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Delivery driver claims he was deformed after incident involving caustic soda.

Unite, the UK's leading union, has committed to oppose the threatened closure of a packaging factory in Derbyshire, as consultations have begun.

When we talk safety, we often go immediately to an industrial setting. Well, industrial settings like offices, have their own safety hazards. Personnel in offices are usually not wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), either.

Ahlstrom, a global leader in sustainable specialty materials, has started a new state-of-the-art production line for molecular filtration media at its Turin site in Italy. This major investment strengthens Ahlstrom's leadership in the molecular filtration market and enhances its ability to serve the growing global demand for high-performance specialty materials. 

The idea would be to make two independent companies, which could focus more on their individual areas and be more streamlined. Stora Enso would continue as a renewable packaging provider.

Norske Skog Skogn will enter the European market for book paper during the Q2 2026. The new product, branded NOR Book, will be offered in standard qualities pertaining to bulkiness, brightness, and shade.

Johan Rabe, Executive Vice President, Digitalization and Process Performance, and a member of the Huhtamaki Global Executive Team, has decided to leave Huhtamaki to pursue other career opportunities.

Roseburg Forest Products announced today that company veterans Matt Holt and Alexandre Ouellette will assume new, expanded manufacturing leadership roles with the departure of Chief Operations Officer Tony Hamill.

LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, announced the appointment of Tony Hamill as Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, effective June 30, 2025.

Ahlström Collective Impact (ACI), a joint responsibility initiative by a group of companies and foundations, will continue supporting UNICEF's global education efforts in 2025 and remains committed to advancing children's rights in business.

GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific and a leading maker of advanced dispensing solutions for commercial facilities, conducted a national survey that explored attitudes and behaviors around hand hygiene at home and in public.

In line with its growth strategy and increasing focus on providing high quality food preparation and packaging papers to global markets, Metsä Tissue's greaseproof paper business is stepping out from the Finnish and the Baltics consumer markets with its SAGA consumer brand products and enters into a licensing agreement with Finnish Fredman Group Oy.

Amcor, a global packaging solutions provider, has launched a sustainable packaging solution for Butterball's turkey breast offerings.

It also marks the first time a Saica Pack plant has received this Saica Natur recognition across the entire Company.

A unique opportunity to acquire high-capacity paper manufacturing equipment and mill support assets is set to unfold as three leading industrial asset management firms--PPL Group, CRG, and Rabin Worldwide--join forces to conduct a public auction of the former Ponderay Newsprint Mill located in Usk, Washington. The auction will be held online and the two-day sale will be on July 22nd and July 23rd. Pre-Auction offers are encouraged.

Nobody was injured by a fire that broke out at a paper plant in Calhoun, TN late Monday night, June 16.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) -- the leading professional society for automation -- has announced the upcoming rollout of the ISASecure® Industrial Automation Control System Security Assurance (ACSSA) inspection and certification scheme.

Joachimczyk previously was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of American Woodmark Corporation, one of the nation's largest cabinet manufacturers, based in Winchester, VA.

A total of EUR 600,000 was granted.

TFL 3 is located within the Selkirk Natural Resource District, about 40 kilometres north of Castlegar, near Slocan, Canada.

The inauguration brought together nearly 20 clients from CMPC's pulp, boxboard, sack kraft, and wood businesses. Guests were welcomed into the company's newly remodeled offices and participated in a series of events aimed at reinforcing collaboration and mutual growth.

The agreement was announced on April 9. All necessary approval and closing procedures and conditions have been satisfied. With four new facilities, Sofidel further strengthens its production footprint in the North American market, which today accounts for 50% of the Group's total revenue.

In March we warned that forestry giant Stora Enso's products may contain traces of old growth forests. Well now we know that they do, with fresh proof from Kainuu, Finland. This is a problem the company could easily solve, with stronger sustainability criteria, but does it want to?

Stora Enso and Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland announced the start of a cooperation to protect the highly endangered freshwater pearl mussel in Finland. During the almost six-year contract period, mussel habitats will be mapped, inventoried and restored, watercourses will be restored and managed, and information system data will be improved. Stora Enso will finance the programme with Euro 1.1 million by the end of 2030.