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UPM has published a new biodiversity commitment, which is one of the company's responsibility targets for 2030. The new commitment and programme will be presented at the Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Quad/Graphics, Inc. announced that it is redefining the future of integrated marketing with its planned acquisition of Periscope, one of the nation's top five independent creative agencies by annual revenue.

Cascades Inc. has announced ann investment of $58 million in its Wagram plant in North Carolina that will modernize the plant and add new tissue converting equipment.

The family of a man killed by severe burns suffered in 2015 at the Kapstone Paper Mill in North Charleston has settled their wrongful workplace death lawsuit.

Norske Skog AS has appointed Niels Petter Wright as new President and CEO, effective 1 December 2018.

Quad/Graphics Inc. has dropped its lawsuit against Iowa-based publisher Meredith Corp., according to federal court records.

Executive Vice President of UPM Biorefining Business Area, Heikki Vappula is believed to have died in a plane crash while on a private trip in Zimbabwe on Friday.

A West Carthage paper mill was shut down after a worker at Ox Paperboard had his leg crushed by a roll of paper.

ArborGen announced that it has entered into an agreement with Gerdau that gives ArborGen exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Gerdau's genetically improved eucalyptus clones in Brazil.

The Euro 30 million investment - scheduled for completion in 2020 - includes the installation of a state-of-the-art corrugator.

Orchids Paper Products Company announced that the Company has reached an agreement with its creditors, amending its credit agreement.

I used to say the winter price of heating oil depended on the commuting experience the heating oil traders had on their way into Manhattan from suburban Connecticut each morning. If they had a cold, miserable experience, they jacked up the price. Maybe that is not giving them enough credit, but I don't think I am far off. Believe it or not, I have sat in capital strategic planning sessions in our industry that display just about the same perspicacity...

Valmet will supply Old Corrugated Container (OCC) and OptiConcept M containerboard making lines with a winder for Mondi SCP's mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia.

Feldmuehle Uetersen had initiated insolvency proceedings in January and was bought five months later by Feldmuehle GmbH, an acquisition vehicle founded by Kairos Industries, a subsidiary of Berlin-based private equity company Beteiligungsgesellschaft.

A Washington-based company says it has agreed to buy the Neenah Paper facility in Brattleboro by the end of the year and save 100 jobs that were imperiled by the facility's impending closure.

The California branch of Case Paper moved into a new converting facility and office space in Rancho Cucamonga, California; paper and board inventory is expected to be onsite by November 16.

Columbia Vista is a lumber manufacturer that focuses production on Douglas Fir specialty products for the Japanese and U.S. markets.

Georgia-Pacific is shutting down a plywood mill in Warm Springs, Georgia, affecting 321 people.

Södra is initiating a process to close down Berg & Berg in Kallinge. Trade union negotiations will begin as soon as possible, and will affect all 60 employees.

Essity has won the awards 'Technical Innovation of the Year' for Tork EasyCube® and 'Best Practice - Sustainability' at the 2018 European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards.

he leaders of struggling Orchids Paper Products say they have substantial doubts about their ability to restructure the company's debts or strike a sale agreement that would satisfy their bankers. As a result, a bankruptcy filing is now a real possibility for the maker of paper towels, tissues and napkins.

Sale attracted some private equity interest but offers were well below $1.2bn target.

Stora Enso has appointed Pasi Kyckling as SVP, Group Treasury. He will start in his new position on 1 January 2019.