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June - NSK Tough and Long Life (TL) bearings for dryer rolls increase MTBF under high-heat stress...

June 1 - UPM and Saga Welco announced that the loading of the first shipment of pulp from the new UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill has been successfully completed at ...

June 1 - Metsä Group is planning to build a demonstration plant for a modified lignin product in cooperation with ANDRITZ. The aim is to developthe process to...

June 1 - Valmet will deliver key pulp mill technology to Shandong Huatai Paper's new pulp mill in the Shandong province in China. Valmet's delivery includes...

May 31 - Sappi North America announced that several of its employees have received awards for their endeavors in creative graphics, leadership and innovative initiatives...

May 31 - Glatfelter is closing its Ober-Schmitten, Germany, facility due to the ongoing financial underperformance of the electrical and glassine specialty papers...

May 30 - Resolute Forest Products announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell its Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill...

May 25 - Canton, a small town in Haywood County, is known as the ‘paper town.’ The 115-year-old paper mill is visible from almost any angle. Now, as the paper mill...

May 25 - Metsä Board has submitted the EIA report for the Kaskinen paperboard mill in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure Act to the...

May 25 - Domtar's Engineered Absorbent Materials (EAM) facility in Jesup, Georgia, recently celebrated the completion of a $90 million project that added...

May 25 - Sylvamo is announcing a senior leadership change for its Latin America division. Tatiana Kalman has been elected senior vice president and general manager, Latin America, effective June 1. Kalman joins Sylvamo from...

May 25 - Mactac is acquiring Label Supply, headquartered in Ontario, Canada. Label Supply has been servicing the Canadian roll label market for more than three decades...

May 24 - According to the Brazilian Tree Industry (Ibá), Brazil's pulp production for the first quarter of 2023 increased by 2.6%, while the volume of exports grew by...

May 24 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced Julie Landry as Vice President of Government Affairs. In this role, Landry will lead the paper and wood products industry's legislative agenda and...

May 23 - Södra is exploring the possibilities for a new pulp that will combine wood from Södra's sustainably managed forests in southern Sweden with agricultural residue from...

May 19 - SCA on May 16 inaugurated its new pulp mill at its Ortviken industrial site in Sundsvall, Sweden. The investment of SEK 1.5 billion in Ortviken's industrial site was...

May 18 - Valmet will supply consistency measurements to Norske Skog's Golbey mill in France. The new measurements will be implemented in the new...

May 17 - Metsä Board will initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP mills in Finland. The negotiations involve...

May 17 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its April 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper...

May 17 - Performance BioFilaments announced the start-up of the world's largest nanofibrillated cellulose commercial production plant at Resolute's Kenogami paper mill...

May 17 - Voith delivered effective commissioning trainings for the November 2022 start-up of the world's largest kraftliner machine, SCA's PM 2 in...

May 16 - Too many ENGOs and other self-interested parties have invested years trying to refute the findings of global scientific authorities like the...

May 16 - Norske Skog Bruck announces successful commercial orders of the containerboard grades Testliner 3 and Fluting. This represents the introduction of...

May 15 - Willamette Falls Paper Company announced the addition of two new hires to their sales organization. David Diekelman will be joining the company as...

May 11 - "Following the record profitability achieved last year, the Group faced a severe downstream inventory destocking cycle. This led to production curtailment in both the European and North American regions to match...

May 11 - "We had a solid first quarter. All three businesses contributed to topline growth year-over-year, as benefits from higher selling prices and an advantageous exchange rate more than offset the impacts of...

May 11 - KKR announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which investment funds managed by KKR will acquire Industrial Physics...

May 10 - Supremex announced the acquisition of the assets of Graf-Pak, a provider of folding carton packaging solutions to a variety of commercial markets...

May 10 - Arctic Paper announced that the group's CFO, Göran Eklund, will retire at the end of June and will be replaced, with effect as of May 29, by Katarzyna Wojtkowiak, who is...

May 10 - Mondi announced an upgrade program for its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden, which will increase efficiency and further improve the overall...

May 9 - "We generated $208 million in adjusted EBITDA, which was consistent with our outlook of $205 million to $215 million, and achieved a 22% adjusted...

May 8 - Billerud has resumed operations at its pulp and paper mill in Escanaba, Michigan, after a rare fungal disease outbreak that began in March forced the company to...

May 8 - "The goal of the PM 1A rebuild is to produce higher basis weight packaging grade for increasing the production to meet the future market demands...

May 5 - Greg Gibson, senior vice president and general manager, North America, will be elected senior vice president, Commercial Excellence, until his retirement March 31, 2024. Gibson joined the industry in 1982 and has...

May 5 - "This was a difficult quarter for the Company as the decision to shut down the pulp line at the Prince George Pulp and Paper mill weighed heavily on...

May 4 - "The WestRock team delivered a solid second quarter, demonstrating the strength of our integrated and diversified packaging business...

May 3 - "It is rare for this much high-quality kraft linerboard — about 3,700 metric tons in all — to become available on the secondary market...

May 3 - Ahlstrom has appointed Konraad Dullaert as Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation and Sustainability and a member of the Executive...

May 2 - WestRock announced it will permanently cease operating its paper mill in North Charleston, South Carolina. The mill produces containerboard, uncoated...

