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New facility project will store up to 9,000 pallets and support local employment, reinforcing Saica Group's long-term commitment to the UK Northeast market.

For the second year in a row, the world's paper company received an 'A-' for leadership in environmental transparency and forests. Sylvamo also received a 'B' in water security and a 'B' in climate change, showcasing the company's commitment to sustainable water management and climate emissions.

This multi-country partnership with BNZ will support three virtual solar power purchase agreements: two in Italy and one in Spain, with a launch slated for Q2 2025.

Ox Industries has introduced new high-strength paper grades for paper cores in the film and paper industries. Engineered for superior strength, consistency, and resilience, the new grades ensure reliable integrity for industries requiring cores with high flat crush, radial crush and dynamic load strength. They are ideal for film and paper manufacturers needing stronger cores to handle high-speed winding, heavier rolls, and demanding processes.

With the carbon storage calculator, wood industry professionals, UPM Timber's customers and consumers can easily calculate the amount of carbon sequestered in wood raw material and examine its climate impacts.

Irving Paper says it has permanently shut down 50 percent of its operations due to New Brunswick's "uncompetitive industrial electricity rates."

The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched its seventh administrative review of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber for the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024.

Domtar is joining forces with Boisaco and the Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB) of the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) to support leading-edge research projects that will address the challenge of managing Quebec's forests sustainably. The research partnership will allocate $430,000 annually over five years, totaling $2.15 million, with Domtar, owned by investor Jackson Wijaya, providing $350,000.

During the event, Stora Enso will highlight its renewable and recyclable products and solutions across a variety of applications, including wooden structures, catering products, waste bins, paper bags, medal boxes and awards.

Sara Engber has worked at Huhtamaki since 2009 in multiple positions, most recently as Senior Vice President, Operations, North America.

Aikawa Fiber Technologies (AFT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jeff Hartman as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective February 18, 2025.

Boise Cascade Company announced that Nathan Sikes will be the new Senior Vice President of Western Operations for their Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division, effective February 24, 2025. In this role, Nathan will be responsible for BMD's facilities and door shops located in the Western and Pacific Regions.

It followed on from him winning 'Irish Times Business Person of the Month' in July when Smurfit Kappa and WestRock combined to become the largest packaging company in the world. Smurfit Westrock made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on 8th July following the historic transaction.

Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, announced that it has achieved a Silver Medal from EcoVadis, a global leader in business sustainability assessments. Veritiv is transforming the idea of sustainability into practical growth, profitability, and long-term success for customers - all while leaving a lighter footprint on the planet.

Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., the oldest continuously operating paper mill in the US and a leader in sustainable fiber-based solutions, is proud to introduce Renovo--a high-performance alternative to plastic gift cards. Renovo, Monadnock's 30 pt. Envi Paper Card, is made from 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) and engineered to deliver the same durability, print quality, and functionality as traditional gift cards, but with a significantly lower environmental impact.

GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific and a leading maker of advanced dispensing solutions for commercial facilities, surveyed 200 maintainers working in U.S. facilities to gain insight into their work habits and mindset. The illuminating findings dispel many long-held misconceptions about maintainers and the work they perform.

In Ovar, Portugal, Valmet manufactures dryer fabrics used in board and paper production.

Toscotec has recently completed a dryer section rebuild including more than 10 TT SteelDryer cylinders at a leading American paper producer that remains confidential. This group has placed numerous repeat orders relating to four different production bases in the USA. In North America, Toscotec has installed more than 70 TT SteelDryers to date.

With the CleanLine Extract360, leading full-line supplier Voith is launching a new, highly effective fabric cleaning system for the dryer section of paper machines.

Rexcell Tissue & Airlaid started up PM1 after a complete rebuild of the drying section supplied by Toscotec at its Skåpafors mill in Sweden. With this successful project, Rexcell achieved the targets of substantially bringing down PM1's thermal energy consumption through the use of energy-efficient drying technology and increase the machine's production capacity.

First Quality Tissue Midwest will invest $984 million in the project and has committed to create more than 400 new jobs and $22.5 million in new annual payroll by 2032.

A fire was reported Sunday morning at the Procter & Gamble plant in Oxnard, resulting in apparent smoke inhalation for two workers who were taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Suzano has announced another price increase for hardwood pulp. The latest initiative for March 2025 encompasses a $60/t price hike on the markets in Europe and North America, and a $20/t price hike in Asia.

Fire crews returned to the Weyerhaeuser Plant in Columbia Falls early Friday morning, Feb. 21, to extinguish a fire.

Paper and packaging company Mondi notified the European Union's merger watchdog of its plan to buy Schumacher Packaging's western European assets for 634 million euros ($660.8 million).