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Michael Orye has been appointed Executive Vice President, Fiber Packaging and member of the Global Executive Team at Huhtamaki latest as of June 12, 2019.

Until about 1712, humankind depended largely on human and animal exertion for work. There was the occasional water-power dam and, in parts of the world, windmills, but these were specifically location- dependent. Thomas Newcomen freed work from location and muscle, with the invention of his atmospheric steam engine around 1712. There had been precursors to this invention, but Newcomen is credited with the first practical design. This was only 300 years ago, a mere dash in time when compared to all of human history...

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Port Hawkesbury Paper's order books for 2019 are essentially full, a senior company official says. It's good news for the largest industrial employer in the Strait of Canso region, which is now six years removed from a year-long shutdown and sales process following the bankruptcy of its former American parent company.

Borregaard and Eidsiva Vannkraft have entered into a new long-term supply contract for electric power for a total of 2.8 TWh to be supplied to the Sarpsborg site, Norway, in the period 2020 to 2029.

IT Tech Packaging, Inc. announced the commercial launch of tissue paper production, following the completion of construction and equipment installation, the receipt of proper approvals, including wastewater discharge permit, from local authorities, and the success of trial production of its first tissue paper production line (the "PM8 ").

Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, sets the Stotzheim mill in Germany under a strategic review due to the low performance in the napkin business.

A Chinese paper firm that bought a Maine mill is slated to receive $12 million in tax credits.

Valmet and Arauco have finalized the contract to deliver pulp drying and baling, recovery boiler and biomass boiler for Arauco's MAPA project.

Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western") have reached an agreement whereby Huu-ay-aht will acquire a 7% interest from Western in a newly formed Limited Partnership for $7.2 million, subject to closing adjustments.

Van Den Heuvel is awaiting sentencing in federal court for fraudulently soliciting loans and investments to pursue his business, Green Box, which he represented as a plan to buy equipment for converting solid waste into consumer products and energy.

Greif Inc. is acquiring a recycled paperboard and packaging based outside Atlanta in a $1.8 billion deal announced Thursday.

International Paper is once again planning a major re-investment in its Coosa linerboard mill, to the tune of up to $150 million.

Stora Enso has divested 100% of the shares of its Swedish subsidiary June Emballage AB to its current management team. June Emballage is a manufacturer specialized in small-batch custom-made transport packaging in corrugated board.

Stora Enso is introducing a new and advanced 395 g/m2 grade of Performa Brilliance, enhanced with micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC), an advanced, renewable, recyclable and biodegradable fibre-based material that can be used in creating lighter, stronger and more sustainable material.

UPM and United Bankers have signed a contract on forest estate transaction and long-term partnership. UPM sells over 21,000 hectares of land, located mainly in Kainuu region, to United Bankers forest funds UB Timberland and UB Nordic Forest Fund III.