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In today's fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, retaining institutional knowledge and maintaining productivity are important challenges faced by many companies. Georgia-Pacific is tackling these challenges head-on with an innovative approach: the Retiree Talent Network Program. This program, led by Georgia-Pacific's internal staffing agency, is an initiative that leverages the skills and expertise of retirees, turning a potential gap into a competitive advantage.

Packaging plays a critical role in protecting both the environment and consumers. Designers and engineers at Graphic Packaging International have developed laundry detergent packaging that accomplishes both: a recyclable paperboard carton that protects laundry detergent pods (or other cleaning products) from moisture with a unique child-resistant closure.

Snavely Forest Products ("Snavely"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MacArthur Company and a leader in the wholesale building materials industry, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Weyerhaeuser, manufacturer of Trus Joist engineered wood products. This collaboration will enhance Snavely's ability to serve professional builders and dealers with best-in-class structural framing solutions across key markets.

The Pixelle Paper Mill, a longstanding fixture in Chillicothe, officially shut down Sunday, August 10, leaving nearly 800 workers without jobs.

Kruger has temporarily stopped operations at its Corner Brook pulp and paper mill in Newfoundland and Labrador, eastern Canada, due to wildfire emergency measures introduced by provincial authorities in areas facing very high and extreme fire risk.

Sappi Europe has announced the initiation of a consultation process at its Kirkniemi Mill in Finland as part of a proposed asset restructure. This step is being taken in response to a structural decline in demand across Europe and sustained financial challenges. The proposed changes are intended to ensure long term competitiveness in the Graphic Paper Market and align production capacity with changing market dynamics and customer needs.

The largest and most modern consumer packaging board production line in Europe was inaugurated on 18 August in Oulu, Finland. Stora Enso's Oulu unit serves the growing demand for renewable packaging globally and contributes to the transition to a circular bioeconomy. At the same time, the production site supports Finland's competitiveness and increases exports with products of higher added value.

It took less than 10 months from the installation of the first dryer cylinder to the full machine line start-up.

In May 2025, Sappi North America and Valmet celebrated the successful start-up of the rebuilt paper machine 2 (PM 2) at the Somerset paper manufacturing facility in Skowhegan, Maine, USA.