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Cooper is Executive Director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress, which provides leadership on key issues important to economic growth and inclusion for the citizens of Atlanta.

The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG has appointed two new members to the company's Management Board.

The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced that International Paper, one of the world's leading producers of fiber-based packaging, pulp and paper, has joined AFF and its partner, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), in supporting the newly-created Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) to enhance carbon sequestration in family owned forest land across the U.S.

Police on Monday made multiple arrests and cleared a rail blockade by an indigenous group in eastern Canada that had been stopping freight and passenger traffic for 19 days on one of the country's busiest lines.

The European paper and board production has decreased by 3% in 2019 (European Paper Industry countries covered by the data: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom), compared to the previous year, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI).

Paul Tye, business development director, Graphic Packaging Europe said, "The transition to fiber-based packaging is a priority for many of our customers, and it's clear that sustainable paperboard packaging solutions must meet the functionality and performance of existing tray designs."

The shutdown will affect approximately 29 employees.

LSC Communications, Inc. announced that Sententia Group, LP has nominated 6 individuals to stand for election as directors at LSC's 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

The forest owners' associations Norrskog and Norra Skogsägarna agreed to merge and form a new joint association under the group name Norra Skog. Norra Timber runs the manufacturing and marketing businesses within the group.

Welch Packaging acquires PAX Corrugated Products, based in Lebanon, Ohio from Georgia-Pacific.

Valmet will supply a Defibrator system to Guangxi Shangsi Hualin Forestry Industry in China. The start-up of the system is planned for the middle of 2020.