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Stora Enso Divests Sunila Site in Kotka, Finland to AALTO Development

Nov. 8 - Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its real estate of the Sunila site in Kotka, Finland, to AALTO Development Oy, a Finnish, privately-owned...

Sappi Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

Nov. 7 - "Following a strong last quarter, I am pleased we were able to exceed our expectations for the year with Adjusted EBITDA of US$684 million for the...

Cascades Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2024

Nov. 7 - Sequentially stronger results were driven by our Containerboard business, where higher average selling prices and lower production expenses offset the impact of higher raw material costs. Specialty Products results were...

As Much as Double Machine Uptime: NSK

November - Long-life spherical roller bearings for paper machinery and equipment. Field-proven to outperform and outlast...

Kruger to Implement Demonstration Project for Carbon Capture and Reuse at Wayagamack Mill

Nov. 6 - Kruger has announced a $23.75 million investment in an innovative demonstration project for carbon capture and reuse at its Wayagamack pulp and paper mill in...

Domtar Acquires Iconex Paper's Point-of-Sale Receipt Business in North America

Nov. 5 - Iconex Paper converts thermal paper parent rolls into point-of-sale (POS) receipt rolls, serving customers in industries such as food service, retail, pharmacy...

Clearwater Paper Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Nov. 5 - “We delivered a strong third quarter, even as we dealt with the impact of Hurricane Helene at our Augusta, Georgia and Shelby, North Carolina facilities. We are also pleased that we closed on the sale of...

Irving Pulp & Paper and Irving Tissue Saint John Successfully Complete Major Shutdown

Nov. 5 - Irving Pulp & Paper and Irving Tissue Saint John have successfully completed a major shutdown accident free. During the 15-day shutdown, over $34 million was...

Georgia-Pacific Names Hudson Pope Senior Vice President of Operations

Nov. 4 - Hudson Pope, currently senior vice president for manufacturing at Georgia-Pacific, will assume the senior vice president of operations position with...

Clearwater Paper Closes the Sale of Its Tissue Business to Sofidel for $1.06 Billion

Nov. 4 - "This is the next big step in transforming Clearwater into a premier independent paperboard packaging supplier in North America. While it's the right business decision...

International Paper Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Nov. 1 - "Our third quarter earnings are above our outlook. Higher prices across the portfolio, including benefits from our packaging go-to-market strategy were supported by a moderately improving box demand environment...

International Paper to Review of Strategic Options for Global Cellulose Fibers Business; Close Georgetown Pulp and Paper Mill

Oct. 31 - International Paper announced the decision to review strategic options for its global cellulose...

Sylvamo, International Paper Terminate Georgetown Mill Supply Agreement

Oct. 31 - Sylvamo and International Paper are mutually terminating a supply agreement for uncoated freesheet, bristols and specialty papers at the Georgetown...

Cascades Announces Organizational Changes to Support Strategic Growth

Oct. 30 - Cascades announced organizational changes designed to support the company's strategic growth by strengthening alignment, increasing agility, improving...

Smurfit Westrock Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Oct. 30 - Smurfit Westrock's net sales increased by $4,756 million, to $7,671 million in the third quarter of 2024 from $2,915 million in the third quarter of 2023. This increase...

Stora Enso to Acquire Finnish Sawmill Company Junnikkala Oy for EUR 137 Million

Oct. 30 - Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy. This acquisition aims to secure a cost-efficient...

Kemira Plans to Close Its Manufacturing Site in Vancouver, Canada

Oct. 30 - Kemira announced plans to consolidate some Pulp and Paper chemical production in North America resulting in the closure of a manufacturing site in Vancouver, Canada...

UPM Appoints Mika Kekki as Executive Vice President of UPM Specialty Papers

Oct. 29 - UPM has appointed Mika Kekki as Executive Vice President of UPM Specialty Papers, effective January 1, 2025. He will continue to be a member of...

