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After 9 years as CEO of Ilim Timber Bavaria GmbH and Ilim Nordic Timber GmbH & Co. KG, Carsten Doehring hands over his functions to Michael Liche and leaves the group.

U.S. log exports fell 34.8% y-o-y to 3.4 million m3 in first five months of 2019 with export value declined 28.8% to $798.0 million, according to USDA data.

Officials with the company that owns the Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County have told their employees they expect to complete the requirements of a focus report ordered by the province by September.

Archroma India Private Limited and BASF India Limited (BIL) have signed an agreement for the acquisition by Archroma of BASF's stilbene-based OBA (optical brightening agents) business for paper and powder detergent applications.

Smurfit Kappa, which saw off an unwanted takeover bid from International Paper (IP) last year, is unlikely to court renewed interest from its US rival in the near term, according to analysts at French brokerage Exane BNP Paribas.

Following President Donald Trump's remarks on America's environmental leadership, American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) President and CEO Donna Harman issued a statement applauding the Administration's efforts to reform and improve various regulations that eliminate unnecessary red tape while still protecting the environment.

Inspired by parents, Huggies® has introduced Huggies® Special Delivery™ diapers, the softest diaper with plant-based* materials, designed specifically to provide the best for a baby's bottom, without compromise.

Premier Paper Group has been acquired by Japan Pulp and Paper Company Limited.

The board of directors in Norske Skog AS has approved a Euro 72 million investment in a new 50MW wide range energy boiler at the Norske Skog Bruck mill in Austria.

Metsä Fibre will start the preparatory work as a part of the pre-engineering at the Kemi mill area during July 2019

Pinnacle Renewable Energy has entered into a limited partnership agreement with Tolko Industries Ltd. to build Northern Pellet Limited Partnership, a new industrial wood pellet production facility in High Level, Alberta, Canada.

Polymer maker Synthomer Plc said it has agreed to buy Omnova Solutions Inc for an enterprise value of $824 million in a bid to strengthen its global position.

Andritz has received an order from the Italy-based paper company Cartiere del Polesine to rebuild an existing old corrugated container (OCC) line, including reject treatment, at its mill in Adria, Italy.

The State Board of Property Tax Review finally will once again look at the tax dispute between the former owner of the mill and the city later this month.

Smurfit Kappa has walked away with 11 awards for its innovative and sustainable packaging at the UK Starpack Awards last week.

Between January and May, U.S. pellet exports jumped 14.8% y-o-y to 2.5 million m3 with export value expanded 17.4 % to $349.4 million, according to USDA data.

Pekka Rouhiainen has been appointed Director, Investor Relations, at Valmet as of 1 September 2019.

A maintenance employee with Sonoco of Hartsville is in the hospital Wednesday with a severe arm injury after being hurt on the job, according to Sonoco Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations Brian Risinger.

Menasha Packaging Company, a retail-focused packaging and merchandising supply chain solutions provider with facilities throughout North America, earned two gold and seven bronze OMA Awards on June 26.

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Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for its entire range of Coralpack™ grease resistant wrapping papers.

Ilim Timber has successfully completed a regular audit of the supply chain and controlled wood FSC.

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The start-up of the two systems is planned for spring 2020.

WestRock Company announced that it has received notification of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares, or approximately 1.17% of the outstanding common stock of the Company as of April 19, 2019.