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June 2022 - A major paper mill was experiencing problems with its calender rolls, where multiple cracks were developing on the inner rings of the roll bearings...

June 27 - Arauco has signed a US$3 billion investment collaboration agreement with the government of Mato Grosso Do Sul in Brazil for the construction of a new pulp mill....

June 27 - CR Meyer's board views succession planning as one of its most important roles in the viability of the company. By announcing the following promotions within the senior management team...

June 27 - The commissioning tasks, including mechanical, hydraulic and efficiency tests, and the respective adjustment of various production equipment, will be carried out during...

June 23 - Sonoco announced that Rob Dillard, who most recently served as the company's Chief Strategy Officer, has been named Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2022. In this new role, Dillard will be responsible for...

June 23 - Stora Enso announced that Kati ter Horst, Executive Vice President, Paper Division and a member of the Group Leadership Team, has decided to...

June 23 - The developments proved that the addition of MFC in the composition of paperboard significantly improves the properties and performance of the product, allowing...

June 23 - The Royal Group (TRG) announced that Pete Grill has joined the company as the new General Manager of its corrugated packaging facility in Marion, Ohio. Grill comes to TRG with 32 years of experience in the...

June 22 - Kruger Products on June 20 officially inaugurated its Sherbrooke Tissue Plant in Québec, which was...

June 22 - The two new tissue production lines will produce high quality tissue with a basis weight range of 12.5 -31.3 g/m2, a design speed of 1600m/min and a...

June 21 - Schweitzer-Mauduit International and Neenah announced the future name of the combined company upon completing the pending all-stock merger of equals...

June 21 - UPM has signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its Austrian subsidiary UPM Kymmene-Austria GmbH to the Heinzel Group...

June 20 - Central National Gottesman announced that its North American Distribution Division has acquired Lewis Paper International, a leading distributor of paper, packaging...

June 20 - It is now scientifically proven that reuse should be considered on a case-by-case basis as it is not always the best environmental option. A peer-reviewed study shows...

June 17 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its May 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

June 16 - AF&PA has released its May 2022 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments...

June 16 - Ahlstrom-Munksjö announced that following the ownership reorganization of its Decor business it plans to change its business name to...

June 16 - "We are disappointed by the enactment of Colorado's 'Producer Responsibility Program for Recycling.' Consistently high recycling rates, continuous industry...

June 15 - Cascades continues to roll out its expansion plan in the isothermal packaging market by enhancing its line of meal boxes with technology that's 20% more...

June 14 - Weyerhaeuser Company is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of George H. Weyerhaeuser Sr., long-time former leader and great-grandson of founder Frederick Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser served as president and CEO from 1966 to 1991 and continued to serve as...

June 14 - VTT has developed a solution to the problem of plastic packaging. Regenerated or recrystallised cellulose can replace plastic film...

June 14 - The HP PageWide roll-to-roll preprint press was installed at Pratt's site in Lewisburg, Ohio in April and will enable increased, long-term value that will boost...

June 13 - In 2021, the world's shipments of wood chips reached almost 35 million m3, close to the highest on record. Significant expansion of pulp capacity in China combined with...

June 9 - Smurfit Kappa has invested USD 23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant. The investment includes...

June 9 - Nippon Paper Industries has announced price revisions for printing paper and business communication paper in the domestic market to all...

June 8 - Amounting to a total investment of almost $100 million, the new facility will be about 23,000 square meters and be built adjacent to Huhtamaki's existing...

June 8 - This funding will help support an important transformation project taking place at...

June 8 - German containerboard producer Papierfabrik Adolf Jass Schwarza has successfully integrated ABB's latest L&W Autoline automatic testing solution into...

June 8 - UPM is the first Finnish company, acting as a shipper and charterer, to discharge its ship-generated wastewater on land and utilise various...

June 7 - Stora Enso has started a feasibility study at its mill in Langerbrugge, Belgium, for the conversion of one of the two paper lines into a high-volume recycled...

June 7 - Zeus has acquired two UK packaging companies — Swanline Group and its sister company BoxMart — in an agreement worth in excess of EUR 25 million...

June 6 - Valmet has progressed in reviewing its operations in Russia and implementing its exit plan. Already in the spring, the company decided not to make...

June 3 - WISA BioBond is UPM Plywood's proprietary bonding technology in which at least 50% of fossil-based phenol in the glue is replaced with wood's own natural bonding agent...