Mondi to Permanently Close Stambolijski Paper Mill in Bulgaria Following Damaging Fire

Oct. 29 - Following a fire at Mondi's Stambolijski mill in Bulgaria on September 24, the Group has announced that it will permanently close the mill...

Graphic Packaging Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Oct. 29 - "In the third quarter, we saw our packaging volumes turn positive, after Europe's return to growth in the second quarter. Third quarter also saw...

Buckman to Increase Prices for All Products by 5-9 Percent in North America

Oct. 28 - Buckman, a US-headquartered specialty chemical company, announced a 5% to 9% price increase for all product lines, effective...

Total U.S. Boxboard Production Increased Ten Percent in Q3 2024

Oct. 28 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the Q3 2024 Boxboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total boxboard production...

Total U.S. Containerboard Production Increased Three Percent in Q3 2024

Oct. 28 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the Q3 2024 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total containerboard...

Aldar Tissues Opens New EUR 15 Million Tissue Paper Converting Facility in Dublin

Oct. 25 - Aldar Tissues, Ireland's largest household and commercial tissue paper manufacturer, has officially opened its new tissue paper converting facility in...

Paper Excellence Group Rebrands All Legacy Businesses as Domtar

Oct. 24 - Paper Excellence Group announced the operational integration of the recently acquired Domtar Corporation (and other legal entities) and Resolute Forest Products with...

Total U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Shipments Increased 6% in September 2024

Oct. 24 - The American Forest & Paper Association released the September 2024 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 8% in September 2024

Oct. 24 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its September 2024 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper...

Kruger Products Completes Construction of New Tissue Mill in Sherbrooke

Oct. 23 - Kruger Products announced the completion of the construction of a new plant on a site adjacent to the existing Sherbrooke tissue mill in...

Stora Enso Discontinues Sales Process for Its Beihai Mill in China

Oct. 23 - Stora Enso has decided to discontinue the sales process for its Beihai board mill site and forestry business in Guangxi region, southern China. The company said...

Packaging Corporation of America Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Oct. 22 - "Very strong demand throughout the quarter led to all-time quarterly records for containerboard production, total box shipments and shipments per day. We were...

Rayonier Advanced Materials Restarts Jesup Plant's A Line Ahead of Schedule

Oct. 22 - Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that power has been fully restored to its Jesup, Georgia, site and that the plant's A Line has restarted operations...

Companies Move Away from Single-Use Plastics in Packaging

Oct. 22 - Governments and organizations worldwide are enacting legislation to reduce plastic waste, driven by the environmental impact of single-use plastics, which...

Kimberly-Clark Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

Oct. 22 - Third quarter sales of $5.0 billion were 4 percent lower than the prior-year period, including negative impacts of approximately 3 percent from foreign...

International Paper to Close Sheet Feeder Plant in San Antonio, Texas

Oct. 21 - A local news outlet in the San Antonio region reported that International Paper will shut down its east-side San Antonio sheet feeder plant in Texas...

UPM Raflatac Expands Operations with New Terminal in Toronto

Oct. 21 - UPM Raflatac has opened a new distribution terminal located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada — part of the Greater Toronto Area. This 30,000-square-foot facility...

International Paper Announces Approximately 650 Layoffs

Oct. 17 (ABC24 - external link) - International Paper will see "approximately" 650 people laid off from the company, including roughly 400 jobs in Memphis. Company officials...

Mondi Provides Update on Third Quarter 2024 Market Conditions

Oct. 17 - Underlying EBITDA for the quarter was, as expected, lower than the previous quarter, at EUR 223 million (Q2 2024: EUR 351 million). This was primarily due to...

Canfor Pulp Appoints Stephen Mackie as President and CEO

Oct. 16 - Canfor Pulp announced that Stephen Mackie has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Mackie replaces Kevin Edgson, who will be...

UPM Lowers Its Outlook Due to Lower Deliveries in Most Businesses and Decreased Pulp Prices

Oct. 16 - UPM lowers its outlook for 2024 and releases its preliminary Q3 2024 results. During the second half of the year, UPM's earnings have improved, however...

