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March - NSK TL-series bearings for high-heat applications. A paper mill was experiencing poor...

March 29 - Stora Enso has appointed Micaela Thorström as EVP, Legal and General Counsel and a member of the Group Leadership Team. Thorström joined Stora Enso in 2015 as Legal Counsel and was appointed...

March 28 - Billerud has appointed Kevin Kuznicki as the new President for Billerud North America. He succeeds Robert Kreizenbeck, who left the company this month. Formerly, Kuznicki served as Deputy President and...

March 27 - The 8,600 mm wide (wire) BM 3 will produce recycled liner grades with a basis weight range of 70-135 g/m2 at production speed of 1,500 m/min...

March 27 - The new logistics hub located in the Hellieule business park is a 22,000-square-metre building built on 10 hectares of land with a storage capacity of...

March 24 - The Millcraft Paper Company announced that it has acquired the assets of TNT Papercraft, Cincinnati, Ohio, effective April 1. Founded by Don Trautmann in 1995, family-owned TNT is a leading distributor of paper and...

March 23 - PaperAge has announced that Walter Schalka, Chief Executive Officer of Suzano, is the recipient of PaperAge's 36th annual "Executive Papermaker of the Year" award...

March 23 - Ox Industries is increasing efficiency and production capacity with a $5 million investment in new high-speed converting lines across multiple facilities...

March 22 - SCA announced that the new kraftliner machine at its Obbola pulp and paper mill in Sweden is ramping up production and at full capacity will produce...

March 22 - UPM plans to adapt its uncoated publication paper capacity to a long-term profitable customer demand. The capacity reductions are planned to take place in...

March 22 - Georgia-Pacific has contributed $100,000 to Auburn University to help fund a new state-of-the-art digester which will give engineering students the ability to test and...

March 22 - Amcor today announced a joint research project agreement with Nfinite Nanotechnology. The objective is to deliver an oxygen barrier to improve...

March 21 - "This new packaging plant will enable our team in the region to serve customers even better in the future, with a manufacturing facility that will provide new capabilities and...

March 20 - Ilim Group announced that it is continuing to increase its deliveries of pulp and board to the southwestern regions of China, which has been its prioritized area...

March 17 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its February 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total...

March 17 - Clearwater Paper announced the planned departure of Michael Murphy as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Murphy will continue to serve as...

March 16 - A legislative package proposed by the European Commission has been presented as a way to avoid an exodus of EU industries. While it falls short on measures...

March 15 - "In the 2022 financial year, MM Group grew significantly both organically and through acquisitions in terms of earnings and sales in a macroeconomically...

March 15 - Mativ Holdings announced that Greg Weitzel will succeed Andrew Wamser as global chief financial officer. Weitzel will assume the leadership of the company's global financial capabilities and...

March 14 - Based in Portland, Oregon, Western Machine Works was founded in 1985 to provide precision roll grinding, balancing and general machining services for...

March 13 - Ahlstrom has launched a consultation process with employee representatives at its Stenay paper mill in France about the possibility to divest the mill, and if a buyer...

March 10 - An era came to an end on March 8 when the last paper mill in Jay ceased making paper. From the time construction began on its first paper mill...

March 9 - Essity announced that in a recently concluded pilot project at its tissue paper production plant in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany, the company has...

March 9 - "Revenue improved 15% year-over-year to $1.7 billion mainly due to selling price increases across all segments and regions to counter higher pulp,...

March 9 - Genera, a manufacturer of domestically sourced and produced ag-based pulp and molded fiber products, has added two key members to lead the company...

March 8 - ABB on Feb. 27 officially opened a global research and development (R&D) center for the pulp and paper industry in Dundalk, Ireland...

March 7 - Pactiv Evergreen announced plans to take significant restructuring actions related to its Beverage Merchandising operations. The Company expects to close its...

March 7 - Local news outlets reported that Sonoco has abruptly closed its paperboard mill in Hutchinson, Kansas. Tucky Allen, Business Services Director / Rapid Response Coordinator, Kansas WorkforceONE, said he received...

March 7 - Two Sides, the print and paper advocacy group, is excited to announce its newest member, HP Inc, the print, technology and managed print service company. As part of their effort to create a more circular economy...

March 6 - The Steyrermühl mill in Austria has two paper machines. One of the machines is producing newsprint and the other was idled in 2017. The operating machine...

