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Ontario Ministry of Labour investigating, operations at the sawmill suspended for several days.

In a statement, the company said it stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and everyone impacted by the "totally unjustified attack on Ukraine and its people."

The company's PaperSeal® tray product - which was developed in partnership with world leader in tray sealing technology, G. Mondini - has been selected as a winning solution by New Seasons Market to replace the plastic clamshells currently used on the grocer's Partner Brand Fresh Pasta.

BillerudKorsnäs announces the completion of its acquisition of Verso for a purchase price of approximately USD 825 million in cash. Verso is a leading producer of coated paper in North America, with 2021 net sales of USD 1 278 million and adjusted EBITDA of USD 223 million.

Start-up is planned for 2023.

I like to remind people of the following resource any time I get a chance. It is a good way to start off safety month here at Paperitalo Publications. It is simply this. On our website, PaperMoney (www.globalpapermoney.com), we have been keeping track of the industry's safety performance. In its sixth year now, the department, "Reported Risks" is a current chronicle of "Risks: Fires, Fatalities and Catastrophes." It is a good learning resource and a source of endless safety meeting subjects.

The Paperworkers' Union announced today that the strike at most UPM's Finnish mills will continue until 30 April 2022, unless new collective labour agreements are reached before that.

Accordingly in order to maintain profitability and keep its mills running full, Sappi will implement a further price increase of 10% to its Woodfree paper grades effective for deliveries from early April latest beginning May depending on the market. This will be in addition to the previously announced increases.

Metsä Board announced on 16 December 2021 that it has signed an agreement to sell its entire share capital of its fully owned subsidiary Oy Hangö Stevedoring Ab to Euroports Finland Oy. The arrangement has been completed on 31 March 2022.

Alpa comes to WestRock from the Coca-Cola Company.

It is anticipated that the reduced operating schedules will impact production capacity by a minimum of 100 million board feet.

Myles Cohen has served as a division president at both Pratt Industries and Sonoco Products Company over the past two decades.

Due to the planned investment Arctic Paper Kostrzyn S.A. will be able to improve the quality of paper production and further improve the production efficiency.

The latest approval expands the footprint of the Miami-based green paper products developer now poised for global expansion.

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Evergreen Packaging International LLC, completed the previously announced sale of its 50 percent interest in Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd to affiliates of Elopak ASA. Naturepak Beverage Packaging Co Ltd supplies customers in the Middle East and Africa region from manufacturing plants in Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The mill is scheduled to close for good May 27, according to an email sent Monday by Graphic Packaging International Human Resources.

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is announcing a minimum six-week extension of the curtailment of BCTMP production at Taylor Pulp due to the ongoing transportation shortages that have resulted in continued high finished product inventories at the pulp mill.

The facility will be part of APRIL's operations in Riau province and have the capacity to produce 1.2 million tonnes of folding box board annually that is fully recyclable and biodegradable.

According to a news release Tuesday afternoon, Verso has received all necessary approvals to complete the merger.

Kadant Solutions, a division of Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI), launched a new mobile app for the AngleSet gauge. The AngleSet gauge is used to set the proper angle for doctor, roll cleaning, and scraper blades for improved performance and extended blade life. Using the correct blade angle can optimize the life of the roll.

After two consecutive years achieving a Gold Level evaluation status, Solenis has earned the Platinum Recognition Level for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance by EcoVadis, a collaborative platform providing sustainability ratings and performance improvement tools for global supply chains.

The Columbia Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit accusing a timber company of violating stormwater quality laws at its Longview mill, the group said Monday in a news release.

Close to 200 Unifor delegates kicked off bargaining preparations for the pattern agreement in the pulp and paper industry in Eastern Canada by selecting Resolute Forestry Products as the target company. Members at the Pulp and Paper Wage Policy Conference, held in Montreal on March 23 and 24, 2022, worked together to build a list of demands and choose the target employer.

Greif is outraged and dismayed at the invasion of Ukraine and the continuing attack on the country and its citizens. We strongly condemn the actions of the Russian government.

Björn Wahlroos was re-elected as Chairman, and Henrik Ehrnrooth as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of UPM-Kymmene Corporation at the Board of Directors' constitutive meeting that took place today following the Annual General Meeting. Mr Wahlroos has announced that the commencing term will be his last as the Chairman.