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The Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education has decided to grant an additional SEK 6.8 million to 13 research projects linked to forestry and the forest industry.

The new organization will be built along the business flow around three functional areas: Wood Supply, Operations and Commercial. In parallel, the resources for sustainability and innovation will be grouped in a common new function, Sustainability & Strategic Development.

The project will add about 1,300 square metres to the mill's footprint by bringing together the sawmill, planer mill and value-added centre under one roof.

Australia's consumer watchdog has lost its appeal over a ruling that Kimberly-Clark had not misled customers when it said its wipes were flushable.

Granted, it is a long time since I was internal to a mill as an employee and just maybe this probably has been fixed by now, but I doubt it. I am talking about expediting services. By the way, Amazon provides expediting updates for free on the tiniest of orders--it is part of their overall service. So, do not tell me, purchasing department, you cannot do this.

Valmet has agreed to acquire 22,374,869 shares in the future Neles Corporation from Solidium Oy, representing 14.88% of all Neles' shares and votes. The transaction between Valmet and Solidium is expected to take place on July 1, 2020.

Minerals Technologies Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Phoenix Paper LLC to re-establish a 35,000 ton per year satellite precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant at its paper mill in Wickliffe, Kentucky.

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Valmet has agreed to acquire 22,374,869 shares in the future Neles Corporation from Solidium Oy, representing 14.88% of all Neles' shares and votes. The transaction between Valmet and Solidium is expected to take place on July 1, 2020.

The Huhta Masks will be available at retailers across the UK in July, and will also be distributed globally via supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and foodservice outlets.

It's the third area mill to announce a shutdown or reduction since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Minnesota in early March.

Workers at the Sonoco paper mill in Quinte West spent their last day on the job June 12 after the company decided earlier this year to shutter the mill and focus operations in South Carolina.

A fire at the WestRock facility in Mooresville on June 12 was controlled by the fire sprinkler system, limiting damage to a single piece of production equipment and raw cardboard material near the fire's location, Fire Marshal Geoff Woolard reported in a news release. Still, the damage could be up to $2 million.

Clearwater Paper Corporation announced a key divisional executive appointment. Joanne P. Shufelt is named senior vice president and general manager of the consumer products division, effective immediately.

Oscar C. Boldt, 96, who steered his once near-bankrupt family building business to become the $1-billion diversified construction giant Boldt Group Inc., died June 9 from complications of pneumonia and kidney failure, according to current CEO Tom Boldt, his son.

Canfor resumes operations at its Houston Sawmillfor four days a week. The schedule has been the same since Canfor announced curtailments in August.

Green Bay police are saying little about an industrial accident that killed a 52-year-old man at Green Bay Packaging on June 12.

No injuries were reported.

The curtailment is expected to start in the last week June and will impact the mill's 253 employees, a statement issued by the company on Thursday said.

Stora Enso's drone research used a drone and a multispectral camera to detect insect damages in Finnish forests. The image interpretation application was able to identify trees where spruce bark beetles nestled. The new forest health data can be used for example to plan forest management, timely silvicultural work and harvesting.

Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food including fish at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes.

Once in a while, a purchasing department decides to get clever and extend payment terms. You can pull this stunt about once with each supplier. For when they figure it out, your prices are going up. Your suppliers and their competitors do not have to collude to raise your prices, they all instinctively know that if you are doing this to everyone, all your suppliers are going to pay you back in kind.

Tetra Pak reconfirms its strategic priority in driving the sustainability transformation by setting an ambition for net zero emissions across the value chain by 2050, supporting this with an intermediate 2030 target of net zero carbon emissions across its own operations.

Sonoco announced its Tube & Core North America division will implement a tube and core scrap return subscription service, effective July 1, 2020..