March 3 - Billerud's North American President, Robert Kreizenbeck, is leaving the company. Kreizenbeck has served as President of Billerud's operation in North America since March of 2022, when Billerud completed its...

March 2 - Sylvamo is proud to announce Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, has been appointed to the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum by...

March 2 - Valmet's scope of delivery will comprise a complete tissue production line featuring full stock preparation with bale handling. The new tissue machine will...

March 1 - Under the terms of the agreement, Resolute stockholders are receiving $20.50 for each share of the Resolute common stock. They also receive...

March 1 - Smurfit Kappa is investing EUR 27 million in a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión paper mill in Iurreta, Spain. The investment will...

March 1 - International Paper announced a company rebrand to align with its strategic vision to Build a Better IP through sustainable, profitable...

March 1 - The Maxau Mill in southwest Germany has the capacity to produce 530,000 tonnes per year of supercalendered paper. The mill also produces...

Feb. 28 - Domtar has entered into an agreement with First Quality Enterprises whereby First Quality will acquire Domtar's Dryden pulp mill in Northwestern Ontario...

Feb. 27 - Mercer International announced that David Ure, who has served as CFO and Secretary since 2015, will be leaving the Company effective June 1, 2023...

Feb. 24 - According to Bracell, the initiative is unprecedented in this type of operation with heavy vehicles (trucks weighing more than 40 tons) and it is estimated that...

Feb. 23 - The new CRB machine will produce coated recycled board grades, namely, white line chip board (WLC) grades, with an annual capacity of...

Feb. 23 - "We are pleased with our fourth quarter consolidated performance, which showed continued positive momentum in our Tissue Papers segment, and good underlying...

Feb. 22 - "2022 was a historic year for Mativ, bringing together two strong companies to leverage our combined technologies and products to drive value for all of our stakeholders. We closed out the year with strong...

Feb. 22 - Essity announced that Jessica Alm will join Essity's Executive Management Team in the role of Chief Communication Officer. She succeeds Joséphine Edwall Björklund, who has taken on...

Feb. 21 - Cepi member countries' paper and board production decreased by 5.9% in 2022 compared to the previous year, reflecting the heavy impact on the industry of...

Feb. 20 - Corex, part of VPK Group, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Arteche Paper, a leading producer of coreboard, cores and edge protectors in the Iberian market. The acquisition includes a coreboard mill in...

Feb. 20 - Stora Enso will invest approximately EUR 30 million in its Heinola Fluting Mill to renew the energy set-up and process equipment. After the investment, the site can then...

Feb. 20 - TAPPI announced that Martin Hubbe, Ph.D., a professor and Buckman Distinguished Scientist at North Carolina State University, has been named winner of the prestigious Gunnar Nicholson...

Feb. 17 - Georgia-Pacific is making a significant investment at its corrugated plant in Owosso, Michigan. Newer...

Feb. 16 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its January 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

Feb. 16 - The 2022 result is a product of the high volumes of good quality delivered by Södra's mills, while the market was characterized by favorable price levels for...

Feb. 16 - The objective of the partnership is to further develop the quality and customer value of lignin, increase the supply by optimized process machinery and...

Feb. 16 - Finnish Transport Workers’ Union, AKT, commenced its strike action on 15 February impacting all ports and terminals in Finland. The strike will last until...

Feb. 15 - Nippon Paper Industries announced its decision to discontinue production of graphic paper at its Australian consolidated subsidiary...

Feb. 15 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its January 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Feb. 14 - Kruger Packaging announced investments of over $30 million to modernize its Place Turcot Containerboard Mill in Montreal, Canada...

Feb. 14 - We had a very good year, with strong results in paperboard and improvements in tissue. We continued to reduce net debt and improved our overall...

Feb. 13 - Mill Rock Packaging Partners has acquired Keystone Paper & Box Company, a leading specialty packaging company that manufactures custom folding cartons for consumer and healthcare...

Feb. 9 - Graphic Packaging's President and CEO, Mike Doss, announced plans to build a greenfield CRB (coated recycled board) pulp and paper mill in Waco, Texas...

Feb. 9 - Norske Skog said that its Bruck mill in Austria is getting close to starting-up paper machine 3 (PM3), which is being converted from the production of newsprint to...

Feb. 9 - In 2022, the electricity generated by Södra's own operations amounted to 1,913 GWh, just over 130 percent of the Group's annual electricity needs. That corresponds to...

