $1.09 per...
286 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 42.9%; January Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 44.2%; New Orders Index at 41.6%; Employment Index at 34.4%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in January, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
287 - Forestar Group Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today reported fourth quarter 2008 net income of $1.7 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with essentially break-even results in fourth quarter 2007. Net income for full year 2008 was $12.0 million, or $0.33...
288 - MOD-PAC CORP. Reports Revenue Growth of 5.2% and Positive Net Income in Fourth Quarter 2008
BUFFALO, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - MOD-PAC CORP. (NASDAQ: MPAC): Custom folding carton sales increase 21.2% to $8.5 million for the quarter Fourth quarter revenue increased 5.2% to $13.6 million Fourth quarter net income of $129 thousand compared with loss of $1.0 million in previous...
289 - Rayonier CEO to Present at Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) today announced that Lee Thomas, chairman, president and CEO, will present at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference in Miami Beach, Florida on Tuesday, February, 10, 2009, at 2:45 p.m. EST. A live audio webcast...
290 - HuntMountain Announces High-Grade Results from Infill Drilling at La Josefina
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - HuntMountain Resources Ltd. (OTCBB:HNTM)(FWB:MPT) is pleased to release new high-grade assay results from twenty diamond core holes drilled within the Veta Norte, Veta Amanda, and Veta Sur targets at the La Josefina gold-silver project in Santa Cruz...
291 - Select Comfort Corporation to Announce Fourth Quarter Results
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ: SCSS), the nation’s leading bed retailer and creator of the SLEEP NUMBER® bed, will report results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended January 3, 2009, after close of the regular trading session Wednesday, March 4...
292 - Study: Large Volumes of Cellulosic Biofuels Can Be Sustainably Produced by 2030
-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): WHAT: The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) will host Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. as they release a new study, Growing Green Energy: The 90 Billion Gallons Study. Using a newly...
293 - Despite Economy, Lumber Producer YellaWood® Launches Most Aggressive Push Yet
-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - For most businesses, particularly those in the homebuilding sector, the economy is turning up "lemons" in the form of layoffs, foreclosures and bailouts. However one company from a little town in Alabama is "making lemonade" as fast as they can with a smile on...
294 - Furniture.com Expands International Footprint
WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Furniture.com, the leading provider of managed e-commerce solutions to the home furnishings industry, today announced a new business development partnership with mydeco.com, a home interiors website featuring the U.K.’s widest range of home...
295 - Xerium Technologies Issues Investor Update
YOUNGSVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global manufacturer of clothing and roll covers used primarily in the paper production process, today issued the following update to shareholders from Stephen R. Light, President, Chief Executive...
296 - Plum Creek Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL) today announced fourth quarter earnings of $95 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, on revenues of $461 million. Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $118 million, or $0.68 per diluted share, on revenues of...
297 - Clearwater Paper Completes Board of Director Appointments
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced it completed the appointment of six independent board of director positions. Boh A. Dickey, retired president, chief operating officer and director for SAFECO Corporation, and is a current...
298 - CORT to Furnish 2010 Census Offices Nationwide
FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - The U.S. Census Bureau has selected CORT to manage and provide all office furnishings for the 2010 census. The three-year project will involve establishing more than 500 offices across the nation with more than 165,300 pieces of office furniture...
299 - Ze-gen Welcomes Richard Steiger as Vice President of Engineering & Construction
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Ze-gen, Inc., which has developed commercially viable gasification technology for converting waste streams into synthesis gas, is pleased to announce the addition of Richard Steiger as Vice President of Engineering & Construction. In this new role, Mr...
300 - Weyerhaeuser Names Risco VP – International Operations
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced that Marvin (Ray) Risco has been named vice president-International Operations effective Jan. 26. In his new role, Risco will oversee Weyerhaeuser’s existing international operations. In...
301 - RockTenn Announces Dividend
NORCROSS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - RockTenn today reported that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on its Class A Common Stock to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2009. The dividend, which will be paid on February 23, 2009...
302 - OGC(R) Requests Comments on GeoLinking Service Standard
WAYLAND, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The membership of the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) is requesting comments on the candidate standard OpenGIS® GeoLinking Service (GLS) Interface. The candidate GLS standard defines an interface for services that provide the ability to...