Ahlstrom Agrees to Sell Its Aspa Pulp Mill in Sweden to Sweden Timber

Oct. 14 - Ahlstrom has signed an agreement to sell its Aspa pulp mill in Sweden to Sweden Timber. The mill produces bleached and unbleached softwood pulp that is...

Mondi Completes EUR 95 million Investment at Swiecie Containerboard Mill in Poland

Oct. 14 - Mondi recently completed an EUR 95 million investment at its Swiecie containerboard mill in Poland, which will increase kraftliner capacity by...

International Paper Announces Shareholder Approval for Proposed Acquisition of DS Smith

Oct. 11 - International Paper announced that it received the necessary shareholder approval for its pending acquisition of DS Smith. Earlier this week, DS Smith...

Fedrigoni to Exit Office Papers Business; Closing Giano Business Unit

Oct. 11 - The Fedrigoni Group announced its decision to exit the office paper business and will close Giano S.r.l, its Italian subsidiary operating in the office paper...

Georgia-Pacific Cuts Ribbon on New $425 Million Dixie Tableware Facility in Jackson, Tennessee

Oct. 10 - Georgia-Pacific has officially opened its new Dixie tableware manufacturing site in Jackson, Tennessee. The approximately $425 million facility sits on...

Mondi to Acquire Western Europe Packaging Assets of Schumacher Packaging

Oct. 9 - Mondi has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging...

UPM Fibres Initiates Change Negotiations in Finland, May Lead to Reduction of 110 Positions

Oct. 8 - UPM Fibres announced planned measures that include the possible reduction of 110 positions in the UPM Pulp operations in Finland, UPM Forest and...

Kemira Announces Price Increases for Pulp & Paper Segment Product Lines in Americas Region

Oct. 8 - Kemira announced 4-8% price increases for all Pulp & Paper segment product lines in the Americas region, effective November 1 or as...

Ence to Invest Nearly 80 Million Euros at Its Navia Biofactory in Spain

Oct. 7 - Ence plans to invest around 80 million euros in projects that will boost the decarbonization of the Principality of Asturias, a region of northwest Spain, through its...

Atlantic Packaging Products Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Hamilton, Ontario

Oct. 7 - The new state-of-the-art facility was developed in response to customer needs, allowing the company to enhance its ability to provide sustainable...

Metsä Board Appoints Laura Remes as SVP, Business Development

Oct. 7 - Metsä Board announced that Laura Remes has been appointed SVP, Business Development and a member of the Corporate Management Team. She will...

Suzano Expects to Reduce Production of Market Pulp in 2024 by Four Percent

Oct. 4 - Suzano announced that it expects to reduce its production volume of market pulp in 2024 by approximately 4% when compared to its nominal production...

EU Commission Proposes Postponement of Implementation of Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Oct. 3 - The EU Commission has proposed a draft amendment to postpone by a year the implementation of...

Stora Enso Prepares to Sell Parts of Its Forest Assets in Sweden

Oct. 3 - Stora Enso announced that it is preparing to sell approximately 12% of its total forest assets of 1.4 million hectares in Sweden. Stora Enso has therefore...

Valmet to Supply Containerboard Machine to Anhui Linping Circular Development in China

Oct. 3 - The new 9,300-mm-wide (wire) containerboard machine will produce recycled liner and fluting grades with the capacity to produce about 1,808 tonnes per day...

Kadant Johnson Awarded Rebuild of Paper Machine Steam and Condensate System

Oct. 3 - Kadant Johnson has been awarded a paper machine steam and condensate system rebuild, including system engineering, dryer drainage equipment, and...

Clearwater Paper Provides an Update of Impact on Operations from Hurricane Helene

Oct. 2 - Clearwater Paper announced that it temporarily suspended operations at its Augusta, Georgia paperboard facility and its Shelby, North Carolina tissue...

