PAPER INDUSTRY NEWS

Sept. 28 - Sappi Europe's Kirkniemi Mill in Lohja, Finland, has successfully made the switch from using fossil fuels to renewable energy. An EUR 16.5 million investment into...

Sept. 28 - The range of FluoroFree products that have achieved recyclability certification are produced in Ahlstrom's North American operations and are used in...

Sept. 27 - Paper Excellence Canada announced the resumption of kraft pulp operations at its Catalyst Crofton mill, bringing more than 300 workers back to their jobs...

Sept. 26 - Klabin's Puma II project is the largest investment in the company's history and the largest private investment ever made in the State of Paraná. With an...

Sept. 26 - Valmet will supply a high-capacity fine paper making line with automation to Yueyang Forest Paper in China. The paper machine will produce...

Sept. 25 - BTG Group announced the appointment of Xin Shun Cui as its new President and CEO. This strategic move comes as Robert Crossman, the former President and CEO took on a new role as...

Sept. 25 - Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe announced that it will increase the prices for its Thermoscript line of thermal papers by up to 10%, effective...

Sept. 22 - Subject to planning and environmental permits and a final investment decision, the site will occupy an area of around 200 acres and will have the capacity to produce...

Sept. 22 - Upon closing of the transaction, the Quesnel River and Slave Lake pulp mills will be operated by Millar Western Forest Products, which joined...

Sept. 21 - Valmet has been ranked as the most attractive employer among engineering professionals in Finland according to a new study by Universum. The ranking...

Sept. 20 - Georgia-Pacific on Sept. 18 informed employees at its Foley Cellulose mill in Perry, Florida, that the company plans to permanently close the facility...

Sept. 20 - The largest investment of the forest industry in Finland — the new Kemi bioproduct mill and the paperboard mill expansion — came into operation as...

Sept. 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its August 2023 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper...

Sept. 19 - The American Forest & Paper Association released the August 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Sept. 19 - The scope of delivery includes a new debarking and chipping line with steam de-icing in the debarking drum, which ensures a high debarking degree with...

Sept. 18 - International Paper has completed the sale of its 50% interest in Ilim SA, the holding company for its Ilim joint venture (JV), to its JV partners for $484MM (USD) in cash....

Sept. 18 - The Board of Directors of Stora Enso has appointed Hans Sohlström as the new President and CEO of Stora Enso as of today. Sohlström is currently...

Sept. 17 - Mondi has entered into an agreement to sell its last remaining facility in Russia, Mondi Syktyvkar, together with two affiliated entities to Sezar Invest...

Sept. 18 - Voith will supply multiple stock preparation lines, integrated reject handling and the wastewater pre-treatment system for Graphic Packaging's mill in...

Sept. 18 - International Paper celebrated the opening of its newest state-of-the-art corrugated packaging facility in Atglen, Pennsylvania. The new $100 million facility...

Sept. 15 - The Paper Receipts Converting Association (PRCA) is pleased to announce that California Bill AB 1347, which proposed stringent regulations on the use of...

Sept. 13 - Sofidel announced that it is investing $185 million to increase production capacity at its tissue mill in Circleville, Ohio. The project involves the construction of...

Sept. 13 - Pixelle Specialty Solutions said that it has improved safety and productivity at its specialty paper mill in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, by installing a smelt spout robot...

Sept. 13 - Arauco announced that a storm in mid-August, which affected the central-southern area of Chile, forced the company to completely shut down its Licancel pulp...

Sept. 12 - The Boards of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock are pleased to announce the signing of a definitive transaction agreement to create Smurfit WestRock...

Sept. 11 - Sonoco announced the completion of its acquisition of the remaining equity interest in RTS Packaging, one of the world's largest partition manufacturing companies...

Sept. 11 - Pratt Industries will build a new corrugated box plant in Warner Robins, which is located in central Georgia. The planned 496,000-square-foot facility will produce corrugated...

Sept. 11 - Georgia-Pacific has expanded its EarthKraft line of curbside recyclable mailers to include an unpadded mailer for e-commerce shipments. The new mailer...

Sept. 11 - The return to more traditional ways of learning is a response to politicians and experts questioning whether Sweden's hyper-digitalised approach to...

Sept. 8 - Nearly 400 Unifor members and their families are grappling with the news of a year-long curtailment of the Domtar mill in Espanola, Ontario. "There were hopes...

Sept. 8 - Glatfelter has entered into an agreement with Ekman to market Glatfelter's high quality, specialty Abaca pulp exclusively through Ekman's...

Sept. 7 - Two of the world's largest packaging companies — WestRock of the US and Ireland's Smurfit Kappa — are in advanced merger talks to create a...

Sept. 7 - Domtar announced it will indefinitely idle the pulp and paper operations at its Espanola, Ontario, facility for an expected period greater than one year...