303 - Huber Engineered Woods Unveils New AdvanTech® Flooring and Showcases ZIP System® Roof and Wall Sheathing at 2009 International Builders’ Show
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Huber Engineered Woods LLC, leading manufacturer of innovative building solutions, introduced an updated version of its AdvanTech flooring panels, and demonstrated the benefits of building homes using ZIP System roof and wall sheathing at the 2009...
304 - SCA One of the World’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Regulatory News: For the fifth consecutive year, SCA has been recognized as one of the world’s 100 most sustainable companies by Canadian Corporate Knights. SCA has qualified as one of the 100 most sustainable companies each year since the...
305 - Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Declares Regular Cash Dividend
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Anne H. Lloyd, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM), today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 (forty cents) per share...
306 - SCA: Conversion of Shares
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Regulatory News: According to SCA's (STO:SCAA) (STO:SCAB) articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a...
307 - Clearwater Paper Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Conference Call
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Clearwater Paper Corporation (NYSE: CLW) today announced that it will host its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results conference call on Friday, February 27, 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern Time). The company will issue its...
308 - John Deere Launches a New Design for Used Equipment Website
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Deere & Company has completely overhauled and redesigned its MachineFinder website is the world's leading provider of advanced products and services for agriculture and forestry and a major provider of advanced products and services for...
309 - ACCO Brands Reaches Definitive Agreement to Divest Commercial Print Finishing Business
LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - ACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ABD), a world leader in select categories of branded office products, today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell its commercial print finishing business to Cosmo Films Limited, a leading...
310 - Hearst Newspapers Investigate Logging & Land Sales at Boy Scouts Councils Across the Country
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Boy Scouts councils across the country have widely logged or sold prime woodlands to turn quick profits, sometimes on lands that were bequeathed to the Boy Scouts by donors intent on preserving the lands for outdoor recreation, according to an...
311 - SCA: 1 January - 31 December 2008 (Compared with Corresponding Period a Year Ago)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Regulatory News: SCA (STO:SCAA)(STO:SCAB): • Net sales rose 4% to SEK 110,449m (105,913) • Profit before tax was SEK 6,237m (8,237) • Profit for the period was SEK 5,598m (7,161) • Earnings per share were SEK 7.94 (10.16) • Operating...
312 - ecoEnvelopes Announces First US Postal Service Approved 2-Way Postage Indicia for Direct Mailers
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - ecoEnvelopes (www.ecoEnvelopes.com), the world’s leader in innovative, eco-friendly mailing products and solutions is proud to announce that the United States Postal Service has approved the first 2-Way postage Indicia for mailers. For the first...
313 - Affordable Card Printing Press - Print Pelican Spreads the Love. Offers Personalized, Full Color Valentine’s Day Greeting Card Special
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Valentine’s Day is more than the season for lovers and romance; it is a time to tell those special people in your life that they are valued, loved and appreciated. In an initiative to “spread the love,” Print Pelican – the nation’s...
314 - MWV Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Results
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV): Company Solidifies Strong Financial Position in Difficult Economic Environment; Cash Flow from Continuing Operations Exceeded $175 Million in the Fourth Quarter Actions Underway to Reduce Costs and Improve Business...
315 - RockTenn Reports Record Earnings for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2009 of $0.79 Per Share and Record Adjusted Earnings Per Share of $0.96, up 88% over Prior Year Quarter
NORCROSS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - RockTenn (NYSE:RKT) today reported earnings for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 of $0.79 per diluted share. The Company’s adjusted earnings were $0.96 per diluted share, excluding specific items related to the Southern Container acquisition...
316 - CSS Industries, Inc. Reports Sales and Earnings for the Nine Months and Quarter Ended December 31, 2008
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) announced today the results of operations for the nine months and third quarter ended December 31, 2008. For the nine months ended December 31, 2008, sales decreased by 4% to $425,930,000 from $441,854,000 in 2007...
317 - Penford Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.06 Per Share
CENTENNIAL, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX) today announced that its Board of Directors declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend following their January 26, 2009 meeting. The Board declared a regular $0.06 per share quarterly dividend payable...
