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MM Kotkamills has built a new Sheeting Centre with two state-of-the-art sheet cutters and related automation. This investment of more than Euro 30 million for the further processing of cartonboard will strengthen MM Kotkamills' position as a supplier of cartonboard sheets in the European market.

Cascades announces the unveiling of a fresco painted on its Candiac plant. The project, part of the company's 60th anniversary celebrations, was conceived and produced by the TYXNA artists' collective.

The quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share will be paid to shareholders of record as of September 16, 2024 with a payment date of October 15, 2024.

Metsä Group's production units annually generate around 12 million tonnes of wood-based carbon dioxide, and the company is increasingly focusing on promoting its large-scale capture.

Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced that its Board of Directors has declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.54 per share on its Class A Common Stock, and $0.81 per share on its Class B Common Stock.

CFO Mike Cole to add new role, President of Corporate Services.

Everett's packaging and laminating facility houses state-of-the-art assets, including a Bobst Masterflute, coupled with Bobst large format die cutting and gluing.

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has concluded the change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs at Joutseno pulp mill on 26 August 2024. The negotiations covered the entire workforce of the Joutseno pulp mill, a total of approximately 190 people.

The facilities, which make a range of paper products, will close in 2025 and the manufacturing site of bathroom wipes at Kimberly-Clark will move to Germany.

Packaging paper manufacturer Sappi Europe is expanding its broad portfolio by adding new products such as Guard ICC, a flexible packaging paper for ice cream cones, Guard OHS a barrier and heat sealable paper for various food and non-food packaging applications and Guard Twist Gloss, a glossy, recyclable wax free barrier paper for twisting applications in the confectionary market.

In the Q2 2024, the Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM Group) was able to improve results compared to the previous quarter and exceeded the previous year's figure.

Iconex Labels is a leading provider of variable information label solutions, serving customers across e-commerce & shipping, foodservice, grocery & retail, pharmacy, and other end markets.

Crews are investigating a three-alarm structure fire at Roseburg Forest Products in Medford, Monday, Aug. 26.

International Paper announced its Board of Directors elected Tom Hamic to a newly created role: Executive Vice President and President of North American Packaging Solutions, reporting to CEO Andy Silvernail. Effective September 1, Hamic will be responsible for leading the company's Container and Containerboard businesses in North America.

Greif, Inc., a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced that Andy Rose, President and CEO of Worthington Enterprises, has been elected to its Board of Directors.

EcoVadis has awarded UPM a platinum score based on the company's sustainability performance in four categories: Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement. Only one percent of the 130,000 global companies assessed received a platinum rating. UPM scored 81/100 in the Manufacture of Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard industry.

McKinley Paper Mill will label the Port Angeles mill closure as permanent, triggering benefits for eligible employees.

Nearly 10,000 Canadian rail workers will end their work stoppage after the Canada Industrial Relations Board sided with a federal order to resume operations at Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National Railway. The board also imposed binding arbitration to reach new collective agreements between the rail companies and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, the union representing the workers.

Sofidel is investing up to $250 million to grow the tissue paper mill

Andritz will supply a new high-capacity chemi-mechanical pulp production line to Zhanjiang China Paper Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., Ltd. in Guangdong Province, China.

Stora Enso has suspended harvesting in all areas throughout Finland where there are restrictions under the Water Act, the Forest Act or the Nature Conservation Act. Harvesting has been suspended until the operational guidelines, harvesting plans and risks related to these sites have been reassessed. Any non-compliance that may be detected will be assessed in cooperation with the authorities.

A pile of cardboard is believed to have caught fire, according to a public alert put out about the fire.

UPM Fibres renews its organisation by centralising its production operations in Finland under one top level organisation. The change will simplify the Fibres Business Area structure.

Sappi North America Inc., a leading producer and supplier of diversified paper, packaging products and pulp, today announced its recognition with Communitas Awards for three exceptional projects: "The Power of Trees" campaign; the Cloquet Water Savings Project; and the Somerset Mill Safety Record. These awards highlight Sappi's ongoing commitment to sustainability, innovation and workplace safety.

By Fos, the Rat: Well, I can't believe it, but another month of Pulp Rats is almost over. It has seemed extra short this year, perhaps because there are only four columns, not five as there are some years. I would like to wrap up talking about Force Majeure.