In the news: Metso board OKs plan to spin off pulp, paper and power business; Georgia-Pacific extends tender for Buckeye Technologies to June 17; Domtar completes acquisition of Xerox's U.S. and Canadian paper business; Companies cited following fatality at mill; Contractor dies after fall at paper mill; Firefighters extinguish blaze at Virginia facility; RockTenn completes Smurfit-Stone acquisition; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news (plus Dr. Box and our Xpert Panel): Domtar agrees to buy Associated Hygienic Products; Private equity firm acquires Atlas Paper Mills; Kadant completes acquisition of Noss product line; Catalyst Paper sells Elk Falls site; Company fined millions for black liquor spill; Sappi may close more mills; and much more! Our Xpert Panel will have a discussion on the talks about a conversion of currencies to the Chinese yuan, thus bypassing the U.S. dollar, and how that would affect pulp and paper trade - since pulp and paper sellers’ products have traditionally been sold in U.S. dollars. A very interesting subject that could have a big impact. Plus Randy "Dr. Box" Phares delivers his latest Box Report. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Wausau finalizes plan to sell 2 mills; Lawsuit filed in mill explosion that injured 4; Investment firms buy Twin Rivers Paper Co.; Fire at mill sends firefighter to hospital; Teams cap chlorine leak at NewPage mill; Mondi appoints new joint chairman; Fibria hopes to raise $500 million by selling land; and much more. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Truckers resume hauling fiber to Canadian mill; Paper mill employees rescued from fire; China ends anti-dumping probe regarding U.S. cardboard; Mondi to shut down paper machine in South Africa; Appeals court reverse ruling that favored Metso; Sappi announces price hike; Appleton Paper formally announces name change to Appvion; and much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Boise to invest $111 million to upgrade mill; Domtar to invest millions in Kentucky mill; Truckers protest mill wages; RockTenn to close Milwaukee facility; Fires cause damage at two mills; Chinese pulp and paper companies go into the red; Mondi unveils industrial bags facility in Iraq; UK mill fined after employee injured; Smurfit Kappa to accelerate machine rebuild; plus much more! Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In our May 6 show, our Xpert Panel weighs in on how much companies should try to educate employees on political issues affecting the company. In the news: Law firms investigating Buckeye board of directors over sale to Georgia-Pacific; Boise to cut 300 jobs and close two paper machines; International Paper shuttering two facilities; Glatfelter completes acquisition of Dresden Papier; Fire at Domtar mill; Rock-Tenn to close manufacturing plant in Massachusetts; Resolute completes reorganization of mills; MeadWestvaco exiting beauty and personal care folding carton business in Europe and Brazil. Plus earnings reports. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In the news: Buckeye Technologies Inc. to be acquired by Georgia-Pacific; International Paper may spin off distribution business; RR Donnelley withdrawing lising from Chicago Stock Exchange; Stora Enso cutting more costs; CMPC to sell assets; Plus earnings reports. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In today's show, our Xpert Panel weighs in on how has Earth Day affected the pulp and paper industry since its founding in 1970. In the news: George Weyerhaeuser Jr. dies at age 59; Blaze at Smurfit Kappa mill in UK; Kadant acquires licensee in Brazil; Corner Brook Pulp and Paper getting $90M loan from the government; Catalyst CEO stepping down; IP employee charged with trying to cash stolen lottery tickets. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

In today's show, our Xpert Panel weighs in on how the actions of North Korea could affect the international pulp and paper business, plus Randy "Dr. Box" Phares delivers his latest Box Report. In the news: Gunns liquidator says it will sell timber plantations; Chile port strike disrupts pulp shipments; UPM shutting down paper machines; International Paper, preservation group cut forestry deal. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.

Here are some of this week's headlines: APP responds to deforestation charges; Sappi plans to refinance debt, sell bonds; Paper mill worker in India robbed; Firefighters fight blaze at Pennsylvania packaging company; Fire causes estimated $1M in damage at Tenn. sawmill; NewPage posts profit; Update on black liquor bill; Update in death at Resolute mill in South Carolina. Nips is a weekly show of contemporary information related to the pulp and paper industry worldwide. Hosted by Jim Thompson, the voice of the worldwide pulp and paper industry.