318 - Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Announces Dates for the Release of Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Operating Results and Analyst's Conference Call Information
DUBUQUE, Iowa-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLXS) announces that its operating results for the three-month and six-month periods ended December 31, 2008 will be released on Thursday, February 5, 2009, after the market close. Senior management will host an...
319 - United Stationers Announces Workforce Reduction
DEERFIELD, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - United Stationers Inc. (NASDAQ: USTR) today announced it is adjusting its cost structure in response to the challenging economic environment as it stays focused on maintaining its sound financial position and delivering strong cash flow. The cost...
320 - The St. Joe Company to Host Conference Call to Review Fourth Quarter and 2008 Full Year Results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE) announced today that it will host an interactive conference call to review the company’s results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2008. The conference call will be held on Tuesday, February...
321 - Temple-Inland Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN) today reported a fourth quarter 2008 net loss of $6 million, or $0.06 per share, compared with third quarter 2008 net income of $3 million, or $0.03 per share, and fourth quarter 2007 net income of $1.165 billion, or...
322 - Rayonier Reports Solid 2008 Results
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) today reported fourth quarter income from continuing operations of $42 million, or 53 cents per share, compared to $35 million, or 44 cents per share, in the prior year period. Full year 2008 income from continuing...
323 - SCA: Malin Bergenstråhle and Stefan Lindström Awarded 2008 Alf de Ruvo Scholarship
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Regulatory News: SCA (NASDAQ:SVCBY) (STO:SCAA) (STO:SCAB): The 2008 Alf de Ruvo scholarship was awarded to Malin Bergenstråhle and Stefan Lindström. Malin Bergenstråhle, Stockholm, received the scholarship for her research involving important...
324 - Weyerhaeuser Announces Closures of Two Washington Mills
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today announced the immediate closure of two mills in Washington state due to weak market conditions. The closures include: The permanent shutdown of the Aberdeen sawmill with a capacity to produce 200 million...
325 - MWV Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - MeadWestvaco Corporation’s (NYSE:MWV) Board of Directors today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.23 cents per common share. The payment of the dividend will be made on March 2, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on...
326 - MWV to Streamline Envelope Manufacturing Operations
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) announced today it will discontinue its Consumer & Office Products’ envelope manufacturing and distribution operation at the plant located in Enfield, Conn., and restructure envelope operations in other...
327 - Forestar Receives Unsolicited Letter from Holland Ware
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today said it had received an unsolicited letter from Holland M. Ware in which he stated that he is prepared to make a cash tender offer for any and all shares at $15 per share, under certain conditions, including...
328 - HNI Corporation Fourth Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2008 Results Conference Call
MUSCATINE, Iowa-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) will host its quarterly conference call for investors to discuss fourth quarter and year-end fiscal 2008 results on: Wednesday, February 18, 200911:00 a.m. Eastern10:00 a.m. Central8:00 a.m. Pacific To participate in...
329 - Research and Markets: All You Need to Know About Starch and Starch Products for Wet End Application
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Starch and Starch Products for Wet End Application" report to their offering. Starch and Starch Products for Wet End Applications, written by Hans W. Maurer, is a complement to his previous...
330 - Wausau Paper Announces New Midwest Printing & Writing Distribution Hub
MOSINEE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) today announced that Bedford Park, Illinois, was selected as the location for its new Printing & Writing distribution hub. Bedford Park, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, was chosen for its proximity to key Midwest...
331 - Packaging Corporation of America Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
LAKE FOREST, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) today reported fourth quarter 2008 net income of $30 million, or $0.30 per share, compared to fourth quarter 2007 net income of $44 million, or $0.42 per share. Fourth quarter 2008 net sales were $546...
332 - CSS Industries, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - The Board of Directors of CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) today declared a quarterly dividend of fifteen cents per share on its outstanding shares of Common Stock. This dividend will be payable on March 16, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close...
333 - NatureWorks LLC Introduces New Injection Molding Grade of Resin: Ingeo™ 3251D
MINNETONKA, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - NatureWorks LLC is launching Ingeo™ 3251D, a new and improved injection molding grade of Ingeo™ biopolymer. This new Ingeo™ grade has been designed specifically for the consumer goods segments such as electronics, cosmetics, housewares, toys...