Eren Holding Officially Launches GBP 1 Billion Shotton Paper Mill Project in North Wales

Oct. 1 - The 85.6-hectare Shotton Mill site in North Wales (United Kingdom) is set for a major redevelopment to accommodate two advanced manufacturing...

Suzano Completes Acquisition of Pine Bluff Paper Mill and Waynesville Extrusion Facility

Oct. 1 - Suzano announced that it has completed the acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen's Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill and Waynesville, North Carolina...

Canfor Pulp Products Announces Leadership Transition

Sept. 27 - Canfor Pulp Products announced that Kevin Edgson will be leaving the role of President and Chief Executive Officer on October 31, 2024...

Mercer International Taking Maintenance Downtime at Its Peace River Pulp Mill

Sept. 27 - Mercer International announced that its Peace River pulp mill in Alberta, Canada, has taken downtime to complete repairs to the mill's digester after experiencing...

BiOrigin Specialty Products Installs New Elite Cameron Slitter Rewinder at Menominee Mill

Sept. 26 - BiOrigin Specialty Products recently installed a new Elite Cameron CS800 slitter rewinder in its Menominee, Michigan, mill, nearly doubling...

Valmet to Supply a Complete 3.5 Million tpy Pulp Mill to Arauco in Brazil

Sept. 25 - The Board of Directors of Arauco have approved an investment of a complete pulp mill and selected Valmet as the supplier for the project. The new mill...

Oji Fibre Solutions Closing Penrose Recycled Paper Mill in Auckland, New Zealand

Sept. 25 - "As I've said before, these losses are caused by several issues, including but not limited to, dramatically rising energy costs, and freight and...

Yesterday's Carbon Sink, Tomorrow's Emissions?

Sept. 24 - A carbon sink-centered climate policy cannot address climate change, as demonstrated by the increasing frequency of forest fires around the world. The discussion around climate actions must also include various...

UPM Appoints Harald Dialer as Executive Vice President, Technology and UPM Biorefining

Sept. 24 - UPM has appointed Harald Dialer as Executive Vice President, Technology and UPM Biorefining, effective Jan. 1, 2025. He succeeds Winfried Schaur, who...

Georgia-Pacific Holds Grand Opening for $550 Million Green Bay Tissue Mill

Sept. 23 - The nearly $550 million expansion includes a new through-air-dried (TAD) paper machine and three converting lines that will produce Brawny paper towels and...

Metsä Fibre Taking Production Downtime at Joutseno Pulp Mill in Finland

Sept. 23 - Metsä Fibre announced that its Joutseno pulp mill is undergoing a production shutdown to adapt to the current market situation. The Joutseno mill has...

Kadant Johnson Promotes Chad Corte to Vice President and General Manager

Sept. 23 - Kadant Johnson announced the promotion of Chad Corte to Vice President and General Manager. In this capacity, he is responsible for the company's...

Södra Signs Agreements to Supply UPM and Stora Enso with Kraft Lignin from Mönsterås in Sweden

Sept. 23 - Södra announced that UPM and Stora Enso are among the first customers for kraft lignin following the major investment announcement earlier...

Valmet to Supply New BCTMP Line and Evaporator Line to JK Paper Limited in India

Sept. 20 - Valmet will supply a new bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line and a related evaporator line to JK Paper Limited's...

Georgia-Pacific Unveils Plans for Historic Mixed-Use Redevelopment in Downtown Atlanta

Sept. 19 - Georgia-Pacific announced initial plans for one of the country's largest mixed-use redevelopments and the intent to transform its iconic 51-story world headquarters...

Paper Excellence Group's Lana Wilhelm Receives Women in Forestry Award of Excellence

Sept. 19 - Lana Wilhelm, Paper Excellence Group's director of Indigenous Relations, has received the prestigious Women in Forestry Award of Excellence from...

Total U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Shipments Increased 12% in June 2024

Sept. 18 - The American Forest & Paper Association released the August 2024 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 4% in August

Sept. 18 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its August 2024 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper...

