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Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. announced that due to inflationary pressures it will raise prices on all recycled paperboard grades sold in the Company's EMEA regions. The increases will be proportionate and in direct response to the rapidly escalating cost base and will be effective for all shipments made on or after the 1st July 2021.

Valmet will supply two OptiConcept M container board making lines with extensive packages of automation, services and industrial internet applications to Zhejiang Shanying Paper in Jiaxing City, Zhejiang province, China.

First announced in 2018, the Juno process extracts fiber from soiled and otherwise contaminated streams, such as paper napkins, cups, plates and wrappers from restaurants and other public gathering spots. The process involves using heat, pressure and screening techniques to separate the fiber from food waste, plastic linings, metals or other contaminants.

Recognized by the Science Based Target initiative, Company will develop, validate and publish target aligned with latest climate science.

Mondi has announced the first commercial application of its paper-based EverLiner M R, partnering with German adhesive label company VPF.

The White Mountain Paper Co.'s stabilization plan includes demolishing 40 percent of its buildings' shells and removing 25 percent of what's inside them.

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, is proud to have been awarded again the Platinum level rating by EcoVadis for the company's sustainability and corporate social responsibility. With a top score of 83/100 Metsä Board is among the highest 1% of companies assessed in the manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and containers of paper and paperboard.

CatchMark purchased the property in August 2018 for $88.8 million, or $4,916 per acre, exclusive of transaction costs. The company expects to recognize a gain on the sale in excess of $20 million in the third quarter of 2021.

"Today, we are very proud to announce that the second of our two announced containerboard projects has been approved by the board and received financing commitments from quality banks in the Nordics and Europe", says Sven Ombudstvedt, CEO of Norske Skog ASA.

In this final set of scenarios, I was in the role of Services Manager (responsible for maintenance, engineering, and the technical and power departments) at a mill in Ohio. We were having trouble with contaminants in our recycled fiber supply. The state-of-the-art solution at the time was to replace screen baskets with holes with ones with very small slots. Of course, like all such situations, this solution had spread around the industry as fast as it would on Facebook today (but this was pre-internet). We had screen baskets of the requisite specifications on order, but delivery was months away.

Sonoco announced it will raise the price for all paperboard tubes and cores by a minimum of 6 percent, effective with shipments in the United States and Canada, on or after July 26, 2021.

SCA increases prices on brown and white kraftliner by € 50 per tonne in Europe. The new prices are valid from August, 1, 2021.

SEK 6.4 million. That is the additional amount that the Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education is contributing to research projects in forest management and the forest industry. The largest initiatives focus on mixed coniferous stands in southern Sweden and renewable fuels.

Mondi PLC said Wednesday that it has approved the expansion of its semi-chemical fluting mill in Kuopio, Finland.

Assembly lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday that would provide $50 million in federal pandemic aid to a timber cooperative to buy and upgrade the Verso paper mill that was shut down in Wisconsin Rapids, costing 900 people their jobs.

The Mayr-Melnhof Group ('MM') and a subsidiary of funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ('Oaktree') have reached a firm intention on the sale of MM's virgin fiber cartonboard mills located in Eerbeek, Netherlands, and Baiersbronn, Germany, to Oaktree for an equity value of EUR 104.6 million and net debt subject to final closing accounts.

Smilepack cartons are Huhtamaki's first product designed especially for the U.S. egg industry, providing a sustainable and functional alternative to traditional polystyrene foam or plastic packaging for eggs.

Sonoco said the price increase was in response to continuing strong demand across its U.S. and Canada mill network which has driven order backlogs to near historical levels as well as stepped up inflationary pressures from energy, freight, papermaking chemicals and packaging materials.

Trayforma by Stora Enso is a new wood fibre-based material composition designed for microwavable food tray packaging. The renewable material is free of PET, has a very low share of PP and a lower carbon footprint compared to traditional meal tray products. The material contains up to 95% wood fibres, making it widely recyclable in most existing carton packaging recycling schemes.

Södra has decided to invest in new machinery at Södra's pulp mill at Mörrum, which will be commissioned in the first half of 2022. The new investment will increase the production capacity of OnceMore® pulp tenfold, bringing it to a full 6,000 tonnes. The proportion of recycled textile in the pulp will also increase.

More than 150 jobs are expected at the Huber Engineered Woods plant in Cohasset, Minn.

Pete Watson to retire and be succeeded by Ole Rosgaard effective February 1st, 2022.

Smurfit Kappa will invest Euro 24 million to expand its corrugated plant in Rethel, North-East France. The new investment will facilitate the consolidation of two existing facilities at that plant and the installation of a new state-of-the-art corrugator and conversion equipment.

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced that it has acquired a portion of the issued ordinary share capital of Elopak ASA (President & CEO: Thomas Körmendi, "Elopak"), a Norway-based liquid paper packaging company operating in Europe and North America, as a Cornerstone investor in Elopak's initial public offering on the Oslo Børs.

Smurfit Kappa has announced the opening of a new International Safe Transfer Association (ISTA) certified lab at its new eCommerce packaging facility in Northampton, UK.