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Napoli Shkolnik and the other members of the PFAS Settlement Steering Committee praise U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's decision; Settlement follows $1.18 billion DuPont approval.

The management of the Sonoco Hellas paper mill announced to its 98 employees on Tuesday that it is closing its two facilities in Greece definitively on June 1.

At one time, the sawmill had employed more than 120 people.

Huhtamaki, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, is proud to announce its participation in the Tube Recycling Project led by Tubes Group an initiative that aims to create a major change in the recycling environment for tube laminates.

RRD GO Creative advanced its position within the group of Major Contenders based on continued investments in technology and an increased scale and scope of solutions, including the use of data for better targeting and optimizing campaigns.

Stora Enso has published its Green and Sustainability-Linked Financing Report for 2023. It details how the proceeds of the green bonds are allocated and outlines the environmental benefits achieved through these bonds.

Prices for Coated and Uncoated Fine papers were increased during January and February but not to the levels necessary to maintain a viable business. Cost levels, particularly for pulp and transport have continued to increase heavily and are expected to escalate further in the coming months.

Mike Wilson has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer, reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer.

The Supervisory Board of Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has unanimously reappointed Peter Oswald (61) as Chairman of the Management Board and CEO until May 31, 2029 following his first period of office, which expires on March 31, 2025. At the same time, the Management Board, which currently includes CFO Franz Hiesinger (58) alongside him, will be expanded to three members.

Hengan's second TAD machine will be installed at their headquarters production base in Fujian province, and it is scheduled for start-up in 2024.

Ittihad Paper Mill (IPM) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has again selected Valmet as the main supplier of field services to its annual shutdown in 2024. The shutdown will take place at the end of July 2024.

DS Smith has completed acquisition of packaging company, Bosis doo. With the acquisition of Bosis doo, DS Smith's total packaging operations in Eastern Europe will comprise 30 box plants and additional facilities, employing more than 7,000 people in the region.

The new state-of-the-art 4-colour converting machine will produce the well-known FEFCO 0201 bespoke boxes and alternative grades for customers. It is currently in start-up phase and equipped with an advanced automatic inline error detection system.

The Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and K'ómoks First Nations (the "Nations," all member First Nations of the Nanwakolas Council), and Western Forest Products Inc. ("Western") announced the completion of the previously announced agreement for the Nations to acquire a 34% interest from Western in a newly formed Limited Partnership for $35.9 million.

Rengo announces that its biotope at the Fukushima Yabuki plant was certified as a "Nature symbiosis site" for the second half of FY 2023 for the first time in Fukushima, Japan.

SCA's Wifstamon nursery had its seed extraction premier this past winter. Using an in-house developed kiln and seed separator, SCA can now process cones to obtain seeds from its own pine seed plantations.

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, has maintained its Platinum status in EcoVadis' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ratings. The Group's overall score of 87% places Mondi among the top 1% of global companies assessed for the eighth consecutive year.

Roseburg Forest Products has selected IMA Schelling Group for their new state-of-the-art MDF plant in Dillard, Oregon. IMA Schelling will deliver a cut-to-size plant with two highly automated packaging lines.

Valmet announced on February 15, 2024, the start of change negotiations in certain parts of Services and Paper business lines, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) area organization and corporate functions. These negotiations included a plan to consider measures aimed at improving the profitability and competitiveness of the business operations, as well as adapting to the changing market situation.

Solenis LLC, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is proud to announce that a BASF site located in White Stone, South Carolina, is among the winners of a 2023 Solenis Sustainability Award.

Metsä Group's bioproduct mill in Kemi is visited in the documentary film "Once Upon a Time in a Forest", which premiered March 28. In the film there is a discussion between young environmentalists and representatives of Metsä Group. The documentary film follows young environmentalists over a period of more than a year, and the conversation between them and Metsä Group is recorded.

Police reports filed in the wake of a March 8 fatality inside the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas, shed light on what may have happened in the moments leading up to the death of 32-year-old mill employee Dakota Cline.

Ahlstrom, the global leader in masking and packaging tape base papers, has finalized an investment to upgrade and convert a paper machine in its Thilmany plant in Wisconsin, USA, to produce stretchable creped base papers for masking tape and is now ramping up the production. The new investment adds a crepe paper production capacity of 30,000 tons per year.

Observing mill engineering departments for a few decades, I've noticed a haphazard application of well known nationally and internationally recognized standards in small, mill originated upgrade projects. I'll even admit that, decades ago, I likely participated in this negligence. Standards are created for a reason.

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