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Italian recycled cardboard manufacturer chooses ABB's L&W Autoline for automated paper testing.

The delivery is scheduled for the Q2 2024.

Andritz has acquired the Finnish company Procemex, the global leader in integrated web monitoring and web inspection solutions for the pulp and paper industry. The acquisition further strengthens Andritz's automation and digitalization portfolio.

Texas-based solar project propels WestRock's pursuit of its science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

After a three-year battle in court, lawyers for New-Indy Catawba LLC; parent company New-Indy Containerboard LLC and roughly 6,000 plaintiffs have reached settlement agreements of about $103 million.

Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's leading providers of sustainable packaging solutions, has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Artemis Ltd., a Bag-in-Box packaging plant located in Shumen, Bulgaria.

International Paper Co.'s top boss traveled to London to reaffirm his company's commitment to merger partner DS Smith Plc, downplaying a takeover offer from Suzano SA that threatens to derail their pending $7.4 billion deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Stora Enso and Marimekko teamed up with the goal of updating Marimekko's gift packaging with a Nordic design solution and enhanced user experience eliminating unnecessary paper, ribbons or stickers while also protecting fragile products such as plates, vases, trays, and mugs.

Following the announcement of 25th March 2024, Sonoco announced it is implementing a further price increase as input costs have continued to rise beyond our initial estimation.

Sundsvall's new Logistics park and SCA's new container port have been officially inaugurated. This means that a process that began in 2008 has reached its goal and one of the region's biggest investments in sustainable transport can begin to create benefits for the green transition in northern Sweden.

Dickson, 61, served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for WestRock Company, a leading sustainable, fiber-based packaging solutions company with $20.3 billion in fiscal 2023 revenues, from July 2015 to November 2021.

In her statement, Evanko expressed her honor in joining the board and her anticipation to support Greif's commitment to innovation, customer service, and strategic goals.

Three people will be inducted into the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame.

On May 30, 2024, Twin Rivers Paper Company Inc. was fined $250,000 in New Brunswick Provincial Court after pleading guilty to one charge of contravening subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act by permitting the deposit of a deleterious substance, namely pulp and paper process water called groundwood white water, into the Madawaska River. The fine will be directed to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.

Crews were on the scene of a fire May 30 at Sonoco in Hartsville, according to Hartsville Fire Chief Jeff Burr.

The Company has activated its contingency plan including leveraging its 9 other plants in its network to ensure the ongoing supply of tissue products to its customers.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation has released its 2023 Corporate Responsibility Report. The Report highlights PotlatchDeltic's 2023 corporate responsibility accomplishments, linking them with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has released its 2023 Sustainability Report. The report highlights the Company's sustainability performance across a variety of environmental, social, and governance goals.

UPM Raflatac and the Paper Workers' Union have reached an outcome in the collective labour agreement negotiations concerning UPM Raflatac's Tampere factory in Finland.

Amcor has opened its European Innovation Center in Belgium. The facility will partner with brands and retailers from across the region to design packaging that delivers better results for consumers and the environment alike.

After 14 years as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tolko, and over 40 years with the company founded by his grandfather Harold, Brad Thorlakson has transitioned to the role of executive chair of the board. Further to Brad's transition, Pino Pucci has assumed the role of president and CEO.

Huhtamaki has decided to consolidate its three Flexible Packaging manufacturing sites in the United Arab Emirates, keeping one factory in Jebel Ali and expanding the one in Ras Al Khaimah. The transition will gradually take place during the second half of 2024.

The divestment of Metsä Group's parent company Metsäliitto Cooperative's wood supply business in Estonia to Combiforest OÜ, a subsidiary of the Estonian company Combiwood Grupp OÜ, has been completed.

UPM Biofuels and the Paper Workers' Union have reached a negotiation outcome in the collective labour agreement negotiations concerning UPM Biofuels' Lappeenranta biorefinery.

Sustainable packaging business exceeds Now & Next Sustainability target in partnership with customers