334 - BASF Produces New Podcast to Stress Importance of Termite Inspections for Consumers
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - BASF Professional Pest Control has released a new podcast, now available on the Termite Institute website (www.TermiteInstitute.com), addressing what consumers should know about termite inspections when buying or selling a home. As...
335 - Temple-Inland Inc. to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results on January 27, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Temple-Inland (NYSE:TIN) will host a conference call on January 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. ET to discuss results of fourth quarter and full year 2008. The call had been originally scheduled for January 28, 2009, but is being rescheduled due to time...
336 - Merrill Corporation Prints Invitation for Inauguration Events
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Merrill Corporation today announced that Merrill Fine Arts Engraving, a segment of the Marketing and Communication Solutions business unit, printed the invitation for the National Prayer Service as part of President-elect Barack Obama’s...
337 - Potlatch Announces Tax Treatment for 2008 Dividend Distributions
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) announced today the tax treatment for its dividend distributions made in 2008 on the company’s Common Stock. The regular quarterly distributions of $0.51 per share paid in each quarter of 2008 are classified for...
338 - Potlatch Appoints John Moody Lead Director
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) announced it has appointed John Moody as lead independent director on the Potlatch board of directors. Moody succeeds Dr. William T. Weyerhaeuser, who resigned from the Potlatch board in December 2008 to join the...
339 - MxEnergy Extends the Expiration Date and Consent Deadline for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for Its Floating Rate Senior Notes Due 2011
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - MxEnergy Holdings Inc. (“MXenergy”) announced today that, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 15, 2009, it had extended the expiration date for its previously announced cash tender offer for all of its outstanding Floating Rate...
340 - Bong Ljungdahl AB: Management Increases Holdings in Bong
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - The executive management of Bong Ljungdahl AB (publ) (STO:BONG) has purchased 540,000 shares, equal to 4.1 per cent of the company’s total share capital. The executive management consists of five individuals, of whom Bong’s Managing Director...
341 - Wellman’s Plan of Reorganization Confirmed
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Wellman, Inc. ([OTC]: WMANQ.OB) announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York yesterday entered an order confirming Wellman's Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization as modified (the “Plan”). After...
342 - Temple-Inland Inc. to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results on January 28, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Temple-Inland Inc. (NYSE:TIN) will release its results for fourth quarter and full year 2008 on January 28, 2009, before the market opens. The company will host a conference call on January 28, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. ET to discuss results of fourth quarter...
343 - MWV Accelerates Cost Reduction Actions
RICHMOND, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) announced today a series of broad actions that will address the current economic challenges, and also enable the company to capture the highest-value opportunities in targeted global packaging end markets. These...
344 - Rayonier Announces Tax Treatment of 2008 Dividends
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) announced today the tax reporting information for its 2008 cash dividends on its common stock. Rayonier’s 2008 dividends of $2.00 per share are classified for income tax purposes as follows: $1.818960 (90.9480%) Capital Gain...
345 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. Expects Early Closing of Phase II of Montana Conservation Project
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., (NYSE: PCL) announced that the company and its conservation partners, The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land, expect to complete the second phase of their conservation transaction during February of 2009. Phase...
346 - Potlatch Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Results Web Cast and Conference Call
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) has scheduled its Fourth Quarter 2008 Results Web Cast and Conference Call for Thursday, February 12, 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Eastern). Investors can access the Web cast at www.potlatchcorp.com and...
347 - Glatfelter to Report Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings on February 12th
YORK, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Glatfelter (NYSE:GLT) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the fourth quarter of 2008 on Thursday, February 12, 2009. George H. Glatfelter II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will hold a conference call at 11:00 AM (EST...
348 - OrganicIDTM Produces Functional Simplified 13.56/EPC-compatible RFID Tag
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - OrganicIDTM today announced it has successfully fabricated a simplified CMOS 13.56MHz RFID device that includes much of the critical circuitry needed for an EPC-compatible device. The design of this more extensive, fully EPC-compatible Radio...
