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PEFC is the largest forest certification system in the world, with more than 330 million hectares of certified forests. An international nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, PEFC is dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification.

Union workers at the Sappi Somerset Mills approving a new three-year contract after threatening to go on strike earlier this week.

The new MOU will provide the framework for both organizations to work together to demonstrate a long-term commitment to support wetland and waterfowl stewardship throughout Weyerhaeuser's Canadian operating areas located in the temperate and boreal forest regions of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

If you remember, Chatham also sent multiple letters to RR Donnelly.

The Nordic Swan Ecolabel Indicates a Product Meets Responsible Environmental Requirements

Huhtamaki's site in Alf, Germany is switching its focus from plastics to smooth molded fiber (SMF) products to meet the growing demand for plastic free alternatives for food packaging. In 2022, the unit plans to replace more than 2.000 tonnes of plastic with fiber. Huhtamaki's state-of-the-art automated manufacturing site will have the capacity to manufacture up to 3.5 billion fiber products annually. This represents the first such large scale production capability in Europe.

Stora Enso's pulp customers are getting more and more questions about their products' sustainability and if these products are compostable. As responsibility lies at the heart of Stora Enso, we initiated a project to certify all our paper pulp grades as compostable.

Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, is partnering with BIO-LUTIONS, a Hamburg-based CleanTech company, to develop more sustainable disposable products to replace various single-use plastic products in food packaging applications.

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It has been over a decade ago that I started talking about manufacturing your own spare parts with additive manufacturing. It is now moving from an interesting idea to a vital necessity. Between logistics problems and world turmoil, the spare parts needed for your machine may not be available. Most, except those of the most critical metallurgy, you can make in your own shop with less skills than a first-class welder or machinist.

Mondi is investing Euro 280 million in Corrugated Packaging operations across four countries. This includes around Euro 185 million across its central and eastern European Corrugated Solutions plant network and Euro 95 million at Mondi Świecie's containerboard mill in Poland. These investments together represent an important part of Mondi's announced Euro 1 billion in expansionary capital investment projects this year to accelerate growth in sustainable packaging.

Paper Excellence Group is seeking as much as US$400 million from the sale of a British Columbia pulp mill, people with knowledge of the matter said, as it works to satisfy the Canadian competition regulator's requirement for its US$3 billion acquisition of Domtar Corp.

More than $150 million worth of environmental upgrades were announced by Irving Pulp & Paper, Limited this week. The proposed upgrades include a new environmental treatment facility, as well as a cooling water heat exchanger and pumphouse closer to the mill.

A 44-year-old maintenance worker died when a machine he was working on re-engaged Friday, March 18, at Pactiv Evergreen/Evergreen Packaging in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, said officials at the Jefferson County sheriff's office.

For more than 20 years, Domtar has put sustainability at the heart of everything we do. Our newest sustainability report details our sustainability priorities for the years ahead. We have developed these sustainability priorities through the leadership of our cross-company Environmental, Social and Governance Committee and with input from a wide variety of stakeholders.

A new report from Finland's Technical Research Center (VTT), "Recycling Food Packaging", highlights those technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary technological innovations in food packaging recycling.

Resolute is proud to be among 18 Quebec companies coming together to support families in need from Ukraine. Resolute will be working in collaboration with the other companies, government authorities, community leaders, and charitable organizations in an effort to secure employment opportunities and other assistance.

Kruger Products L.P. has entered into a charitable partnership with One Tree Planted Inc. to plant 100,000 trees throughout North America over the next three years, another example of Kruger Products' bold commitment to grow the company while still reducing its environmental footprint through its Reimagine 2030 sustainability initiative.

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Maria Henry will retire from the company. She joined in 2015 and will stay on in an advisory capacity until September 1.

Sonoco expects operating results to be significantly better than previously expected due to strong price/cost recovery across most of its businesses.

This was the mill's second blaze in as many months, although it was not as severe as the Jan. 22 fire that wrought $500,000 in damage, according to the East Jefferson Fire Rescue report.

Company will sell the remaining inventory of Mohawk Renewal Straw to depletion without replenishment.

Start-up is scheduled for mid-2024.

Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, issued the following message from its CEO, Ron Delia, to its global workforce on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the company's operations in the region.

In the meanwhile, the conciliator will continue the conciliation with the Union and with UPM's other businesses.