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Setra Group AB is considering selling its sawmill in Malå, Sweden, during 2025, aiming to strengthen its operations in central Sweden.

The company is ranked industry best in the Household Products category. Additionally, Essity has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), one of the world's most prestigious sustainability indices.

SCA has secured a spot on CDP's (Carbon Disclosure Project) A-List for companies, authorities, and cities in the categories assessing forestry work, procurement of forest raw materials, and efforts against climate change.

CDP and S&P Global, both leading global sustainability rating companies, have recognized UPM among the top sustainability performers.

The change negotiations cover the entire staff of Lappeenranta, Renko and Vilppula sawmills, approximately 245 people.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has issued a modified air quality permit to International Paper - Riegelwood Mill in Columbus County.

LP Building Solutions, a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, has announced the appointments of Jean-Michel Ribiéras and Ty R. Silberhorn to its Board of Directors, effective February 6, 2025.

Metsä Group's comparable operating result for 2024 was Euro 203 million, a 59% decrease from Euro 488 million in 2023, driven by weaker demand, higher raw material costs, and political strikes in Finland.

Founded in 1955, its leaders say the keys to success in all these years are its ability to recruit and retain high-achieving employees, its down-to-earth company culture and its unique incentive system that aligns employee interests with shareholders.

Metsä Group has completed a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of its Kuura textile fibre. The assessment shows that Kuura's global warming potential (GWP100, fossil) score is less than one-third of the next best option, viscose.

McKinley Paper in Combined Locks has responded to reports of sludge near the mill along the Fox River.

Norwegian company Norske Skog has accepted a $27 million offer by Melbourne businessman David Marriner for the mill at Boyer, on the edge of New Norfolk in Tasmania's Derwent Valley.

In 2022, UPM carried out the restoration of the rapids area of Arvajankoski, Jämsä, in cooperation with local operators. Last autumn, a monitoring survey by the Central Finland Water and Environment Association found some young-of-the-year brown trout and a spawning nest in the area. This means that natural reproduction of trout has started in Arvajankoski.

MacPherson brings pulp and paper industry experience to Thunder Bay, most recently serving as Vice President of Paperboard Manufacturing for Graphic Packaging International. Prior to Graphic, MacPherson was Managing Director at Mercer International, Canada, and Mill Manager for Domtar in Kingsport, Tennessee. Earlier in this career, he held engineering leadership positions at Weyerhaeuser and Willamette Industries.

The delivery is scheduled for the first quarter 2025.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has been recognised for leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change, forests and water security by global environmental non-profit CDP. Based on data reported through CDP's 2024 Climate Change, Forests and Water Security thematic questionnaires, Metsä Board is one of a small number of companies that achieved a triple A, out of over 22,000 companies scored. This is the third time that Metsä Board scored the prestigious triple 'A'.

Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it has developed the automatic packaging machine J-RexS for e-commerce and logistics between sites.

Approximately 95 American workers employed in the U.S. forest products industry descended on Washington, D.C., this week and made more than 535 visits with Members of Congress and Administration officials. Their goal was to educate elected officials on the impacts of legislative and regulatory decisions on the environment and on the families and communities that depend on forest products manufacturing for their livelihood.

Jussi Vanhanen, LLM, MBA, has been appointed as Metsäliitto Cooperative's new CEO. He will also be the President and CEO of Metsä Group. Jussi Vanhanen will start in his new position on 1 July 2025. Until 30 June 2025, the position will be held by Metsä Group's current President and CEO Ilkka Hämälä, who will then transfer to special duties within the company. These duties will continue until 23 October 2025, when he retires.

Norske Skog Saugbrugs and its insurance company has agreed on a final settlement of all remaining insurance claims related to the rockslide at the Saugbrugs site on 27 April 2023. The settlement amount of NOK 540 million will be jointly covered by the insurance company, the Norwegian Natural Perils Pool and the reinsurers.

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, announced in March 2024 that it will start a development programme to produce new products on the current uncoated white kraftliner production line (BM2) at its Husum mill integrate in Sweden. The aim was to find alternatives for uncoated kraftliner production.

CDP's evaluation is based on the company's disclosure about its climate-related strategy, targets, governance, risks and opportunities, risk management, and actions in the last reporting year.

When the same number pops up across very different industries, it's attention-grabbing. And the number (and phrase) that got my attention recently was this: "We reduced downtime by 40%." You don't see that every day. And how are industries getting there from here? They're implementing predictive maintenance, trying to avoid unplanned downtime through advanced AI strategies.

One of the worst statements I have ever heard is, "We have already tried that before." Give it its due, though, it is right out there to hit you in the face. More subtle and more dangerous is "innovation optimism." When you think of an idea, it is formed perfectly in your brain. It has no flaws in its execution, it runs forever on zero energy, and it cost nothing.