349 - New Science Shows Biofuels’ “Carbon Debt” Can Be Eliminated
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - A newly published study shows that effective land management practices can reduce the so called carbon debt attributed to biofuels to near zero. Greenhouse gas emissions associated with growing agricultural feedstocks for biofuels can be greatly...
350 - Rayonier Fourth Quarter Earnings Release Schedule
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) plans to release its fourth quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, before the market opens. Rayonier will host a conference call and live webcast with the investment community at 2:00 p.m. EST the same day to...
351 - Sonoco’s Forestry Management Program Recognized for Best Practices
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced it has received certification from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)® for the management of its forests. The certification recognizes businesses...
352 - SCA: Invitation to Press Conference Regarding SCA’s Year-End Report 2008
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - Regulatory News: SCA (NASDAQ:SVCBY)(STO:SCAA)(STO:SCAB): SCA’s Year-end report for 1 January – 31 December 2008 will be released on Thursday, 29 January around 12.00 CET. Media and analysts are invited to a press conference at which the report...
353 - Ze-gen Secures $20 Million in Funding to Deploy Technology
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - Ze-gen, Inc., which has developed commercially viable gasification technology for converting waste streams into synthesis gas, today announced that it has raised $20 million in Series B financing. The funds will be used to commercially deploy Ze-gen’s...
354 - Potlatch Sells 24,800 Acres of Timberland in Arkansas
SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) today announced the sale of approximately 24,800 acres of timberland in southwest Arkansas to an affiliate of the RMK Timberland Group, a division of Regions Bank, for approximately $43.3 million, or $1,745 per acre...
355 - Plum Creek Announces Tax Treatment of 2008 Dividend
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL) today announced the tax treatment for dividend distributions made in 2008 on its Common Stock. For holders of Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. common stock, the total dividend distribution for 2008 of $1.68 per...
356 - Deltic Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call
EL DORADO, Ark.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Deltic Timber Corporation (NYSE:DEL) has scheduled a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, February 5, to review fourth quarter results, which will be announced Wednesday, February 4. Arrangements for the call are being handled...
357 - Research and Markets: Snapshot of the US Kitchen Paper Market for 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Research and Markets Socio-Economic Data for US Snapshots Sources for Further Research For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6238cc/snapshots_us_kitch.
358 - VR Mergers & Acquisitions Charlotte Assists in the Sale of Mullins Wood Products
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - VR Mergers and Acquisitions in Charlotte announces the sale of Mullins Wood Products, a large manufacturer and distributor of affordable kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. Jim Lamm, the founder of Mullins Wood Products, chose VR Charlotte to sell his...
359 - Weyerhaeuser to Release Fourth Quarter Earnings on Feb. 6
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) will release fourth quarter 2008 results on Feb. 6 before the market opens. The company will hold a live conference call at 7 a.m. Pacific (10 a.m. Eastern) on Feb. 6 to discuss fourth quarter results. To access...
360 - Wausau Paper to Release 2008 Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Results on February 9
MOSINEE, Wis.-(Business Wire)-January 9, 2009 - Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) will release 2008 fourth-quarter and year-end financial results on Monday, February 9, 2009, after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a Webcast to discuss earnings and current market conditions at...
361 - Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation Donates $50,000 For Storm Relief Efforts in Lewis County
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 9, 2009 - The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation today announced it has awarded $50,000 to the United Way of Lewis County to support relief and rebuilding efforts in areas of the county affected by the recent storms and flooding. “Our thoughts are with...
362 - Buckeye Technologies Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Earnings Results Schedule
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Buckeye Technologies Inc. (NYSE:BKI) has scheduled a conference call for Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Central (11:00 Eastern) to discuss second quarter fiscal 2009 results. All interested parties are invited to listen to the call live or...
363 - Plum Creek Reduces Production at Montana Mills
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - In response to unprecedented and challenging business conditions in the housing sector and a continuing decline in demand for wood products, Plum Creek (NYSE:PCL) today announced plans to reduce production at its four lumber sawmill...
364 - National Algae Association Hosting Algae Commercialization, Research and Business Networking Forum in Houston, Texas, on January 29-30, 2009
THE WOODLANDS, Texas-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - The National Algae Association will hold its fifth algae biofuels commercialization, research and development conference on January 29-30, 2009 in Houston. The event will start with presentations from algae producers and technology providers...
