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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...

Voith to Supply Adami with OCC Stock Preparation Plant for Santa Catarina Mill in Brazil

July 31 - Voith will supply Adami S/A with a complete OCC BlueLine stock preparation plant with 4.0 technology for its paper mill in Santa Catarina, Brazil...

Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

July 30 - "Second quarter played out largely as expected, with continued strength in Foodservice and Beverage results, and strong execution driving solid...

NPTA Recognizes Tom Groves of WCP Solutions with 2024 Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award

July 29 - The Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award is NPTA's highest honor. Tom's journey in the paper industry began in 1974, marking more than five decades of profound contributions. He started as a...

Total U.S. Containerboard Production Increased 7 Percent in Q2 2024

July 29 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the Q2 2024 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total containerboard...

Total U.S. Boxboard Production Decreased One Percent in Q2 2024

July 29 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released the Q2 2024 Boxboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total boxboard production...

Ahlstrom to Close Its Parchment Paper Mill in Bousbecque, France

July 29 - Ahlstrom has announced a decision to close its paper mill in Bousbecque, France. The mill has an annual capacity of approximately...

AF&PA President and CEO Heidi Brock Elected ICFPA President

July 29 - The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations announced Heidi Brock, President and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association, as its...

Canfor Pulp Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

July 26 - "While our pulp business benefited from strong global pulp pricing this quarter, operationally, unanticipated downtime at our Intercon pulp mill limited our ability to...

DS Smith North America Launches New PackRight Workshops for Sustainable Packaging Design

July 26 - The workshops bring DS Smith's designers and engineers together with customers to develop design solutions that boost packaging efficiency, effectiveness...

Saica Group to Acquire Polish Subsidiary of Schumacher Packaging

July 25 - Saica Group has reached an agreement with Schumacher Packaging to acquire Schumacher's Polish subsidiary. This includes all activities in Poland...

Rottneros Reports Second Quarter and Interim First Half 2024 Results

July 25 - "After starting the year with production-related challenges, we delivered a better result than in the first quarter thanks to stable production and good....

International Paper Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

July 24 - "While our second quarter financial results increased sequentially on better price and seasonally higher volumes, we expect near-term performance to be...

Supremex Announces Optimization Measures for Its Envelope Activities

July 24 - First, the company is ceasing production at its very small facility in Niagara Falls, New York, effective immediately and maintaining the premises as a distribution...

Stora Enso Appoints New CFO and New EVP Packaging Solutions Division

July 24 - Stora Enso has appointed Niclas Rosenlew as Group Chief Financial Officer. He will replace Seppo Parvi, who has previously announced that he will...

Packaging Corporation of America Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results

July 23 - "Results for the quarter reflect our strong market conditions in the Packaging segment. This drove a new all-time containerboard production record in order to...

Canfor CEO Don Kayne to Retire at Year-End, Susan Yurkovich Named Successor

July 23 - Canfor announced that Don Kayne, President and Chief Executive Officer, plans to retire at the end of the year. Susan Yurkovich, Canfor's Senior Vice President of...

UPM Reports First Half 2024 Financial Results

July 23 - "In Q2, our comparable EBIT increased by 60% on last year, in line with our expectations. The continued improvement was sustained by a moderate recovery in our product markets as well as a greater...

UPM Raflatac Acquires Self-Adhesive Graphics Producer Grafityp in Belgium

July 23 - "UPM Raflatac has acquired Grafityp, a Belgium-based company that manufactures self-adhesive graphics solutions, including color films, print films for large format...

Clearwater Paper to Sell Tissue Business to Sofidel America for $1.06 Billion

July 22 - Clearwater Paper announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its tissue business to Sofidel America Corporation for $1.06 billion...

Suzano Begins Operation of New Pulp Mill in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

July 22 - The project is the result of a total investment of R$22.2 billion, of which R$15.9 billion was earmarked for the construction of the mill and R$6.3 billion for...

