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Micaela Thorström has been appointed Executive Vice President, People and Legal, General Counsel, as of 1 January 2026.

Maybe I reflected this month's topic, Energy Trends, correctly in my columns. I have been all over the place with my writing, and, if you take the time to look out the window, or drive to Aunt Matilda's in Odessa, you will find energy trends are all over the place, too. It seems like we have suddenly gone from a totally environmental focus, e.g. windmills and solar panels, to "WE NEED A LOT MORE ENERGY NOW!"

In a recent press release from NC State University, it announced that electric powers could bring paper mills to net zero emissions.

Södra posted a negative result for the third quarter of 2025. The result was impacted by the continued uncertain external environment combined with low demand and negative exchange rate effects.

Essity is launching measures to create better conditions for profitable growth. Actions include an organizational change that decentralizes decision-making and strengthens end-to-end accountability for each product category, and a cost savings program that is expected to generate annual savings of approximately SEK 1bn with full effect by the end of 2026.

Showing the way forward, Metsä Group will introduce a data-analytics-based operating model for wood trade, in which the bearing capacity of soil and the prevailing weather conditions determine the harvesting time for felling sites.

Reported earnings in the third quarter of 2025 include special items for costs and charges related to the Greif containerboard business acquisition and costs related to closures of corrugated products facilities.

Stora Enso's Q3 2025 sales rose by 1%, driven by acquisitions and new production lines.

West Fraser Timber reports a third-quarter loss of $204 million, driven by weak North American housing demand and a $67 million duty expense linked to finalized U.S. softwood lumber tariffs.

The Skookumchuck, B.C., mill's latest $62,950 in environmental penalties is the third major enforcement action against the Kootenay facility this year.

A fire broke out Monday, Oct. 20, inside a wood pellet storage dome operated by Enviva at the Port of Pascagoula, triggering emergency efforts to control the incident and protect surrounding infrastructure.

The acquisition includes Anchor Packaging's four manufacturing facilities in Jonesboro, Marmaduke and Paragould, Arkansas, and Janesville, Wisconsin, and the headquarters office in St. Louis, Missouri. Operated by approximately 1,250 employees, Anchor Packaging and its facilities now become a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific in the acquisition.