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Manufacturing Towns
Manufacturing Towns

Just in the past couple weeks there have been community-jarring news of paper mill closures that really hit hard. Throughout my 30+ year career in the paper and packaging industry, two particular mills played an integral part in providing jobs and careers for thousands of workers and their families. For me, they were regular customers for the equipment, raw materials, and services that I was representing over the course of my career. They helped pay for my kids' shoes - if you will.

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LP Building Solutions Reports First Quarter 2025 Results, Announces Quarterly Dividend, Provides Second Quarter Guidance, and Raises Siding Outlook
LP Building Solutions Reports First Quarter 2025 Results, Announces Quarterly Dividend, Provides Second Quarter Guidance, and Raises Siding Outlook

Net sales for the first quarter of 2025 remained flat at $724 million.

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International Paper starts up Andritz-supplied spunlace line at Tashkent plant in Uzbekistan

Andritz has successfully started up a complete neXline spunlace line for International Paper LLC Uzbek at its plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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Stora Enso launches Performa Nova, high-yield folding boxboard for consumer packaging
Stora Enso launches Performa Nova, high-yield folding boxboard for consumer packaging

Stora Enso is expanding its core packaging material offering with the launch of Performa Nova, a next-generation folding boxboard (FBB) that combines high yield with exceptional performance. The new board is designed to meet the growing demand for renewable, recyclable, and efficient packaging solutions in segments such as dry, frozen, and chilled food, chocolate, and confectionery.

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Kimberly-Clark Promotes Russ Torres to President and Chief Operating Officer
Kimberly-Clark Promotes Russ Torres to President and Chief Operating Officer

Torres has served as President of Kimberly-Clark's North America business since October 2024, responsible for the Company's personal care, family care and professional businesses in North America.

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LP Building Solutions' Amazon Storefront Expands to Include LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Accessories
LP Building Solutions' Amazon Storefront Expands to Include LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Accessories

The storefront, originally launched in 2023 for LP® Structural Solutions, now offers expanded product options.

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Boise Cascade Company Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Boise Cascade Company Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

Boise Cascade Company reported net income of $40.3 million, or $1.06 per share, on sales of $1.5 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, compared with net income of $104.1 million, or $2.61 per share, on sales of $1.6 billion for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.

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SupplyOne Bolsters Northwest Region, Adds Digital Printing with Acquisition of The BoxMaker

The newest addition to the SupplyOne portfolio is a national leader in digital packaging production and distribution, including custom boxes, retail displays, and product labels.

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Ahlstrom to buy Pixelle mill in Stevens Point, Wisconsin for food packaging division
Ahlstrom to buy Pixelle mill in Stevens Point, Wisconsin for food packaging division

Ahlstrom, a Finnish company which owns the longtime Thilmany mill in Kaukauna, said its planned acquisition of Pixelle's Stevens Point facility will complement its food packaging business and strengthen its position in the U.S. market.

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Mondi's successful start up of new €400 million paper machine at Štětí reinforces leadership in sustainable packaging
Mondi's successful start up of new €400 million paper machine at Štětí reinforces leadership in sustainable packaging

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, is pleased to announce that following the start-up of its state-of-the-art paper machine at its Štětí mill (Czech Republic) in December 2024, early production runs have demonstrated excellent results in terms of strength, runnability and consistent quality.

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UPM cancels shares repurchased under its buy-back program
UPM cancels shares repurchased under its buy-back program

The cancellation of the shares reduces the total amount of shares in UPM but does not affect UPM's share capital.

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Metsä Board among only eight companies worldwide included in the CDP Triple A List
Metsä Board among only eight companies worldwide included in the CDP Triple A List

The global environmental non-profit CDP has published the corporate scores for 2024 disclosures. Out of 22,700 companies scored, only eight companies globally received the best Triple A rating across climate, forests and water security. Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, was one of these eight companies and the only forest industry company among these highest scored companies.

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International Paper Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Greenfield Packaging Facility in Waterloo, Iowa
International Paper Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Greenfield Packaging Facility in Waterloo, Iowa

The new facility is currently scheduled to begin operations in the fourth quarter of 2026 and create an estimated 65 new jobs to the current facility with a total of 190 team members.

