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Suzano, a global reference in bioproducts, reveals to the market its new Organizational Purpose: "Renewing life inspired by trees." The concept is the result of over a year of work that involved listening to approximately 3,500 people, who included employees and various external stakeholders.

Sonoco has announced it is increasing prices for all rigid paper containers and closures sold in North America by 5 percent, effective with shipments on, and after, January 15, 2021.

Willamette Falls Paper Company, Inc., a Columbia Ventures Corporation subsidiary, announces Ed Buehler will join Willamette Falls Paper Company as part of their executive leadership team.

There can be no certainty that any agreement will be reached, that a formal binding proposal will be submitted, or that a transaction will be undertaken.

Kadant Black Clawson LLC, a subsidiary of Kadant Inc., announced it has received an order from 819 Virginia LLC, a subsidiary of Cascades Inc., to supply the complete stock preparation solution for its new production line at its Ashland, Virginia facility.

Kemira, a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water intensive industries, and Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, announced a partnership to develop biodegradable aqueous barrier coatings for more sustainable paper and board products

In a decade, I've moved from being a skeptic to saying some alternative energy sources just may be possible for our industry right around the corner.

An employee at the Pixelle paper mill in Chillicothe fell Wednesday night on a metal pole.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions, the owner of a Jay paper mill where an April 15 industrial explosion led to layoffs of 177 employees, on Wednesday said it plans to continue making paper there but will not rebuild paper-making equipment that was damaged by the blast.

The Mayr-Melnhof Group has reached an agreement to acquire Kotkamills Group Oyj ("Kotkamills") from the previous owners for an enterprise value of around EUR 425 million; this corresponds to approximately 7.8 times the EBITDA of the last twelve months.

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, a leading global provider of marketing and business communications, today introduces a comprehensive vaccination distribution toolkit -- for healthcare providers, government agencies, retail pharmacies, and large enterprise organizations -- aimed at delivering quick-turn marketing, communication, and operational support upon the release of an FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine.

Paper Excellence plans to invest over $13 million at its Port Alberni paper mill in British Columbia, Canada. Detailed engineering for the project will start shortly followed by procurement of needed equipment.

The new mill would add 2.2 million tonnes of annual pulp capacity to Suzano's operations.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, a leading provider of paper-based packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies, has been named to Newsweek's 2021 list of America's Most Responsible Companies based on a detailed analysis of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors.

The new portfolio consists of a wide range of high performance fibre-based solutions for heavy duty, cushion vinyl and luxury vinyl flooring, as well as solutions for carpets and carpet tiles.

Metsä Group's innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet begin construction of the 3D fibre product pilot plant in Äänekoski, Finland.

Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that Julie Currie has joined the Company as its new Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer. Currie succeeds Renee Badura, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, who is retiring from Quad after 34 years of service to the Company.

The Tasman mill has over the last period commenced production of paper for supplies into the Asian packaging markets in the form of Pulp on Reel.

Preparatory work belonging to the pre-engineering for the Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre continues with new preparation activities in the mill area.

Tetra Pak has been recognised for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its prestigious A List for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect forests - two of the three environmental themes covered by CDP.

Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) released Innovative, Sustainable, Resilient: Recommendations from Canada's Forest Sector to Drive Economic Recovery and a Net-Zero Carbon Future.

Valmet enhances the offering of Valmet Paper Lab, an automated paper testing laboratory, for linerboard applications.

The former newsprint mill is "turnkey and could be immediately operational," according to the property's listing on the Commercial Real Estate Exchange Inc. website.

Atlantic Packaging announces the launch of a recyclable can carrier system, Fishbone, to replace plastic ring handles. The Fishbone beverage carrier is a curbside recyclable, biodegradable, and performance tested product that will eliminate single use plastic from beverage packaging.

After a fire broke out Wednesday evening, Dec. 2, at Inland Empire Paper Co., firefighters were quickly able to contain the flames.