Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's largest papermaker Oji Paper Co., admitted at a news conference Jan. 18 that the company falsified the ratios of recycled paper used in some copy and printing paper products.

Nippon Paper Group to cut production capacity by 231,000 tons

Nippon Paper Group to cut production capacity by 231,000 tons

TOKYO, Japan - Masatomo Nakamura, president of Nippon Paper Group Inc., Japan's second-largest papermaker, tells reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 24 the company will reduce its manufacturing capacity for paper products by about 231,000 tons a year, or about 5 percent of annual output, by closing down facilities at three plants next year due to a glut in the domestic market.

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29. He said that his company's ongoing takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. ''is likely to fail,'' effectively ending the bid by the largest Japanese papermaker to merge with its smaller rival.

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover bid

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover bid

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co.

Chinese papermaker devotes to promoting ancient technique

STORY: Chinese papermaker devotes to promoting ancient technique DATELINE: July 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of papermaking in Shiqiao Village 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINGWU, Papermaker STORYLINE: Wang Xingwu, 56, is a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor in papermaking from Shiqiao Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Besides exerting the old papermaking technique to its full potential, Wang keeps raising product quality and improving the making procedure. With the involvement of plants in the papermaking process, he has created more than 160 kinds of patterned papers and papercrafts. One of the products even has a shelf life of 1,500 years. His products have received international recognition, attracting clients from some world-famous museums. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG XINGWU, Papermaker "In 2000, experts from the National Library of China, the Palace Museum and the National Museum of China were looking for papers t

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover

Hokuetsu may mull tie-up with Nippon Paper to foil Oji takeover

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 9. He said the may consider forming an alliance with Nippon Paper Group Inc., the holding firm of Japan's second-largest papermaker, to thwart a hostile takeover bid by industry leader Oji Paper Co. (Kyodo)

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

Oji Paper says takeover bid for Hokuetsu 'likely to fail'

TOKYO, Japan - Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29. He said that his company's ongoing takeover bid for Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. ''is likely to fail,'' effectively ending the bid by the largest Japanese papermaker to merge with its smaller rival. (Kyodo)

Nippon Paper Group to cut production capacity by 231,000 tons

Nippon Paper Group to cut production capacity by 231,000 tons

TOKYO, Japan - Masatomo Nakamura, president of Nippon Paper Group Inc., Japan's second-largest papermaker, tells reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 24 the company will reduce its manufacturing capacity for paper products by about 231,000 tons a year, or about 5 percent of annual output, by closing down facilities at three plants next year due to a glut in the domestic market. (Kyodo)

Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

Oji Paper chief admits falsification of recycling data

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhisa Shinoda, president of Japan's largest papermaker Oji Paper Co., admitted at a news conference Jan. 18 that the company falsified the ratios of recycled paper used in some copy and printing paper products. (Kyodo)