June 2 - The innovative machine takes a full reel of Mondi's Advantage StretchWrap paper, allowing customers to replace the multi-layer plastic which is currently...

June 2 - Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. has established a new local subsidiary in Australia to further strengthen the liquid packaging carton business and...

June 2 - Unifying top tier fluid power business units-including the former Kaman Fluid Power divisions of BW Rogers, Catching FluidPower, Intellimotion, Calkins Fluid Power...

June 1 - This acquisition will enable Kruger to secure the supply of high-quality pulp for some of its paper mills, including those in Quebec, where the company is investing...

June 1 - ABB has successfully implemented an Ability System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) at Sun Paper's new Beihai pulp mill in Guangxi, China...

June 1 - Having joined together with Pulpex, some of the world's largest consumer packaged goods companies are now harnessing the power of collaboration to develop...

May 31 - The exports of paper and paperboard exports from India have grown by nearly 80 percent to touch the highest-ever figure of INR 13,963 crore in FY 2021-22, as per the...

May 31 - AFRY will deliver a modern Industry 4.0 digital solution based on the AFRY platform. The advanced solution will act as the data information hub, directing...

May 31 - Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe announced that it will implement a 12% price increase for its entire range of speciality papers — thermoscript, jetscript,...

May 31 - Rayonier Advanced Materials announced that De Lyle W. Bloomquist has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately. Bloomquist succeeds...

May 27 - UPM Raflatac has signed an agreement to acquire AMC AG (Advanced Methods of Coating), a Germany-based company. This acquisition accelerates...

May 27 - Thimm Group has entered an agreement to sell Thimm Packaging Systems, the industrial goods division of the company, to Rengo Group, Japan's largest...

May 26 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its April 2022 Printing-Writing Monthly report. According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments...

May 25 - Smurfit Kappa has announced the construction of a new packaging plant in Morocco – its first corrugated...

May 25 - The demo plant is part of Metsä Group's integrated mill site in Äänekoski, and it produces finished 3D fibre packaging products directly from wet pulp without...

May 25 - Norkol Converting Corpoation announced the expansion of its sheeting capacity out of the company's Northlake, Illinois, paper converting facility...

May 25 - The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced 68% of all paper consumed in the United States was recycled in 2021 — a rate on par with the highest rate previously achieved...

May 24 - Walki has invested in the Finnish start-up Dolea. Together the two companies will start the production of recyclable and printable paper straws in...

May 24 - AF&PA has released its April 2022 Packaging Papers & Specialty Packaging Monthly report. According to the report, total packaging papers & specialty packaging shipments...

May 23 - In the ownership reorganization, Ahlstrom-Munksjö Holding 3 Oy will divest the majority share of and remain with a minority share in the new Munksjö company to...

May 20 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released the 62nd Paper Industry Capacity and Fiber Consumption Survey, indicating overall U.S. paper and...

May 19 - Suzano was able to deliver the strongest financial results in its history and make significant progress on strategically important developments for...

May 19 - MM Board & Paper is investing about EUR 30 million in two state-of-the-art cross cutters with automated core and waste handling at MM Kotkamills in Finland...

May 18 - Bracell's STAR project features two flexible hardwood fiberlines for a total capacity of 2.6 to 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons of...

May 18 - Monadnock Paper Mills announced that Kenneth Fox has joined the company as Vice President Human Resources. He succeeds Bill Peterson, who has retired. In this role, Fox will serve as a member of the executive team and...

May 17 - Schweitzer-Mauduit International and Neenah announced the future executive leadership team and...

May 17 - A key trend that emerges from a study commissioned by UPM Specialty Papers is that while recycling...

May 16 - Stora Enso has divested its three corrugated packaging plants in Russia. The company's Lukhovitsy, Arzamas and Balabanovo packaging plants have been divested to local management. Stora Enso's assessment is...

May 16 - Resolute Forest Products has reached an agreement-in-principle for a four-year labor agreement with...

May 12 - "We're very excited about the opportunities that will arise from this acquisition, not only for Kruger but also for the Kamloops Mill, B.C. wood fibre suppliers and...

May 12 - International Paper announced that Sharon R. Ryan, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will retire effective June 30, 2022. Joseph R. Saab has been elected...

May 12 - Appvion announced a significant investment in new curtain coater equipment and technology at its plant in Appleton, Wisconsin, that will improve safety and increase...