Billerud Appoints Doug Schwartz as President Billerud North America

Sept. 16 - Billerud has appointed Doug Schwartz as President Billerud North America and member of the company's Group Management Team, effective 30 September. Schwartz replaces Kevin Kuznicki, who left the company to...

Millcraft Paper Company Names Greg Lovensheimer as President

Sept. 16 - Millcraft Paper Company has appointed Greg Lovensheimer as President, marking the first time in its 104-year history that the company has appointed a non-family member to this leadership role...

Metsä Group Appoints Timi Hyppänen as SVP, Business Development, Metsä Fibre

Sept. 16 - Metsä Group has appointed Timi Hyppänen as Metsä Fibre's Senior Vice President, Business Development, effective immediately. He reports to...

International Paper Files Definitive Proxy Statement in Connection with its Pending Acquisition of DS Smith

Sept. 12 - The Combination will be structured as an acquisition of DS Smith by IP and implemented in accordance with the rules of the U.K. Takeover Code and...

Kruger Investing $32.4 Million in Modernization Projects at Kamloops Pulp Mill

Sept. 12 - Kruger announced a $32.4 million investment at its Kamloops Pulp Mill in British Columbia to implement innovative technology to diversify its product portfolio and...

International Paper Files Definitive Proxy Statement in Connection with its Pending Acquisition of DS Smith

Sept. 12 - The Combination will be structured as an acquisition of DS Smith by IP and implemented in accordance with the rules of the U.K. Takeover Code and...

ProCon Appoints Claudio Muñoz as Vice President of Innovation, Sales and Marketing

Sept. 12 - Muñoz brings nearly two decades of global experience in the paper industry, with expertise spanning both technical and commercial domains. His...

Winstone Pulp International Closing Its Pulp Mill and Sawmill in New Zealand

Sept. 11 - Winstone Pulp International is closing down its two mills — a pulp mill and sawmill — in New Zealand, due to unsustainable power prices, resulting in the loss of...

International Paper Has Elected Andy Silvernail as Chairman of the Board

Sept. 10 - International Paper announced that its board of directors elected Andy Silvernail as Chairman of the International Paper Board of Directors in addition to his role as...

Metsä Board Paper Mill's Side Streams Developed into Bedding for Animal Farms

Sept. 10 - Soilfood, a Nordic company, studies the utilisation of fibrous side streams from Metsä Board's mills and has identified a new use as raw material in animal bedding...

Nouryon Begins Operations in Mato Grosso do Sul, Increasing Its Sodium Chlorate Capacity in Brazil

Sept. 10 - Nouryon has started operations at its new Integrated Manufacturing Model site in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, which includes the production of...

Sustainable Paper Production Helps Preserve North America's Forests

Sept. 9 - Forestry plays a crucial role in maintaining the health of North American ecosystems. Both the United States and Canada have implemented rigorous standards to ensure...

Stora Enso Appoints Pasi Kyckling as Acting CFO

Sept. 9 - Stora Enso has appointed Pasi Kyckling as acting CFO until Niclas Rosenlew starts in his position as new CFO. Kyckling will hold the role of acting CFO from 1 November 2024 until Niclas joins Stora Enso...

Canfor to Close Plateau and Fort St. John Sawmills in Northern BC

Sept. 6 - Following a thorough review of operating conditions, including the persistent challenge accessing economic fibre, ongoing financial losses, weak lumber markets and...

Norske Skog Provides Updates on Strategic Projects in France and Norway

Sept. 5 - "Completion of the containerboard project at Golbey remains a top priority across the Norske Skog group and for me personally. We will do our utmost to...

Ahlstrom Launches Study for Adding Saturation and Release Coating Capability for Tape Base Papers

Sept. 5 - The potential investment would help meet the increased customer demand, mainly in the Americas, by further enhancing Ahlstrom's existing tape product offering to include...

