CDFA Press Release
CDFA Announces Winners of the CDFA Excellence in Development Finance Award —Winners to be Recognized at CDFA National Development Finance Summit— Columbus, OH - The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) is proud to [...]
Willamette Falls Paper Company Trials First Run of Non-wood Paper
Nov. 4, 2019 (Press Release) - Willamette Falls Paper Company in West Linn, Oregon, has made its first successful trial of non-wood paper grades using pulp from local agricultural waste — producing both coated [...]
Columbia Pulp starts up, expects straw pulp production this week
From Pulp & Paper Canada: Columbia Pulp’s new $250-million straw pulp mill in Washington is undergoing its start-up process. John Begley, the company’s CEO, tells Pulp & Paper Canada he anticipates the mill – [...]
Palouse railroads continue to make history
From the Waitsburg Times: The burgeoning railroad industry of the late 1800's pounded its way to and through the Palouse, connecting lumber and flour mills, and other industrial and agricultural goods to the rest [...]
Columbia Pulp CEO garners top honor
From the Union-Bulletin.com: The plant has not yet opened, but that isn’t stopping Columbia Pulp CEO John Begley from recognition as a mover and shaker in the pulp and paper industry. Begley was named to Fastmarkets RISI’s Top 50 Power [...]
Columbia Pulp closes in on launch date
From the Union-Bulletin.com: LYONS FERRY — Columbia Pulp is in the final stages of launching the first straw pulp mill of its kind in North America. The operation reached a major milestone last week [...]
RISI’s 2019 Top 50 Power List
John Begley, CEO of Columbia Pulp, has been selected to be on the Fastmarkets RISI's 2019 Top 50 Power List! See the full list here. John is No. 44.
West Linn Paper Mill Site to Re-open as Willamette Falls Paper Company
Columbia Pulp congratulates our partner, Columbia Ventures Corporation, on its recent acquisition. We are excited about the re-opening of West Linn Paper as Willamette Falls Paper and its commitment to integrate the use of [...]
Watco and Watco Supply Chain Services helps Columbia Pulp start from scratch
An article from the Watco web site: http://blog.watcocompanies.com/2019/05/watco-helps-columbia-pulp-start-from-scratch/
Columbia Pulp statement regarding fire at Innovatio
On Tuesday morning, January 29th, a fire destroyed the Innovatio test facility’s ag-residue pulping research complex. Our thoughts are with Mark Lewis, president of Sustainable Fiber Technologies and the Innovatio test facility staff. We [...]