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The American Wood Council (AWC) announced the election of PotlatchDeltic President and CEO Eric Cremers as the Chairman of the AWC Board of Directors for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2022.

If you have read this column for any length of time, you know that old Jim has told you countless times to carefully mothball energy assets that are out of favor, for sooner or later, they will come back into fashion again. This statement is a corollary to my principle, all energy decisions are political. This calendar year has seen a sudden swing to an overwhelming global opinion that climate change is "settled science" and we can't decarbonize fast enough. Couple this with ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) principles and boards of directors worldwide are moving at warp speed towards these extremely popular ideas.

As Members of Parliament prepare for another debate in the House of Commons to discuss growing softwood lumber tariffs, the United Steelworkers union (USW) is calling on the federal government to move from empty talk to tangible action to support the workers whose jobs and ability to support their families are at risk.

In a recent article from Yahoo Finance, Veritiv's CEO, Sal Abbate, stated that "businesses across industries are feeling the pinch from supply chain bottlenecks and labor shortages."

Packaging leader climbs 16 points the global ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) assessment.

International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 21 filed a petition asking the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election for about 160 papermakers at the mill.

Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced that due to continued inflationary pressure on the business, it will raise prices by 10 percent on all tube and core grades sold in the Company's EMEA regions.

Sustana is a leading manufacturer of specialty recycled fiber and sustainable packaging and paper products.

Paper Excellence earlier announced a temporary curtailment of the Catalyst mill in Powell River, due in part to the additional supply chain interruptions caused by recent flooding, which followed a more long-term supply chain disruption caused by a global pandemic. But in a news release, Paper Excellence says it is shutting the paper mill down indefinitely, and will explore other uses for the land and facilities.

Chatham Asset Management on Monday raised its offer for RR Donnelley & Sons Co to $10.25 per share, hours after the printing company reaffirmed that it was sticking to a merger with investment firm Atlas Holdings.

Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2023.