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Veritiv Operating Company, a leader in specialty packaging distribution, facility solutions and print products and solutions, announced that it has acquired the packaging distribution business of S. Walter Packaging Corp., a provider of custom packaging solutions serving retail, hospitality, food & beverage, and fashion markets.

Weyerhaeuser received approximately $60 million USD upon the sale of the lumber facility, with the remainder of the transaction proceeds to be received in conjunction with the transfer of the timber licenses.

Following this development, Coniferous intends to initiate a mandatory buyout of the remaining shares in Nordic Paper, which will ultimately result in the company being delisted from Nasdaq Stockholm.

PulPac, the Swedish innovation company behind Dry Molded Fiber, announces the appointment of Viktor Siewertz as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective September 1, 2025.

Nordic beauty and innovative packaging design come together in LUMENE's cosmetics calendar of Christmas 2024, which won the prestigious ScanStar packaging award. The calendar was designed by Metsä Board's packaging design team and manufactured by VG Kvadra Pak, part of Van Genechten Packaging Group. /p>

Green Bay Packaging has significantly improved operational reliability and detrashing throughput at its Green Bay, WI facility through the implementation of Voith's OnControl.Pulping Detrashing solution.

Valmet and Helen Oy have signed a comprehensive four-year service agreement to ensure long-term performance for the newly converted wood-pellet-fired K7 BFB-boiler in Helen's Salmisaari power plant in Helsinki, Finland.

Valmet has received an order from Klingele Paper & Packaging for an automation solution to increase resource efficiency through digitalization at the Weener paper mill in Germany.

The scope of supply includes advanced automation and digitalization solutions for maximum use of the boiler's potential.

Progroup's corrugated sheetfeeder plant in the northern Italian city of Cessalto successfully started regular operation.

Over the weekend, a fire broke out inside the premises of Hylte Paper, formerly known as Stora Enso, in Hyltebruk. Shortly after 4 p.m., the emergency services announced that the fire had been extinguished, according to reports from SVT.

Henkel's Blue Star brand with MM Board & Paper recycled cartonboard receives top honours in "Functionality and Convenience" category.

The platform serves as a centralized resource to facilitate the management of certifications and branding, provide detailed technical information about fibres, and enhance partnership engagement with Lenzing, said the company.

At Fachpack, visitors will have the opportunity to explore UPM's innovative portfolio of fibre-based, recyclable packaging papers, designed to help customers and brand owners achieve their future packaging ambitions.

Port Hawkesbury Paper (PHP) announces the release of its 2024 Sustainability Report, which details a year of significant achievements and ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, community growth, and industry-leading safety practices.

Arctic Paper is committed to environmental responsibility as an ongoing journey rather than a one-time action.

Union vice president Tim Jenkins with United Steelworkers Local 731 said the next round of layoffs will leave a skeleton crew of just 50 to 60 employees behind.

EcoVadis recognized the quality of ANDRITZ's sustainability management system and commitment to transparency throughout its value chain.

An online auction will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 for assets from the Graphic Packaging Middletown, Ohio mill.

There have been many distinct phases to the pulp and paper industry since the dawn of the industrial revolution. In this column, I want to focus on the three that have taken place since 1994 (I can count at least five pre-1994 which we will ignore for the moment). The first two of these modern phases have been sales or demand driven. The one we are in right now is technology (quality and efficiency) driven. It is Phase VIII.

Longview Fire said the blaze was contained to the one building. No injuries were reported.

Forestry company Arauco has sealed a US$2.2bn export credit agency-backed financing package from a diverse group of lenders to develop a pulp production factory in Brazil.

Yes, I said it...waste is built into our society. "It's fiduciary" the gentry tells us. You want your investments to increase, don't you? You want jobs? You want to retire someday? Well then, wash your clothes after every use. Get the latest mobile phone because it's better than the one you have. Eat astronomical portions for every meal. Rather than fix what's broken, it's better to just buy another washer, DVD player, car, TV, vacuum cleaner, coffee maker, camera, etc. Brands will design their products to fail - it's called "planned obsolescence."

Net income decreased 49.6% to $39.3 million or $0.67 per diluted Class A share compared to net income of $78.0 million or $1.35 per diluted Class A share primarily due to a $46.1 million gain from the divestiture of Delta Petroleum Company, Inc. during the third quarter of 2024 (the "Delta Divestiture").

Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced the appointment of Stacey Valy Panayiotou to Chief Human Resources Officer, effective September 10th. Panayiotou will succeed interim Chief Human Resources Officer Viviane Cury, who will resume her prior role as Vice President, Talent Business Partner for North America.