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Company says it is seeing early financial benefits from recent closures of some of its lumber mills.

Rich is based in Illinois and has worked for Resolute Forest Products, Progressive Converting, Pactiv Evergreen, and Liberty Packaging representing coated, uncoated, packaging, and specialty papers.

The Manufacturing Institute Honored International Paper's Sarah Dale.

The target of the investment is to reduce warp waste, improve corrugated board quality and production efficiency.

Enmac's largest customers include Valmet, Andritz, Kemira, Metsä Group and Fortum.

The decision affects 93 employees.

Kimberly-Clark raised 2024 sales and profit forecasts after it topped quarterly expectations, banking on higher pricing and steady demand for its premium personal care and household products, sending its shares about 8% higher in early trading.

In 2023, North America's net sawmill capacity decreased by 2%, triggered by diminishing lumber demand and past overproduction issues, according to a report by Russ Taylor Global. This trend has led to the permanent closure of nine sawmills and reductions in shifts, particularly in British Columbia (BC) and the US South, where economic pressures have also forced mills to shut down to balance timber supplies.

The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) has announced the release of a new report detailing the results from a newly completed study on the recycling of fiber-based materials with transfer metallic decoration.

Visy Board Pty Limited (Visy) was fined $375,000 after the NSW District Court handed down its findings earlier this month.

Eldorado Brasil Celulose has launched a significant R$25 ($4.81) billion investment for a new production line in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul.

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. and Canfor Corporation jointly released their 2023 Sustainability Report. The report highlights the companies' environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities and tracks performance against established goals.

The new certification covers the entire supply chain and guarantees the traceability of raw material, thus validating the Company's commitment to responsible and sustainable forest management, environment conservation and social and ethical values. PEFC is a global alliance that recognizes national certification systems, aligned with best forest protection practices.

The Bousbecque plant in the north of France focuses on producing parchment specialty materials. There is overcapacity in parchment and increasing competition. The plant has an annual capacity of approximately 12,000 tons and has 117 employees.

British packaging group Mondi will not make an offer to buy DS Smith, it said on Friday, bowing out of the battle after its UK peer agreed to a 5.8 billion pound ($7.21 billion) deal with International Paper earlier this week.

Plans call for debt restructuring; bids due in June.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced that the Company has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a fund managed by Atlas Holdings following completion of customary regulatory reviews and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

When I was located in Pasadena, TX as a Manager of 5 paper machines, I had a very good friend working maintenance to pass away. I remember him with good thoughts of the past. One such recall occurred on his birthday in 1990. I accepted an invitation to a surprise BD party at his sister's house.

As shoppers' preferences and environmental regulations evolve, consumer brands are reshaping their offerings faster than ever. Graphic Packaging has bolstered its innovation efforts to meet the demand for agile delivery. With investments in technology and specialized talent, Graphic Packaging has grown its innovation capability to encompass eight Innovation Hubs and 120 employees, driving around 3,000 patents.

A high quality, efficient solution that minimizes the volume of process waste.

The transition to the molded fiber tray means a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions in the long term. By replacing a polystyrene tray with a wood fiber tray, CO-2 emissions are reduced by up to 81%.

UPM Plywood and the Finnish railway operator VR have agreed that VR will replace the fossil diesel it uses with biodiesel to the same extent as the biodiesel used to transport plywood from the UPM Pellos mill in Finland. The agreement, together with a more efficient operating model, will reduce the total emissions of WISA® plywood transport in Finland by 24 percent.

The scheduled delivery period will be during the Q2 2024.

The situation of Heinzel Group subsidiary Raubling Papier GmbH in Germany continues to be characterized by a persistently difficult market environment and challenging economic conditions.

Graphic Packaging has announced a collaboration with UK-based food producer Pilgrim's Food Masters (Pilgrim's) that has resulted in a range of PaperLite™ trays being placed on the shelves of a major UK food retailer for a range of cooked, sliced meats.