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Sappi's Thrive25 sustainability goal seeks to reduce total specific energy use by 1% annually for five years. The Cloquet project resulted in saving over 2 million gallons of water and 3.2 million pounds of steam; it also increased production through increased black liquor firing, all of which exceeded the 1%-a-year energy reduction goal.

No safety citations will be issued in connection with a workplace death at a Kaukauna paper mill, OSHA said Monday, Feb. 13. One worker was killed Aug. 16, 2022 at the Ahlstrom paper mill, also known as the Thilmany mill.

George Cutten, 64, died suddenly last week while performing work at Sappi in Skowhegan for a Hermon construction company.

On Monday, Feb. 13, the legal team representing residents filed a lawsuit saying harmful chemicals beneath the mill are being dumped in the Catawba river.

OnceMore® and TENCEL™ x REFIBRA™ together with Filippa K, will premiere a game-changing recycled material this autumn.

Start-up is scheduled for early 2025.

Keystone Paper & Box Company is a leading specialty packaging company manufacturing custom folding cartons. The Company provides a suite of design, engineering and production services for high-end paperboard packaging. Based in South Windsor, CT, Keystone has been a trusted partner to the food & beverage, pharmaceutical, health and beauty, and consumer goods end markets since 1944.

Demolition begins at Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania mill.

Upgrades at the Montreal facility target improved productivity, energy efficiency and integration of artificial intelligence.

The Procter & Gamble Box Elder facility was established in 2010 and has expanded multiple times. It currently operates on approximately 750 acres of land, with over 40 acres under its roof. Today, over 500 employees work at the site supporting the company's efforts across P&G's paper, baby care, and feminine care businesses.

Menasha Corporation announced that James M. Kotek will retire from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer in March. The Menasha Corporation Board of Directors has appointed Christopher D. Drees to succeed Kotek effective March 13, 2023. Drees will also join the Menasha Corporation Board on that date.

Paper Excellence Canada announced a $100,000 gift to the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF) to boost efforts to conserve and restore Pacific salmon populations across B.C. The gift will be distributed through grants in communities where Paper Excellence operates to help advance community-driven stewardship initiatives at a local level.

The Province's agreements with Port Hawkesbury Paper have been updated to support sustainable ecological forestry practices and management of public lands.

With Termax, Lecta boasts an extensive range of thermal papers that is constantly evolving to meet POS, ticket and label application needs.

Revolutionary earth-friendly product category to become available in partnership with industry leader Atlantic Packaging.

Metsä Group, through its tissue business Metsä Tissue, has made a decision to modernize and expand Mariestad tissue paper mill in Sweden. The investment will increase the availability of locally and sustainably produced tissue products in the Scandinavian market, in which approximately 40% of tissue usage is currently imported.

Nippon Paper aims to start operating the new plant in December 2024. This investment is expected to increase sales revenue approx. Euro 50 million and provide approx. 60 jobs at full operation.

Mill operations were temporarily paused while fire crews worked to put out the fire.

Magnus Örnberg has been recruited as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Södra. He has extensive experience in all areas of finance and most recently served as CFO of SAS.

Founded by packaging industry veteran Robert Egan, Packaging Exchange re-imagines the packaging supply chain by bringing neutrality to buying decisions. Packaging Exchange is uniquely positioned to draw on years of industry-leading market expertise, technology, and a network of industry partnerships--all governed under one disciplined approach and software.

A leaked, undated internal memo from Evergreen Packaging's Canton General Manager John McCarthy says that the mill will idle one of its paper-making machines, citing reduced demand for its particular product.

A lot of money leaks out of a company through the travel budget. It does not need to be this way.

Recently, Transport Canada finalized amendments to the transportation information regulations.

Mercer International Inc. announces that the operator of the Cariboo Pulp and Paper mill, in which Mercer has a joint venture interest, has announced a planned curtailment of operation beginning in mid-April for a month and then for another month in the third quarter.

Iconex, the world's leading provider of highly differentiated label solutions and low-cost paper receipts, today announced the acquisition of Graphic Controls Transactional Media's Point-of-Sale Rolls division. Graphic Controls, based in Buffalo, N.Y., is a subsidiary of Nissha Co. Ltd.