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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.

Current board member Ian Read will be retiring in 2022.

To support the significant and growing humanitarian needs prompted by the conflict in Ukraine, International Paper is contributing $275,000 to both the Red Cross and Global Foodbanking Network. This brings the company's total combined donations to these organizations to $550,000 in support of humanitarian relief efforts, specifically to help Ukraine refugees.

International Paper has no intention to seek suspension of operations or initiate any liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings with respect to Ilim Group.

Verso and BillerudKorsnäs now expect the merger to close in late-March or April of 2022.

Attorneys representing homeowners complaining about a foul odor coming from the New-Indy paper mill in South Carolina are frustrated with the EPA's lack of urgency.

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.

Syktyvkar is currently operating, but the mill is starting to see a number of operational constraints, including in the importing of process chemicals, spare parts and other critical supplies. While difficult to assess the ramifications in what remains a fast-moving situation, this may significantly impact the operation of the mill.

Successive optimization activities ensure 35 percent faster grade changes, more stable processes and significant production increases