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An employee from Quad/Graphics' West Allis facility passed away on April 8 from COVID-19, the Sussex-based company said in a statement Monday.

The meeting will be held May 4, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. A replay of the meeting will be available on the Company's website until May 4, 2021.

Verso Corporation announced that Matthew M. Archambeau has been appointed Verso's Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Energy, effective immediately.

Once completed, the Company will be able to produce approximately 100,000 face masks per day.

Valmet will supply a complete mill-wide Valmet DNA Distributed Control System (DCS) to JK Paper Limited for their upcoming board project at Fort Songadh Mill in India.

Domtar Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved a change in the location of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to a virtual-only stockholder meeting, to align with public health guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, including gathering and travel restrictions.

Firefighters from Oxford and at least two other fire departments put out a blaze Saturday afternoon, April 11, at the National Gypsum Company facility near Bynum.

In a related announcement, Sonoco is permanently closing its No. 3 URB paper machine in Hartsville and its Trent Valley, Ontario, Canada paper mill due to market conditions.

Veritiv Corporation announced that in response to continued public health precautions regarding in-person gatherings given the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and out of concern for the health and well-being of shareholders, company personnel, and the broader community, the Veritiv Corporation 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time will take place as a virtual meeting only, via live audio webcast. Shareholders will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

A global shortage of synthetic cloth material used in disinfectant wipes and some protective masks has manufacturers experimenting with paper products from a company with deep Maine and New Brunswick roots in the fight against the spread of the COVID 19 virus.

West Fraser Timber has obtained from a syndicate of lenders an additional $150 million committed revolving credit facility. This committed facility has a term of two years and is made available on substantially the same terms and conditions as the company's existing syndicated revolving credit facility from certain lenders that are part of that syndicate. The facility can be used for general corporate purposes.

The Graphic Packaging International mill in West Monroe was damaged in one of two Easter tornadoes that ripped through Ouachita Parish.

Firefighters rushed to put out a fire at International Paper in Garden City.

LSC Communications, Inc. and most of its U.S. subsidiaries has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. LSC's subsidiaries in Mexico and Canada are not included in the court proceedings and will continue to operate in the normal course.

The Environment Department is expected to publish Monday the new hurdles Northern Pulp must jump in order to be allowed to build an effluent treatment facility.

Both employees and all employees who had been in close contact with them have been quarantined, consistent with CDC guidelines. Sappi is in the process of developing a protocol for employees to wear masks.

Starting April 20, 2020 the St. Maries, Idaho plywood facility will halt production for two weeks and curtailments may be extended depending on market conditions. All other businesses, including lumber mills in Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, and Arkansas, continue to operate, but are closely monitoring market conditions.

The Swanson Group is laying off 300 workers from its plywood mill in Glendale and cutting the pay of those still working due to a shortage of orders, as businesses grind to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the global impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, there is the potential that further adjustments to operating plans may be required.

A DuPont employee has died due to COVID-19 complications and four other employees have tested positive at the facility in Chesterfield.

They say the two cases involved workers on different shifts. The first case was confirmed on March 26 and the second on March 31.

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Pulp and paper mills are rising to various challenges during these troubling times and taking necessary safety precautions to protect employees and keep mills in operation.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that it will host its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders virtually due to the public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) and to protect the health and well-being of our employees, stockholders, and our community.