365 - BACE (Baler and Compaction Equipment) Introduces Baler For Recycling in Supermarkets, Retail Customers, and Drug Stores
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - BACE, a leading manufacturer of heavy duty balers and compactors for use in the recycling and waste management industry, announces the launch and immediate availability of its new Baler, the Model V63OCC. The V63OCC baler is configured for generating...
366 - RingingCedarsofRussia.org Announces Pine Nut Oil Research Showing That Digestive and Stomach Disorders Respond to Unique Super Food: Siberian Pine Nut Oil
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - RingingCedarsofRussia.org released research this month demonstrating why the cold pressed oil of Siberian Cedar nuts, also known as Pinus Sibirica, has been considered an ancient super food. In a clinical trial conducted by Professor A. B. Krivosheev from...
367 - Penford Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
CENTENNIAL, Colo.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX), a global leader in renewable, natural-based ingredient systems for industrial and food applications, today reported that consolidated sales for its first quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended on November 30...
368 - RockTenn Will Hold Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
NORCROSS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - RockTenn will hold its conference call to discuss its first quarter of fiscal 2009 results and other topics that may be raised during the discussion on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. ET. RockTenn will release its first quarter of fiscal...
369 - NMI (Non-Manufacturing Index) at 40.6%; December Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 39.6%; New Orders Index at 39.9%; Employment Index at 34.7%
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector contracted in December, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, C.P.M., CFPM, chair of...
370 - Gavilon, LLC Completes Acquisition of Charlie Myers Grain Co.
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Gavilon, LLC announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of nine grain facilities in Texas from Charlie Myers Grain Co. This marks the first purchase for the company since its inception in June 2008, when a group of investors bought the...
371 - Packaging Corporation of America Schedules Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
LAKE FOREST, Ill.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG), will hold a conference call on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss fourth quarter 2008 results. Fourth quarter 2008 earnings will be released after the market closes on...
372 - A.D. Moyer Lumber Marks 70th Anniversary with Gifts and Specials
GILBERTSVILLE, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - A.D. Moyer Lumber, Inc. (www.admoyer.com) is celebrating its 70th anniversary of supplying building materials to developers, home builders, remodelers and do-it-yourselfers in Southeastern PA. According to company officials, A.D. Moyer has a few...
373 - Sonoco Promotes Brown to Head South American Operations
HARTSVILLE, S.C.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest global packaging companies, today announced that Jim W. Brown has been promoted to division vice president and general manager, South America, according to Jack Sanders, executive vice president, Industrial...
374 - Williamson to Succeed Rogel as Weyerhaeuser Chairman
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced that the board of directors has elected Charles R. Williamson, 60, to become non-executive chairman following the planned retirement of Steven R. Rogel, 65, on April 15. Williamson joined...
375 - Murdy Appointed to Weyerhaeuser Board of Directors; Mazankowski Announces Retirement
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced that Wayne W. Murdy, 64, will join the board of directors effective Jan. 15 following the planned retirement of Rt. Hon. Donald F. Mazankowski, 73, later this month. “Wayne Murdy’s background in...
376 - Plum Creek Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for February 2
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE: PCL) will release its fourth quarter 2008 and full year 2008 earnings on Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, following the stock market close. Also on Feb. 2, the company will host a conference call to discuss these results led by...
377 - Laidlaw Completes Acquisition of Berlin, New Hampshire Pulp Mill Facility and Closes Related Financing for 66 Megawatt Biomass Energy Project
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (Ticker Symbol “LLEG”), through its affiliate, Laidlaw Berlin BioPower, LLC (“Laidlaw”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the former Fraser Paper pulp mill site where it has been engaged for the...
378 - RPG Investment Holdings, LLC and Monitor Clipper Partners Comment on Actions by American Greeting Company to Acquire Recycled Paper Greetings
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 2, 2009 - RPG Investment Holdings, LLC ("RPGI") and funds affiliated with Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC (“MCP”), today issued a statement strongly condemning American Greeting Corporation’s (NYSE: AM) (“AG”) actions leading to its...
