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The new facility is currently scheduled to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2026 and create an estimated 65 new jobs to the current facility with a total of 190 team members.

The mill, which produces both coated recycled paperboard (CRB) and uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) is expected to remove 50,000 tons of CRB and 22,000 tons of URB capacity from the market and will end Greif's coated paperboard production on the West Coast.

Two Rhinelander paper mill employees suffered minor injuries Wednesday evening, April 30, after a paper machine experienced an equipment failure, the mill's parent company, Ahlstrom, has confirmed.

Creates broader more complete portfolio with scale and global breadth, brings together material science and innovation capabilities required to revolutionize product development, enhances positions in attractive categories.

Two Sides North America (TSNA), a non-profit organization advocating for the sustainable attributes of print, paper, and paper-based packaging, is pleased to announce Visual Media Alliance (VMA) as its newest member. This partnership highlights VMA's commitment to tell the sustainability truths around paper, print, packaging, and direct mail to the greater industry and membership they serve in Northern California.

Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors will now be offering LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding collection. Both companies are awarding-winning experts in home renewal.

The foundation will be established in the coming autumn, and its operations will start at the beginning of 2026.

The first quarter of 2025 included annual planned maintenance downtime at the Celgar mill compared to no such downtime in the first quarter of 2024.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced today (May 1) that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products, will establish an $800 million advanced manufacturing facility in Trumbull County, bringing an anticipated 491 new high-quality jobs.

This broad-based investment program centers on two transformative projects: a new advanced manufacturing facility in Warren, Ohio, and an expansion of its Beech Island, South Carolina, site with a state-of-the-art automated distribution center. It also includes additional capital expenditure linked to innovation and automation upgrades across its North America supply chain network.

Stora Enso has completed the acquisition of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy, announced in October 2024. The acquired sawmills will be integrated with Stora Enso's packaging board site in Oulu, Finland, and secure a cost-efficient wood supply to the site, where a new packaging board machine recently started ramping up production.

Smurfit Westrock plc announced it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas, U.S. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted. As a result, the Company's containerboard and CRB capacity is expected to reduce by over 500,000 tons.

The US interstate highway system is sixty-nine years old this coming June 29th. In many ways, this has been the most transformative change in the United States culture ever. Heck, I was even inspired to solo drive the 48 contiguous states in less than seven days, which I did in 2005. Small, local businesses and manufacturers were motivated to build larger factories to capitalize on the scale afforded by this highway system. We did so in the pulp and paper industry, at the cost or savings (depending on your point of view) of thousands of jobs.

Svante Technologies Inc. (Svante), a leader in carbon capture and removal technology, announced that its joint carbon capture and storage project with Mercer International Inc. (Mercer) has advanced to the Front-end Engineering and Design Phase 2 (FEL-2).

First quarter Net Sales of $7,656 million

Eco-Products' new line of Veda containers is honored with the Bronze Stevie Award in the Reuse and Recycle category of the American Business Awards.

Waco, Texas recycled paperboard investment on track for Q4 2025 startup

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, announced that its Board of Directors has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase authorization. This authorization is in addition to the July 27, 2023 share repurchase authorization under which $365 million remains available, bringing the aggregate available authorization as of April 30, 2025 to $1.865 billion.

Revising full-year 2025 guidance to account for discontinued operations treatment of New Zealand operations and updated outlook; expecting full-year net income attributable to Rayonier of $424 to $458 million ($2.71 to $2.93 per share), pro forma EPS of $0.34 to $0.41, and Adjusted EBITDA of $215 to $235 million (generally in-line with our prior full-year Adjusted EBITDA guidance excluding New Zealand operations).

Sonoco, a global packaging company, has posted a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) net income of $54.4m for the first quarter (Q1) ending 30 March 2025, a 16.5% dip from the $65.2m recorded in Q1 2024.

Do you think a skyscraper could last nearly a hundred years, remain functional, look good - and be built in 411 days? Well the builders of the Empire State Building accomplished just that; construction began on March 17, 1930 and was completed May 1, 1931. That's one streamlined process! Can you imagine how long it would take today to build the same exact building, with all the regulations and red tape?

In its announcement, Pratt predicted the investment would lead to 5,000 new jobs across the US, including in key electoral states Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Once fully ramped up, the machine will produce 420,000 tonnes of high-quality recycled containerboard annually, increasing Mondi's integration and enhancing security of supply for customers.

The laboratory is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, and the investment value is approximately EUR 6 million.

Vanhanen will resign from the Board when he assumes his position as CEO.