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Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has invested in KINKI DANBORU CO., LTD. through third-party allocation and acquired a 28.6% share of the company.

Stora Enso plans to implement a new organisation with seven P&L responsible business areas reflecting the importance of its core business of renewable packaging in the business portfolio. The new flatter and streamlined organisation will increase customer focus, drive operational efficiency with increased integration, reduce complexity and enhance the Group's performance culture.

The agenda released by the authority includes Kimberly-Clark as one of the "New Projects" to be discussed. No specific details about the project were included in the agenda.

Weyerhaeuser Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Thursday, as the lumber firm was helped by robust domestic demand.

UPM's pulp deliveries reached 1.43 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2025, up from 1.19 million tonnes in the previous quarter and the same period last year.

Metsä Group aims to make all of its mills fossil-free by 2030, and using biogas is one way to reach this target.

Kemira will implement a minimum 5% surcharge on all products and services sold in the United States starting May 1, 2025. This applies to all Packaging & Hygiene and Water Solutions customers.

Many years ago, I conducted a seminar on public relations as it deals with the pulp and paper industry's interactions with its local communities. In attendance was a young engineer whose job, among other duties, was to handle the calls from the nearby communities concerning smells and so forth. I asked him what his answer was when he received a call about smells. He said most of those complaints could be tracked to the non-condensable gases coming from the pulp mill and recovery boiler area. I then asked, what do you tell them?

"The mill does not make products that are in high demand these days," said Jim Thompson, a Georgia-based paper industry consultant who grew up in Highland County, which is directly west of Chillicothe. "That's the basic problem." Thompson also said the site will be difficult to redevelop.

Southeast Asia's Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and Asia Pulp & Paper Co (APP), as well as Brazil's Suzano SA are the final bidders for Kimberly-Clark's international tissue business valued at around $4 billion, four people said.

Operations generated $2.8bn in 2024 in three countries with eight mills and two conversion facilities.

Current investments, including a paper machine at Duino in Italy, help to meet growing customer demands with reliable, forward-thinking packaging solutions.

In the first quarter of 2025, net sales for the Södra Group amounted to SEK 8,154 million (7,613), up 7 percent compared with the year-on-year period.

The negotiations will affect approximately 100 senior salaried and directors working in UPM Plywood business organization, business functions and global functions in Finland.

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Through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF), the Government of British Columbia, Canada, is contributing as much as $11 million toward four forestry-sector capital projects in the province.

Kimberly-Clark slashed its annual profit forecast on Tuesday as the Kleenex tissue maker said it would incur about $300 million in costs this year due to U.S. President Donald Trump's broad trade tariffs.

Domtar, a leading North American manufacturer of diversified forest products, has been recognized among the "Private 25 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainable economy media and research organization.

Kruger Products Inc. has been recognized as one of the Global 25 Most Sustainable Private Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights in its inaugural ranking.

Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in high-value sustainable packaging, has been named to USA TODAY's list of America's Climate Leaders 2025. This prestigious award is presented by USA TODAY and Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The list was announced on April 22, 2025, and can be viewed on usatoday.com.

Revenues were $92.7 million for the quarter, a decrease of $4.7 million or -4.8% over last year's fourth quarter and $394.6 million for the fiscal year, a decrease of $25.5 million, or -6.1% over last fiscal year.

Packaging Corporation of America reported first quarter 2025 net income of $204 million, or $2.26 per share, and net income of $208 million, or $2.31 per share, excluding special items. First quarter net sales were $2.1 billion in 2025 and $2.0 billion in 2024.

First quarter sales were $1.459 billion, compared to $1.405 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024.

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Sourav Das brings deep expertise and a proven track record in the pulp and paper sector across India, Bangladesh, and neighboring markets.