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Kimberly-Clark announced that it was once again named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the fourth consecutive year. This recognition honors the company's exceptional leadership and commitment to business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance and governance practices.

Evergreen Packaging is asking a jury to award more than $16,000,000 in damages.

Canfor Corporation is pleased to announce it will invest approximately $210 million USD to build a new, state-of-the-art sawmill complex in southern Alabama.

Construction on the plant is projected to begin in 2023.

Western Forest Products Inc. announced that it has appointed Steven Hofer as its President and CEO and a member of the Company's Board of Directors ("Board"), effective September 7, 2022. Mr. Hofer succeeds Don Demens, who will remain at Western in an advisory capacity until March 31, 2023 to ensure a seamless transition. Mr. Demens will step down from the Board effective September 7, 2022.

It's unclear how long the pause will remain in place.

The CelluStraw™ technology is part of the Ahlstrom-Munksjö ambition to phase out and replace plastic with sustainable, fiber-based solutions. Through its campaign, "from Plastic to Purpose," Ahlstrom-Munksjö is leading the way toward a more sustainable future.

Stockton spent 30 years with GE Company.

The new capsules are packaged in a plastic-free, paperboard container, a move set to prevent over 6,000 tonnes of plastic entering the waste stream every year, the equivalent in weight to 500 double-decker buses.

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader, Graphic Packaging International ('Graphic Packaging') has launched its KeelClip™ packaging solution in the United States with the installation of a KeelClip™ 1600 multipacking machine at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages' Elmsford, NY production facility.

By Jim Thompson interpreting for Fos the Rat ... Yes, it is August again and its is corruption month at Paperitalo Publications. We rats have observed in the past year that the human engagement in corruption is not limited to pulp and paper mills. This last statement may sound naïve, but one must understand our methods of communications are rather limited (basically just walking around and talking to each other) so we perhaps don't get all the information Big Things do.

The Alabama River mill operates two lines, one currently producing only paper pulp bales. This investment upgrades production by adding the ability for this line to also produce fluff pulp rolls. The mill's second line was upgraded to produce both paper pulp bales and fluff pulp rolls in 2011.

The global renewable fibre-based resource company commits to well-below 2oC carbon reduction trajectory.

Sustainable packaging firm leads the way in single-use plastic replacement fight

The Thomasville Fire Department received a fire call to the Louisiana-Pacific mill in the North Clarke Industrial Park shortly before 4 o'clock Sunday morning, July 24. Also responding were Fulton and Grove Hill departments.

ABB responsible for quality energy distribution to two new machines at Ortigueira mill, Brazil, to achieve higher production targets.

WestRock Company announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining interest in Grupo Gondi for $970 million, plus the assumption of debt, representing an estimated implied enterprise value of $1.763 billion.

Europe's largest paper packaging producer, Smurfit Kappa, expects a shortage of paper on the continent if gas rationing impacts production in the coming months, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Heinzel Holding GmbH and Paracel S.A. jointly announce that Heinzel has entered into an investment agreement to become the strategic equity investor in Paracel, an afforestation and pulp mill project in Paraguay, South America.

Rengo Co., Ltd. will install a new biomass boiler for power generation at Tonegawa Division in Japan to promote alternative fuel sources, which is one of the measures toward CO2 reduction stated as an environmental target. Scheduled to commence operation in October 2022, this will be Rengo's second biomass boiler, following the one in Yashio Mill.

This marks the end of 62 years of Tetra Pak's presence in Russia.

Ms. Katri Hokkanen (M.Sc. Econ) has been appointed CFO at Valmet as of August 1, 2022. She will report to President and CEO Pasi Laine. Katri Hokkanen has worked as Valmet's interim CFO since May 1, 2022.

Report highlights Novolex's progress towards ambitious ESG commitments and details expanded new target for greenhouse gas reductions.

Kastamonu Entegre placed an order with Siempelkamp for a new particleboard plant for its location in Kastamonu City, Turkey.

Boise Cascade Company announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company and its manufacturing operations in Havana, Florida, and Chapman, Alabama.