May 12 - "Our first quarter performance was disappointing and lower than our expectations. While demand levels were stable for our packaging segments and continued to show...

May 12 - The report reveals validation of WestRock's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) alongside its refreshed sustainability goals...

May 12 - Walki said that it has made a significant investment in its Pietarsaari plant in Finland by purchasing a 10-color flexographic printing press...

May 11 - Ox Industries said that it has acquired a 150,000 square foot facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania to expand its converting capacity in...

May 11 - "We delivered strong sales growth of 28.5% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022, driven by...

May 11 - Sappi announced that it will be abandoning the use of coal at its Stockstadt pulp and paper mill in Bavaria, Germany. To this end, the current coal-fired Boiler 9 will be...

May 10 - Mondi [on May 9] held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of an EUR 125 million...

May 9 - Winterizing the mill means that the interior of the mill is now heated for the first time since 2014, when the site last operated. The project will...

May 6 - Greif announced that it is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled...

May 5 - Mondi's most significant facility is a wholly owned paper mill located in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic). The fully integrated pulp and paper mill operates...

May 5 - "We further strengthened the balance sheet with significant cash generation and improved the...

May 5 - "We delivered an outstanding second quarter, reporting record revenue and impressive adjusted earnings growth despite facing continued challenges from inflation, higher supply chain costs and labor shortages...

May 4 - Valmet will supply Eren Paper's Shotton Mill in the UK with a new containerboard machine, stock preparation and old corrugated container production lines, along with...

May 4 - Smurfit Kappa UK Limited has announced the acquisition of Atlas Packaging, an independent corrugated packaging provider based in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. The company is...

May 4 - The company said global demand for high-quality fresh fibre paperboards has grown by around 2-3% per year in recent years and is expected to continue to...

May 4 - Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility organisation for the South African paper and paper packaging sector, has appointed Edith Leeuta as chief executive officer effective May 1, 2022...

May 3 - Sonoco is implementing a $50 per ton price increase for all grades of uncoated recycled paperboard in the United States and Canada, effective with shipments...

May 3 - "This was another difficult quarter for Canfor Pulp, as the ongoing global supply chain crisis continued to impact not only our operations and shipments, but...

May 3 - ABB has been awarded a new contract by DS Smith with an Ability System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) and paper machine drives...

May 3 - Voith announced that it will supply B&B Triplewall Containers in India with a BlueLine OCC stock preparation and advanced approach flow system for PM 1 at...

May 2 - Veritiv announced that it has completed the sale of its Veritiv Canada, Inc. business to Imperial Dade, a leading independently owned...

May 2 - The American Forest & Paper Association released its Q1 2022 Boxboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total boxboard production in Q1 2022...

May 2 - So, in an age when digital screens dominate and we seemingly have all the information and imagery we could ever possibly want or need to see at our fingertips, why are...

April 29 - The Muskogee Mill has proposed investments of more than $50 million during the next three years to improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of...

April 29 - The American Forest & Paper Association has released its Q1 2022 Containerboard Quarterly report. According to the report, total containerboard production...

April 29 - Stora Enso will invest EUR 10 million at its Enocell pulp mill in Finland to replace fossil-based heavy fuel oil with renewable pitch oil...

April 29 - Unifor is disappointed by Northern Pulp parent company Paper Excellence's decision not to make a special pension payment for its workers in....

April 28 - "International Paper's earnings in the first quarter were better than our outlook. We generated strong cash from operations and returned $580 million to...

April 28 - International Paper announced that Mark Nellessen has been named vice president of Investor Relations. Nellessen joined International Paper in 1992 and has held roles of increasing responsibility in finance and...

April 28 - "This year has started on a very strong note for Stora Enso. We delivered record high profitability and maintained our growth momentum from last year in a very...

April 27 - Sappi Europe today announced further price increases of between 6 and 12% across its entire Speciality Paper Portfolio. The increase will applied as of...

April 27 - The first quarter result reflects the favourable market conditions, with strong demand and highly favourable prices for Södra's core products in pulp and sawn timber...

April 27 - The Fibre Box Association (FBA) announced that its Board of Directors elected Doug Bosnik, President and CEO of BCI, Buckeye Corrugated, as the Association's...

April 26 - "Market demand was strong and UPM businesses performed well. Prices increased significantly...

April 26 - "While executing another solid quarter with 3% net organic sales growth, we continued to integrate our recently expanded European platform and began operating...

