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Administrators have now been appointed at the Arjowiggins Group mills at Stoneywood, as well as Chartham, Kent, with 368 of the group's 463 UK-based employees made redundant immediately.

Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP has been named one of the EPA's SmartWay® High Performers of 2022. This recognition was based on the company's initiative to undertake the task of shipping consumer goods while keeping environmental stewardship in mind.

As part of our larger sustainability strategy, DS Smith paper mills in Dueñas, Spain, Kemsley, UK, and Belišće, Croatia, recently signed orders for new RunEco vacuum systems on their paper machines from our supplier Runtech Systems

The Society of American Foresters (SAF) has bestowed Rebecca Barnard, Sappi Forestry Certification Manager, with the Young Forester Leadership Award for her dedication to sustainability and responsible forestry.

Emergency squads took the man to a local hospital but then flew him to Columbus because of the injuries. His ID was not released.

Ennis, Inc., announced that Mr. Wade Brewer has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer and Mr. Terry Pennington has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. Brewer and Mr. Pennington will continue reporting to Keith Walters, Chairman, President and CEO of Ennis.

Metsä Board appoints Tero Ojala as Project Director in the pre-engineering project of the Metsä Board Kaskinen folding boxboard mill in Finland, effective 1 October 2022. He moves to Metsä Board from the position of UPM's Project Director.

P&G Forestry Update 2022

Moelven is investing in five continuous kilns and the Valmatics 4.0 control system to its three sawmills in Scandinavia. It's the most extensive single order the Moelven Group has ever placed with Valutec.

BID Group announces a new partnership with ArbaBlox Inc. to build its first state-of-the-art turnkey composite pallet block plant in Winona, Mississippi.

Weyerhaeuser lists four locations in Washington and Oregon on its website as major production hubs. The strike is having an impact at all four of the locations.

Dunn Paper will close its Port Huron location Nov. 18.

The New Facility is "sustainability linked" whereby if certain sustainability targets are achieved, there is a reduction in the applicable interest rate.

Global market environment deteriorates significantly in current quarter: high inflation negatively impacts consumer climate.

Suzano unveils plans for a new 'Innovability Hub' in Shanghai and initiates the establishment of the Sustainability Development Committee with the China Pulp and Paper Industry Chamber of Commerce.

Ingevity's advancement from its 2021 silver rating to gold status in 2022 moved the company to the 97th percentile.

Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, today announced that the Board of Directors has suspended the Company's quarterly cash dividend as part of its focused efforts to optimize the operational and financial results of the business.

WestRock Company, a leading provider of sustainable paper and packaging solutions, has acquired an HP PageWide T1190 Press to complement and expand its portfolio of unmatched corrugated printing capabilities, increase value and enable customers to win in the marketplace.

Will consider and vote on merger.

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The feasibility study is expected to be finalised in mid-2023. The planned changes would require investments, which can be decided on after the feasibility study is finalised. The feasibility study will include an update to the environmental permit which will be applied in due course.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation issued its inaugural Carbon and Climate Report. The report quantifies the carbon removals, storage, and greenhouse gas emissions associated with our operations in 2021.

The mill employs approximately 230 people who will be affected by the closure. The mill produces specialty label and release papers, as well as industrial and packaging solutions for eCommerce and food service. Its two paper machines have a capacity of 230,000 tons annually.

Cascades announces the temporary shutdown of one of its two tissue paper machines at its St. Helens, Oregon facility. The machine has an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of tissue made from virgin fibre, and supplies the Company's converting plants, primarily the Scappoose, Oregon facility. Production of the second machine, located in a separate building, is not impacted.