Sweden’s SCA has made a binding offer to acquire the EMEA operations of US-based manufacturer Georgia-Pacific, it has been announced.

The price offered by SCA is €1.32 billion.

The proposed transaction includes Georgia-Pacific's consumer and away-from-home tissue paper products and personal care businesses and manufacturing assets across Europe, including consumer brands as well as away-from-home and private label products.

After several years studying renewable energy resources, the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories has announced that construction has begun on a wind farm at the mine site.

Diavik currently relies on diesel fuel for all its energy needs, but the construction of four 2.3 megawatt turbines will provide a capacity of 9.2 megawatts of electricity.

Fortune Minerals Limited and the Tlicho Government have signed a co-operative relationship agreement for the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper project in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Village Main Reef Limited has offered to acquire the Blyvooruitzicht gold mine from DRDGold for R150 million.

Village said the acquisition would be an opportunity for it to apply specialist skills to unlock further value from Blyvoor going forward, as well as providing Blyvoor with access to Village’s significant management and operational skills, thereby creating a platform for sustainable and socially responsible future development.

American financial institutions hold very little Greek debt compared to European banks, but they are major issuers of credit default swaps, a device used by bondholders to cover themselves against default, explains Ryan Huard.

Traditional valuation techniques generally ignore one important factor in their calculation—the buyer. Chris Blees offers his insights into how to position your company for maximum exit value.

Shelly Sun offers five reasons why NOW is the right time to expand your business through franchising.

Vision-guided robotic trucks are a better solution than expensive automated guided vehicle systems (AGVs), says Thomas R. Cutler, especially when you don’t need all the bells and whistles.

YUSA Corporation is based in Washington Court House, Ohio, and is determined to grow and satisfy its customer base. The executives at YUSA were looking for ways to gain efficiencies when moving raw materials to production and finished goods to the warehouse.

The 2011 Carbon Disclosure Project Global 500 report demonstrates that the world’s largest companies are seeing a link between energy efficiency and profitability.

Greg Crabtree shares his ideas on how to simplify the overcomplicated US tax system, for the benefit of entrepreneurs and the economy as a whole.

As an accountant, I have a unique vantage point to observe how entrepreneurs change their decisions based on tax policy. My focus as a business advisor is making businesses more profitable first, then dealing with the tax implications of profit.