Sept. 6 - International Paper announced today that Chairman and CEO Mark Sutton has requested that the Board of Directors move forward with the next phase of the company's CEO succession plan. This phase in the process will include a comprehensive evaluation of...

Sept. 5 - Metsä Group's Kemi mills are getting ready for a maintenance and connection shutdown to prepare for the deployment of the largest ever investment...

Sept. 5 - Stora Enso announced that Minna Björkman will assume a business leadership role in Stora Enso's Packaging Materials division during the...

Sept. 4 - Stora Enso has progressed with its restructuring actions, announced on 15 June 2023, aimed at strengthening the Group's long-term competitiveness and creating a decentralised and more...

Sept. 1 - The board of directors of Norske Skog ASA has appointed Geir Drangsland as the new CEO as of 1 September. Drangsland succeeds Tore Hansesaetre, who has...

Aug. 31 - Greif has acquired 51% of the ownership interest in ColePak, LLC in an all-cash transaction funded through Greif's existing credit facility. ColePak is the...

Aug. 31 - Valmet will deliver key technologies, automation and services to Naini Papers' cooking and fiberline rebuild and new specialty paper machine PM 3 at their mill in...

Aug. 31 - Metsä Fibre has appointed Mikko Antsalo as Senior Vice President, Sales and Customership, and a member of Metsä Fibre's Management Team...

Aug. 30 - ANDRITZ has received the ninth order for a PrimePress X shoe press from Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. The new shoe press will help...

Aug. 30 - The 2022 results show that the average recycled content of domestic shipments for the top two major packaging grades was 80.2%. The average recycled...

Aug. 30 - Students in the Graphic Communications Management Program at Appalachian State University will be using new equipment this Fall, provided by...

Aug. 29 - Amcor announced the North American launch of curbside-recyclable AmFiber Performance Paper packaging, part of the company's AmFiber portfolio. Prequalified by...

Aug. 28 - Valmet will supply an Advantage DCT 100TS tissue production line to Papel San Francisco in Mexico. The new TM 10 machine will be installed at...

Aug. 28 - The Mercer Lignin Center is a fully integrated pilot plant with a maximum capacity of 1,000 kilograms of high-quality lignin per day. It is the first...

Aug. 27 - Norske Skog announced that it has restarted a previously idled paper machine (PM5) at its Saugbrugs paper mill in Halden, Norway. Prior to being idled...

Aug. 25 - Paper is paper, right? Not necessarily. Although butcher paper and freezer paper can be used for similar purposes in the food service industry, that doesn't...

Aug. 25 - Ahlstrom has entered into an agreement to divest its Stenay paper mill in France to Accursia Capital, following the announcement of Accursia Capital's binding offer in ...

Aug. 25 - UPM announced the appointment of Aki Temmes as Executive Vice President responsible for UPM Fibres Business Area, effective December 1. Temmes is currently Senior Vice President...

Aug. 24 - Valmet Mill-Wide Optimization observes the entire mill production and inventory balance in real-time and considers both the current and future states of the mill. As a...

Aug. 23 - Pro Carton and CEPI Cartonboard recently announced that they will merge into one association under the name Pro Carton. The decision follows a 12-month...

Aug. 23 - The new PM 6 has a width of 7.92 meters and a design speed of 1,400 meters per minute. The machine mainly produces high-quality packaging paper in the range of...

Aug. 22 - The Brazilian Tree Industry reported that for the first half of 2023, pulp exports from Brazil...

Aug. 21 - In an effort to address prevalent supply chain uncertainties and to maintain the commercial viability of its Graphic Paper business, Sappi Europe will...

Aug. 18 - Valmet's Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Valmet's President and CEO Pasi Laine and related terms and conditions. Mr. Laine will...

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

Aug. 17 - Paper Excellence Canada announced the permanent curtailment of Catalyst Paper tiskwat — its paper mill in Powell River, BC, Canada....

Aug. 17 - The American Forest & Paper Association released the July 2023 Packaging Papers Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging...

Aug. 17 - Billerud is introducing a new organization whereby the company harmonizes and operates its business in two distinct geographical regions — Europe and North America...

Aug. 17 - The Two Sides survey showed that 81% of U.S. consumers believe they should have...

Aug. 16 - Western Pulp will cease production operations at its Jacksonville facility in Texas at the end of the month, while continuing its shipping operations to help...

Aug. 15 - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro on Aug. 3 announced that Corrugated Partners Group plans to invest $52.7 million to build a new corrugated sheet...

Aug. 14 - The investment provides annual energy cost savings of SEK 50 million. In addition to electricity and steam, the installation will annually produce 50 kton of...

Aug. 14 - Essity has appointed Sandra Aberg as Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, effective September 1. Aberg is currently Director Investor Relations...

Aug. 10 - Cascades announced that the second paper machine at its St. Helens, Oregon, tissue mill will be closed, resulting in the complete shutdown of the facility. The end of operations...

