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The Paper Excellence Group (Paper Excellence) announced its updated organizational structure for its business units following the recent acquisitions of Resolute Forest Products in March 2023 and Domtar in November 2021.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that the Representative Director, President & COO Yosuke Kawamoto has been inaugurated as Chairman of the International Corrugated Case Association (ICCA), an international association in the corrugated packaging industry. His term of office will be for two years, until 2025.

The former double-coated fine paper machine Oulu PM6 in northern Finland will be converted to be Europe's largest board machine and all pulpers naturally have to be of mega size to cope with the annual production volume of 750,000 tons of folding boxboard (FBB) and coated kraft back (CKB).

Pactiv Evergreen, which closed its Canton paper mill in early June, issued a denial of wrongdoing in the dumping of chemicals into its wastewater treatment system. In a response to a violation notice from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, the company confirmed it disposed of chemical cleaning solution and sanitizer but said the discharge did not violate the water quality standards.

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Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has achieved A- rating in Ellen MacArthur Foundation's latest Circulytics® circular economy assessment.

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After a long process to identify potential buyers, Ahlstrom has received a binding offer from Accursia Capital to acquire the Stenay plant. The potential acquisition is subject to consultation with employee representatives.

The Euro 33.9 million investment is focused on equipment upgrades including purchasing state-of-the art machinery for innovative packaging to support ongoing plastic replacement and boost productivity in the East European market.

WestRock Co. will close one of its St. Louis facilities, laying off 54 workers in September, according to a notice filed with the state.

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader Graphic Packaging has partnered with food processor ABP Food Group (ABP) to develop two new lines of chilled meat packaging for UK supermarket giant Aldi.

UPM Communication Papers plans to continue the temporary layoffs in Finland. The possible temporary layoffs could take place in several periods and would last a maximum of 90 days.

Officials said on Saturday, July 22, only six small areas remain smoldering at the Nippon Dynawave site in Longview.

It was reported 100 workers are getting a 3 percent raise and a $3,800 bonus in their new three-year contract.

Ahlstrom, a leading manufacturer of innovative fiber-based materials, in collaboration with adapa, a leading supplier of flexible packaging solutions, and Maped, a prominent stationery brand, is proud to introduce a groundbreaking flowpack solution for eraser packaging.

Today's large paper companies may make this kind of coordination more difficult with increased corporate oversight and control. If a company decides to implement your third party environmental plan, the difficulty may be getting local buy in.

The curtailment is currently scheduled to become effective July 29, 2023, until August 28, 2023.

The Prince George mill was temporarily curtailed last week, due to the strike by port workers.

Facilities affected include a paper mill in South Glens Falls, a warehouse and distribution center in Saratoga Springs, and a converting facility in Greenwich.

Successful financing transaction creates greater financial flexibility and valuable optionality supporting the execution of RYAM's strategic priorities and shareholder value creation.

Cenveo did not give a reason for why it closed the plant, though the company has been restructuring after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018.

A WELSH company that manufactures kitchen and toilet tissue paper has been fined £1million after an employee was seriously injured when he was struck in the face by a crane hook.

The Flexi-Hex® sleeve is a patented, honeycomb design made from paper that helps protect products in transit.