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Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer wrote a joint letter to Mario Plourde, president and CEO of Quebec-based Cascades, saying "the contractual negotiations must be done in good faith in the effort to forge a fair contract and working conditions."

Paper Excellence, a global diversified manufacturer of pulp and specialty, printing, writing, and packaging papers, announced that Paper Excellence and its subsidiaries ("Paper Excellence") have received a debt commitment letter from leading financial institutions for the commitment of an aggregate of $1.95 billion of financing.

Indianapolis will provide a central location from which Truvant can service 75% of the North American marketplace in less than 24 hours.

According to a release from the Governor, the bill would require the governor to allocate $65 million in federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act to finance the purchases of the Verso Paper Mill in Wisconsin Rapids and the Park Falls Pulp and Paper Mill in Park Falls.

If you are looking for goods and services in the pulp and paper industry, you need to check out the Paperitalo Directory!

Forestry.com, a Swedish forestry news source, stated in a recent article a draft of the EU commission's upcoming forest strategy regarding future forests has leaked and that a Swedish news source "Dagens Nyheter" made the forest community in Sweden aware of it.

Weyerhaeuser Company announced the completion of the sale of 145,000 acres of timberlands in the North Cascades region of Washington to Hampton Resources for $266 million.

Södra's second production facility for cross-laminated timber is scheduled for completion by mid-2022. The facility will be able to deliver framing materials for 4,000 homes per year, which is ten times the current output of Södra's existing facility at Värö.

Huhtamaki, a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions, is launching Futuro, the first 100% plastic free egg carton for cooked colored eggs, across markets in Europe.

The papers offer the highest possible quality in digital colour printing and provide customers the choice between different long-sheet applications, (personalised for each customer), both in large scale or single items.

Based on the progress of Project Horizon, the Company now expects to permanently shut down its Hartsville #1 and #9 URB cylinder machines which will reduce annual capacity by approximately 70,000 tons. The exact timing of the closures will depend on market conditions as well as the start-up of the converted Hartsville #10 machine.

In its nearly 700-page motion, New-Indy Containerboard cited three reasons why a judge should dismiss the first lawsuit filed against them back in May.

Never heard of the Sunrise Movement? You should check them out--www.sunrisemovement.org. On 28 June 2021, they blocked all entrances to the White House to get attention. Some were promptly arrested. One might characterize the Sunrise Movement as Greenpeace on steroids. Youth oriented, the Sunrise Movement has a multifaceted activism focusing on the environment and the Green New Deal. On their website, they list twelve principles. You will have to deal with them.

ITP has also been granted six new utility patent certificates on paper manufacturing related equipments by the State Intellectual Property Office.

Hygiene and health company Essity expands its partnership with United Nations (UN) Foundation by joining a cross-industry group that brings together corporate experts in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Sonoco announced new commitments to advance its environmental progress by setting ambitious goals to reduce its global greenhouse gas emissions in line with the Paris Climate Agreement - to limit global temperatures to warming to well-below 2° C above pre-industrial levels. These emission reduction targets have recently been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

PawPrint™ papers provide pet food brand owners functional yet visually attractive pet food packaging - inside and out- to help them eliminate the need for single-use plastic with a more sustainable alternative.

Tetra Pak has been recognized as one of the world's 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders. The leading food processing and packaging solutions company has been acknowledged for its commitment to pioneer a sustainable future, with a documentary showcasing its fascinating journey.

Paper Excellence announced that it recently donated 9,000 jack pine seedlings to the James Smith Cree Nation. James Smith Cree Nation is located on Treaty 6 territory, approximately 60 kilometres east of Prince Albert.

The ORBIE Award recognizes CIOs who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership and are judged by an independent peer review process.

Norske Skog has expanded its partnership with Ocean GeoLoop to support development, testing and commercialisation of their highly promising Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation (CCS/CCU) technologies. Through this partnership, Norske Skog aims to pursue the opportunity to become CO2 net negative, and to explore economically viable models for utilisation of biogenic CO2.

The forestry company says it is conducting a "modified Dutch auction" with a tender price range of $85 to $98 per share.

Marco Hilty, (49), Ph.D. in Business Administration from University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), has been appointed President, Flexible Packaging and a member of the Global Executive Team at Huhtamaki as of September 1, 2021.

Mayr-Melnhof Packaging is investing around Euro 35 million in Neupack Polska and expanding the site with a focus on e-commerce and high-quality fine corrugated cardboard (microflute).

International technology group ANDRITZ is supplying major energy-efficient and environmentally friendly pulp production technologies and key process equipment for Bracell's Project "STAR" in the city of Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil.