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Metsä Group reported a comparable operating loss of Euro 27 million for the first nine months of 2025, down from a Euro 170 million profit a year earlier, as deteriorating market conditions pressured its core businesses.

Sonoco Products Company reported net income of $122.9 million for the third quarter of 2025, up from $50.9 million in the same period last year, according to the company's earnings release. The 142% increase was driven by the acquisition of Metal Packaging EMEA and improved price/cost dynamics.

Norske Skog reported a pre-tax profit of NOK 120 million for the third quarter of 2025, a significant improvement from a loss of NOK 144 million in the same period last year, according to Norske Skog ASA. The result was driven by lower fibre costs and positive valuation effects from Norwegian energy contracts, despite decreased paper prices across both main segments.

Holmen reported an operating profit of SEK 2,531 million for January to September 2025, down from SEK 3,005 million in the same period last year, due to low electricity prices and maintenance shutdowns in its Board and Paper division.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in fiber-based specialty materials, opened a new warehouse in Nuevo Leon,reinforcing its commitment to enhancing service for filtration customers across the country. The facility, which will begin operations in January 2026, aims to enable faster delivery times, lower customer capital expenditures, and accelerate time-to-market, significantly improving overall operational efficiency.

Transaction with Tacoma Public Utilities permanently protects land in the Green River Watershed.

Juha Vanhainen will join the Board of Directors of Metsäliitto Cooperative, effective 1 January 2026, following his election by the Supervisory Board.

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

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!"

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

A new lawsuit is accusing the Kimberly-Clark Corp., a producer of paper goods for household brands such as Huggies, Kleenex and Scott, of contaminating local water sources, including the Housatonic River, with dangerous "forever chemicals" over the course of decades.

Separately, this week other defendants filed individual and collective motions to dismiss the containerboard price collusion lawsuit.

The Memphis-based company announced it is partnering with Infosys for its IT needs at its Packaging Solutions North America business.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has approved the Fix Our Forests Act (S. 1462) by an 18-5 vote. This bipartisan legislation aims to reduce the frequency and severity of catastrophic wildfires, expedite forest management projects, and address legal and regulatory barriers to timely wildfire response.