Aug. 9 - Clearwater Paper announced the appointment of Sherri Baker as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 14, to oversee...

Aug. 8 - Mativ Holdings, Inc. announced two appointments to its executive leadership team. Mark W. Johnson will succeed Ricardo Nuñez as chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary. Johnson will assume...

Aug. 8 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced that nearly 68% of paper consumed in the United States (67.9%) was recycled in 2022. The paper recycling rate held approximately steady to...

Aug. 7 - Veritiv Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, each share of Veritiv common stock issued and...

Aug. 7 - Pixelle Specialty Solutions announced that Timothy Hess has decided to step down from his position as President and CEO for health reasons, effective Aug. 7...

Aug. 7 - The primary target of the upgrade is to increase the recovery boiler's black liquor capacity. The upgrade will also reduce the mill's emission levels and improve...

Aug. 4 - "Following the record profitability achieved last year, the group faced persistent challenges in the global economy and encountered ongoing weakness in paper and pulp markets. Specifically, the paper businesses experienced...

Aug. 4 - ANDRITZ has received an order from Andhra Paper Limited in Rajahmundry, India for a recovery boiler upgrade and sustainable technologies to increase capacity...

Aug. 3 - The National Paper Trade Association is pleased to present the 2023 Stanley O. Styles Industry Excellence Award to Greg Gibson, senior vice president of Sylvamo...

Aug. 3 - "We delivered impressive results under challenging market conditions. Our accelerated transformation strategy is exceeding expectations. We expect to exit the year with a cost savings run-rate of...

Aug. 2 - "We had a stronger than expected second quarter, with solid operational performance and lower than expected costs for key inputs such as pulp, energy, and transportation. Tissue demand remained strong...

Aug. 2 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) released its Q2 2023 Boxboard report. According to the report, total boxboard production...

Aug. 1 - WestRock announced it will permanently cease operating its paper mill in Tacoma, Washington, and will conclude production by...

Aug. 1 - Kemira announced that its long-serving President and CEO, Jari Rosendal, died on July 31 after a short illness. Mr. Rosendal was 58 years old and served as Kemira's President and CEO since 2014...

Aug. 1 - "While a solid business, EP's concentration in the tobacco industry is not aligned with Mativ's long-term ambition and presents a more attractive value...

Aug. 1 - "We grew Sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margins year over year in the second quarter while actively managing supply to meet demand in response to...

Aug. 1 - Atlas Holdings announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of the pulp, newsprint and directory paper mill operations in Thunder Bay, Ontario, from...

Aug. 1 - Sustana announced that it has completed a transaction with Hanna Paper, one of the largest high-grade paper recycling companies in North America...

July 31 - Industrial Physics announced the appointment of Barry Lyon to Chief Executive Officer, and Lance Reisman to the role of Chairman of the Board. Lyon succeeds Jim Neville, who has led the company since...

July 28 - The Paper Excellence Group announced its updated organizational structure for its business units following the recent acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in...

July 28 - Billerud announced that its President and CEO, Christoph Michalski, is leaving the company, with immediate effect. Michalski has held the position of CEO since...

July 28 - "Financially, this was a challenging quarter for the pulp business as declining global pulp market conditions...

July 27 - "In the second quarter, the operations of International Paper continued to run well and we managed our businesses effectively in a challenging demand...

July 27 - Essity on July 20 announced a decision to close its tissue manufacturing operations in New York state and consolidate production at its other...

July 26 - Deublin Company announced that Gardner Systems is now a key part of Deublin. This broadens Deublin's capabilities in the design, supply, and installation of steam and condensate systems for paper machine dryer...

July 25 - UPM Communication Papers announced plans to permanently close its Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany, reducing the uncoated and coated publication paper...

July 25 - DS Smith announced a significant investment plan to be implemented in the next two years across its three packaging sites in Greece. The EUR 33.9 million...

July 25 - In the Packaging segment, total corrugated products shipments and shipments per day were...

July 24 - After a long process to identify potential buyers, Ahlstrom has received a binding offer from Accursia Capital to acquire the Stenay mill. The potential acquisition is...

July 24 - Mercer International on June 21 announced the temporary curtailment of operations at its Celgar pulp mill located in Castlegar, BC, Canada, including...

July 21 - "The weak market demand further worsened in the second quarter. Our businesses are directly impacted by inflation and the consumers' cost-of-living crisis, the drop...

July 20 - Cascades announced the appointment of Jérôme Porlier as the new President and COO of Cascades Specialty Products Group. Porlier succeeds Luc Langevin, who after more than 12 years...

July 20 - Crews estimated Wednesday they would continue to battle Tuesday night's large commercial fire at the Industrial Way paper mill complex throughout...

July 20 - Valmet's delivery will include a high-capacity OptiWin two-drum compact winder that has a wide production range with different widths and diameters of...