Paper Packaging Innovation: Less Fiber, More Strength

Sept. 4 - Have you noticed a shift in paper packaging innovation lately? We have, and so have the industry analysts whose job it is to track paper and packaging trends. Consumers prefer paper packaging, and...

Sonoco Initiates Review of Strategic Alternatives for Thermoformed & Flexibles Packaging Business

Sept. 4 - "We continue our strategy of focusing on fewer bigger businesses and investing to deploy our differentiated operating model. We expect that this next step will...

AF&PA-AWC Welcome "Common Sense" DC Circuit Court's Decision on Boiler MACT

Sept. 4 - "We are pleased the Court affirmed EPA's (and our) position that the already stringent air pollution limits for industrial boilers satisfy the requirements of...

Veritiv to Acquire Orora Packaging Solutions for $1.19 Billion

Sept. 4 - Veritiv announced it has entered into a binding agreement with Orora to acquire the North American packaging and distribution business...

Novolex Acquires American Twisting in South Haven, Michigan

Sept. 4 - Novolex has acquired the assets of American Twisting, a manufacturer of twisted-paper handles used in the production of paper bags...

Domtar Kingsport Mill Receives Business Recycler of the Year Honors in Tennessee

Sept. 3 - Given to businesses that practice outstanding leadership in recycling and waste prevention, this year's award honored Domtar's Kingsport Mill for...

Menasha Packaging Investing Over $50 Million in North American Preprint Hub

Sept. 3 - Menasha Packaging is investing over $50 million in its North American preprint capabilities that include new assets, automation and robotics as part of a major...

Valmet Opens a New Service Center in Beihai, West China

Sept. 3 - Valmet has opened a new service center in Beihai to serve and be close to its customers in the fast-growing pulp and paper industry in the...

ANDRITZ Acquires Analyzer and Measurement Company PulpEye

Sept. 3 - PulpEye provides pulp, paper and board producers with a wide range of online pulp analyzers, measurements and controls ranging from chip quality, kappa...

Albany International Appoints Merle Stein as President, Machine Clothing

Aug. 30 - Albany International has appointed Merle Stein as President of its Machine Clothing business segment and elected him an officer of the company...

Packsize Opens New Innovation Center in Louisville, Kentucky

Aug. 29 - The new, 240,000 square foot facility will expand the company's manufacturing capabilities, provide redundancy and logistics benefits to customers and...

Papeteries des Vosges et du Leman Group to Increase Production Capacity of Primabake Parchment Paper

Aug. 29 - The capacity expansion will be achieved by increasing the production capacity of Primabake on the PM62 machine in Publier (Evian, French Alps) and through...

Metsä Group to Focus Increasingly on Carbon Capture at Its Mills

Aug. 29 - "Bio-based carbon dioxide is an important but still untapped side stream that could be harnessed more effectively as the technology and markets...

MM Kotkamills Officially Opens New Sheeting Centre in Kotka, Finland

Aug. 28 - With two state-of-the-art sheet cutters and related automation, the new EUR 30 million Sheeting Centre will provide further processing of cartonboard to strengthen...

UPM Fibres Simplifying Its Organization; Petri Hakanen Appointed SVP, Fibres Finland Operations

Aug. 28 - UPM Fibres announced that is restructuring its organization by centralizing production operations in Finland under one top level...

Mill Rock Packaging Acquires Woodland Packaging and Laminating Facility from Everett Graphics

Aug. 28 - Mill Rock Packaging has entered into a strategic alliance with Everett Graphics. MRP has acquired Everett's Woodland, California packaging and...

Metsä Fibre Concludes Change Negotiations at Joutseno Pulp Mill; Workers Face Temporary Layoffs

Aug. 27 - Metsä Fibre announced that it has concluded the change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at Joutseno pulp mill. The negotiations covered...

