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Roseburg Forest Products announced that it has ceased operations at its Weed, Calif., veneer plant as of Dec. 3, 2025. The company is consolidating veneer production at its Oregon mills, where it has installed new, highly efficient veneer equipment. The move strengthens Roseburg's long-term competitiveness in engineered wood and softwood plywood markets.

Metsä Group has developed a new digital service for its owner-members, a nature value map, which makes it possible to consider biodiversity more accurately in forest management.

National Gypsum has donated $1 million to be shared across 40 schools and nonprofits in the United States and Canada as part of its annual NGC Giving program. Now in its fifth year, the initiative supports organizations that provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities in the communities where our associates live and work.

UPM is a material solutions company with world-class businesses in growth markets. With the intended graphic paper Joint Venture between UPM and Sappi announced today, UPM aims to position the communication paper business for continued value creation for its customers in a way that benefits UPM shareholders. Assuming the Joint Venture is formed, UPM would achieve a stronger growth profile, improved margins and leverage, with no direct sales exposure to the declining European and North American graphic paper markets.

Canfor Corp currently owns approximately 54.8% of the issued and outstanding Canfor Pulp Shares.

LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, today announced that its LP® SmartSide® ExpertFinish® Naturals Collection™ siding portfoliohas been selected as a winner in the 2025 BUILDINGS Magazine Product Innovation Awards. This annual program highlights noteworthy developments in commercial building materials and technologies.

Statistics Canada postponed the releases of Canadian international merchandise trade and international trade in services data due to the earlier shutdown of the U.S. federal government.

Greif has been included on the list every year since its inception, underscoring the company's long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and strong corporate governance.

The change will impact 79 employees.

Domtar pulp mill in Crofton to close, leading to 350 job losses.

A fire has been reported at Georgia-Pacific in Hosford early Wednesday, Dec 3.

Under terms of the amendment, the Company granted security to Canfor Pulp's lenders and obtained a waiver of its financial covenants for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2025 (the "Covenant Relief Period"). During the Covenant Relief Period, the Company is subject to a minimum liquidity test of $10 million, effectively reducing its operating loan facility from $160 million to $150 million.

Magnera, a leading supplier of advanced material solutions, today announced the launch of its next-generation solution for nonwoven textiles. Magnera's proprietary innovation delivers fluid repellency needed by healthcare professionals and other industries without the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Ross brings more than two decades of experience in carbon management, energy systems, policy, project development, and commercialization.

Metsä Group will restart its Joutseno pulp mill on 8 December 2025, ending a production shutdown that began in June. Concurrently, the company will initiate an approximately one-month production curtailment at its Rauma pulp mill, starting 15 December 2025, with a gradual restart scheduled from 7 January 2026. The adjustments are a response to current market demand for long-fibre softwood pulp.

3 apparatus, 1 command vehicle and 25 firefighters responded and were there approximately 6 hours with an additional hour of cleanup afterwards.

The $7,000 fine was documented in October 2025, though state regulators said the mill later demonstrated compliance with an air pollutant limit.

The curtailments will begin on December 15th and is expected to reduce production by 13 million board feet.

Effective January 1, 2026, Essity's business areas will be as follows: Health & Medical, Personal Care, Consumer Tissue and Professional Hygiene. The new business areas reflect the organizational change being made to accelerate the company's growth rate and more rapidly achieve its financial targets.

Rengo Co., Ltd. has announced the start of operations at a new heavy-duty corrugated packaging plant for its subsidiary TRICOR Packaging & Logistics AG in Goch, Germany.

Metsä Fibre may temporarily lay off all personnel at its Lappeenranta, Rauma, Renko and Vilppula sawmills in Finland for up to 90 days between January and June 2026.

The closure will affect 30 employees.

The bond will be redeemed on 19 December 2025.

Metsä Group will establish its own PEFC forest certification group in 2026, enabling its bonus members and contract customers to certify their forests under the company's management. The move is designed to strengthen the system's profile and ensure a continued supply of PEFC-certified wood to its mills by taking direct responsibility for compliance.

Georgia-Pacific has announced two significant educational investments aimed at strengthening the pipeline of future industry professionals.