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The estimated need for personnel reductions in the change negotiations was up to 315 employees, of which 155 were in Finland. The change negotiations in Finland have now concluded, resulting in a total reduction of 150 positions.

Metsä Board's recent comparative life cycle assessment* compared the carbon footprint of berry trays made from three different materials: MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, PET and recycled R-PET.

Graphic Packaging International ("Graphic Packaging"), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, has invested in six state-of-the-art equipment solutions at its facility in Poznań, Poland, reinforcing its position as one of Europe's premier packaging manufacturing plants for both high-end beauty packaging and high-efficiency food packaging.

Smurfit Westrock plans to close a Georgia facility and permanently lay off 55 employees, according to a worker adjustment and retraining notification filed with the state on Nov. 10.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson and Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr met with forest sector workers in Castlegar, British Columbia, to present Budget 2025 investments supporting Canada's forest industry.

Mohawk Industries Chief Financial Officer James Brunk will retire on 1 April 2026, concluding a 20-year tenure during which the company became a global flooring leader. Nicholas Manthey, the company's current Vice President of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations, has been appointed as his successor.

Board takes action to protect long-term value for all shareowners in response to Atlas Holdings' termination of cooperation agreement.

Hardware, software and networking enhancements simplify facility management, save time and maximize productivity.

PotlatchDeltic Corporation, as part of the global Forestry Natural Capital Project, joined 17 other forestry organizations representing stewardship of forests in 38 countries, in unveiling a major milestone in the sector's global collaboration to make nature's value visible in financial decision making.

Essity has selected Accenture and Microsoft to help the global hygiene and health company accelerate the use of AI agents to unlock value and drive efficiencies and growth through improved business agility.

At the 82nd Annual Paperboard Packaging Competition (PPC Awards) on November 5, Graphic Packaging secured nine wins, demonstrating how intelligent packaging design addresses real challenges across the food, beverage, healthcare, and beauty sectors. The wins include the prestigious Richard DePaul Award, five Gold Awards, and three Excellence Awards.

PrintLink is proud to welcome Nancy Schachtner, an accomplished packaging executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in strategy, operations, and business development.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that Zackery Hicks will depart his role as Chief Digital and Technology Officer effective March 31, 2026, to pursue other opportunities.

World's largest pulp supplier, Suzano, has entered into a new collaboration with INSEAD, one of the world's leading graduate business schools.

New Senior Leadership Announced for EMEA/APAC and Americas.

UFP Factory Built introduces BRAWN™, a brand of structural and custom components engineered to make factory-built homes, RVs, and cargo trailers stronger, more reliable, and easier to build. Backed by UFP Industries' decades of experience in sourcing, engineering, and manufacturing expertise, BRAWN delivers performance, precision, and peace of mind.

Company's support of veteran-focused housing and training initiatives strengthens its commitment to Building a Better World™

Valmet introduces the next-generation Valmet Wet End Analyzer, designed to help paper, board, and tissue producers improve wet end processes to achieve superior product quality, improved process stability, and reduced operating costs.

The hiatus for Washington County's largest employer is due to a downturn in the global pulp market and comes after increases in tariffs on Canadian lumber.

Citing a drooping softwood lumber demand, compounded by higher duties and additional tariffs that have reached 45 per cent for U.S. markets, West Fraser Timber announced Thursday its plans to permanently shutter both its Augusta, Ga., and 100 Mile House lumber mills by the end of 2025.

Suzano, the world's largest pulp producer, announces its results for the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25), reporting sales of 3.6 million tonnes of pulp and paper combined, a 20% increase on the same quarter last year (3Q24). The positive result is driven by the operations of the Ribas do Rio Pardo pulp mill, inaugurated in 2024, and by the integration of paper production from assets acquired in the United States in October 2024.

Mercer International Inc. reported third quarter 2025 Operating EBITDA of negative $28.1 million, a decrease from positive $50.5 million in the same quarter of 2024 and negative $20.9 million in the second quarter of 2025.

Packaging solutions company Amcor has registered a growth in its first-quarter (Q1) profit and reaffirmed its earnings guidance for fiscal 2026. The company's net income reached $262m in Q1 (ended 30 September 2025). This included costs related to its acquisition of Berry Global, which was finalized in April.

Net income was $34 million, less than half the previous quarter's result.

Sappi Europe will raise prices for its coated mechanical reels by 5 to 7%, effective 1 January 2026. The company cites persistently high costs for energy, transport, labour, chemicals and fibre as the primary driver for the increase, noting that internal efficiency measures have been insufficient to offset the structural cost pressures.