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Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill is ramping up towards full capacity production and pulp deliveries to customers have started. It is planned to take approximately one year to reach full production capacity at the mill.

Fire crews made quick work of a fire at the Twin Rivers Mill in Little Falls on Thursday evening, Dec. 7.

Have you ever seen those large, round, glass jars filled with marbles (or candies, or Matchbox cars, etc.) where you had to guess how many objects were in the jar - the answer being some incredibly huge number? (And did you ever win the prize?) Along that same line of thought, I was wondering this week if it were possible to count up the vast number of semiconductors on the property of the average mill (I really do think of this stuff) - not including the semiconductors in every mobile phone that the employees carry.

Rengo announces that its consolidated subsidiary, Sanyo Jidosha Unso Co., Ltd., has acquired 100% of the shares issued by OASIS Inc. and OASIS EXPRESS Inc., making OASIS Group a Rengo subsidiary.

As of November 28, 2023, Huhtamaki is rated 'A' (on a scale of AAA-CCC) on the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment. Maintaining our rating is fundamentally important for us and reflects our top-of-industry governance practices as well as our continuous work to produce more sustainable packaging.

The Cop28 Climate Change Conference currently underway in Dubai seems to have hit a couple of speed bumps on the way to banning fossil fuels.

VIDA AB, owned 70% by Canfor Corporation (TSX:CFP), announced today that it will invest approximately 700 million SEK (CAD$85 million) at its Bruza Sawmill in Hjältevad, expanding production from 175 million board feet to 240 million board feet.

Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, has expanded its range of saturating kraft paper and increased capacity, in order to improve and enhance its service to manufacturers of internal and external building panels, worktops, furniture and technical films.

DS Smith CEO Miles Roberts plans to retire after 13 years, the British cardboard maker said on Thursday, as the company reported a sharp drop in half-year profits and said the macro environment was challenging for demand.

The Government of Ontario, Canada, is creating new opportunities in the forest sector and strengthening regional economies with an initial $1.5 million in funding for projects under the new Forest Biomass Program. These investments will develop the untapped economic potential and environmental benefit of new and emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products, collectively known as forest biomass.

The Wisdome Stockholm building encompasses a wooden architectural design creating an arched-shaped room of 1,325 square meters. Stora Enso has been the main partner and delivered sustainable wooden construction materials for the project.

Lecta has developed new metallized papers with functionalities specifically oriented towards flexible packaging, recyclable products with the aim of replacing some of the materials currently in use that contain plastic.

Ranking places LP among America's top companies for environmental, social and governance practices.

Strong by Form said its wood panels achieve the strength of concrete with one tenth of the weight, and also use less trees than cross laminated timber products, according to the statement.

The order was won in late September 2023 with deliveries scheduled in Q3 2024.

Start-up is scheduled for end of 2024.

Clearwater Paper Corporation has released its 2023 Sustainability Report, an annual update on the company's progress against its multi-year sustainability goals. The report also announces Clearwater Paper's new strategic sustainability framework, Everyday Responsibility. This forward-looking strategy centers the company's sustainability work and initiatives on three distinct pillars: Resource Stewardship, Trusted Products, and Thriving People and Communities.

Graphic Packaging's successful 2023 shows no signs of stopping as the fiber-based consumer packaging leader wins its 47th award at the World Beverage Innovation Awards.

It was not immediately known what caused the fire.

Previously announced investment in new paper machine at Štĕtí mill frees up capacity at Mondi Dynäs, Sweden and Mondi Frantschach, Austria to produce saturating kraft paper.

UFP Global Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of UFP Industries, Inc. (UFPI), has acquired the remaining ownership interests in each of two affiliates in Mexico: NORPAL S. de R.L. de C.V. and TIBASA Universal Forest Products S. de R.L. de C.V.

Södra has now harvested a large amount of high-quality birch seeds in its greenhouse orchard in Falkenberg, Sweden. The seeds will be used to breed improved birch seedlings with favourable traits, which will promote the growth and diversity of family forestry.

Global packaging leader Sonoco is pleased to announce the expansion of its flexible packaging service operations with the acquisition of Inapel Embalagens Ltda. in Brazil.

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland including 1.39 million acres in Louisiana, announced it is investing $96.2 million to modernize and decarbonize its Winn Parish lumber mill. The upgraded technology is designed to increase overall safety, productivity and product reliability.

Investments to the Halsey mill will increase production capacity for high quality bath tissue, with initial production expected in 2025. By the end of this project, Georgia-Pacific will have invested over $200 million in paper machine and converting assets at Halsey since 2022.