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Red Leaf Pulp Ltd., developer of a proprietary low-carbon pulping process, and Valmet, Ltd. have signed a long-term Teaming Agreement to exclusively collaborate and pursue commercialization of Red Leaf's innovative ag-based pulping process in North America, employing Valmet's fiberline and other value-added equipment.

The ambitious target will connect half a million hectares of conservation areas by 2030, specifically focused on Brazil's Cerrado, Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes. This area covers an expanse of land the equivalent of Paris, Madrid, Moscow, Oslo and Rio de Janeiro combined.

Sonoco, one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced the purchase of group annuity contracts from Athene Holding Ltd., a leading financial services company specializing in retirement services, which transfers approximately $900 million of the Company's U.S. pension plan obligations to Athene's wholly owned subsidiaries, Athene Annuity and Life Company and Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York.

No one is injured after a fire in a machine at the Georgia Pacific mill in Green Bay on Saturday night, June 26.

A fire in a warehouse on June 25 on A dock at Powell River's Paper Excellence Catalyst paper mill is now under control.

According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, New Indy Plant submitted its Corrective Action Plan (CAP) on June 15.

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.