PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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....

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...