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An environmental group has accused Weyerhaeuser of violating the Clean Water Act by discharging wastewater and stormwater containing pollutants from its lumber mill near Raymond, Wash.

Sofidel has opened an automated warehouse at its plant in Ciechanów, Poland. The new 11,000 m2 warehouse can handle 32,000 pallets of goods and is designed to ensure higher efficiency and safety standards.

Veritiv Corporation, a leading full-service provider of business-to-business products, services and solutions, held a special meeting of stockholders at which Veritiv stockholders voted in favor of all proposals, including a proposal to approve the Company's pending acquisition by an affiliate of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, (CD&R).

IP announces plans to permanently close its Orange mill and to permanently cease production on pulp machines in Riegelwood and Pensacola.

According to reports, most of the money will go toward new machinery and equipment for the facility.

Union members at Woodland Pulp in Baileyville, Maine, who went on strike just a few days ago, claim that two people on the picket line were hit by a vehicle.

Arauco, a forestry company linked to the Angelini Group, reported this Tuesday morning Oct. 18 the layoff of about 300 workers nationwide.

The agreement alleges that Evergreen failed to control hazardous air pollutants at its facility, did not meet fuel specifications for boilers and failed to close washer windows/hoods during operation. Evergreen Packaging must pay a civil penalty of $256,973, according to the release.

Södra's new cold storage for plants was inaugurated by chairman of the board Magnus Hall. Frysen, located in Falkenberg, is Södra's first and has room to handle 40 million forest plants.

Flames broke out at a Pactiv Evergreen facility in Hazle Township just after midnight early Wednesday morning, Oct. 18.

UPM Specialty Papers, Lantmännen Unibake and Adara have co-created a new fibre-based packaging that replaces plastic bags as primary packaging for frozen baked goods. To minimize the use of fossil-based materials, the companies joined forces to create a solution where the plastic bags were eliminated by using UPM Asendo™ barrier paper as an inner liner in the corrugated cardboard box; the barrier paper layer ensures food safety and freshness.

There was no report of any injuries, and no information on damages.

Ennis, Inc., is pleased to announce its acquisition of Eagle Graphics, Inc. from Annville, PA and Diamond Graphics, Inc. from Bensalem, PA.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. announced that it has engaged Houlihan Lokey as its financial advisor to explore the potential sale of its paperboard and high-yield pulp assets located at its Temiscaming site.

Rottneros is extending its commitment as an active partner in Sting Bioeconomy's Industri Partner Program. The Industri Partner Program is a platform and catalyst for the crucial green transition aimed at creating a sustainable industry with reduced environmental and climate impact.

Sofidel, a leading global provider of paper for hygienic and domestic use, announced that its web application, Apper, is nominated for an ISSA Show Innovation Award. The web app is an innovative tool that gives users a better understanding of Papernet products and private-label solutions.

With the ever-increasing urgency to address the impacts of climate change and the recognition of the role forests play in sequestering atmospheric carbon, owning timberlands has taken on many new dimensions.

Metsä Tissue will aim to have fossil free mill fleet by 2030 and accordingly it has stopped using coal as an energy source in its Kreuzau's mill in Germany. Since September 2023 the Kreuzau mill in Germany has been replacing the use of fossil-based lignite by wood pellets in the mills heat production.

Up to 1 million boxes will be made each day at Visy's new corrugated cardboard box factory in Hemmant, Queensland.

The Nomination Committee of SCA proposes that Helena Stjernholm be elected as chairman and member of the SCA board at the annual general meeting on March 22, 2024. SCA's current chairman, Pär Boman, as previously communicated, has declined re-election.

As part of Alkim Kağıt latest investment to extend the range of paper grades and achieve the highest product quality standards, A.Celli will provide an ÆGO SIZER film size press.

Objective to improve efficiency, runability and paper quality with cutting-edge machine technologies and concepts from Voith.

Valmet was awarded an order for state-of-the art ThruAir drying equipment that will be installed at Procter & Gamble's Box Elder tissue mill in Utah.

Start-up is scheduled for 2025.