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When I was located in Pasadena, TX as a Manager of 5 paper machines, I had a very good friend working maintenance to pass away. I remember him with good thoughts of the past. One such recall occurred on his birthday in 1990. I accepted an invitation to a surprise BD party at his sister's house.

As shoppers' preferences and environmental regulations evolve, consumer brands are reshaping their offerings faster than ever. Graphic Packaging has bolstered its innovation efforts to meet the demand for agile delivery. With investments in technology and specialized talent, Graphic Packaging has grown its innovation capability to encompass eight Innovation Hubs and 120 employees, driving around 3,000 patents.

The transition to the molded fiber tray means a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the long term. By replacing a polystyrene tray with a wood fiber tray, CO-2 emissions are reduced by up to 81%.

A high quality, efficient solution that minimizes the volume of process waste.

UPM Plywood and the Finnish railway operator VR have agreed that VR will replace the fossil diesel it uses with biodiesel to the same extent as the biodiesel used to transport plywood from the UPM Pellos mill in Finland. The agreement, together with a more efficient operating model, will reduce the total emissions of WISA® plywood transport in Finland by 24 percent.

British packaging group Mondi will not make an offer to buy DS Smith, it said on Friday, bowing out of the battle after its UK peer agreed to a 5.8 billion pound ($7.21 billion) deal with International Paper earlier this week.

The Bousbecque plant in the north of France focuses on producing parchment specialty materials. There is overcapacity in parchment and increasing competition. The plant has an annual capacity of approximately 12,000 tons and has 117 employees.

Plans call for debt restructuring; bids due in June.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that the Company has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a fund managed by Atlas Holdings following completion of customary regulatory reviews and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The scheduled delivery period will be during the Q2 2024.