International Paper Names Tom Hamic to New Leadership Role

Aug. 26 - International Paper announced its Board of Directors elected Tom Hamic to a newly created role: Executive Vice President and President of North American Packaging Solutions. He will be responsible for leading the company's...

Domtar Names Tracy Altenbaumer the New Mill Manager at Ashdown Mill in Arkansas

Aug. 26 - Domtar has named Tracy Altenbaumer the new mill manager of the company's Ashdown Mill in Ashdown, Arkansas. Altenbaumer succeeds J.C. Allaire, who was recently promoted to the vice president of...

Georgia-Pacific's Augusta Corrugated Transforms Risky Procedure into a Safer Process

Aug. 26 - The team at Georgia-Pacific's Augusta Corrugated facility is raising the bar when it comes to safety. For years, employees faced...

UPM Pulp to Temporarily Curtail Production at Kymi and Kaukas Pulp Mills in Finland

Aug. 22 - UPM announced that it will temporarily curtail production at its UPM Kaukas and UPM Kymi pulp mills in Finland to adjust their production to meet...

Canadian Freight Railroads Shut Down, Dealing a Potential Blow to North America's Economy

Aug. 22 - Canada's two major freight railroads have shut their operations, according to management of the two companies, locking out 9,000 members of the...

MM Group CEO Says Demand Improved in 2Q 2024, but Pricing Remains Sluggish

Aug. 22 - "In the Board & Paper division, we saw an improvement in market demand following the reduction of high inventories in the supply chain. Also, our...

Roundwood Prices for Sawlogs and Pulpwood in Sweden Increased in Q2 2024

Aug. 22 - The Swedish Forest Agency reported roundwood prices on delivery timber increased for both sawlog and pulpwood during the...

VTT Launches New Initiative to Demonstrate Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Technologies for Fiber-Based Products

Aug. 22 - VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland announces a new initiative to address the challenges of...

UPM Closes Hürth Newsprint Mill and One Fine Paper Machine at Nordland Papier

Aug. 21 - Graphic paper production in Hürth is expected to end on 31 August 2024 and at Nordland Papier PM 3 latest by the end of 2024, resulting in annual reductions of...

The Role of Paper Ballots, Their Security and How They're Made

Aug. 21 - Paper is an important part of the American election process. Paper ballots help provide reliability and security. Paper ballots are made from specialty graphic paper based on...

Massive Looming Canadian Rail Shutdown Could Have Economic Ripple Effects Throughout America

Aug. 19 - Canada's freight rail network could come to a grinding halt this week, inflicting a huge economic toll after the country's two largest railroad operators on Sunday issued...

WCP Solutions Earns WBENC Certification as a Women-Owned Business

Aug. 19 - "We are honored to receive the WBENC certification. As we approach our 100th anniversary and strive to grow beyond, we will continue to build long-lasting relationships through a welcoming and...

First Quality Tissue to Install Two New Thru-Air-Dried Paper Machines

Aug. 15 - The expansion includes a commitment to install two new Thru-Air-Dried (TAD) paper machines with associated converting facilities at a new location to be...

Graphic Packaging Publishes 2023 ESG Report, Announces 2050 Net Zero Goal

Aug. 14 - Graphic Packaging International has announced its aspiration to achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050 in conjunction with the release of its ...

Suzano Ventures Makes Investment in BemAgro to Accelerate Development of Silviculture Applications

Aug. 14 - Suzano Ventures will provide BemAgro with access to Suzano's farms and infrastructure, operations, and market and technical expertise, promoting the creation of...

Motion Enters into Agreement to Purchase Industrial Products Distributor

Aug. 14 - Headquartered in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, LSI Supply has five area locations and distributes bearings, seals, power transmission and fluid...

Valmet to Deliver New Recovery Boiler and Ash Crystallization Plant to Klabin's Monte Alegre Mill

Aug. 13 - Valmet's delivery is part of Klabin's investment of BRL 1.7 billion (about EUR 285 million) that seeks the operational continuity of the...

