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In just four months, Tetra Pak has co-invested over Euro 11.5 million with recyclers and industry players, to help set up four completely new recycling solutions for carton packages in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Australia.

The investment is targeted to strengthen Naini Paper's capability in delivering high-quality paper to its customers and secure its market position with growing productivity.

The installation is scheduled for the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023.

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will increase prices across all product lines in North America and Latin America by 10 to 25 percent, effective April 1, 2022, or as customer contracts allow.

Cascades Sonoco, a joint venture between Cascades and Sonoco Product Company, today announced that its FlexSHIELD® coatings have received third party certification for compostability from TÜV Austria. Additionally, the coatings have achieved recyclability and repulpability certifications from the Fiber Box Association.

The ISO 50001 standard is the benchmark international standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for the development of an energy management system within an organization. Lecta's compliance with this strict standard guarantees the existence of a system optimized for proper, efficient energy use at all its manufacturing sites.

Start of operations of 30,563 m² warehouse scheduled on April 2022.

OrganoClick delivers the biobased and biodegradable binder material for Organic 2.0, Ahlstrom-Munksjö produces the nonwoven paper, and Ellepot creates the final product.

Stora Enso is starting a feasibility study for the possible conversion of an idle paper machine at its Oulu site in Finland for a high-volume consumer board line. On a successful completion of the feasibility study, an investment decision could be made by the end of 2022 with start-up in 2025.

Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has published its 2021 Annual and Sustainability Report as a pdf file in Finnish and English.

It took nearly 4 hours to bring the fire under control.

A total of 30 firefighters were called to the fire.

Cascades announced an expansion plan in the isothermal distribution market with the commissioning of a new production site in the western United States, in Tacoma (WA), and with the launch of new products under its northbox® brand of insulated boxes for fresh foods.

The construction of Wisdome Stockholm, a scientific experience arena, is now under way. The building at Sweden's National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm has a pioneering design and will be a landmark object for sustainable and climate-smart construction in wood. Stora Enso is the main partner and delivers wood construction materials to Wisdome Stockholm.

The investment will lead to cost savings but also increase the mill's production capacity. The investment will also improve the local environment by reducing the risk of odor disturbances.

Revised cleaner bank with modular, space-saving, flow-optimized design

Having paused reopening efforts last fall in part because of concerns about street crime in Seattle's downtown core, Weyerhaeuser will be returning to its Pioneer Square headquarters in April.

Graphic Packaging employs approximately 200 employees at its Battle Creek facilities.

The Domtar paper mill in Kingsport shut down production of writing paper in April 2020, as the novel coronavirus pandemic cut budgets by $200 million and over 300 people were laid off. The mill was idled and was originally supposed to reopen after three months. Then came the announcement that the paper mill would cease to produce uncoated freesheet, but would make recycled linerboard and medium instead.

Fire crews responded to a machinery fire inside the Dunn Paper mill in Port Huron Thursday afternoon, Feb. 17.

The majority of operations at Columbia Pulp LLC will shut down for an undetermined length of time starting Friday, Feb. 18, while the young company works on developing a market for its unique product. Approximately 80 employees will be out of work, with a small staff continuing to handle daily business operations, though the company's interim CEO states this does not mean the pulp mill is going out of business.

The Company's ranking jumped significantly this year, from 91st to 56th.

Packaging leader named as ESG Regional Top Rated company

BFT plans to significantly expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year, establishing BFT Lumberton as one of the largest fully integrated natural fibre processing parks in North America.

Boise Cascade Company announced the promotion of three of its business leaders.