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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.

Smurfit Kappa's Van Mierlo plant in Belgium is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Georgia‐Pacific celebrated the official start of production at its newest lumber facility in Talladega, Alabama.

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USG received these awards as a result of its employees' responses to a survey about company leadership, communication, career opportunities, working environment, managerial skills, pay and benefits.

Smurfit Kappa has been reconfirmed as a member of the Ethibel Sustainability Index for the 5th year in a row, demonstrating its continued best-in-class approach to sustainability.

'We are at risk of missing the timelines by a few months,' Paper Excellence executive says.

DS Smith gained EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its 1.9-billion-euro ($2.2 billion) purchase of Spanish rival Europac after agreeing to sell production plants in Portugal and France.

Republican lawmakers acknowledged Wednesday they remain short of votes for a $70 million incentive package for Kimberly-Clark Corp. as incoming Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said legislators should have resolved the issue long ago.

Catalyst Paper, which operates pulp and paper mills in Crofton, Port Alberni and Powell River, is preparing for the worst. The company already uses biomass to supply over 90 per cent of the mills' steam needs, but uses natural gas in its kilns and as a backup in its boilers.

Canfor Corporation announces that it has entered into an agreement to purchase 70% of the VIDA Group of Sweden.

West Fraser says it will permanently curtail approximately 300 million board feet of combined lumber production at its Fraser Lake and Quesnel sawmills in British Columbia, Canada.

Huhtamaki is investing approximately EUR 7 million in its fiber packaging operations in Russia to facilitate further growth.

New bag-in-box designed for eCommerce ships Liquid Tide more efficiently.

Södra is acquiring Bergvik Skog AB's forest holding in Latvia. The total area is 111,100 hectares, of which 80,300 comprise forest land.

Five member companies recognized for outstanding sustainability projects.

Smurfit Kappa has been named European Supplier of the Year by 3M, the global science and innovation company behind leading brands including Scotch, Command and Post-it.

A $100 million tax break bill designed to keep paper products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. from closing an Appleton-area plant will get a public hearing in the Legislature, but approval remains uncertain.

Canfor Corporation announces it has entered into an agreement to purchase Elliott Sawmilling Co., Inc. located in Estill, South Carolina.