International Paper Senior Vice President Tom Plath to Leave at Year End

Aug. 13 - International Paper announced that Tom Plath, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, will leave the company at the...

Voith Transitions Navigator Setúbal Mill's PM 1 and PM 3 to Seamed Press Felts

Aug. 13 - Voith announced that Navigator Paper Setúbal's PM 1 and PM 3 are now operating with seamed press felts in all press positions for the first time. The successful transition...

Suzano Reports Adjusted EBITDA of R$6.3 Billion in Second Quarter of 2024

Aug. 9 - Pulp sales reached 2.5 million tonnes, while paper sales totaled 333,000 tonnes. The cash cost of pulp production, excluding downtime, was...

Arctic Paper CEO Says Slow Recovery in Europe Affected Second Quarter 2024 Results

Aug. 9 - "The second quarter, normally a weaker quarter, was this year affected by the slow recovery in key European markets and by historically high raw material prices...

Port Hawkesbury Paper Announces Eric Huard as Director of Specialty Sales

Aug. 8 - Huard started his career with a leading paper machine clothing company, later acquired by Voith, as a technical support representative before moving into sales. His responsibilities included accounts in...

Nippon Paper Industries to Shut Down Two Graphic Paper Machines in 2025, Expand Tissue Production

Aug. 8 - Nippon Paper Industries announced its decision to reduce graphic paper capacity through the shut-down of two paper machines — one at Shiraoi Mill and...

Sappi Reports Results for the Third Financial Quarter 2024

Aug. 8 - "I am pleased the Group delivered EBITDA (earnings) more than 40% above the prior year at US$151 million. Despite the third quarter being a seasonally...

Cascades Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2024

Aug. 8 - Cascade's second quarter 2024 results increased sequentially on stronger performances from all three business segments. In Tissue Papers, the sequential...

Willamette Falls Paper Mill to Lay Off 158, May Close Permanently

Aug. 7 - News outlets in Oregon have reported that Willamette Falls Paper Company in West Linn, Oregon, will lay off 158 of its 223 total employees on August 9...

DS Smith Launches Service for Businesses to Assess Recyclability of Their Packaging

Aug. 7 - DS Smith's Recyclability Evaluation Service performs specific tests to determine the recyclability of fibre-based packaging in standard paper mills across...

International Paper Strengthens Commitment to Nature with $15.3 Million Investment in Conservation Partnerships

Aug. 7 - International Paper (IP) reaffirms its dedication to conserving forest ecosystems, nature and...

Clearwater Paper Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

Aug. 6 - "We completed the acquisition of the Augusta facility in May and our integration is on track. We are pleased with the quality of the assets and are committed to achieving our targeted synergies by the end of...

Metsä Fibre Starts Negotiations on Possible Layoffs at Joutseno Pulp Mill in Finland

Aug. 6 - Metsä Fibre will start negotiations on possible layoffs at Joutseno pulp mill due to a need for temporary adjustment of production to meet...

New Zealand Herald - Operations Paused at Karioi Pulpmill in New Zealand as Energy Costs Bite

Aug. 6 - Winstone Pulp International has been forced to put a two-week "operational pause" in place across its Karioi pulpmill and Tangiwai sawmill as energy prices...

UPM Raflatac Appoints Brinder Gill to Senior Vice President of Americas Region

Aug. 5 - UPM Raflatac announced the appointment of Brinder Gill as the new Senior Vice President of the Americas Region, effective August 1, 2024. Prior to this appointment, Gill served as Director of the Paper...

Valmet Closes Agreement on Acquisition of Majority Shares in FactoryPal

Aug. 1 - Valmet and Körber closed the earlier announced agreement to further strengthen the digital solution FactoryPal, a unique software developed to improve...

EPIQ Machinery Expands Footprint into South America

Aug. 1 - EPIQ Machinery recently announced that its Equipment Solutions for the pulp and paper industry has extended its reach to South America, starting with a focus on Brazil. An agreement with Logica Automation...

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