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PM18 is scheduled to start-up in fall of 2023.

Over the years, I have talked about this miserable old mill that I worked at long ago. When I was young, when I had a choice, I always ran towards opportunities that had lots of problems. My philosophy was that situations in trouble were the best way to advance your career. I have never been interested in career safety, it is boring and leads to complacency. So, I end up at this mill, in the prime of my career. It is large, ancient and a mess...

A fire shortly after midnight on Wednesday, March 16, occurred at the Pixelle Speciality Solutions paper mill in Chillicothe in the area where wood chips are kept, according to officials.

About 190 employees will lose their jobs, but the company said those employees will be able to apply for other jobs in the company. That includes more than 100 new jobs that will be created with a $500 million expansion of the Broadway Mill in Green Bay. That expansion is for production of premium paper towels.

The National Labor Board reports of the 226 votes counted on March 1, 110 chose to unionize and 116 voted against unionization.

Metsä Spring has appointed Tarja Heikkilä as Product Manager. In this new position she is working for the project focused on developing new 3D fibre products.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD), a leading global provider of marketing and business communications, has introduced an offering for cannabis and CBD companies designed to help them meet evolving product life cycle needs, including product differentiation at retail, regulatory adherence, and supply chain continuity.

Valmet will supply Valmet DNA Automation System and Valmet IQ Quality Control System to Norske Skog's paper machine PM 3 in its Bruck facility in Austria.

On March 16 the union announced a two weeks' extension to the strike at most UPM's Finnish mills, until 16 April 2022, unless new collective labour agreements are reached before that.

MasterTape™ Pack Green is available in multiple variants and basis weights, including saturated tape backings, as well as saturated and release coated tape backings with different levels of releases that are compliant with various adhesive systems. The offering can also be fully customized based on customer requirements.

Northern Pulp now has two years to file its environmental assessment for its proposed facility.

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Edgson as President and CEO effective April 11, 2022.

Veritiv Corporation announced that Susan Salyer, Veritiv's Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer, will be promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective June 1, 2022. Ms. Salyer will succeed Mark Hianik, current Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, who announced plans to retire from Veritiv.

Neenah, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of specialty materials focused on filtration, specialty coatings, engineered materials, and imaging and packaging released an update to its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report which highlights the ways in which Neenah is enabling sustainable practices that prioritize the safety and well-being of employees, our communities and environment.

The new press section has a design speed of 1,200 m/min and a width of 5.32 m at the pope reel.

The company said its board of directors has appointed Juan Carlos Bueno to succeed Mr. Gandossi as CEO and president, effective May 1, 2022.

SCA says it will be hiking the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by Euro 100 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2022.

WestRock Company announced Robert Quartaro has joined the Company as senior vice president, Investor Relations, adding oversight and performance depth to its incumbent team.

More than 300 businesses across 51 industries and 29 countries have now joined The Climate Pledge and committed to pursue ambitious carbon-reduction activities across their business operations and supply chains.

Valmet will launch a new R&D and innovation project called Beyond Circularity, which improves Valmet's readiness to support the green transition in Valmet's customer industries based on the company's technology vision 2030.

Start-ups are estimated for the end of 2022.

US-based personal care company Kimberly-Clark has opened a new $100m state-of-the-art diaper manufacturing facility in Ikorodu, Nigeria, with the capacity to create over 1,000 direct jobs.

Södra makes a broad timber price increase and raises the price for timber, pulpwood, low timber and fuel wood. At the same time, contractors are also compensated for the cost increase that has taken place due to higher fuel prices.

Sofidel, one of the world leaders in the production of tissue paper for hygienic and domestic use, operating in Romania with its plant in Călăraşi, has decided to support the Romanian Red Cross, which over the last few days has been working on welcoming thousands of civilians fleeing the conflict, by supplying products equivalent to 30 thousand rolls of toilet paper.