Total U.S. Printing-Writing Paper Shipments Increased 2% in June

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

Total U.S. Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Shipments Increased 7% in June 2024

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

Sappi Concludes Agreement to Sell Its Lanaken Mill to UTB for EUR 50 Million

July 18 - Sappi announced an agreement to sell its shuttered Lanaken pulp and paper mill to UTB Industrial Acquisitions, a privately-owned Dutch company that specializes in...

Domtar's Kingsport Mill Health and Safety Manager, Randy Adams, Wins PPSA's Highest Honor

July 17 - Domtar announced that Randy Adams, Health and Safety Manager at the company's containerboard mill in Kingsport, Tennessee, recently won the...

Survey Shows Perception of Cost as Main Barrier to Overcome in Sustainable Packaging

July 16 - Despite many packaging designers striving to develop more sustainable packaging, price was highlighted as a key challenge by the majority...

Kimberly-Clark Names Craig Slavtcheff Chief Research and Development Officer

July 16 - Kimberly-Clark announced that Craig Slavtcheff has been appointed Chief Research and Development Officer, effective July 29. Slavtcheff will succeed...

Pick Heaters Appoints Mark Brueggemann as Its New President

July 16 - Pick Heaters is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Brueggemann as its new President. Brueggemann, a dedicated member of the Pick Heaters team since...

Pactiv Evergreen to Sell Pine Bluff Paper Mill and Waynesville Extrusion Facility to Suzano for $110 Million

July 15 - Pactiv Evergreen has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Pine Bluff, Arkansas, paper mill and...

Lindenmeyr Munroe Expands Distribution Operations into Georgia Market

July 15 - Lindenmeyr Munroe plans to expand operations into the Georgia market with an Atlanta-based distribution facility. The move into Georgia is supported with...

Heinzel Group Announces Decision to Close Its Subsidiary, Raubling Papier in Germany

July 15 - Heinzel Group announced that it has made the difficult decision to close its subsidiary, Raubling Papier GmbH, in Germany, due to persistently difficult...

Green Bay Packaging Announces Expansion of Germantown, Wisconsin Facility

July 11 - The new state-of-the-art facility will be built along the Holy Hill corridor and will boast 270,000 square feet of manufacturing space for increased...

ANDRITZ to Supply Two Tissue Machines to C&S Paper in China

July 11 - ANDRITZ has received an order for two PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machines from C&S Paper. The new machines will be installed at...

Beto Abreu is the New Chief Executive Officer of Suzano

July 10 - Suzano announced that Beto Abreu is the new CEO of Suzano as of July 1. The executive takes office with the mission of advancing the company's strategic plan, which this year celebrates its centenary and completes...

Smurfit WestRock CEO Celebrates "Momentous Occasion" at New York Stock Exchange Opening Event

July 9 - "Today was a truly amazing day! I was so honored on behalf of all my colleagues to officially announce our company Smurfit Westrock, to the world on the...

Paper Industry in Europe Saw Sharp Decrease in Paper and Board Production in 2023

July 9 - In an economic context that continues to be exceptionally difficult and marked in 2023 by low consumption linked to massive destocking, many pulp and paper...

Valmet to Deliver New Tissue Production Line to Velvet CARE in Poland

July 9 - Valmet's scope of supply includes an Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo headbox and a Yankee cylinder. The delivery also includes...

Klabin to Invest R$1.7 Billion for New Recovery Boiler at Monte Alegre Paper Mill in Paraná

July 8 - Klabin recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved an investment of R$1.7 billion for a modernization project at the company's Monte Alegre...

Smurfit Kappa and WestRock are Now Officially Smurfit WestRock

July 6 - Smurfit Kappa announced that the "scheme of arrangement" in connection with the combination of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock became effective at...

Hood Container Announces Agreement to Purchase Corrugated Manufacturer Independent II

July 5 - Hood Container announced that it has entered into an agreement to buy the packaging assets of Independent II, a privately-owned and operated...

SCA to Increase Price for Kraftliner by EUR 60 per Tonne

July 3 - SCA announced that it will increase the price for its kraftliner by EUR 60 per tonne, effective August 1, 2024. "We see a continued...

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