April 25 - LD Celulose S.A invested about USD 1.3 billion in a 500,000 tonne/year dissolving wood pulp mill in the Triângulo Mineiro region in Brazil. The new mill...

April 25 - "Packaging segment demand remained very strong in the first quarter as we set a new all-time record for...

April 25 - Stora Enso has entered into an agreement to divest its two sawmills in Russia. In addition, the divestment includes Stora Enso's Russian forest...

April 25 - Nippon Paper Industries announced that it will increase the price of all dissolving pulp products by 10% or more, beginning with shipments as of May 1...

April 22 - UPM and the Paperworkers' Union have agreed on first-ever business-specific collective labour agreements for five UPM businesses. The strike at...

April 21 - UPM announced that conciliator Leo Suomaa has submitted settlement proposals to five businesses in collective bargaining between UPM's businesses and the...

April 21 - It's fair to assume that most people, when considering ways to fight climate change, don't immediately think of forestry. But there is a unique climate case for sustainable wood...

April 21 - The Swedish Forest Agency today reported that roundwood prices on delivery timber increased for both sawlog and pulpwood during the first...

April 20 - Paper Excellence announced the promotion of Stew Gibson to the role of Chief Operating Officer for Paper Excellence Canada. In the fourth decade...

April 19 - Georgia-Pacific has officially opened new facilities in McDonough, Georgia and Jonestown, Pennsylvania to produce recyclable paper padded mailers. When combined with...

April 19 - The acquisition is comprised of highly productive timberlands situated in strong coastal markets and strategically located to deliver immediate synergies with...

April 18 - According to the report, total printing-writing paper shipments increased one percent in March compared to March 2021, while U.S. purchases of...

April 15 - Huhtamaki considers that the current evolution of the situation and the long-term outlook in Russia will prevent the realization of its growth strategy and...

April 14 - The construction of the new facility, which will be located at APRIL's operations in Pangkalan Kerinci, in Riau province, Sumatra, is one of the largest...

April 14 - UPM and the Paperworkers' Union have not been able to come to new collective labour agreements. Today, the union turned down four settlement proposals...

April 13 - The Hamilton facility is Saica's first U.S. corrugated plant — a newly-built 360,000 square-foot facility that includes manufacturing, converting and...

April 13 - Lumber trade flows changed almost instantly when Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Trade sanctions and restrictions in financial transactions...

April 13 - Mondi Paper Bags has acquired the paper bag converting lines from National Bag and Egypt Sack, two subsidiaries of Lafarge Cement Egypt, a major cement producer in the country...

April 13 - Sonoco announced promotions among its senior operational leadership which are aligned with the company's strategy to simplify its operating structure. Rodger Fuller has been named Chief Operating Officer. Fuller, who was previously Executive Vice President...

April 12 - Sappi Europe said that it is forced to increase prices for coated mechanical reel products to European customers by 8%, effective May 15, due to continuing high cost and...

April 12 - According to preliminary data published by the Natural Resources Institute Finland, the export value of forest industry products was a little more than EUR 13 billion...

April 11 - With total sales of about EUR 48 million, Eson Pac develops, produces and distributes high-quality secondary packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. The company has three production...

April 7 - The mill produces containerboard, primarily heavyweight kraft, and fluff pulp, with a combined annual capacity of 645,000 tons. Select grades of...

April 6 - The fluff pulp industry is set for a boom year in 2022, with record prices and recovering demand pushing...

April 6 - West Fraser will permanently reduce capacity at its pulp mill in Hinton, Alberta, Canada by the end of this year. One of the mill's two production lines will...

April 6 - Jordan is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive experience in accounting and finance. She held leadership positions in various industries before joining CellMark in 2014 as ...

April 6 - Monadnock Paper Mills announced that Frank Shaffer has joined the company as Technical Services Manager. In this newly developed role, Shaffer will act as...

April 5 - Pixelle Specialty Solutions, a portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of...

April 5 - MIDLAND announced the acquisition of J.Schmid, a full-service branding and creative agency...

April 5 - Valmet has been selected as supplier for the modernization of the fiberline no. 1 plant to CENIBRA's pulp mill in Belo Oriente in Brazil. The fiberline...

April 4 - Spence will have responsibility for leading the strategic direction and operational execution of all aspects of human resources as well as the internal and external communications functions...

April 1 - Finnpulp announced that it is abandoning plans to build a bioproduct mill in Kuopio in Eastern Finland. The mill would have had the capacity to produce...