May 2 - Cascades announced that it has produced its first roll of 100% recycled containerboard at its Bear Island mill in Ashland, Virginia. The repurposed machine...

May 2 - "During the first quarter, our global team continued to advance our proven strategy of running...

May 1 - Rebuilding PM52 at Braviken Paper Mill will broaden the product range for book paper while enabling the company to efficiently increase the production of...

May 1 - Valmet has appointed Tero Kokko, Ph.D. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ) as President, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and a member of Valmet's Executive Team, effective June 1. Kokko currently works in...

April 28 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its Q1 2023 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total Containerboard production in the first...

April 28 - SCA has appointed Kristina Enander to the role of Senior Vice President Strategic Development, effective May 1. Enander previously served as President of SCA's Pulp business...

April 28 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its Q1 2023 Boxboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total boxboard production in the first...

April 28 - "Throughout 2022, Suzano took advantage of a strong cash generation as a result of a high pulp environment to advance its strategic agenda while...

April 27 - Norske Skog said that a section of its Saugbrugs paper mill in Halden, Norway, has partially collapsed after rocks from a landslide slid into the building. The part of the building...

April 27 - "International Paper operated well in the first quarter, while navigating a challenging and dynamic macro environment. We successfully executed...

April 26 - The MM Group (MM) has approved a comprehensive investment project to increase the long-term competitiveness of its largest board and paper mill...

April 26 - "We are reporting a strong start to 2023 in terms of both profits and production. Pulp prices were still at a historical high, which was a key factor behind the stable results. However, prices are declining...

April 26 - Essity announced a decision to initiate a strategic review of the company's ownership of...

April 26 - Rottneros has decided to invest approximately SEK 180 million to significantly expand the production capacity of CTMP (chemical thermomechanical pulp) at...

April 25 - Beginning in July 2023, Cascades will progressively close its underperforming plants in Barnwell, South Carolina, and Scappoose, Oregon, as well as...

April 25 - "The business environment this year is expected to be significantly more challenging for all our divisions. Demand for most of our products is...

April 25 - Valmet will deliver key technologies and automation systems for Henan Longyuan Paper's new PM7 testliner line at their mill in Henan province in China...

April 24 - "Packaging segment demand was below our expectations for the quarter. Consumer spending...

April 20 - Twin Rivers Paper Company has announced the promotion of Tyler Rajeski to President and Chief Financial Officer. In the new role, Rajeski will oversee...

April 20 - Georgia-Pacific has announced new leadership for its packaging and cellulose and building products businesses. Pat Boushka, currently executive vice president...

April 20 - Due to materially lower earnings forecasts for the full year results 2023, Stora Enso's new guidance is that the full-year 2023 operational EBIT is expected to be...

April 19 - A multi-year EUR 145 million package of investments will bring some of the most up to date papermaking machinery to the company's Viana paper mill, rebuilding...

April 18 - Georgia-Pacific is making significant investments, totaling more than $50 million, at its Port Hudson mill in Zachary, Louisiana. The investments will...

April 18 - UPM announced plans to replace the use of fossil fuels with electric boilers in heat and steam production at its mills in Finland and Germany. A total of...

April 18 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its March 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total...

April 17 - Billerud announced the temporary idling of the Escanaba Mill for up to three weeks as a precautionary measure to protect the health and safety of...

April 17 - Sappi announced that the intended sale to Aurelius Group of its Maastricht Mill in the Netherlands, its...

April 13 - Heinzel Group announced a record-breaking year in 2022, achieving the highest turnover and the best earnings in the company's history. At the same time...

April 13 - The Neusiedler mill will focus on the strategic growth markets of Luxury Packaging, Professional Print, and Technical & Converting Papers, while utilizing...

April 12 - Construction is scheduled to begin soon on a $91 million upgrade at Georgia-Pacific's containerboard mill in Monticello, Mississippi. It's one of the...

April 12 - Stora Enso announced plans to consolidate its book paper production and permanently close one of the two paper machines at the Anjala Mill in southern Finland...

April 12 - Rottneros said that it has been forced to cut 24 jobs at its Vallvik Mill in Sweden due to increasing costs, falling pulp prices and a weaker...

April 11 - Rayonier Advanced Materials (RYAM) announced that Michael Osborne joined the company on April 10, 2023, as Vice President, Manufacturing, replacing Bill...

April 10 - "Healthy forests depend on a healthy forest products industry and as the nation faces an ongoing wildfire crisis, it is more important than ever to invest in...

April 10 - Glatfelter announced that Boris Illetschko has been appointed to the role of Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. He replaces the company's current Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer...

April 6 - Monadnock Paper Mills announced that Stephen (Steve) Murphy has rejoined the company as Director of Supply Chain and Logistics. Murphy first joined...

April 5 - Norske Skog Bruck's PM3, which was converted from the production of newsprint to testliner and fluting, has the capacity to produce...

April 4 - Working closely with key partners Performance BioFilaments and FPInnovations, and through the continued support of the...

April 4 - Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately EUR 18 million and...

April 3 - Sonoco has upgraded its Hartsville wastewater treatment site to significantly reduce carbon emissions. The company began treating wastewater from its paper...

April 3 - You've no doubt seen the impassioned ENGO fundraising claims warning that "billions of trees are cut down each year to make paper products...

April 3 - The new UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill has reached the technical readiness to start operations. UPM has also received the environmental authorities...