Feb. 8 - "The positive results were underpinned by year-on-year pricing gains for paper products which offset cost inflation, lower sales volumes and delivered an EBITDA...

Feb. 8 - "Today's decision is the result of the decline in availability of sawmill residuals. The fibre supply challenge in British Columbia is well documented...

Feb. 8 - Fiberwood's bio-based and compostable insulation sheets are made from wood pulp and side streams from the mechanical wood industry with...

Feb. 7 - The Fedrigoni Group announced that it has entered into two strategic agreements. First, a manufacturing partnership with the Quzhou mill — a specialty paper...

Feb. 7 - "2022 was an excellent year of performance and execution by our global team. Financial results...

Feb. 6 - The Piscataway plant, which started-up in 2018, currently serves the distribution and food processing markets. The purchase of the new press, the plant's sixth, will...

Feb. 6 - The Land and Environment Court in Vänersborg communicated its decision to grant a permit for increased production output at the Nordic Paper plant in...

Feb. 6 - Nippon Paper Industries announced the establishment of a manufacturing and sales subsidiary in Budapest, Hungary, for CMC, which is one of the materials used for...

Feb. 2 - "2022 was a pivotal year for UPM. We delivered all-time high annual sales and earnings, driven by success across all of our businesses. At the same time, our...

Feb. 1 - Voith will convert an idle paper machine at Stora Enso's Oulu Mill in northern Finland to the production of high-volume consumer board. The machine...

Feb. 1 - "I'm pleased to report that WestRock grew packaging revenue and margins in the first quarter, even in this challenging environment. We also finalized the acquisition of Grupo Gondi, which expands...

Jan. 31 - "In 2022, International Paper grew revenue and earnings in a dynamic and challenging...

Jan. 30 - Valmet announced that it will supply an extensive rebuild for paper machine 2 (PM2) at Sappi North America's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan, Maine...

Jan. 30 - MM Board & Paper will rebuild board machines at its mills in Frohnleiten (Austria), Neuss (Germany) and Kolicevo (Solvenia), implementing...

Jan. 30 - Billerud announced that the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate has passed legislation approving an appropriation of up to $200 million in funding to...

Jan. 30 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has released its Q4 2022 U.S. Boxboard report. According to the report, total boxboard production...

Jan. 28 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its Q4 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total U.S. containerboard production...

Jan. 27 - Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its paper mill in Hylte, Sweden and all its related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based sawmill and...

Jan. 27 - Norske Skog Skogn (Norway) will invest around NOK 180 million in a new thermomechanical pulp production line (TMP) that will replace expensive recycled...

Jan. 26 - Arauco on January 20 produced the first bale of pulp on the new production line (Line 3) at Arauco Mill in southern Chile. The construction of the new production line is...

Jan. 25 - Packaging Corporation of America reported fourth quarter 2022 net income of $212 million and...

Jan. 25 - The District Court of Noord-Holland has declared specialty paper producer Crown Van Gelder B.V. bankrupt. Despite excellent financial performance in...

Jan. 24 - International Paper announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its 50% interest in Ilim SA, the holding company for its Ilim joint venture, to its...

Jan. 24 - Opal Australian Paper is "seriously considering" closing the "white side operations" of its Maryvale pulp and paper mill due to a supply shortage of timber used for...

Jan. 24 - The sustainability agenda means corrugated board, folding cartons, moulded pulp, flexible and speciality papers, are all receiving new interest from...

Jan. 24 - Voith has acquired shares in Yangi, a Swedish company that offers manufacturing technology for dry formed cellulose-based packaging...

Jan. 23 - Graphic Packaging International is moving its Bristol, UK beverage packaging manufacturing operations to a new, state-of-the-art facility nearby, creating up to...

Jan. 20 - Paper Excellence announced that it will invest nearly $50 million to upgrade its Crofton mill's paper operations and towards reductions in its...

Jan. 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its December 2022 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Jan. 18 - Domtar announced that its Kingsport Mill in Tennessee recently produced its first 100 percent recycled containerboard...

Jan. 18 - Mercer International announced that, due to a lack of appropriate fiber availability, its Celgar pulp mill in British Columbia, Canada, is planning to take...

Jan. 18 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its December 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

Jan. 17 - Voith announced that it has opened an OnPerformance.Lab (OPL) in Kunshan, China. Voith's OPL offers data-based services such as...