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	 Greif to close Los Angeles mill, end West Coast coated paperboard production
Greif to close Los Angeles mill, end West Coast coated paperboard production

The mill, which produces both coated recycled paperboard (CRB) and uncoated recycled paperboard (URB) is expected to remove 50,000 tons of CRB and 22,000 tons of URB capacity from the market and will end Greif's coated paperboard production on the West Coast.

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Two injured after paper machine at Ahlstrom Rhinelander mill experiences equipment failure
Two injured after paper machine at Ahlstrom Rhinelander mill experiences equipment failure

Two Rhinelander paper mill employees suffered minor injuries Wednesday evening, April 30, after a paper machine experienced an equipment failure, the mill's parent company, Ahlstrom, has confirmed.

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Amcor completes combination with Berry Global; Positioned to significantly enhance value for customers and shareholders
Amcor completes combination with Berry Global; Positioned to significantly enhance value for customers and shareholders

Creates broader more complete portfolio with scale and global breadth, brings together material science and innovation capabilities required to revolutionize product development, enhances positions in attractive categories.

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Two Sides North America Welcomes Visual Media Alliance into the Growing Membership
Two Sides North America Welcomes Visual Media Alliance into the Growing Membership

Two Sides North America (TSNA), a non-profit organization advocating for the sustainable attributes of print, paper, and paper-based packaging, is pleased to announce Visual Media Alliance (VMA) as its newest member. This partnership highlights VMA's commitment to tell the sustainability truths around paper, print, packaging, and direct mail to the greater industry and membership they serve in Northern California.

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LP Building Solutions and Feldco Partner to Expand Siding Options for Midwestern Homeowners
LP Building Solutions and Feldco Partner to Expand Siding Options for Midwestern Homeowners

Feldco Windows, Siding and Doors will now be offering LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Trim & Siding collection. Both companies are awarding-winning experts in home renewal.

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Metsä Group establishes a conservation foundation
Metsä Group establishes a conservation foundation

The foundation will be established in the coming autumn, and its operations will start at the beginning of 2026.

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Mercer International Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.075
Mercer International Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.075

The first quarter of 2025 included annual planned maintenance downtime at the Celgar mill compared to no such downtime in the first quarter of 2024.

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Kimberly-Clark to build $800 million facility in Ohio, create 491 jobs
Kimberly-Clark to build $800 million facility in Ohio, create 491 jobs

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, JobsOhio President and CEO J.P. Nauseef, and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced today (May 1) that the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, one of the world's leading manufacturers of personal care and hygiene products, will establish an $800 million advanced manufacturing facility in Trumbull County, bringing an anticipated 491 new high-quality jobs.

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Kimberly-Clark announces plans to invest over $2 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing, Accelerate Innovation and Fuel Growth
Kimberly-Clark announces plans to invest over $2 Billion to Expand US Manufacturing, Accelerate Innovation and Fuel Growth

This broad-based investment program centers on two transformative projects: a new advanced manufacturing facility in Warren, Ohio, and an expansion of its Beech Island, South Carolina, site with a state-of-the-art automated distribution center. It also includes additional capital expenditure linked to innovation and automation upgrades across its North America supply chain network.

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Stora Enso completes the acquisition of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala
Stora Enso completes the acquisition of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala

Stora Enso has completed the acquisition of the Finnish sawmill company Junnikkala Oy, announced in October 2024. The acquired sawmills will be integrated with Stora Enso's packaging board site in Oulu, Finland, and secure a cost-efficient wood supply to the site, where a new packaging board machine recently started ramping up production.

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Smurfit Westrock shutdowns to affect 650 employees at 4 facilities
Smurfit Westrock shutdowns to affect 650 employees at 4 facilities

Smurfit Westrock plc announced it will permanently close its coated recycled board (CRB) mill in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. and will discontinue production at its containerboard mill in Forney, Texas, U.S. The specialty coating facility at Forney will not be impacted. As a result, the Company's containerboard and CRB capacity is expected to reduce by over 500,000 tons.

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Week of 5 May 2025: Costly Transportation
Week of 5 May 2025: Costly Transportation

The US interstate highway system is sixty-nine years old this coming June 29th. In many ways, this has been the most transformative change in the United States culture ever. Heck, I was even inspired to solo drive the 48 contiguous states in less than seven days, which I did in 2005. Small, local businesses and manufacturers were motivated to build larger factories to capitalize on the scale afforded by this highway system. We did so in the pulp and paper industry, at the cost or savings (depending on your point of view) of thousands of jobs.

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