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In 1979 he joined Westvaco Corporation, a paper and packaging company originally founded by the Luke family in the late 19th century. Appointed as CEO and Chairman in 1992, he dedicated the remainder of his 40-year career to building the Company and its successors, MeadWestvaco and WestRock, now Smurfit Westrock. He was a principled leader who loved and cared deeply for the Company, its purpose, and most importantly, its people.

Following a comprehensive review of its manufacturing footprint, International Paper's Board of Directors approved both the exploration and advancement of this $225 million greenfield project in central Mississippi. The facility is planned to be built on an 80-acre site in Brandon, Mississippi, less than 10 miles from the company's existing Richland (Jackson) box plant.

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Ryan Sharpe, a heavy duty mechanic, died March 13, 2024, while servicing a wheel loader at the pulp mill in Slave Lake, about 450 kilometres north of Edmonton.

British Columbia's Minister of Forests approved a forest tenure transfer from Weyerhaeuser to the Gorman Group, completing the final step in a $120 million investment by the West Kelowna family-owned forestry company.

Metsä Board's Board of Directors has approved the company's new strategy and long‑term financial targets. During the strategy period 2026-2030, the company aims to strengthen its position as a leading partner for consumer brand packaging solutions.

This milestone reflects five decades of innovation, empowerment, consumer understanding and category expansion.

Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in innovative specialty packaging, facility, and print solutions, announced the expansion of its strategic partnership with Packsize, a leader in sustainable, right-sized, on-demand packaging solutions. This collaboration brings together two industry innovators with a shared commitment to delivering smarter, more efficient, and sustainable packaging for customers.

This recognition underscores the Company's continued and genuine focus on the employee experience, including a healthy and stimulating work environment, people-centric management practices, professional development opportunities, and meaningful support to promote the well-being of its employees and their families.

Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards, has published its Sustainability Review 2025, summarising the company's key sustainability priorities and progress toward its 2030 targets in a concise, informative format.

Global dynamics are driving significant cost increases in raw materials, manufacturing, and logistics.

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Saica Group announced that it leads innovation with the launch of the first recycled paper adhesive tape on the market.

This fire resulted in the injury of a firefighter who was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Following the theme I have been on this month, I went to ChatGPT with this statement: "The Board of directors has given me a mandate to reduce debt. They have told me to sell the Osage Mill. It is about 40 years old, makes the heavier grades of linerboard, is a two-out machine making about 950 tons per day of recycled board. What do I do? How do I prepare it for sale? What do you think I can get for it and the campus it sits on here in 2026?"

The Domtar Glenwood sawmill, which employed more than 100 people and temporarily shut down in October, says it will be resuming operations in the coming weeks.

Prestigious annual recognition honors organizations committed to business integrity through robust ethics, compliance, and governance programs.

The prestigious award recognizes suppliers who consistently demonstrate operational excellence, a collaborative mindset and a commitment to long term value creation.

OnceMore® produces dissolving pulp made from blended textile waste and wood sourced from responsibly managed Swedish forests.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) reported Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations of $46 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, a 10% decrease from $51 million in the same period last year, due to a difficult demand environment that pressured volumes.

Two napkins with just one grab solves 'pinch an inch' problem, reducing napkin usage by 19%.

In connection with the closing of the Arrangement, the Canfor Pulp Shares are expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange as of the close of market on March 18, 2026, and Canfor Corp intends to cause Canfor Pulp to apply for an order to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws.

Domtar's Kingsport mill told the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that it will try a method to improve wastewater quality at its wastewater lagoon this week.

Georgia-Pacific leaders said the company's $83 million expansion is designed to increase product storage capacity, improve shipping efficiency and introduce advanced automation technology to enhance productivity and safety at the site.