379 - Verso Announces Changes in Board of Directors
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE:VRS) announced today that Joshua Harris has voluntarily resigned from Verso’s board of directors, and that the board has appointed Eric Press as his replacement. The resignation of Mr. Harris and the appointment of Mr...
380 - Weyerhaeuser Discontinues Review of Westwood Shipping
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-December 29, 2008 - Citing weaker shipping markets and tight financing conditions for potential buyers, Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today announced it is discontinuing active marketing of its Westwood Shipping Line. Weyerhaeuser had announced in May that it...
381 - Wellman Stakeholders Vote to Accept Plan of Reorganization
HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Wellman, Inc. ([OTC]: WMANQ.OB) announced that its stakeholders have overwhelmingly voted to support a modified plan of reorganization (the “Plan”), which would allow Wellman, Inc. (the “Company”) to emerge from bankruptcy in...
382 - CSS Industries, Inc. Announces Expected Shortfall to Earnings Estimate
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - CSS Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CSS) announced today that it expects diluted earnings per share for its fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 to fall short of the Company’s previous guidance of $2.40 to $2.55 per diluted share. The deterioration in the...
383 - Weyerhaeuser Announces Expiration of Dutch Auction Tender Offer
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) announced today the final results of its dutch auction tender offer (the “Dutch Auction Tender Offer”). The terms and conditions of the Dutch Auction Tender Offer are set forth in an Offer to Purchase dated...
384 - New COADE Case Study from Bilfinger Berger Services Discusses “Smart Plant” Project Cost Savings of 60% Using CADWorx
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - COADE announced today the publication of a new Case Study from Bilfinger Berger Services (BBS) Pty Ltd of Australia on the firm’s design for the third phase in the Botany Port Terminal Expansions project for Vopak Terminals in Sydney, where they saw a...
385 - Verso Plans to Take Coated Groundwood Downtime
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE:VRS) announced today that it intends to take approximately 100,000 tons of downtime related to coated groundwood production during the first half of 2009. The facilities where the downtime will be taken and the timing of...
386 - The Role of Forest Carbon in Emerging Ecomarkets Will be Significant, Says Environmental Economist Ricardo Bayon
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Forest carbon will play a significant role in emerging environmental markets designed to address climate change, despite the reluctance of some countries to accept forest carbon offsets, predicted environmental economics expert Ricardo Bayon at a...
387 - Forestar Re-Affirms Strategy to Enhance Long-Term Shareholder Value
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today announced that it had received a copy of a Schedule 13D that was filed Friday afternoon with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Holland M. Ware and his attorney, David C. Cook, in which they disclose...
388 - Major Building Materials Firms Line Up to Participate in Fire 2009 Conference Organized by Principia Partners
EXTON, Penn.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Principia Partners, globally recognized for strategy consulting and industrial market research for the building products and construction materials industry, will be hosting Fire 2009: Flammability and Combustibility in Building Materials at the...
389 - Weyerhaeuser Declares Reduced Quarterly Dividend of 25 Cents; Authorizes $250 Million Share Repurchase; Expects Lower Fourth Quarter Earnings, Challenging 2009
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - The board of directors of Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) declared a dividend of 25 cents per share on the common stock of the corporation payable March 2, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business Jan. 30, 2009. This reduces the...
390 - StubHub Launches “Tickets for Trees” to Help Restore Forests Across the U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - StubHub, the world's largest ticket marketplace, today announced the launch of its “Tickets for Trees” program, an effort to plant a tree for every ticket purchased on StubHub for the 2008-09 NFL post-season. In partnership with the National...
391 - Research and Markets: Monthly Statistics for Production of Corrugated and Sacks in CIS
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Packaging in Russia/CIS" subscription to their offering. Monthly statistics for production of corrugated and sacks in Russia, corrugated in Ukraine. Quarterly trade statistics for...
392 - Research and Markets: Vietnam's Exports of Wooden Products Have Increased By More Than 1,000 Percent to an Impressive $2.36 Billion in 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Sourcing Report: Indoor & Outdoor Furniture" report to their offering. Demand for Vietnam-made furniture has seen exponential growth in the past decade. Innovative designs...
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